WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Ben Folds Five - The Ascent Of Stan Chords | Ver. 1
...THE ASCENT OF STAN... by Ben Folds
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*from 'Rockin' The Suburbs' (2001)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Gm)
Intro:
Em B7/Eb D A7 (x2), C
Verse 1:
G D Em D
Pangs, of silence, from the room upstairs.
C G
Hows the view there?
G D
Do you read what they're saying about you?
Verse 2:
G D Em D
That you're no fun, since the war was won.
C G
In fact, you have become,
G D Am C
All of the things you've always... run away from.
Chorus 1:
Em B7/Eb D A7
The ascent of Stan; textbook hippie man.
Em B7/Eb D A7
Get rest while you can.
Verse 3:
G D Em D
So where'd the years go? All the time we had?
C G G D
Being poor was, not such a drag in hindsight.
G D Em D C G
And you wonder, why your father was so re-signed.
G D Am C
Now you don't wonder, any-more.
Chorus 2:
Em B7/Eb D A7
The ascent of Stan; textbook hippie man.
Em B7/Eb D A7 (C)
Textbook hippie man, get rest while you can.
Bridge 1:
C D G C
(Sta...n); once you wanted revo-lution,
D G C
(Sta...n); now you're the institution.
D G
(Sta...n):
C D G
How's it feel to be the man?
It's no fun to be the man.
Interlude:
Em B7/Eb D A7,
C G, F#7 Bsus4 B
Break:
G D Em D G
La...da da, da da, da da, da da da.
G D Am C
La da da da da, da da, la...
Am C
And now watch it all go down.
Chorus 3:
Em B7/Eb D A7
The ascent of Stan; textbook hippie man.
Em B7/Eb D
(Stan), textbook hippie man.
A7 (C)
Get rest while you can.
Bridge 2:
C D G C
(Sta...n); once you wanted revo-lution,
D G C
(Sta...n); now you're the institution.
D G
(Sta...n):
C D G
How's it feel to be the man?
It's no fun to be the man.
Coda:
G
It's no fun to be the man.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em B7/Eb D A7 C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x21202 xx0232 x02223 x32010
G Am F#7 Bsus4 B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x02210 242322 x24552 x24442