Ben Folds Five - Alice Childress

ben folds five – alice childress
solo piano version on the itunes original album
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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 )