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Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)? Ben Folds
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)
(Ben Folds)
From: "Way to Normal" (2008)
Of course it's a piano song, but it's still fun to play!
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RIFF (Guitar: Capo 3rd fret)
D A/C# Bm G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3e+ 4e+
e|--------------0-|0---0---0---0-2-|----------------|----------------|
B|3---3---3---3-3-|2---2---2---2-2-|3---3---3---3-3-|3---3-----------|
G|2---2---2---2-3-|2---2---2---2-2-|4---4---4---4-4-|0---0-----------|
D|0---0---0---0-0-|2---2---2---2-2-|4---4---4---4-4-|0---0-----0-0---|
A|----------------|4---4---4---4-4-|2---2---2---2-0-|x---x---02---20-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---3----h---h--|
SOLO (no capo, fuzz bass)
D A/C# Bm G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3e+ 4e+
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------5-----|----------------|----------5-----|----------------|
D|------5-7-----5-|----------5-----|------5-7-----5-|----------3-3---|
A|8-----------8---|------5-7---8-7-|8-----------8---|--------35---53-|
E|----------------|8---------------|----------------|6---------------|
D A/C# Bm G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------5-----|----------------|----------5-----|----------------|
D|------5-7-----5-|----------5-----|------5-7-----5-|----2---0-------|
A|8-----------8---|------5-7---8-7-|8-----------8---|8-0---------3-1-|
E|----------------|8---------------|----------------|------3---1-----|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
A/C# x-4-2-2-2(0)
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INTRO (Riff)
| D | A/C# | Bm | G |
CHORUS
D A/C# Bm G
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
VERSE
D
It was the start of the show
A/C#
Hiroshima
Bm G
And the people were shouting my name
D
As the house lights came down
A/C#
And the spotlight followed me out
Bm
I waved hello to the crowd
G
As I busted ass off the front of the stage
CHORUS
D A/C# Bm
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
G [D]
They're watching me, watching me fall
VERSE
D
Maybe it was the rush of adrenaline
A/C#
As the concrete rose to meet my face
Bm
Maybe it was the sheer embarrassment
G
That kept me conscious and standing as I
D
Crawled back on the stage
A/C#
And started pounding out the first song
Bm
There was blood on the keyboard...
G (break)
... Oh my God!
CHORUS
D A/C# Bm
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
G
They're watching me, watching me fall
D A/C# Bm
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
G [D]
They're watching me, watching me fall
SOLO
| D | A/C# | Bm | G |
SOLO (bass)
| D | A/C# | Bm | G |
SOLO (bass
MIDDLE 8
Bm
You wanna see what's in my head?
D
You wanna see what's in my head?
A/C#
You wanna see what's in my head?
G
Check it out 'cause ...
Bm
I got pictures of what's in my head
D
I got pictures of what's in my head
A/C#
They took'em in Tokyo
G
And I brought 'em back with me to the USA
CHORUS
D A/C# Bm
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
G
They're watching me, watching me fall
D A/C# Bm
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
G D
They're watching me, watching me fall
OUTRO
D (jam)
It's true, I fell
And I hit my ... my head, you know
I mean my head ... my ankle, my ankle was black
But my head got a concussion
They took x-rays and ...
I asked the doctor ... if he could tell whether I was ...
I don't speak Japanese so ...
