Alice Childress Chords by Ben Folds Five
Tempo:
91.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#
G#m
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[G#m] [F#] Some summers in the evening after [E] six or so [G#m] I walk on down the [F#] hill and maybe [A#] buy a beer
[E] I think [F#] about my friends [C#] sometimes I wish [E] they lived out here [C#m] but they wouldn't dig
this [B] town [E] no they wouldn't [B] dig [F#] this town [A#] [E] try [B] not to think about it Alice [E] children's
try [B] not [D#m] to think about [A#] it anymore [E] try [B] not to think about it Alice [E] children's [B]
[D#m] anymore
[G#] no [C#] not anymore [B] [E]
[B] [E]
[G#m] Alice [F#] the world is full of [C#] ugly things [E] that you can't change
[G#m] pretend it's [F#] not that way it's my [A#] idea of [E] faith you can blow [F#] it off and say [C#] there's
good in [E] nearly everyone [C#m] just give [F#] them all [B] a chance [E] Alice give them [B] all [F#] a [A#] chance
[E] try not to [B] think about it Alice [E] children's try [B] not to think about it anymore
[A#] [E] try not to [B] think about it Alice [E] children's [B]
[F#] anymore [B] no [C#m] not anymore
[F#]
[E] [G#]
[E] [D] [D]
nothing worked out [G] [D] nothing worked out the [G] way we thought it would
nothing [D] worked out and a [G] raised marriage is not so [F#] good
[G#m] [F#] [C#]
[E] [G#m] [F#]
[E] [G#m] thank god [F#] it's you you know [B] your timing [E] is impeccable
[G#m] and I'm [F#] not fooling you I don't know [G#] what to do
[E] some dude [D#m] just knocked me cold [G#m] and left me [E] on my sidewalk
[C#m] took everything that I [B] had [E] everything [B] I [F#] had
[A#]
[E] try [B] not to think about it Alice [E] children's try [B] not to think [D#m] about it anymore
[A#] [E] the skin [B] and light where you are Alice [D#m] [E] [B] children's
[D#m] anymore [F#] no [C#] not anymore [G#] anymore no [E] not anymore
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[G#m] [F#] Some summers in the evening after [E] six or so [G#m] I walk on down the [F#] hill and maybe [A#] buy a beer
[E] I think [F#] about my friends [C#] sometimes I wish [E] they lived out here [C#m] but they wouldn't dig
this [B] town [E] no they wouldn't [B] dig [F#] this town [A#] [E] try [B] not to think about it Alice [E] children's
try [B] not [D#m] to think about [A#] it anymore [E] try [B] not to think about it Alice [E] children's [B]
[D#m] anymore
[G#] no [C#] not anymore [B] [E]
[B] [E]
[G#m] Alice [F#] the world is full of [C#] ugly things [E] that you can't change
[G#m] pretend it's [F#] not that way it's my [A#] idea of [E] faith you can blow [F#] it off and say [C#] there's
good in [E] nearly everyone [C#m] just give [F#] them all [B] a chance [E] Alice give them [B] all [F#] a [A#] chance
[E] try not to [B] think about it Alice [E] children's try [B] not to think about it anymore
[A#] [E] try not to [B] think about it Alice [E] children's [B]
[F#] anymore [B] no [C#m] not anymore
[F#]
[E] [G#]
[E] [D] [D]
nothing worked out [G] [D] nothing worked out the [G] way we thought it would
nothing [D] worked out and a [G] raised marriage is not so [F#] good
[G#m] [F#] [C#]
[E] [G#m] [F#]
[E] [G#m] thank god [F#] it's you you know [B] your timing [E] is impeccable
[G#m] and I'm [F#] not fooling you I don't know [G#] what to do
[E] some dude [D#m] just knocked me cold [G#m] and left me [E] on my sidewalk
[C#m] took everything that I [B] had [E] everything [B] I [F#] had
[A#]
[E] try [B] not to think about it Alice [E] children's try [B] not to think [D#m] about it anymore
[A#] [E] the skin [B] and light where you are Alice [D#m] [E] [B] children's
[D#m] anymore [F#] no [C#] not anymore [G#] anymore no [E] not anymore
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[E]
[B]
Key:
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B
F#
G#m
A#
E
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F#
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_ _ _ [G#m] _ [F#] Some summers in the evening after [E] six or so [G#m] I walk on down the [F#] hill and maybe [A#] buy a beer
