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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...THE ASCENT OF STAN... by Ben Folds ------------------------.............
*from 'Rockin' The Suburbs' (2001)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Gm)
Intro:
EmB7/D#DA7/C# (x2), C
Verse 1:
GD/F#C/ED6D Pangs, of silence, from the room up-stairs. CG Hows the view there? GD7 Do you read what they're saying about you?
Verse 2:
GD7/F#C/ED6 That you're no fun, since the war was won. CG In fact, you have become, GD7Am7C All of the things you've always... run... away from.
Chorus 1:
EmB7/D#DA/C# The ascent of Stan; textbook hippie man. EmB7/D#DA/C# Get rest while you can.
Verse 3:
GD/F#C/ED6D So where'd the years go? All the time we had? CGGD7 Being poor was, not such a drag in hindsight.
Verse 4:
GD7/F#C/ED6CG And you wonder, why your father was, so re-signed. GD7Am7C Now you don't wonder, any-more...
Chorus 2:
EmB7/D#DA/C# The ascent of Stan; textbook hippie man. EmB7/D#DA/C# (C) Textbook hippie man, get rest while you can.
Bridge 1:
CD7GC (Sta...n); once you wanted revo-lution, D7GC (Sta...n); now you're the insti-tution. D7G (Sta...n): CD7G7 How's it feel to be the man? (Em) It's no fun to be the man.
Interlude:
EmB7/D#DA/C#, CG, F#7F#Bsus4B
Break:
GD/F#C/ED6CG La...da da, da da, da da, da da da. G/BD7Am7C La da da da da, da da, la... Am7C And now watch it all go down.
Chorus 3:
EmB7/D#DA/C# The ascent of Stan; textbook hippie man. EmB7/D#D (Stan), textbook hippie man. A/C# (C) Get rest while you can.
Bridge 2:
CD7GC (Sta...n); once you wanted revo-lution, D7GC (Sta...n); now you're the insti-tution. D7G (Sta...n): CD7 How's it feel to be the man? G It's no fun to be the man.