Ben Folds Five-Alice Childress Solo piano version on the iTunes Original album any questions? [email protected] Intro: Bmaj7 B7 | Esusmaj9(omit 5) Emaj9 (x4) Abm Gb/Bb Some summers in the evening B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) after six or so Abm Gb/Bb I walk on down the hill Gb/Ab Ab/Bb and maybe buy a beer E Gb I think about my friends B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) sometimes I wish they lived out here Dbm7 Gb | B (change between a B and E/B off and on) but they wouldn't dig this town E B/D# | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb no they wouldn't dig this town CHORUS E B/D# Try not to think about it Abm Gb/Bb B B/D# Alice Childress E B/D# Try not to think about it Gb/Ab Ab/Bb anymore E B/D# Try not to think about it Abm Gb/Bb B B/D# Alice Childress E B/D# (No lyrics) Gb/Ab | E/G# | anymore, no not anymore no Intro again: Bmaj7 B7 | Esus9(omit 5) Emaj9 (x2) Abm Gb/Bb Alice the world is full of ugly things that B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) you can't change Abm Gb/Bb pretend it's not that way Gb/Ab Ab/Bb that's my idea of faith E F# you can blow it off and say there's B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) good in nearly everyone Dbm7 Gb | B (change between A B and E/B off and on) just give them all a chance E B/D# | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb give them all a chance CHORUS E B/D# Try not to think about it Abm Gb/Bb B B/D# Alice Childress E B/D# Try not to think about it Gb/Ab Ab/Bb anymore E B/D# Try not to think about it Abm Gb/Bb B B/D# Alice Childress E B/D# (No lyrics) Gb/Ab | E/G# anymore, no not anymore Bridge: I'll try to write down the notes of the solo. Keep in mind I'm not writing repeated notes twice or more. It's the same D/E chord throughout just keep comping it through out. 1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 | Chords: D/E Notes: F#--E--B--A G# A B G# F#--E--B--A G# A B F# C/G | Gmaj7 No it didn't work out C/D no it didn't work out Gmaj7 the way we thought it would C/D no it didn't work out Gmaj7 an arranged marriage E/F# is not so good Interlude: Same chords as the verse Abm Gb/Bb B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) Abm Gb/Bb B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) Abm Gb/Bb Thank God it's you B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) you know your timing is impeccable Abm Gb/Bb I'm not fooling you Gb/Ab Ab/Bb I don't know what to do E F#(Gb) some dude just knocked me cold B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) and left me on the sidewalk Dbm7 Gb | B (change between A B and E/B off and on) took everything I had E B/D#| Gb/Ab Ab/Bb everything I had CHORUS E B/D# Try not to think about it Abm Gb/Bb B B/D# Alice Childress E B/D# Try not to think about it Gb/Ab Ab/Bb anymore E B/D# Try not to think about it Abm Gb/Bb B B/D# Alice Childress E B/D# (No lyrics) Gb/Ab | E/G# | anymore, no not anymore no Gb/Ab | E/G# | anymore, no not anymore Gb/Ab | E/G# | anymore, no not anymore Outro: Same as intro Bmaj7 B7 | Esusmaj9(omit 5) Emaj9 (x2)
