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Ben Folds
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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The old bastard left his ties and a suit
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A brown box,
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moth balls and bowl ing shoes
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And his opinion so you never
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have to choose
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Pretty soon,
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D

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Em
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you'll be an old bastard, too
Verse 2
A
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You get smaller while the world gets big
C
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The more you know you

know you don't know shit
A
A

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"The Whiz Man" will never fit
C
C

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you like "The Whiz Kid" did
Verse 3
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G

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D

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Em
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So why you gotta act like you know
C
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Am
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A
A

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when you don't know?
Em
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C
C

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It's okay if you
D
D

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don't know everything
G
G

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D

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Em
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Why you gotta act like you know
C
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A

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when you don't know?
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C

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It's okay if you don't
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know everything
Verse 4
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Close your eyes, close your ears,
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D

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young man
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D
D

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You've seen and heard
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C

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D

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all an old man can
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Spread the facts on the
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D

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floor like a fan
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D

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Throw away the ones that
C
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make you feel bad
Verse 5
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Kids today are getting old too fast
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They can't wait to grow up

so they can kiss some ass
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A

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They get nostalgic 'bout

the last ten years
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C

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Before the last ten years have passed
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So why you gotta act like you
Verse 6
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know
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C

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Am
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A
A

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when you don't know?
Em
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C
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It's okay if you
D
D

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don't know everything
G
G

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Em
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Why you gotta act like you know
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when you don't know?
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Em
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It's okay if you don't know everything
Interlude 1
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Am
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Am
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Em
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Em
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Am
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Am
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Tears land on
Verse 7
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Am
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Am
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C
C

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D
D

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Em
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D
D

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G
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a hand on a chest
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G
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The old bastard had a
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C
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paradig m arrest
Verse 8
A
A

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He got smaller and the world got big
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Am
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The more he knew he knew
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he didn't know shit
A
A

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"The Whiz Man" never fit him
Bsus4
Bsus4
2

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like "The Whiz Kid" did
Verse 9
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Em
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Why you gotta act like you know when
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D

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Am
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A
A

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you don't know?
Em
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C
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'Cause it's ok if you
D
D

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don't know everything
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G

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Em
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Why you gotta act like you know when
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Am
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you don't know?
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It's ok if you don't know everything
Outro 1
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Bm
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TunerE A D G B E

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ChordsEm D G C A...

  • Em

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • A

  • Am

  • Bsus4

    2

  • F

  • Bm

    2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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Chords

  • Em

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • A

  • Am

  • Bsus4

    2

  • F

  • Bm

    2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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