Rockin The Suburbs Chords

Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

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*ROCKIN' THE SUBURBS*

>1. ANNIE WAITS

>2. ZACK & SARA

>3. STILL FIGHTING IT

>4. GONE

>5. FRED JONES PRT. 2

>6. THE ASCENT OF STAN

>7. LOSING LISA

>8. CARRYING CATHY

>9. NOT THE SAME

>10.ROCKIN' THE SUBURBS

>11.FIRED

>12.THE LUCKIEST

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1...ANNIE WAITS... by Ben Folds

Intro

C G C

Verse 1

 And Cso,G Annie Cwaits, Annie waits, Annie waits,G C

 For a Amcall Gfrom a Dfriend.

 The Csame, Git's the Csame, why's it always the same? G C

 Annie Amwaits Gfor the last...Ctime.

Interlude

C G C

Verse 2

 The Cclock, Gnever Cstops, never stops, never waits.G C

 She's growing Amold,G it's getting Dlate and Fso.

 He for-Ggot, he forgot, but maybe Amnot.

D Maybe he's been serious-Fly hurt?

G Would that be Cworse? G C

Bridge 1

Gm Headlights A♯crest the hill, Fshadows pass her Cby and out of Gmsight.

A♯ Whoo-oo.F C

Gm Annie A♯sees in dreams, Ffriday bingo, Cpigeons in the Gmpark.A♯

Chorus 1

C Annie Gwaits, Ffor the Clast time.G C

C Just the Gsame, Fas the Clast time.

Middle 8

 Annie Amsays; you Fsee? This is Cwhy I'd rather Gbe... a-Amlone. F C G

Verse 3

 And Cso,G Annie Cwaits, Annie waits, Annie waits,G C

 For a Amcall Gfrom a Dfriend.

 The Csame, Git's the Csame, why's it always the same? G C

 Annie Amwaits, Gas the Clast...

Bridge 2

Gm Headlights A♯crest the hill, Fshadows pass her Cby and out of Gmsight.

A♯ Whoo-oo. F C

Gm Annie, A♯I could be, Fif we're both still Clonely, when we're Gmold.A♯

Chorus 2

C Annie Gwaits, Ffor the Clast time.G C

C Just the Gsame, Fas the Clast timeG. C

C Annie Gwaits, Ffor the Clast time.G C

C Just the Gsame, Fas the Clast time.

Coda

 Annie Amwaits...G

  CBut not for mCe.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

C G Am D F Gm A♯

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

2...ZAK & SARA... by Ben Folds

 (Original Key: F)

Intro

D D/C D/B D/A♯

Verse 1

D Sara D/Cspelled without an 'D/Bh' was getting D/A♯bored,

D On a D/CPeavey amp from D/Bnineteen eighty D/A♯four.

Em While Zak without a 'c' Atried out some new guitars,

Em Playing Sara with no 'Ah's favorite song.

Chorus 1

 La la Dlaaa, la la D/Blaaa, la la Alaaa.

 La la Dlaaa, la la D/Blaaa, la la Alaaa.

Em Zak and ASara.

Interlude

D D/C D/B D/A♯

Verse 2

D Often D/CSara would have D/Bspells where she lost D/A♯time,

D She saw the D/Cfuture, she heard D/Bvoices from in-D/A♯side.

Em The kind of voices she would Asoon learn to deny,

Em Because at home they got her Asmacked.

Chorus 2

 La la Dlaaa, la la D/Blaaa, la la Alaaa.

 La la Dlaaa, la la D/Blaaa, la la Alaaa.

Em Zak and ASara.

Bridge 1

C C/B A Zak and Sara.C C B A

Break

 Zak called his BmDad about Elay away plans,

 Sara Atold the Dfriendly salesman,

G That you'll all die in your Ecars.

 And why's it gotta be Adark?

 And you're all Adimworkin' in a submarine.

Interlude

D D/C D/B D/A♯

Verse 3

D She saw the D/Clight, she saw a D/Bpale English D/A♯face,

D Some strange ma-D/Cchines repeating D/Bbeats,

 And thumping D/A♯bass.

Em Pitchers of pills that put you Ain a loving trance,

Em That make it possible for Aall white boys to dance.

Em And when Zak finished Sara's song, Sara Aclapped.

Chorus 3

 La la Dlaaa, la la D/Blaaa, la la Alaaa.

