Luckiest

Ben Folds Five

tono:
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                             The Luckiest - Ben Folds Five
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Song: The Luckiest
Artist: Ben Folds
Tabbed by: clemm

Tuning: Standard

**Note** I took the chord version of this song and put it into tab so its 
 a lot easier for beginners to understand what their playing.  This is for
people who don't know chords.

Chords are labeled under the tab version.

x= don't play that string.

**INTRO**
E|---2---3---2---0---2---2---3---2/0---0---|
B|---3---0---3---2---3---2---0---3/2---2---|
G|---2---0---2---2---4---2---0---2/2---2---|
D|---0---0---0---2---4---4---0---0/2---2---|
A|---0---2---0---0---2---4---2---0/0---0---|
E|---0---3---0---0---x---2---3---0/0---0---|
     D   G   D   A   Bm  F#m G   D/A   A

**VERSE 1**
    I don't get many things right the first time
E|--2-------0---------2---------------3---------|
B|--3-------2---------3---------------0---------|
G|--2-------2---------2---------------0---------|
D|--0-------2---------0---------------0---------|
A|--0-------0---------0---------------2---------|
E|--0-------0---------0---------------3---------|
    D       A         D               G

    in fact I am told that a lot.  Now I know all the wrong turns
E|--------2----------2--------0-----------0-----------0----------|
B|--------3----------3--------1-----------2-----------2----------|
G|--------2----------4--------0-----------2-----------2----------|
D|--------0----------4--------2-----------2-----------2----------|
A|--------0----------2--------3-----------0-----------4----------|
E|--------0----------x--------x-----------0-----------0----------|
          D          Bm       C           A          A/C#

    the stumbles and falls brought me here
E|---------2----------3---------------2----2---2---0---|
B|---------3----------0---------------3----3---2---2---|
G|---------2----------0---------------2----4---2---2---|
D|---------0----------0---------------0----4---4---2---|
A|---------0----------2---------------0----2---4---0---|
E|---------0----------3---------------0----x---2---0---|
           D          G               D   Bm  F#m  A

**CHORUS**
    And where was I before the day that I first saw your lovely face?
E|--2--------------3------------2-----------------0-----------------0-|
B|--3--------------0------------3-----------------0-----------------2-|
G|--4--------------0------------4-----------------1-----------------2-|
D|--4--------------0------------4-----------------2-----------------2-|
A|--2--------------2------------3-----------------2-----------------0-|
E|--x--------------3------------x-----------------0-----------------0-|
    Bm             G            Bm                E                 A

    now I see it every day
E|----------2----------3---|
B|----------2----------0---|
G|----------2----------0---|
D|----------4----------0---|
A|----------4----------2---|
E|----------2----------3---|
           F#m         G

    And I    know,    that I am,  I  am,  I am,    the luckiest
E|------2-----0--0---------2--0---2---2----3-2/0---0-----2------0-|
B|------3-----2--2---------3--2---3---2----0-3/2---2-----3------2-|
G|------2-----2--0---------2--2---4---2----0-2/2---2-----2------2-|
D|------0-----2--2---------0--2---4---4----0-0/2---2-----0------2-|
A|------0-----0--0---------0--0---2---4----2-0/0---0-----0------0-|
E|------0-----0--0---------0--0---x---2----3-0/0---0-----0------0-|
       D/A    A  A7        D  A   Bm F#m   G D/A   A     D      A

**VERSE 2**
    What if I'd been born 50 years before you
E|-----------2--------0---2----------3--------|
B|-----------3--------2---3----------0--------|
G|-----------2--------2---2----------0--------|
D|-----------0--------2---0----------0--------|
A|-----------0--------0---0----------2--------|
E|-----------0--------0---0----------3--------|
             D        A   D          G

    in a house on the street where you live?  Maybe I'd be outside
E|-------2------------2-------------------0-----------0-------0----|
B|-------3------------3-------------------1-----------2-------2----|
G|-------2------------4-------------------0-----------2-------2----|
D|-------0------------4-------------------2-----------2-------2----|
A|-------0------------2-------------------3-----------0-------4----|
E|-------0------------x-------------------0-----------0-------0----|
         D            Bm                  C           A       A/C#

    as you pass on your bike would I know?
E|----------2------------3------------2----2----2--0-|
B|----------3------------0------------3----3----2--2-|
G|----------2------------0------------2----4----2--2-|
D|----------0------------0------------0----4----4--2-|
A|----------0------------2------------0----2----4--0-|
E|----------0------------3------------0----x----2--0-|
            D            G            D    Bm  F#m A

