Ben Folds Five

On Being Frank(Chords)

Ben Folds Five

Key: G

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	        On Being Frank by Ben Folds Five 
from the album 'The Sound of the Life of the Mind' (2012) 

Intro: 
Gmaj9  C/D 
Gmaj9  C/D 

Verse: 
  G          D/G     Am/G 
I had it all,     or should I say I saw it all? 
           Em                  Bm           Em            Bm 
And it's a long way from the dustbin of New Jersey to the top 
               Am      Fmaj7 
Who would have known? 
               Dsus4  D 
Who would have known 

  G           D/G     Am/G 
I had a dream,    but dreams had other plans for me 
       Em              Bm 
For 30 years I set the thermostat 
      Em            Bm 
Where Frank Sinatra liked it, 
           Am                 Em 
Pulled his girls and hung his hats 
        Am                   Em 
I never knew which ones were mine 
         Bm            D      D7 
Now he's gone, and I'm alone 


G And I don't know where I might be going Bm I heard the wind, the wind stopped blowing Am Set me on the roadside coming home D Em C D But home, for me was always someone else you know Em C D That shadows always fall, when the sun goes down
Gmaj9 C/D Gmaj9 C/D Verse: G D/G Am/G I shook the hands, mafia dons and presidents Em Bm And though they always smile politely Em Bm With a measure of decorum Am Em Still their eyes would scan beyond me Am Em For a glimpse of something more Bm But now he's gone, D D7 Now they're gone
G And I don't know where I might be going Bm I heard the wind, the wind stopped blowing Am Set me on the roadside coming home D Em C D But home, for me was always someone else you know Em C D That shadows always fall, when the sun goes down
Gmaj9 C/D Gmaj9 C/D PIANO Solo: G D/G Am/G Em Bm Em Bm Am Fmaj7 D Bridge: D Em C D Alone, the shadow of a star, don't you know Em C D That shadows always fall, yeah shadows always fall, When the sun goes down
G And I don't know where I might be going Bm I heard the wind, the wind stopped blowing Am Set me on the roadside coming home D Em C D And home, for me was always someone else you know
OUTRO: Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D

Written by Ben Folds

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