 La la Dlaaa, la la D/Blaaa, la la Alaaa.

Em Zak and ASara.

Bridge 2

C C/B A Zak and Sara.C C B

Outro

D D/C D/B D/A♯ D

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

D D/C D/B D/A♯ Em A

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

C C/B Bm E G Adim

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

3...STILL FIGHTING IT... by Ben Folds

Verse 1

 Good morning Cson, I am a F7Mbird,

 Wearing a Cbrown polyester F7Mshirt.

 You want a CCoke? Maybe some F7Mfries?

 The roast beef Ccombo's only $9.9-G5,

 But it's Cokay; you don't have to F7Mpay,

 I've got all the Cchange. G

Chorus 1

 Everybody Fknows it Churts to grow Gup, but everybody Fdoes.

 It's so Cweird to be Gback here,

 Let me tell you Fwhat; the Cyears go on, and,

G We're still fighting it, Fwe're still fighting it.

 And Cyou're so F7Mmuch like Cme; I'm F7Msorry.

Verse 2

 Good morning Cson; twenty F7Myears from now,

 Maybe we'll Cboth sit down and have a few F7Mbeers.

 And I can Ctell you about to-F7Mday,

 And how I Cpicked you up and everything Gchanged.

 It was Cpain, sunny days and F7Mrain,

 I knew you'd feel the Csame Gthings.

Chorus 2

 Everybody Fknows it Churts to grow Gup, but everybody Fdoes.

 It's so Cweird to be Gback here,

 Let me tell you Fwhat; the Cyears go on, and,

G We're still fighting it, Fwe're still fighting it.

 You'll Ctry and F7Mtry, and one Cday you'll F7Mfly, Fm

 A-Cway from F7Mme.

Interlude

C F7M C F7M

Bridge 1

C (Good morning son), (F7Mgood morning son),

C (Good morning son), (F7Mgood morning son).

 Good morning Cson, I am a F7Mbird,

C (Good morning son).F7M

 It was Cpain, sunny days and F7Mrain,

 I knew you'd feel the Csame Gthings.

Chorus 3

 Everybody Fknows it Churts to grow Gup, but everybody Fdoes.

 It's so Cweird to be Gback here,

 Let me tell you Fwhat; the Cyears go on, and,

G We're still fighting it, Fwe're still fighting it.

 And Cyou're so F7Mmuch like Cme; I'm F7Msorry.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

C F7M G F Fm

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

4...GONE... by Ben Folds

Intro

F A A♯ C

Verse 1

 I Fthought I'd write, I Athought I'd let you A♯know,C

 It's been Fyears since you've been Agone; I've finally A♯let you go.C

 And I Fhope you find some Atime to drop a A♯note, C

 But if you Amwon't, then you Cwon't.

Chorus 1

 And FI..A.

A♯ Will con-Csider you Fgone. A A♯ C

Verse 2

 I Fknow that you went Astraight to someone A♯else, C

 While I Fworked through all this Ashit here by my-A♯self. C

 And I Fthink that you should Aspend some time a-A♯lone.C

 But if you Amwon't, then you Cwon't.

Chorus 2

 And FI..A. A♯will, C

 Then FI..A. A♯will con-Csider you Dmgone.

Interlude

Dm G G7 G A♯m F A♯ A♯m

Break

 I wake Fup, in the Dmnight all a-A♯lone, and it's al-Cright.

 The chemi-Dmcals, are wearing Goff, since A♯you've gone, C♯7Mgone...

Verse 3

 The Fdays go on, the Alights go off and A♯on, C

 And Fnothing really Amatters when you're A♯gone.C

 If you Fthink that you feel Anothing at A♯all, C

 If you Amdon't, then you Cdon't.

 If you Amwon't, then you Cwon't.

Chorus 3

 And FI..A. A♯will, C

 Then FI..A. A♯will, C

 Then FI..A. A♯will con-Csider you Dmgone.

Outro

Dm A♯m C♯7M F

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

F A A♯ C Am

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

Dm G G7 A♯m C♯7M

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

5...FRED JONES PRT.2... by Ben Folds

(modified from 'nickhgill's' original tab)

Intro

Verse 1

C Fred sits a-Am7lone at his Em7desk in the Gdark,

 There's an Cawkward young Am7shadow that Em7waits in the Ghall.

