Chords for Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs
Tempo:
94.85 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
D
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [F] [C]
[Em] [C]
[C] [D] [F]
[C] [D] [C]
[D] [F]
[C] Let me [D] tell y'all what it's [F] like Being male, middle class, and [C] white
It's [D] a bitch if you don't [C] believe Listen up to my new CD, Sham on!
[D] [F]
[C] [D] [C]
I got [F#m] shit running through my [F] brain So intense that I [C] can't explain
All [D] alone in my white boy [F] cane Shake your [C] booty while the band complains
[D] [F] [C]
[D] [F] [B]
[D] I'm rockin' the suburbs [F] Just like Michael [C] Jackson did
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs [F] Except that he was [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty tracks
[C] [D] [F]
[C] [D] [C]
I'm pissed [D] off but I'm too [F] polite With people [C] drinking the McDonald's wine
Mom and [D] dad you made me so [F] uptight Gotta cross on the mic [D] tonight
Don't know how much [F] I can take
[C] Gonna do me something [D] I can't break
I'm rockin' the suburbs [F] Just like Quiet [C] Roddy did
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs Except [F] that they were [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty [C] tracks
[F]
[C] [F]
[C] In a haze [F] these days [C] I pull up to the stoplight
I can feel [F] something's not right I [C] can feel someone's blasting me with hate
[F] [C] I'm sending dirty [F] vibes my way [C] My great-great-great [F]-great-granddad
Thinks [C] I'm one of his great-great [F]-great-great-granddaddy [C] slaves
[F] It [C] wasn't my idea [F] It [C] wasn't my idea
[F] It never [C] was my idea [F] Just [D] drove the store
[F] For some preparation [C] [D] age
[F]
[C] [D] [C]
[D] [F]
[C] Y'all [D] don't know what it's like [C] to be a male middle class and white
[D] [F] [C]
[D] [F] [C] It gets me real pissed [D] [F] off and it makes me wanna say
It gets me real pissed off [D] and it makes me wanna say
[F] [D]
[F] [C] I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs Except [F] that they were [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty tracks
In a haze these [C] days
[G] Yeah, [F] yeah I'm rockin' the suburbs
[C] [G] Yeah, [F] yeah I'm rockin' the suburbs
[C] [G] [F] Yeah, yeah
[D] [F]
[Am] [D]
[G] [F]
[N]
[Em] [C]
[C] [D] [F]
[C] [D] [C]
[D] [F]
[C] Let me [D] tell y'all what it's [F] like Being male, middle class, and [C] white
It's [D] a bitch if you don't [C] believe Listen up to my new CD, Sham on!
[D] [F]
[C] [D] [C]
I got [F#m] shit running through my [F] brain So intense that I [C] can't explain
All [D] alone in my white boy [F] cane Shake your [C] booty while the band complains
[D] [F] [C]
[D] [F] [B]
[D] I'm rockin' the suburbs [F] Just like Michael [C] Jackson did
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs [F] Except that he was [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty tracks
[C] [D] [F]
[C] [D] [C]
I'm pissed [D] off but I'm too [F] polite With people [C] drinking the McDonald's wine
Mom and [D] dad you made me so [F] uptight Gotta cross on the mic [D] tonight
Don't know how much [F] I can take
[C] Gonna do me something [D] I can't break
I'm rockin' the suburbs [F] Just like Quiet [C] Roddy did
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs Except [F] that they were [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty [C] tracks
[F]
[C] [F]
[C] In a haze [F] these days [C] I pull up to the stoplight
I can feel [F] something's not right I [C] can feel someone's blasting me with hate
[F] [C] I'm sending dirty [F] vibes my way [C] My great-great-great [F]-great-granddad
Thinks [C] I'm one of his great-great [F]-great-great-granddaddy [C] slaves
[F] It [C] wasn't my idea [F] It [C] wasn't my idea
[F] It never [C] was my idea [F] Just [D] drove the store
[F] For some preparation [C] [D] age
[F]
[C] [D] [C]
[D] [F]
[C] Y'all [D] don't know what it's like [C] to be a male middle class and white
[D] [F] [C]
[D] [F] [C] It gets me real pissed [D] [F] off and it makes me wanna say
It gets me real pissed off [D] and it makes me wanna say
[F] [D]
[F] [C] I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs Except [F] that they were [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty tracks
In a haze these [C] days
[G] Yeah, [F] yeah I'm rockin' the suburbs
[C] [G] Yeah, [F] yeah I'm rockin' the suburbs
[C] [G] [F] Yeah, yeah
[D] [F]
[Am] [D]
[G] [F]
[N]
Key:
F
C
D
G
Em
F
C
D
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] Let me [D] tell y'all what it's [F] like Being male, middle class, and [C] white
It's [D] a bitch if you don't [C] believe Listen up to my new CD, Sham on!
