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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...KATE... by Ben Folds Five ----------..................
*from 'Whatever And Ever Amen' (1997)*
(modified from Brent Ritchey's original tab)
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: F)
Intro:
D
Verse 1:
DDmaj7 She plays 'Wipeout' on the drums, the squirrels and the birds come, Em Gather round to sing the guitar. Gmaj7D Oh I, have you got nothing to say?
Verse 2:
DDmaj7 When all words fail she speaks, her mix-tape's a masterpiece, Em Walks through the garden, so the roses can see, Gmaj7D Oh I, have you got nothing to say?
Chorus 1:
F#m7F7Em7 And you can see, the daisies in her footsteps. G6 Em7b5 D Dande-lions, butter-flies, I wanna be; Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate.
Verse 3:
DDmaj7 Every-day she wears the same thing, I think she smokes pot, Em She's everything I want, she's everything I'm not. Gmaj7D Oh I, have you got nothing to say?
Chorus 2:
F#m7F7Em7 She never gets wet, she smiles and it's a rainbow. G6 Em7b5 D And she speaks and she breathes; I wanna be Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate.
Middle 8:
Am7Gmaj7Gm7Fmaj7 Down by the Rosemary and Cameron, she hands out The Bhagavad Gita. Fm7Bb7 I see her around every couple days, Em7 Em7b5 DGm I wanna meet her so I can say; hey Kate!
Interlude:
DDmaj7Em7, Gmaj7D
DDmaj7Em7 Ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh la la la, la. Gmaj7GmD Doo doo doo doo, doo doo, doo, doo.
Chorus 3:
F#m7F7Em7 She never gets wet, she smiles and it's a rainbow. G6 Em7b5 You can see, I wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna be...
Coda:
DGm Kate, Kate, Kate, na, na. DGm Kate, Kate, Kate, na na, na na, na na.