Ben Folds Five foi uma banda de três integrantes de Chapel Hill, Carolina do Norte, Estados Unidos que tocava principalmente piano rock, embora apresentasse muitas influências do jazz.
Ben Folds era o vocalista principal, pianista, e compositor; Robert Sledge tocava baixo, e Darren Jessee tocava bateria. O principal sucesso da banda foi em 1998 com a canção "Brick".
Após a separação da banda em outubro de 2000 (supostamente amigável), Ben Folds seguiu em uma carreira solo com sucesso
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
...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.