 He's Amcleared all his Fthings and he's Amput them in Fboxes,

C Things that remind him: G 'life has been good'.

Am Twenty-five years, he's Fworked at the paper,

 A Cman's here to take him down-Gstairs.Gsus4 G

Chorus 1

 And I'm Csorry, Mr. FJones; Git's... Ctime.

Interlude

Verse 2

C There was no Am7party, Em7there were no Gsongs,

 'Cos to-Cday's just a Am7day like the Em7day that he Gstarted.

Am No-one is Fleft here that Amknows his first Fname,

 And Clife barrels on like a Grunaway train,

 Where the Ampassengers change, they don't Fchange anything,

 You get Coff; someone else can get Gon. Gsus4 G

Chorus 2

 And I'm Csorry, Mr. FJones; Git's... Ctime.

Interlude

Bridge 1

Am Streetlight shines through the Emshades,

 Casting Flines on the floor and Clines on his Gface;

 He re-Fflects on the Cday.

Interlude

Am Em F Em

Am Em F Em D C D

Verse 3

C Fred gets his Am7paints out and Em7goes to the Gbasement,

 Pro-Cjecting some Am7slides, Em7onto a Gplain white,

Am Canvas and Ftraces it, Amfills in the Fspaces.

 He Cturns off the slides and it Gdoesn't look right,

 Yeah, and Amall of these bastards have Ftaken his place,

 He's Cforgotten but not yet Ggone. Gsus4 G

Chorus 3

 And I'm Csorry, Mr. FJones; G

 And I'm Csorry, Mr. FJones; G

 And I'm Csorry, Mr. FJones; Git's... Ctime.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

C Am7 Em7 G F Am Gsus4 Em D

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

6...THE ASCENT OF STAN... by Ben Folds

 (Original Key: Gm)

Intro

Em B7 D♯ D A7 C

Verse 1

G Pangs, D of silence, Emfrom the Droom upstairs.

C Hows the Gview there?

G Do you read what they're Dsaying about you?

Verse 2

G That you're Dno fun, Emsince the Dwar was won.

C In fact, you Ghave become,

G All of the Dthings you've always...Am run away Cfrom.

Chorus 1

 The ascent of EmStan; B7texD♯tbook hippie Dman. A7

Em B7GetD♯ rest while you Dcan.A7

Verse 3

G So where'd the Dyears go? EmAll the Dtime we had?

C Being Gpoor was, Gnot such a Ddrag in hindsight.

G And you Dwonder, Emwhy your Dfather was Cso re-Gsigned.

G Now you don't Dwonder, any-Ammore. C

Chorus 2

 The ascent of EmStan; B7texD♯tbook hippie Dman. A7

Em B7 TeD♯xtbook hippie Dman, A7get rest while you Ccan.

Bridge 1

C (StaD...Gn); once you wanted revo-Clution,

 (StaD...Gn); now you're the Cinstitution.

 (StaD...Gn):

 How's it feel to be the Cman? D G

It's no fun to be the man.

Interlude

Em B7 D♯ D A7

C G F♯7 Bsus4 B

Break

G La...Dda da, Emda da, Dda da, da da Gda.

G La da Dda da da, da da, Amla..C.

 And Amnow watch it all go Cdown.

Chorus 3

 The ascent of EmStan; B7texD♯tbook hippie Dman. A7

Em (Stan), B7texD♯tbook hippie Dman.

A7 Get rest while you Ccan.

Bridge 2

C (StaD...Gn); once you wanted revo-Clution,

 (StaD...Gn); now you're the Cinstitution.

 (StaD...Gn):

 How's it feel to be the Cman? D G

It's no fun to be the man.

Coda

G It's no fun to be the man.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

Em B7 D♯ D A7 C

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

G Am F♯7 Bsus4 B

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

7...LOSING LISA... by Ben Folds

Intro

G

Verse 1

G The lights are Foff again, Cshe took me Gby suprise.

G She's so Fsensitive, Cthis shit just Ghappens sometimes.

G She's my Feverything; Cshe's my best Gfriend and more.

G We don't do Fanything, Cwe didn't Gdo the day...

Bridge 1

 Be-Ffore you go, you Emoughta know,

 That I D♯didn't mean to hurt you; I just Dsus4wanted you to Dknow.

Chorus 1

G Black tears are Ffalling down her Cface and I am A♯7Mwrong.

