“You To Thank”
Ben Folds
Songs For Silverman

This song, naturally, is for piano. I’ve tabbed it out for guitar with the aim of making
it sound as correct as possible while still being technically feasible for a solo player

Intro:

These are just arpeggiated chords way up the fretboard.

e|———————————————————–13-|
B|——————————————————–13—-|
G|—————————————————–14——-|
D|12——-12———-14——-14———15——-15———-|
A|——13—-13————-15—-15————13————-|
E|—13———-13——-15———-15——13—————-|

e|——————————————-13-|
B|-11——-11——–13——-13———–13–|
G|——-10—-10———–12—-12——-14—|
D|—-12———-12—–14———-14—15—-|
A|———————————————-|
E|———————————————-|

Verse:

By the time the buzz was wearing off

We were standing out on the sidewalk

With our tattoos that looked like rings

In the hot Nevada sun

Verse 2

Gifts piled high and our moms and dads shook hands
And our party of polaroid friends
Rented a pool and hired a band

Bridge
Maybe they knew more than we knew

Cause they danced and drank while we jumped off the deep end

Chorus:

In order to have the root notes make any melodic sense, play at least the first two
chords from each line only on the high 4 strings (D G B e). If this part is too complex,
you can simplify it by ignoring the altered root notes and just playing standard chords

Oh I’ve got you [F/A]

To t[C/E]hank [C/Bb]

For this [F/A]

[C/E] [C/D]

Christmas came around
Yeah and everything was going to crp
For moms and dads, not a clue to be had
Yeah we put on a pretty good act

And they seemed to all need to believe it
So we danced and drank and paddled hard Beneath it

Oh I’ve got you
To thank
For this

You can’t say you’ve ne-ver had a doubt

and smoked it down but really wanted out

Play chorus sans lyrics.

Then there’s a solo. I found one transcription that claims its F Bb C A played 4 times.
This sounds wrong to me, but whatever. If anyone feels inspired to figure out something
here, more power to you. I’m moving on.

By the time the buzz was wearing off
We were standing out on the sidewalk
With our tattoos that looked like rings
In the hot Nevada sun

And they won’t fade

Chorus

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from ‘Rockin’ The Suburbs’ (2001)

CAPO 4th FRET

(Original Key: F#)

Intro:

D G, D G, C F, C F
D G, D G, C F, C, Bbmaj7,

Verse 1:

Her window was [D/C]hung like a painting,
She [D/B]worried it might come to life.
She stared for hours.

So obsessed was I, [D/C]and self-absorbed that I,
[D/B] Didn’t see that she was, cry-ing.

Chorus 1:

There was always someone carrying,
There was always someone carrying,
Always someone’s carrying Cathy.

Interlude:

D G, D G, C F, C (x2)

Verse 2:

There were times when I’d [D/C]find myself saying that;
[D/B] “Friends, you don’t understand”,
And she’s different, when it’s just me and her.

And I closed the door and I [D/C]tried to hang on,
And she [D/B]sank into the dark. I was over my head.

Chorus 2:

There was always someone carrying,
There was always someone carrying,
Always someone’s carrying Cathy.

Interlude:

D G, D G, C F, C

Bridge 1:

We gave you everything; you could have been anything.
We gave you everything; you could have done anything.

But to i-magine a fall, with no one at all to catch you.

Chorus 3:

There’d always been someone…

Then one night, she climbed into the picture frame.
Out in the frozen air, and out, of sight.

Verse 3:

Woke up sad from this [D/C]dream I’ve been having,
The [D/B]last couple nights or so.

With her father and brothers, we’re [D/C]all at the funeral,
[D/B] Carrying a box through the rain.
Then somebody says that it’s always been this way.

Chorus 4:

There was always someone carrying,
There was always someone carrying,
Always someone’s carrying…
Always someone’s carrying… Cathy.

Outro:

D G, D G, C F, D

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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[D/C]
xx0232 320003 x32010 133211 x13231 x30230

[D/B]
x20230 x02220 355333 x02210 xx0211 xx0201

VERSE:
What is this
It doesn’t make much sense
They sing it like a pop song
You’re capable of anything
And I’m sure they meant
You could be President
Or you could just forgive me

CHORUS:
But I stopped caring what you think about me
I gave up
We’re told we are capable of anything
But you don’t seem to t[C9/G]hink that you are
Capable of anything

VERSE:
Swung and missed
I put my heart in this
(‘?) Good guy
I want so bad to be but I was weak and wrong
And when I end it all
It only made you righteous
Now you get to blame your life on me

CHORUS:
But I stopped caring what you think about me
I gave up
We’re told we are capable of anything
But you don’t seem to t[C9/G]hink that you are
Capable of anything

INSTRUMENTAL:



OUTRO:
You are_______ capable of anything
But you don’t seem to think
That you could fly so low
Or sink so high
That you could ever love again
Or even try
That you could steal or cheat or kill or lie
But you might

Zak and Sara ? Ben Folds
Capo 3

Chords
[D/C] [Gm7/B] [Gm7/Bb] [C/B]

–2—2—-2——2—–0—-0-|
–3—3—-3——3—–3—-1-|
–2—2—-0——0—–0—-0-|
–0—0—-0——0—–2—-0-|
–0—3—-2——1—–2—-2-|
–x—x—-x——x—–x—-x-|

Intro
(D D/C Gm7/B Gm7/Bb)x2

Sara spe[D/C]lled without an [Gm7/B]?h? was getting [Gm7/Bb]bored
On a Pea[D/C]vey amp from[Gm7/B] nineteen eight[Gm7/Bb]y four
While Zak without a ?c? tried out some new guitars
Playing Sara with no ?h?s favorite song
La la laaa, la l[Gm7/B]a laaa, la la laaa
La la laaa, la l[Gm7/B]a laaa, la la laaa
Zak and Sara
(D D/C Gm7/B Gm7/Bb)x2

