Ben Folds – Claires Ninth (Ukulele)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
F Am Em G So, she stands and waits, and waits at the school gate. F Am Em F F#dim They're late. They come, so dumb, in two cars when they agreed one, F F#dim F And it's gone wrong, on her birthday. F Am Em G So, they go to Joe's for pizza and ice cream. F Am Em F F#dim They sit and stare, and Claire just wants to be nine-and-a-half. F Am C6 Next year, she'll tell them she only wants world peace. C/F - C/F C/F - F/F But Claire, Claire baby, Em/F Em G Fmaj7 I wish you knew how this all got twisted. Em/F Em G Fmaj7 I wish you could see right inside us. Em/F Em G Fmaj7 G G/G Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get out. F Am Em G What's the point of this? What's wrong with two birthdays? F Am Em F It's cool. At school, her friends, they all have two birthdays. Am F Am F Aw jeez. He just asked the waitress out on a date on her birthday. C/F - C/F C/F - F/F But Claire, Claire baby, Em/F Em G Fmaj7 I wish you knew how this all got twisted. Em/F Em G Fmaj7 I wish you could see right inside us. Em/F Em G Fmaj7 G G/G Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get to.
INTERLUDE
C/F - G/Am - G/Em - G (x2)
Cmaj7 - Cmaj7/Am - Cmaj7 - Csus4 - F (x2)
C6 Em C6 Here's the check. They pay, with two cards like they've never met. Em F Goodbyes outside. It's cold in L.A. C/F - C/F C/F - F/F Claire, Claire baby, Em/F Em G Fmaj7 I wish you knew how this all got twisted. Em/F Em G Fmaj7 I wish you could see right inside us. Em/F Em G Fmaj7 Some of the stuff, the most of us, Em/F Em G Fmaj7 You're what we were. We're all that's left. Em/F Em G Fmaj7 It used to be our birthday too.