G Black tears are Ffalling and she Cwon't say what I've A♯7Mdone.

G She's sitting Fhere beside me, Cthen she is A♯7Mgone.

A♯7M Black tears are falling, Cfalling. G

Verse 2

G Remember Flong ago; Ctogether Glaughing, loving.

G Oh so Flong ago, Cwhen we were Gbuying something.

G Life was Fsimple then; Cbut she's not Ghappy now.

 And I...Gdon't feel Fanything, her Clips are Gmoving.

Bridge 2

 I am Fmesmerised, by Emtiny lies,

 I'm D♯watching as the shapes are drawing Dsus4slowly from her Deyes.

Chorus 2

G Black tears are Ffalling down her Cface and I am A♯7Mwrong.

G Black tears are Ffalling and she Cwon't say what I've A♯7Mdone.

G She's sitting Fhere beside me, Cthen she is A♯7Mgone.

A♯7M Black tears are falling, falling,C

A♯7M Black tears are falling, falling.C Dsus4 D

Break

Am7 Losing Lisa, Dsus4 D

Am7 Losing Lisa.Dsus4 D

F Losing Lisa, and there's Dsus4nothing I can Ddo. Dsus4 D

Piano solo

G F C A♯7M

Outro

G Black tears are Ffalling, falling. (COoh, A♯7Mooh).

G Black tears are Ffalling, falling. (COoh, A♯7Mooh).

G Black tears are Ffalling, falling. (COoh, A♯7Mooh).

G Black tears are Ffalling, falling. (COoh, A♯7Mooh).

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

G F C Em D♯ Dsus4 D A♯7M Am7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

8...CARRYING CATHY... by Ben Folds

 (Original Key: F♯)

Intro

D G D G C F C F

D G D G C F C A♯7M

D G D

Verse 1

D Her window was D/Chung like a painting,

 She D/Bworried it might come to A♯7Mlife.

D She stared for Ahours.

D So obsessed was I, D/Cand self-absorbed that I,

D/B Didn't see that she A♯7Mwas, D cry-Aing.

Chorus 1

 There was Gmalways someone Ccarrying,

 There was Amalways someone Dm7carrying,

Gm Always someone's Ccarrying DCathy.

Interlude

D G D G C F C

Verse 2

D There were times when I'd D/Cfind myself saying that;

D/B "Friends, you don't A♯7Munderstand",

 And she's Ddifferent, when it's Ajust me and her.

 And I Dclosed the door and I D/Ctried to hang on,

 And she D/Bsank into the A♯7Mdark. I was Dover my head.A

Chorus 2

 There was Gmalways someone Ccarrying,

 There was Amalways someone Dm7carrying,

Gm Always someone's Ccarrying DCathy.

Interlude

D G D G C F C

Bridge 1

 We gave you A♯7Meverything; you could have been Danything.

 We gave you A♯7Meverything; you could have done Danything.

 But to i-A♯7Mmagine a fall, with no one Dm6at Dall to Dm6catch Dyou.

Chorus 3

 There'd always been Amsomeone...Dm7

Gm C D

Gm Then one night, she climbed Cinto the picture frame.

Am Out in the frozen Dm7air, and Gmout,C of Dsight.G D

Verse 3

D Woke up sad from this D/Cdream I've been having,

 The D/Blast couple nights or A♯7Mso. D A

 With her Dfather and brothers, we're D/Call at the funeral,

D/B Carrying a box through the A♯7Mrain.

 Then Dsomebody says that it's Aalways been this way.

Chorus 4

 There was Gmalways someone Ccarrying,

 There was Amalways someone Dm7carrying,

Gm Always someone's Ccarrying...

Gm Always someone's Ccarrying... DCathy.

Outro

D G D G C F D

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

D G C F A♯7M D/C

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

D/B A Gm Am Dm7 Dm6

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

9...NOT THE SAME... by Ben Folds

Intro

C

C G Ddim C

Verse 1

 You Ctook a trip and Gclimbed a tree,

Ddim At Robert Sledge's Cparty.

 And there you stayed, 'till Gmorning came,

Ddim And you were not the Csame after that.

Verse 2

 You Cgave your life, to GJesus Christ,

Ddim And after all your Cfriends went home.

 You came back down, you Glooked around,

Ddim And you were not the Csame after that.

Bridge 1