Sun Kil Moon – Bens My Friend (Guitar)
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SONG: BEN'S MY FRIEND
ARTIST: SUN KIL MOON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
which helps with more recognizable chords. Then I have a tab
without a capo for those who like playing the song without one.
Finally, I have also a tab with the capo on the first fret.
Choose the one that feels best to you to play along with the song with.
Also, I have heard different versions of this song on YouTube.
One where when he sings "blue crab cakes" he only sings it once
instead of 3 times. Make sure you are using the version I have.
BEN'S MY FRIEND
SUN KIL MOON
CAPO: 3rd FRET
INTRO:
Dm Dm C C
VERSE:
Dm I woke up this morning, August 3rd C It's been a pretty slow and uneventful summer
Went to visit a friend in Santa Fe
Dm
Went to New Orleans and went to see my familyWoke up this morning and it occurred
C
I needed one more track to finish up my recordI was feeling out of fuel and uninspired
Am
Laid on my bed, too hung, a little down, a little tiredMet my girl and we walked down Union Street
C I was scared and my head was in a bunch of places Em Bought a $350 pair of lampshades G Dm F F And we ate at Perry's and I ordered crab cakes F Em7 Em Blue crab cakes Dm F Blue crab cakes Em G Blue crab cakes
VERSE:
Am She said I seemed distracted and asked what was going on with me C I said I can't explain it and it's a middle age thing Em She said okay and ate her eggs Benedict G D F F And I looked at the walls cluttered with sports bar shit F Em7 Sports bar shit Dm7 F Sports bar shit Em7 Gm7 Gm7 Gm7 Sports bar shit Am7 Am Ba ba ba Gm Gm7 Ba ba ba Am7 Am7 Ba ba ba
Dm Dm C C
Dm Dm C C
VERSE:
Dm Got on the phone and I called my mother C And called my father, talked a little bit with my sister
She's got a new boyfriend, he's a deer hunter
And she's getting used to venison
Am And my dad's still fighting with his girlfriend G About his flirting with the girls in Panera Bread C My mom is good but sounded out of breath Em Dm F I worry so much about her, I worry to death Dm7 Em7 I worry to death Dm7 I worry about her to death Dm7 Em7 Em I worry to death
VERSE:
Dm The other night I went and saw The Postal Service C Ben's my friend but getting there was the worst
Trying to park and getting up the hill
Dm
And find a spot amongst the drunk kids staring at their cellsStanding at the back with the crowd of eight thousand
C
I thought of Ben when I met him in 2000At a festival in Spain
Am He was on the small stage then and I didn't know his name G Now he's singing at the Greek and he's busting moves C F And my legs were hurting and my feet were too C Em I called him after, said I'll skip the backstage hi/bye Dm7 Dm But thanks for the nice music and all the exercise Dm7 Fm Em7 And we laughed and it was alright Dm7 And we laughed and it was alright Em7 Em7 And it was alright
VERSE:
Dm There's a fine line between a middle-aged guy with a backstage pass C And a guy with a gut hanging around like a jackass
Everybody there was twenty years younger than me
Dm
I'll leave with this, not my fondest memoryI carried my legs back down and then I gave
C
My backstage passes to two cute asian girlsI drove to my place near Tahoe
Dm
Got in my hot tub and I thought well that's how it goesAnd it was quiet and I was listening to the crickets
And Ben's still out there, selling lots of tickets
C
And though I’m contented, there’s a tinge of competitivenessBut Ben's my friend and I know he gets it
Am Then in a couple of days my meltdown passed G C Back to the studio doing twelve hours shifts
Singing a song about one thing or another
Em Dm7 F Dm Another day behind the microphone this summer
OUTRO:
Dm Em7 This Tenderloin summer Dm7 This Tenderloin summer Em7 Gm Gm This Tenderloin summer Am7 Ba ba ba F Ba ba ba Am Ba ba ba
========================== CAPO: NONE ==========================
SONG: BEN'S MY FRIEND
ARTIST: SUN KIL MOON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
BEN'S MY FRIEND
SUN KIL MOON
CAPO: NONE
INTRO:
Fm Fm Eb Eb
VERSE:
Fm I woke up this morning, August 3rd Eb It's been a pretty slow and uneventful summer
Went to visit a friend in Santa Fe
Fm
Went to New Orleans and went to see my familyWoke up this morning and it occurred
Eb
I needed one more track to finish up my recordI was feeling out of fuel and uninspired
Cm
Laid on my bed, too hung, a little down, a little tiredMet my girl and we walked down Union Street
Eb I was scared and my head was in a bunch of places Gm Bought a $350 pair of lampshades Bb Fm Ab Ab And we ate at Perry's and I ordered crab cakes Ab Gm7 Gm Blue crab cakes Fm Ab Blue crab cakes Gm Bb Blue crab cakes
VERSE:
Cm She said I seemed distracted and asked what was going on with me Eb I said I can't explain it and it's a middle age thing Gm She said okay and ate her eggs Benedict Bb F Ab Ab And I looked at the walls cluttered with sports bar shit Ab Gm7 Sports bar shit Fm7 Ab Sports bar shit Gm7 Bbm7 Bbm7 Bbm7 Sports bar shit Cm7 Cm Ba ba ba Bbm Bbm7 Ba ba ba Cm7 Cm7 Ba ba ba
Fm Fm Eb Eb
Fm Fm Eb Eb
VERSE:
Fm Got on the phone and I called my mother Eb And called my father, talked a little bit with my sister
She's got a new boyfriend, he's a deer hunter
And she's getting used to venison
