Tuning:

^GSo, she st^G6/Eands and wait^Bms, and wai^Dts at the school gate. They're l^Gate. They c^G6/Eome, so dum^Bmb, in two^C cars when they agr^A/C#eed one, ^C And it's gone ^A/C#wrong, ^Con her birthday. ^GSo, they ^G6/Ego to Joe^Bm's for piz^Dza and ice cream. They s^Git and s^G6/Etare, and Cla^Bmire just wan^Cts to be nine-and-a-ha^A/C#lf. ^C Next year, ^Em7she'll tell them she on^G6/Cly wants world peace.

But ^D/GClai

re^G/C, Claire ^D/Gbaby

, ^G/C I ^G6/Ewish you kn^Bmew how this al^Dl got tw^Cmaj7isted. I ^G6/Ewish you co^Bmuld see righ^Dt insi^Cmaj7de us. ^G6/ESome of the ^Bmstuff, the b^Dest of^Cmaj7 us, that we^Em7/A can't get out.

^GWhat's the p^G6/Eoint of thi^Bms? What's wro^Dng with two birthdays? It's c^Gool. At sc^G6/Ehool, her frie^Bmnds, they all^C have two birthdays. Aw j^Em7eez. He jus^G/Ct asked the waitress out ^Em7on a date o^G/Cn her birthday.

But ^D/GClai

re^G/C, Claire ^D/Gbaby

, ^G/C I ^G6/Ewish you kn^Bmew how this al^Dl got tw^Cmaj7isted. I ^G6/Ewish you co^Bmuld see righ^Dt insi^Cmaj7de us. ^G6/ESome of the ^Bmstuff, the b^Dest of^Cmaj7 us, that we^Em7/A can't get out.

INTERLUDE Descending right hand arpeggio, octaves of F#(8va)-D-A-G-F# in 1-2-3-4-5 sequence. Bass line of G - E - B - D fires on incrementing notes in the sequence. F# D A G F# F# D A G 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 G E B D G E B D G Then G / G6 / D over same bass line for 8 more measures.

^G6/CHere's the check. They ^Bmpay, with two cards like they've ne^G6/Cver met. Goodbyes outs^Bmide. It's c^Cold in L.A.

But ^D/GClai

re^G/C, Claire ^D/Gbaby

, ^G/C I ^Emwish you ^Bmknew how this ^Dall got ^Cmaj7twisted. I ^Emwish you ^Bmcould see ri^Dght in^Cmaj7side us. ^EmSome of th^Bme stuff, the^D most ^Cmaj7of us, You're w^Emhat we^Bm were. We're^D all that'^Cmaj7s left. It ^Emused t^Bmo be our^D birthda^Cmaj7y too. ^Em7/A

Ben Folds - Claires ninth