Ben Folds Five - Do It Anyway

: : intro : :
Dm F Dm F

: : verse : :
Dm F
you might put your love and trust on the line
Dm F
it’s risky , people love to tear that down let ’em try
Dm F
do it anyway
Dm F
risk it anyway

: : verse : :
Dm F
and if you’re paralyzed by a voice in your head
Dm F
it’s the standing still that should be scaring you instead go on and
Dm F
do it anyway
Dm F
do it anyway

: : verse : :
Dm F
there will be times you might leap before you look
Dm F
there’ll be times you’ll like the cover and that’s precisely why you’ll love the book
Dm F
do it anyway
Dm F
do it anyway

: : chorus : :
Gm
tell me what i said i’d never do
A#
tell me what i said i’d never say
Gm A# C
read me off a list of the things i used to not like but now i think are ok

: : interlude : :
Dm F Dm F

: : verse : :
Dm F
sometimes it’s not subjective : wrong and right
Dm F
deep down you know it’s downright wrong but you’re invincible tonight so you
Dm F
do it anyway
Dm F
it’s done you did it

: : verse : :
Dm F
despite your grand attempts the chips are set to fall
Dm F
and all the stories you might weave cannot negotiate them all
Dm F
do it anyway
Dm F
be honest , anyway

: : chorus : :
Gm
so tell me what i said i’d never do
A#
tell me what i said i’d never say
Gm A# C Dm
read me off a list of the things i used to not like but now i think are ok

: : interlude : :
( Dm ) F
( ok ) yeah yeah yeah yeah
C
woah woah woah woah

Gm A# C Dm

: : solo : :
Dm F C Gm A# C Dm

: : verse : :
Dm F
it’s gonna be so very hard to say
Dm F
and watch the trust and joy all drain from her innocent face but you must
Dm F
do it anyway
Dm F
it sucks but do it anyway

: : verse : :
Dm F
call it surrender but you know that that’s a joke
Dm F
and the punchline is you were never actually in control but still
Dm F
surrender anyway

: : chorus : :
Gm
tell me what you said you’d never do
A#
tell me what you said you’d never say
Gm A#
read me off that list of things ’cause i used to not like you
C Dm
but now i think you’re ok

: : interlude : :
( Dm )
( ok )
F
yeah yeah yeah yeah
C
woah woah woah woah
Gm A# Dm
everybody knows that you just gotta do it anyway

: : interlude : :
Dm F C

: : middle eight : :
Gm
do it anyway do it anyway
A#
do it anyway do it anyway
Gm
do it anyway do it anyway
A#
do it anyway do it anyway

: : collision – outro : :
Gm
cause you don’t do nothing to avoid self punishment
A#
you won’t do nothing you won’t feel nothing
Gm
gotta , do it , do it , do it anyway
A#
ah do it anyway
Dm
do it anyway