"Best Imitation of Myself" by Ben Folds Five
Tabbed by Rivers

This is a great song. Originally played on the piano,
it can be played on guitar as well, as this is the case.
This is taken directly from a Ben Folds Five sheet music book,
so I know these chords are correct. I tried to match the chords
as close to the lyrics they're played on as I could get, so if
it's a little off, you can fix that in your head mentally.


Chords:
Am		x02210
Am(on G)	302210
C		x32010
C(on B) 	x22010
D		xx0232
D7		xx0212
Dsus4		xx0233
D(on F#)	300232
E		022100
E7		020100
E7(on G#)	420100
F		133211
Fmaj7		xx3210
G		320003


(Verse/Prechorus 1)

		C	     C(on B) Am
I feel like a quote of context, withholding the rest
   G	 F	 G			 Am   Dsus4
So I can be for you what you want to see
   D	   C		   C(on B)   Am
I got the gesture and sound, got the timing down
 G     F		    G		   Am
It's uncanny, yeah, you'd think it was me
     Dsus4	  D    G      E7(on G#)  Am	Am(on G)  D(on F#)
Do you think I should take a class to lose my southern accent?

Chorus 1:
    F		G		F	     G
Did I make me up, or make the face 'til it stuck?
	  F	 G	      C
I do the best imitation of myself



(Verse/Prechorus 2)

      C			  C(on B)    Am
The "problem with you" speech you gave me was fine
    G	      F		   G		   Am   Dsus4
I liked the theories about my little stage
	C		     C(on B)   Am	      G
And I swore I was listening but I started drifting around
     F		    G		Am
the part about me acting my age
	 D     G       E7(on G#)  Am	  Am(on G)   D(on F#)
And now it's all the same, I've people to entertain

(Chorus 2)

   F		 G	      F		   G
I juggle one handed, do some magic tricks and
     F	     G		   C
The best immitation of myself



(Bridge)

E	   E7(on G#)  Am	  Am(on G)
Maybe I'm thinking myself in a hole
E7(on G#)   Am   Fmaj7     Am
Wondering who I am when I ought to know
	  Fmaj7	    Am
Straighten up now, time to go
 E7
Fool somebody else
 Am	  Am(on G)  D(on F#)  G
Fool somebody else
E7(on G#)
Last night I was



(Verse/Prechorus 3)

C	     C(on B)  Am
East with them, and west within
 G	   F	  G		    Am   Dsus4
Trying to be for you what wanna see
	    C			   C(on B)   Am
But I can't help it, with you the good and bad comes through
	G	F		 G	      Am
Don't want you hanging out with no one but me
	D     G	      E7(on G#)  Am	     Am(on G)  D(on F#)
Now if it's all the same, it comes from the same place

(Chorus 3/Outro)

	   F		     G		      F		G
And if my mind's somewhere else, you won't be able to tell
	  F	 G		C
I do the best immitation of myself
	    F	      G		       F       G
Yes, it's uncanny to see, you really think it was me
     F	    G	       Am  Dsus4
The best immitation of myself
D	F      G	  Am   D7
Do the best immitation of myself