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I got [F#m] shit running through my [F] brain So intense that I [C] can't explain
All [D] alone in my white boy [F] cane Shake your [C] booty while the band complains
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _
[D] I'm rockin' the suburbs _ [F] Just like Michael [C] Jackson did
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs [F] Except that he was [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty tracks
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I'm pissed [D] off but I'm too [F] polite With people [C] drinking the McDonald's wine
Mom and [D] dad you made me so [F] uptight Gotta cross on the mic [D] tonight
Don't know how much [F] I can take _
[C] Gonna do me something [D] I can't break
I'm rockin' the suburbs _ [F] Just like Quiet [C] Roddy did
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs Except [F] that they were [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty [C] tracks
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] In a haze [F] these days [C] I pull up to the stoplight
I can feel [F] something's not right I [C] can feel someone's blasting me with hate
[F] _ [C] I'm sending dirty [F] vibes my way [C] My great-great-great [F]-great-granddad
Thinks [C] I'm one of his great-great [F]-great-great-granddaddy [C] slaves
[F] It [C] wasn't my idea [F] It [C] wasn't my idea
[F] It never [C] was my idea [F] Just [D] drove the store
_ [F] For some _ preparation [C] _ [D] age
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] Y'all [D] don't know what it's like [C] to be a male middle class and white
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] It gets me real pissed [D] _ _ [F] off and it makes me wanna say
It gets me real pissed off [D] and it makes me wanna say
[F] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs Except [F] that they were [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty tracks
In a haze these _ [C] days
[G] Yeah, [F] yeah I'm rockin' the suburbs
[C] _ _ [G] Yeah, [F] yeah I'm rockin' the suburbs
[C] _ _ [G] _ [F] Yeah, yeah
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] Let me [D] tell y'all what it's [F] like Being male, middle class, and [C] white
It's [D] a bitch if you don't [C] believe Listen up to my new CD, Sham on!
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I got [F#m] shit running through my [F] brain So intense that I [C] can't explain
All [D] alone in my white boy [F] cane Shake your [C] booty while the band complains
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _
[D] I'm rockin' the suburbs _ [F] Just like Michael [C] Jackson did
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs [F] Except that he was [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty tracks
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I'm pissed [D] off but I'm too [F] polite With people [C] drinking the McDonald's wine
Mom and [D] dad you made me so [F] uptight Gotta cross on the mic [D] tonight
Don't know how much [F] I can take _
[C] Gonna do me something [D] I can't break
I'm rockin' the suburbs _ [F] Just like Quiet [C] Roddy did
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs Except [F] that they were [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty [C] tracks
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] In a haze [F] these days [C] I pull up to the stoplight
I can feel [F] something's not right I [C] can feel someone's blasting me with hate
[F] _ [C] I'm sending dirty [F] vibes my way [C] My great-great-great [F]-great-granddad
Thinks [C] I'm one of his great-great [F]-great-great-granddaddy [C] slaves
[F] It [C] wasn't my idea [F] It [C] wasn't my idea
[F] It never [C] was my idea [F] Just [D] drove the store
_ [F] For some _ preparation [C] _ [D] age
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] Y'all [D] don't know what it's like [C] to be a male middle class and white
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] It gets me real pissed [D] _ _ [F] off and it makes me wanna say
It gets me real pissed off [D] and it makes me wanna say
[F] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs Except [F] that they were [C] talented
I'm [D] rockin' the suburbs I [F] take the checks and [C] fix the fights
The [D] suburbs are with computers [F] Fixin' all my shitty tracks
In a haze these _ [C] days
[G] Yeah, [F] yeah I'm rockin' the suburbs
[C] _ _ [G] Yeah, [F] yeah I'm rockin' the suburbs
[C] _ _ [G] _ [F] Yeah, yeah
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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