Alice Childress

ben folds five - alice childress Solo piano version on the itunes original album any questions? shanepan54@gmail . com Intro : Bmaj7 B7 | Esusmaj9 ( omit 5 ) Emaj9 ( x4 ) G#m F#/A# some summers in the evening B F#/C# B/D# E | E ( held over from last bar ) ( add some maj 7 and 9 for color ) after six or so G#m F#/A# i walk on down the hill F#/G# G#/A# and maybe buy a beer E F# i think about my friends B F#/C# B/D# E | E ( held over from last bar ) ( add some maj 7 and 9 for color ) sometimes i wish they lived out here C#m7 F# | B ( change between A B and E/B off and on ) but they wouldn’t dig this town E B/D# | F#/G# G#/A# no they wouldn’t dig this town Chorus E B/D# try not to think about it G#m F#/A# B B/D# alice childress E B/D# try not to think about it F#/G# G#/A# anymore E B/D# try not to think about it G#m F#/A# B B/D# alice childress E B/D# ( no lyrics ) F#/G# | E/G# | anymore , no not anymore no Intro again : Bmaj7 B7 | Esus9 ( omit 5 ) Emaj9 ( x2 ) G#m F#/A# alice the world is full of ugly things that B F#/C# B/D# E | E ( held over from last bar ) ( add some maj 7 and 9 for color ) you can’t change G#m F#/A# pretend it’s not that way F#/G# G#/A# that’s my idea of faith E F# you can blow it off and say there’s B F#/C# B/D# E | E ( held over from last bar ) ( add some maj 7 and 9 for color ) good in nearly everyone C#m7 F# | B ( change between A B and E/B off and on ) just give them all a chance E B/D# | F#/G# G#/A# give them all a chance Chorus E B/D# try not to think about it G#m F#/A# B B/D# alice childress E B/D# try not to think about it F#/G# G#/A# anymore E B/D# try not to think about it G#m F#/A# B B/D# alice childress E B/D# ( no lyrics ) F#/G# | E/G# anymore , no not anymore Bridge : i’ll try to write down the notes of the Solo . keep in mind i’m not writing repeated notes twice or more . it’s the same D/E chord throughout just keep comping it through out . 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | chords : D/E notes : F# - - E - - B - - A G# A B G# F# - - E - - B - - A G# A B F# C/G | Gmaj7 no it didn’t work out C/D no it didn’t work out Gmaj7 the way we thought it would C/D no it didn’t work out Gmaj7 an arranged marriage E/F# is not so good Interlude : same chords as the Verse G#m F#/A# B F#/C# B/D# E | E ( held over from last bar ) ( add some maj 7 and 9 for color ) G#m F#/A# B F#/C# B/D# E | E ( held over from last bar ) ( add some maj 7 and 9 for color ) G#m F#/A# thank god it’s you B F#/C# B/D# E | E ( held over from last bar ) ( add some maj 7 and 9 for color ) you know your timing is impeccable G#m F#/A# i’m not fooling you F#/G# G#/A# i don’t know what to do E F# ( F# ) some dude just knocked me cold B F#/C# B/D# E | E ( held over from last bar ) ( add some maj 7 and 9 for color ) and left me on the sidewalk C#m7 F# | B ( change between A B and E/B off and on ) took everything i had E B/D# | F#/G# G#/A# everything i had Chorus E B/D# try not to think about it G#m F#/A# B B/D# alice childress E B/D# try not to think about it F#/G# G#/A# anymore E B/D# try not to think about it G#m F#/A# B B/D# alice childress E B/D# ( no lyrics ) F#/G# | E/G# | anymore , no not anymore no F#/G# | E/G# | anymore , no not anymore F#/G# | E/G# | anymore , no not anymore Outro : same as Intro Bmaj7 B7 | Esusmaj9 ( omit 5 ) Emaj9 ( x2 )