Ben Folds – You To Thank (Guitar)
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(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Chords
Songs For Silverman
Tabbed by Mark Spurlock
This song, naturally, is for piano. I've tabbed it out for guitar with the aim of making
it sound as correct as possible while still being technically feasible for a solo player.
[Intro]
These are just arpeggiated chords way up the fretboard.
Bb C F e|-----------------------------------------------------------13-| B|--------------------------------------------------------13----| G|-----------------------------------------------------14-------| D|12-------12----------14-------14---------15-------15----------| A|------13----13-------------15----15------------13-------------| E|---13----------13-------15----------15------13----------------| Bb C F e|-------------------------------------------13-| B|-11-------11--------13-------13-----------13--| G|-------10----10-----------12----12-------14---| D|----12----------12-----14----------14---15----| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Bb C F Bb C By the time the buzz was wearing off C7 F We were standing out on the sidewalk Bb C With our tattoos that looked like rings Bb C Bb In the hot Nevada sun
[Verse 2]
Bb C F Bb C Gifts piled high and our moms and dads shook hands C7 F And our party of polaroid friends Bb C Rented a pool and hired a band
[Bridge]
Bb F Maybe they knew more than we knew A Dm Bb Bbm 'Cause they danced and drank while we jumped off the deep end
[Chorus]
In order to have the root notes make any melodic sense, play at least the first two
chords from each line only on the high 4 strings (D G B e). If this part is too complex,
you can simplify it by ignoring the altered root notes and just playing standard chords.
F F/A Bb F Oh, I've got you C/E C/Bb A A To thank F F/A Bb F For this
C/E C/D A A
Bb C F Christmas came around Bb C Yeah, and everything was going to crap C7 F For moms and dads, not a clue to be had Bb C Yeah, we put on a pretty good act Bb F And they seemed to all need to believe it A Dm Bb Bbm So we danced and drank and paddled hard beneath it
Oh, I've got you
To thank
For this
Bb C Bb C Bb C A Bb You can't say you've ne-ver had a doubt C Bb C Bb C A F and smoked it down but really wanted out
Play chorus sans lyrics.
Then there's a solo. I found one transcription that claims it's F Bb C A played 4 times.
This sounds wrong to me, but whatever.
Bb C F Bb C By the time the buzz was wearing off C7 F We were standing out on the sidewalk Bb C With our tattoos that looked like rings Bb C Bb In the hot Nevada sun Bb C F And they won't fade
[Chorus]