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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...ONE ANGRY DWARF AND 200 SOLEMN FACES... by Ben Folds Five ------------------------------------------..................
*from 'Whatever And Ever Amen' (1997)*
(modified from Brent Ritchey's original tab)
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: B)
Intro:
A7CA7 (x2)
Verse 1:
C7Fmaj7 September '75, I was 47 inches high; Dm7A7 Mom said by Christmas I would have. C7Fmaj7 A bad ass mother G.I. Joe, for your little minds to blow; Dm7Esus4E I still got beat up after class, yeah.
Chorus 1:
Am7D9Gm7C9 Now I'm big and im-portant; one angry dwarf and, Fmaj7Esus4E Two hundred solemn faces are you. Am7D9Gm7C9 If you really want to see me, check the papers and the TV, Fmaj7Esus4E Look who's telling who what to do. A7CA7, A7C, A7 Kiss my ass, goodbye.
Verse 2:
C7 Don't give me that bullshit; you know who I am, Fmaj7 I'm your nightmare little man, Dm7A7 Vic, you stole my lunch money; made me cry.
C7Fmaj7 Jane, remember Second Grade? Said you couldn't stand my face, Dm7Esus4E Rather than kiss me, you said you'd rather die.
Chorus 2:
Am7D9Gm7C9 Now I'm big and im-portant; one angry dwarf and, Fmaj7Esus4E Two hundred solemn faces are you. Am7D9Gm7C9 If you really want to see me, check the papers and the TV, Fmaj7Esus4E Look who's telling who what to do. A7CA7, A7C, A7 Kiss my ass, goodbye.
Solo:
C7Fmaj7Dm7A7, C7Fmaj7Dm7Esus4E
Am7D9Gm7, C9Fmaj7Esus4E (x2)
Bridge 1:
A7CA7 (x2)
A7 You'll be sorry one day, yes you will, yes you will, CA7 You shouldn't push me around, 'cos I will, yes I will. You will be sorry when I'm big, yes you will, yes you will, CA7 You will be sorry, yeah.
Chorus 3:
Am7D9Gm7C9 Now I'm big and im-portant; one angry dwarf and, Fmaj7Esus4E Two hundred solemn faces are you. Am7D9Gm7C9 If you really want to see me, check the papers and the TV, Fmaj7Esus4E Look who's telling who what to do. CA7, A7C, A7 Kiss my ass.
Coda:
A7 Kiss my ass, kiss my ass goodbye, now, CA7 Kiss my ass, kiss my ass goodbye, now. A7 Kiss my ass, kiss my ass goodbye, now, CA7 Kiss my ass, kiss my ass goodbye, now. A7CA7 September '75, I was 47 inches high. A7C, A7Ab7G7... A7 September '75, September '75.