Ben Folds Five is a trio formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States in 1994, who until their breakup in 2000 were a mainstay of Piano rock. Much of their work was influenced by jazz, evident in frequent improv-styled passages through bridge and/or ending.
The members of the band are Ben Folds, the lead singer and pianist, who also wrote most of the songs; Robert Sledge on bass; and Darren Jessee on drums. The group enjoyed the success of the single Brick in 1997
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Ben Folds Five-Alice Childress Solo piano version on the iTunes Original album any questions? [email protected]
Intro: Bmaj7B7 | Esusmaj9(omit 5) Emaj9 (x4)
AbmGb/Bb Some summers in the evening BGb/DbB/D#E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) after six or so AbmGb/Bb I walk on down the hill Gb/AbAb/Bb and maybe buy a beer EGb 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 Dbm7Gb | B (change between a B and E/B off and on) but they wouldn't dig this town EB/D# | Gb/AbAb/Bb no they wouldn't dig this town
CHORUS EB/D# Try not to think about it AbmGb/BbBB/D# Alice Childress EB/D# Try not to think about it Gb/AbAb/Bb anymore EB/D# Try not to think about it AbmGb/BbBB/D# Alice Childress EB/D# (No lyrics) Gb/Ab | E/G# | anymore, no not anymore no
Intro again: Bmaj7B7 | Esus9(omit 5) Emaj9 (x2)
AbmGb/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 AbmGb/Bb pretend it's not that way Gb/AbAb/Bb that's my idea of faith EF# 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 Dbm7Gb | B (change between AB and E/B off and on) just give them all a chance EB/D# | Gb/AbAb/Bb give them all a chance
CHORUS EB/D# Try not to think about it AbmGb/BbBB/D# Alice Childress EB/D# Try not to think about it Gb/AbAb/Bb anymore EB/D# Try not to think about it AbmGb/BbBB/D# Alice Childress EB/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 AbmGb/Bb B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color) AbmGb/Bb B Gb/Db B/D# E | E (Held over from last bar) (add some maj 7 and 9 for color)
AbmGb/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 AbmGb/Bb I'm not fooling you Gb/AbAb/Bb I don't know what to do EF#(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 Dbm7Gb | B (change between AB and E/B off and on) took everything I had EB/D#| Gb/AbAb/Bb everything I had
CHORUS EB/D# Try not to think about it AbmGb/BbBB/D# Alice Childress EB/D# Try not to think about it Gb/AbAb/Bb anymore EB/D# Try not to think about it AbmGb/BbBB/D# Alice Childress EB/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 Bmaj7B7 | Esusmaj9(omit 5) Emaj9 (x2)