[E] I think [F#] about my friends [C#] sometimes I wish [E] they lived out here [C#m] but they wouldn't dig
this [B] town _ _ [E] no they wouldn't [B] dig [F#] this town [A#] _ _ [E] try [B] not to think about it Alice _ [E] children's
try [B] not [D#m] to think about [A#] it anymore _ [E] try [B] not to think about it Alice _ _ [E] children's [B] _ _
[D#m] anymore
[G#] no [C#] not anymore [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G#m] Alice [F#] the world is full of [C#] ugly things [E] that you can't change
[G#m] pretend it's [F#] not that way it's my [A#] idea of [E] faith you can blow [F#] it off and say [C#] there's
good in [E] nearly everyone [C#m] just give [F#] them all [B] a chance _ [E] Alice give them [B] all [F#] a [A#] chance
_ [E] try not to [B] think about it Alice _ [E] children's try [B] not to think about it anymore
[A#] _ _ [E] _ try not to [B] think about it Alice _ [E] _ children's [B] _ _
[F#] anymore [B] no [C#m] not anymore
[F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D]
nothing worked out _ [G] _ _ _ [D] nothing worked out the [G] way we thought it would
nothing [D] worked out and a [G] raised marriage is not so [F#] good _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] thank god [F#] it's you you know [B] your timing [E] is impeccable
[G#m] and I'm [F#] not fooling you I don't know [G#] what to do
[E] some dude [D#m] just knocked me cold [G#m] and left me [E] on my sidewalk
[C#m] took everything that I [B] had _ _ _ [E] everything [B] I [F#] _ had
_ [A#] _ _
_ _ [E] try [B] not to think about it Alice _ [E] children's try [B] not to think [D#m] about it anymore
[A#] _ _ [E] the skin [B] and light where you are Alice [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] children's
[D#m] anymore [F#] no [C#] not anymore _ [G#] anymore no [E] not anymore
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ [F#] Some summers in the evening after [E] six or so [G#m] I walk on down the [F#] hill and maybe [A#] buy a beer
[E] I think [F#] about my friends [C#] sometimes I wish [E] they lived out here [C#m] but they wouldn't dig
this [B] town _ _ [E] no they wouldn't [B] dig [F#] this town [A#] _ _ [E] try [B] not to think about it Alice _ [E] children's
try [B] not [D#m] to think about [A#] it anymore _ [E] try [B] not to think about it Alice _ _ [E] children's [B] _ _
[D#m] anymore
[G#] no [C#] not anymore [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G#m] Alice [F#] the world is full of [C#] ugly things [E] that you can't change
[G#m] pretend it's [F#] not that way it's my [A#] idea of [E] faith you can blow [F#] it off and say [C#] there's
good in [E] nearly everyone [C#m] just give [F#] them all [B] a chance _ [E] Alice give them [B] all [F#] a [A#] chance
_ [E] try not to [B] think about it Alice _ [E] children's try [B] not to think about it anymore
[A#] _ _ [E] _ try not to [B] think about it Alice _ [E] _ children's [B] _ _
[F#] anymore [B] no [C#m] not anymore
[F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D]
nothing worked out _ [G] _ _ _ [D] nothing worked out the [G] way we thought it would
nothing [D] worked out and a [G] raised marriage is not so [F#] good _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] thank god [F#] it's you you know [B] your timing [E] is impeccable
[G#m] and I'm [F#] not fooling you I don't know [G#] what to do
[E] some dude [D#m] just knocked me cold [G#m] and left me [E] on my sidewalk
[C#m] took everything that I [B] had _ _ _ [E] everything [B] I [F#] _ had
_ [A#] _ _
_ _ [E] try [B] not to think about it Alice _ [E] children's try [B] not to think [D#m] about it anymore
[A#] _ _ [E] the skin [B] and light where you are Alice [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] children's
[D#m] anymore [F#] no [C#] not anymore _ [G#] anymore no [E] not anymore
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
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