Ben Folds Five - Silver Street

silver street by ben folds
live version from the album “ben folds live” ( 2002 )

intro A :
C#maj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4 F#6maj9 F#maj9

intro B :
F Dm7 Am7
Dm7 Dm/C F/C G/B [ ch ] Gdim/A# [ /Ch ] C/A G
Gm7 Am7 [ ch ] D#dim/D [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Cdim/D [ /Ch ] Gm7 D# F [ ch ] A#/C [ /Ch ]

intro solo ( individual notes for piano players ) :
G C D C D D# A D# D C A# D# F G C G G# – C A# G G# – C A# – D F – C A# F# G D# D# ( octave down )
F A# G# A C A – D F – chord F – bass [ ch ] A#/C [ /Ch ]

verse 1 :
F Dm Am7
now the houses are ghosts over silver street
Dm Dm/C G/B [ ch ] Gm/A# [ /Ch ] Am7 G
you’ve got them dressed up like clowns
Gm7
married couples slamming doors
Am7 [ ch ] D#dim/D [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Cdim/D [ /Ch ]
bums praising the lord
Gm7 D# F
you’re playing tapes for the town

prechorus :
Am7
now the neighborhood’s mixed
A7 – aug
and your college friends
Dm F/C G/B
are getting younger every year

refrain :
A#maj7 Am7 ( no E )
the wind don’t blow
G# ( no E ) Gm7 ( no D )
and the grass don’t grow
Edim/F# ( no B ) Dmaj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4 F#6maj9 F#maj9 F
you’re never leaving silver street

verse 2 :
F Dm Am7
you bought some brown wire frames at a junk shop
Dm Dm/C G/B [ ch ] Gm/A# [ /Ch ] Am7 G
that was your trademark at school
Gm7
now they’re barely hanging on
Am7 [ ch ] D#dim/D [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Cdim/D [ /Ch ]
and the styles are moving on
Gm7 D# F
hard for a man to stay cool

prechorus :
Am7
now the seasons change
A7 – aug
and the storefronts change
Dm F/C G/B
everything else stays the same

refrain :
A#maj7 Am7 ( no E )
the wind don’t blow
G# ( no E ) Gm7 ( no D )
and the grass don’t grow
Edim/F# ( no B ) F A#/F C/F
you’re never leaving silver street

bridge :
B
but now don’t get me wrong
A#m
’cause , oh i
Am7
like this neighborhood
Dm D
oh , and seeing you was good
Dm [ ch ] Dm/C# [ /Ch ] F/C G/B
but now we spent the day so completely uninspired
Gm [ ch ] Gm/A [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Gm/A# [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Gm/B [ /Ch ] C caug – roll
asking why , oh why , should i be tired?

verse 3 :
F Dm Am7
they’re filling the potholes in on silver street
Dm Dm/C G/B [ ch ] Gm/A# [ /Ch ] Am7 G
waking the neighbors up at noon
Gm7
now your friends are out on break
Am7 [ ch ] D#dim/D [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Cdim/D [ /Ch ]
and you’re out on your brown lawn
Gm7 D# F
raking the dirt with a broom

prechorus :
Am7
now the seasons change
A7 – aug
and the storefronts change
Dm F/C G/B
everything else stays the same

refrain :
A#maj7 Am7 ( no E )
the wind don’t blow
G# ( no E ) Gm7 ( no D )
and the grass don’t grow
Edim/F# ( no B ) Dmaj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4 – maj7 F#6maj9 F#maj9 F
you’re never leaving silver street

ending :
C#maj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4
never leaving , never leaving
C#maj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4
never leaving , never leaving
C#maj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4 F
oh , oh , oh