Often Sa[D/C]ra would have spells whe[Gm7/B]re she lost time[Gm7/Bb]
She saw the futu[D/C]re she heard voices from[Gm7/B] inside[Gm7/Bb]
The kind of voices she would soon learn to deny
Because at home they got her slapped
La la laaa, la l[Gm7/B]a laaa, la la laaa
La la laaa, la l[Gm7/B]a laaa, la la laaa
Zak and Sara
Zak and Sara[C/B]
[C/B]
Zak called his Dad, about lay away plans
Sara told the friendly salesman that
You?ll all die in your cars
And why?s it gotta be dark

And you?re all workin? in a submarine
Ass [D/C]hole[Gm7/B][Gm7/Bb]
[D/C] [Gm7/B] [Gm7/Bb]
She saw [D/C]the light she saw a pale[Gm7/B] English face[Gm7/Bb]
Some str[D/C]ange machines repeating [Gm7/B]beats and thumping b[Gm7/Bb]ass
Pitchers of pills that put you in a loving trance
That make it possible for all white boys to dance
And when Zak finished Sara?s song, Sara clapped.

La la laaa, la l[Gm7/B]a laaa, la la laaa
La la laaa, la l[Gm7/B]a laaa, la la laaa
Zak and Sara
Zak and Sara[C/B]
C C/B >
[D/C] [Gm7/B] [Gm7/Bb]
[D/C] [Gm7/B] [Gm7/Bb]
[D/C] [Gm7/B] [Gm7/Bb]

I’m a genius, really, I’m excellent
Better than them, I kick their asses
All of them, even that guy
Who thinks he’s fkin’ cool
Gets all of the attention
He doesn’t sell sht does he

Some guy on the net thinks I suck and he should know
He’s got his own blog

Some guy on the net thinks I suck and he should know
He’s got his own blog

I’m a loser, I’m a poser
Yeah really, it’s over
I mean it and I quit
Everything I write is sht

I’m a loser and a poser
It’s over, it’s over
I mean it and I quit
Everything I write is sht

(three times)
Hey, hey
It’s a working day

Oooh

Because she does it’s not[Am7/G] the same
room

The one she wanted to be in

She says

Everywhere I go, damn, [Am7/G]there I am

And I just want to walk away

Won’t you let me walk away sometimes

I just want to walk away

Every one of you is fired

C E7 Am7 F G7 x3

I’m just an ordinary guy

And all I want is to[Am7/G] be loved

Is that so wrong?

Don’t think that I don’t know what you’re

Saying about me

I hear it all through these[Am7/G] thin walls

(repeat to here)
And I just want to walk away

Won’t you let me walk away this time

I just want to walk away

Every one of you is fired

Every one of you is oh, oh, oh, oh

Every one of you is fired, yeah

[Dm7/G]Woo…

C C/E Am7 F G7 x4
C E7 Am7 F G7 x2
(first time)
C E7 Am7 Am7/G (repeat)

(second time)

Every one of you is fired

Every one of you is oh, oh, oh, oh

Every one of you is fired

Every one of you is oh, oh, oh, oh

Hoo...

Ah…[Dm9/G]

C E7 Am7 F G7 x2
[Am7/G]

So many things you never mentioned to me
[A/G]You didn’t think I could listen
Do I [C/G]come across so weak?
I guess, sometimes I am

CHORUS:
Now, you’re so gone [A5/B]
Oh[C/D]
I don’t need a [G/D]Yes Man and a [A2-5]song
[A5/B]Oh, why didn’t you tell me about it?

REPEAT INTRO

VERSE:
I watched a patch of morning light
As it [A/G]crept across a bed and
It reached your sleepy [C/G]eyes
And in that time I’d forgotten why

I couldn’t tell you why I was mad
So I [A/G]held it in and you kept it back
Every [C/G]picture that I click and drag
It’s obvious

CHORUS:
Now, we’re so gone[A5/B]
Oh[C/D]
I don’t need a [G/D]Yes Man and a [A2-5]song
[A5/B]Oh, why didn’t you tell me about it?

BRIDGE:
I [A/G]know, some[C/G]times
You tried to talk to me
And I [/C]make a [G/D]joke of it
I [A/C#]do that some[F/C]times
When I know it’s [F/A]gonna hurt

VERSE:
Why didn’t you tell me that I got fat?
Now I’m [A/G]crying all the way from the photomat
‘Cause I [C/G]see I got more chins
Than a Chinese phone book has

CHORUS:
Now, you’re so gone [A5/B]
Oh[C/D]
I don’t need a [G/D]Yes Man and a song
Oh, [A/G]why didn’t you tell me about it?[C/G]
Oh, [A/G]why didn’t you tell me about it? [C/G]

intro

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Judy
Could anyone be loved anymore

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than I love you
does it hurt you too?

Well, Judy
I’ve been feeling small too long
I love you so
but something’s wrong

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and I come running when you want me here
and when you want me to, I disappear
Judy

intro

I knew if I made it easy for you
you’d settle for me, yeah eventually

but Judy
I can’t be myself anymore
it’s way too hard
being loved by default

and I can’t do this any longer
the vacuum left is so much stronger
Judy

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Judy you know I’m not mad anymore
at least most of the time
but it could take a while
I’ve been living just to see you smile
every once in a while

tears fall
but that don’t mean nothing at all
Just cause I said it first
that’s why it hurts

And Judy,
I won’t be your bch anymore
and follow you around
and hold the door

i’m not sorry if
you’re not sorry
and you’re not sorry
till I make you Judy
Judy
Give Judy
Give Judy My Notice