**CHORUS**
      And in a wide sea of eyes, I'd see one pair that I'd recognize
E|-2-------------3-----------2------------0--------------0-------2----3------|
B|-3-------------0-----------3------------0--------------2-------2----0------|
G|-4-------------0-----------4------------1--------------2-------2----0------|
D|-4-------------0-----------4------------2--------------2-------4----0------|
A|-3-------------2-----------2------------2--------------0-------4----2------|
E|-x-------------3-----------x------------0--------------0-------2----3------|
   Bm            G           Bm           E              A      F#m   G

    And I'd know,   that I am,  I   am,   I  am,    the luckiest
E|------2----0--0--------2--0---2-----2----3---2/0--0-----2-------0--|
B|------3----2--2--------3--2---3-----2----0---3/2--2-----3-------2--|
G|------2----2--0--------2--2---4-----2----0---2/2--2-----2-------2--|
D|------0----2--2--------0--2---4-----4----0---0/2--2-----0-------2--|
A|------0----0--0--------0--0---2-----4----2---0/0--0-----0-------0--|
E|------0----0--0--------0--0---x-----2----3---0/0--0-----0-------0--|
       D/A   A  A7       D  A   Bm   F#m   G   D/A  A     D       A

**BRIDGE**
      I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.
E|-0----------------------------2--------------0-------2------3----0-|
B|-0----------------------------3--------------2-------3------0----2-|
G|-0----------------------------4--------------2-------2------0----2-|
D|-2----------------------------4--------------2-------0------0----2-|
A|-2----------------------------2--------------4-------0------2----0-|
E|-0----------------------------x--------------0-------0------3----0-|
   Em                           Bm            A/C#     D      G    A

**VERSE 3**
    Next door there's an old man who lived to his 90's
E|--------2--------------0------------2-----------3---|
B|--------3--------------2------------3-----------0---|
G|--------2--------------2------------2-----------0---|
D|--------0--------------2------------0-----------0---|
A|--------0--------------0------------0-----------2---|
E|--------0--------------0------------0-----------3---|
          D              A            D           G

    and one day passed away in his sleep.  And his wife
E|------2---------------2------------0-------------0---|
B|------3---------------3------------1-------------2---|
G|------2---------------4------------0-------------2---|
D|------0---------------4------------2-------------2---|
A|------0---------------2------------3-------------0---|
E|------0---------------x------------x-------------0---|
        D               Bm           C             A

    she stayed for a couple of days and passed away.
E|------0-------------2---------3---------------2---2----2--0-|
B|------2-------------3---------0---------------3---3----2--2-|
G|------2-------------2---------0---------------2---4----2--2-|
D|------2-------------0---------0---------------0---4----4--2-|
A|------4-------------0---------2---------------0---2----4--0-|
E|------0-------------0---------3---------------0---x----2--0-|
       A/C#           D         G               D   Bm  F#m A

**CHORUS**
    I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong.
E|--2---------3----------------2---------------0----------------0------2-----3--|
B|--3---------0----------------3---------------0----------------2------2-----0--|
G|--4---------0----------------4---------------1----------------2------2-----0--|
D|--4---------0----------------4---------------2----------------2------4-----0--|
A|--2---------2----------------2---------------2----------------0------4-----2--|
E|--x---------3----------------x---------------0----------------0------2-----3--|
    Bm        G                Bm              E                A     F#m   G

    That I know,   that I am,  I  am,  I  am,    the luckiest 
E|-----2----0--0--------2--0---2---2----3---2----0------2-----2--3--2--0--2---|
B|-----3----2--2--------3--2---3---2----0---3----2------3-----2--0--3--2--3---|
G|-----2----2--0--------2--2---4---2----0---2----2------4-----2--0--2--2--2---|
D|-----0----2--2--------0--2---4---4----0---0----2------4-----4--0--0--2--0---|
A|-----0----0--0--------0--0---2---4----2---0----0------2-----4--2--0--0--0---|
E|-----0----0--0--------0--0---x---2----3---0----0------x-----2--3--0--0--0---|
      D/A   A  A7       D  A   Bm F#m   G  D/A   A      Bm   F#m G D/A A  D