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Your Redneck Past

Biography:

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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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

Into:
F D G C C C C [x3] C D -

Post-Intro Bass notes: AAEAAAAA

Verse 1:
A G
Choose from any number of magazines
A
Who do you want to be?
G
Billy Idol or Kool Moe Dee?

Chorus 1:
F D
If you're afraid they might discover
G C
Your redneck past
F D G C
There are a hundred ways to cover your redneck past
C D E/B
They'll never send you home

Verse 2:
A
Roots
G
The funny limbs that grow underground
A
That keep you from fallin' down
G
Don't you think that you need 'em now?

Chorus 2:
F D
Just find a place where no one knows of
G C
Your redneck past
F D G C
Yeah, you can easily dispose of your redneck past
C D E/B
You'll show them all back home

Bridge:
Amaj7
Desole
Gmaj9
Je suis American
Amaj7
Please cook my steak again
Gmaj9
Je suis American
C/F
Desole
Amaj7
Je ne parle pas francais

- F D -
([Yelled] Yo! Yeah? Yo! Break em off! Break em off!)

Verse 3:
A G
Laws- vary from state to state
A
Getcha some books on tape
G
To learn about holes in space

Chorus 3:
F D
If you're afraid they might uncover
G C
Your redneck ass
F D G C
There are a hundred ways to cover your redneck past
F D G C
Ohohoh, oh oh oh oh ohohoh ohhh
C D E/B
It's good to be back home