Missing the War
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 19:08:31 EST
From: Prtzl Lgc
Subject: CRD:b/ben_folds_five/missing_the_war.crd
Missing the War by Ben Folds Five
from Whatever and Ever Amen
written by Ben Folds
transcribed by Zach Moats (Prtzl Lgc@aol.com)
this song has a lot of funny chords in it and i tried my hardest to figure
them out. if you can hear them better than i can, please contact me and
inform me of the correct chords. please e-mail me and tell me what you
think.
Missing the War
Intro: /A Amin(add 9) / E F# / A Amin (add 9)/ E /
Verse 1:
E Emaj7
All is quiet.
F#9 (voicings : G#-A#-E)
His tired eyes
Bsus4 B Bmin B Bmin Bsus2 Bmin
See figures jotted down. And clothes all strewn around the
A (E in bass)bass)5E
Bedroom floor.
Verse 2: Repeat chords
Now nothing�s adding up.
And nothing�s making sense.
She�s sleeping like a baby.
She doesn�t know he wasn�t meant for this.
Chorus:
Amaj7 Amin (bass)
Im missing the war. (ba ba ba ba)
Ami(C in bass) Emaj7
I�m missing the war. (ba ba ba ba)
Emaj7
All night.
C# F#
Missing the war. (ba ba ba ba)
F#
Missing the war
Repeat intro:
Verse 3: Repeat verse chords
He drove home again.
Pissed and beaten.
It�s really no big deal
It happens all the time
It�s no big deal.
Chorus.
End chorus with:
F# G G(D in bass) GG#min
Till beads of sunlight hit me in the morning.
C# B E D A Amin9
So much time so little to say
Verse 3:
Time may fly.
And dreams may die.
The shaking voice that tells him go
still thinks he might
he knows he wont.
Chorus
Repeat Intro 4X�s and end with
GG(ibGEFG#min