Cm And my dad's still fighting with his girlfriend Bb About his flirting with the girls in Panera Bread Eb My mom is good but sounded out of breath Gm Fm Ab I worry so much about her, I worry to death Fm7 Gm7 I worry to death Fm7 I worry about her to death Fm7 Gm7 Gm I worry to death
VERSE:
Fm The other night I went and saw The Postal Service Eb Ben's my friend but getting there was the worst
Trying to park and getting up the hill
Fm
And find a spot amongst the drunk kids staring at their cellsStanding at the back with the crowd of eight thousand
Eb
I thought of Ben when I met him in 2000At a festival in Spain
Cm He was on the small stage then and I didn't know his name Bb Now he's singing at the Greek and he's busting moves Eb Ab And my legs were hurting and my feet were too Eb Gm I called him after, said I'll skip the backstage hi/bye Fm7 Fm But thanks for the nice music and all the exercise Fm7 Abm Gm7 And we laughed and it was alright Fm7 And we laughed and it was alright Gm7 Gm7 And it was alright
VERSE:
Fm There's a fine line between a middle-aged guy with a backstage pass Eb And a guy with a gut hanging around like a jackass
Everybody there was twenty years younger than me
Fm
I'll leave with this, not my fondest memoryI carried my legs back down and then I gave
Eb
My backstage passes to two cute asian girlsI drove to my place near Tahoe
Fm
Got in my hot tub and I thought well that's how it goesAnd it was quiet and I was listening to the crickets
And Ben's still out there, selling lots of tickets
Eb
And though I’m contented, there’s a tinge of competitivenessBut Ben's my friend and I know he gets it
Cm Then in a couple of days my meltdown passed Bb Eb Back to the studio doing twelve hours shifts
Singing a song about one thing or another
Gm Fm7 Ab Fm Another day behind the microphone this summer
OUTRO:
Fm Gm7 This Tenderloin summer Fm7 This Tenderloin summer Gm7 Bbm Bbm This Tenderloin summer Cm7 Ba ba ba Ab Ba ba ba Cm Ba ba ba
========================== CAPO: 1st FRET =========================
SONG: BEN'S MY FRIEND
ARTIST: SUN KIL MOON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
BEN'S MY FRIEND
SUN KIL MOON
CAPO: 1st FRET
INTRO:
Em Em D D
VERSE:
Em I woke up this morning, August 3rd D It's been a pretty slow and uneventful summer
Went to visit a friend in Santa Fe
Em
Went to New Orleans and went to see my familyWoke up this morning and it occurred
D
I needed one more track to finish up my recordI was feeling out of fuel and uninspired
Bm
Laid on my bed, too hung, a little down, a little tiredMet my girl and we walked down Union Street
D I was scared and my head was in a bunch of places F#m Bought a $350 pair of lampshades A Em G G And we ate at Perry's and I ordered crab cakes G F#m7 F#m Blue crab cakes Em G Blue crab cakes F#m A Blue crab cakes
VERSE:
Bm She said I seemed distracted and asked what was going on with me D I said I can't explain it and it's a middle age thing F#m She said okay and ate her eggs Benedict A E G G And I looked at the walls cluttered with sports bar shit G F#m7 Sports bar shit Em7 G Sports bar shit F#m7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Sports bar shit Bm7 Bm Ba ba ba Am Am7 Ba ba ba Bm7 Bm7 Ba ba ba
Em Em D D
Em Em D D
VERSE:
Em Got on the phone and I called my mother D And called my father, talked a little bit with my sister
She's got a new boyfriend, he's a deer hunter
And she's getting used to venison
Bm And my dad's still fighting with his girlfriend A About his flirting with the girls in Panera Bread D My mom is good but sounded out of breath F#m Em G I worry so much about her, I worry to death Em7 F#m7 I worry to death Em7 I worry about her to death Em7 F#m7 F#m I worry to death
VERSE:
Em The other night I went and saw The Postal Service D Ben's my friend but getting there was the worst
Trying to park and getting up the hill
Em
And find a spot amongst the drunk kids staring at their cellsStanding at the back with the crowd of eight thousand
D
I thought of Ben when I met him in 2000At a festival in Spain
Bm He was on the small stage then and I didn't know his name A Now he's singing at the Greek and he's busting moves D G And my legs were hurting and my feet were too D F#m I called him after, said I'll skip the backstage hi/bye Em7 Em But thanks for the nice music and all the exercise Em7 Gm F#m7 And we laughed and it was alright Em7 And we laughed and it was alright F#m7 F#m7 And it was alright
VERSE:
Em There's a fine line between a middle-aged guy with a backstage pass D And a guy with a gut hanging around like a jackass
Everybody there was twenty years younger than me
Em
I'll leave with this, not my fondest memoryI carried my legs back down and then I gave
D
My backstage passes to two cute asian girlsI drove to my place near Tahoe
Em
Got in my hot tub and I thought well that's how it goesAnd it was quiet and I was listening to the crickets
And Ben's still out there, selling lots of tickets
D
And though I’m contented, there’s a tinge of competitivenessBut Ben's my friend and I know he gets it
Bm Then in a couple of days my meltdown passed A D Back to the studio doing twelve hours shifts
Singing a song about one thing or another
F#m Em7 G Em Another day behind the microphone this summer
OUTRO:
Em F#m7 This Tenderloin summer Em7 This Tenderloin summer F#m7 Am Am This Tenderloin summer Bm7 Ba ba ba G Ba ba ba Bm Ba ba ba
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