#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 19:08:31 EST From: Prtzl Lgc Subject: CRD:b/ben_folds_five/missing_the_war.crd Missing the War by Ben Folds Five from Whatever and Ever Amen written by Ben Folds transcribed by Zach Moats (Prtzl [email protected]) this song has a lot of funny chords in it and i tried my hardest to figure them out. if you can hear them better than i can, please contact me and inform me of the correct chords. please e-mail me and tell me what you think. Missing the War Intro: /A Amin(add 9) / E F# / A Amin (add 9)/ E / Verse 1: E Emaj7 All is quiet. F#9 (voicings : G#-A#-E) His tired eyes Bsus4 B Bmin B Bmin Bsus2 Bmin See figures jotted down. And clothes all strewn around the A (E in bass) Amin9(E in bass) C+ (F# in bass) Cmin+5 (F# in bass) Bedroom floor. Verse 2: Repeat chords Now nothing?s adding up. And nothing?s making sense. She?s sleeping like a baby. She doesn?t know he wasn?t meant for this. Chorus: Amaj7 Amin (C in bass) I?m missing the war. (ba ba ba ba) Amin (C in bass) Emaj7 I?m missing the war. (ba ba ba ba) Emaj7 All night. C# F# Missing the war. (ba ba ba ba) F# Missing the war Repeat intro: Verse 3: Repeat verse chords He drove home again. Pissed and beaten. It?s really no big deal It happens all the time It?s no big deal. Chorus. End chorus with: F# G G(D in bass) G E F#min G#min ?Till beads of sunlight hit me in the morning. C# B E D A Amin9 E F# A Amin9 So much time so little to say Verse 3: Time may fly. And dreams may die. The shaking voice that tells him go still thinks he might he knows he wont. Chorus Repeat Intro 4X?s and end with G G (D in bass) G E F#min G#min