From: Ryan Hughes <rhughes@post.cis.smu.edu> Subject: Subject: b/ben_folds_five/eddie_walker.crd Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:52:22 -0700 Eddie Walker by Ben Folds Five Transcribed by Ryan Hughes

^AWon't you smile you look so shock^A/C#ed ^D Put the name tag on your smock ^E We've co^E7me to see ^A/C#you Eddie Walker ^D ^E ^AWe may pack a little t^A/C#ight ^D The girl up front says it's all right ^E and look there's m^E7ore of us ^A/C# still g^Dettin off the bus ^A/C# we wish you'^Dd come back home with us ^E ^A/C#Eddie ^A/F#Walke^A/Er this is your lif^De

D/C# D/B D/A E/G# E/F#

^AThis one's you when you were smal^A/C#l ^D and you're learning how to walk ^E ^E7they pick you up and you keep^A/C# fallin down ^D ^AThere you are with aunt Louise ^A/C# ^D you're bouncing on her knees ^E ^E7remember all those trees beh^A/C#ind the garden ^D ^A/C#they're gone ^D they all got cut down when she died ^E ^A/C#Eddie ^A/F#Walke^A/Er this is your lif^De You neve^D/C#r had a son or a wife ^D/B you sur^D/Ae had a hell of a time ^E/G# ^E/F# ^E ^A/C#oh Edd^A/F#ie wa^A/Elker this is your ^Dlife

D/A E/G# E/F# E

^DThis one's you and Mary Jo ^A/C# She couldn't come she says hello ^D#dim No Eddie W^F#dim7alker she^Fdim7 doesn't hate your guts ^A ^Fdim7It's just the whole thing shook her up ^A How they^D#dim picked you up and yo^Du kept f^Fdim7alling down ^A/C#oh Edd^A/F#ie wa^A/Elker ^D ^D/A this is your life ^E/G# ^E/F# ^A/C#no Edd^A/F#ie Wa^A/Elker this is your ^Dlife ^D/C#You never had a coat or a ti^D/Be ^D/AYou never had a reason to cr^E/G#y ^E/F# ^E

Fm D A E Fm D A E Fm D A E A/C# D

^AThis whole stack and all of these^A/C# ^D Your semester overseas ^E ^E7We're gonna leave you Eddie W^A/C#alker ^D

--------------------------------------------------------------------- This is how I voice the chords A= 5,7,7,6,5,X A/C#= X,4,7,6,5,X D= X,5,7,7,7,X E= X,7,6,4,5,X E7= X,5,6,4,6,X A/F#= X,X,4,6,5,X A/E = X,7,X,6,5,X >From the chorus using the descending bassline D X,5,7,7,7,X D/C# X,4,7,7,7,X D/B 7,X,7,7,7,X D/A 5,X,7,7,7,X E/G# 4,X,X,4,5,4 E/F# 2,X,X,4,5,4 E 0,2,2,1,0,0 ----within the verse I use the other E voicing from the Mary jo verse D#dim X,6,7,8,7,X F#dim7 X,9,10,8,10,X Fdim7 X,8,9,7,9,X Instrumental part before the last verse F#m 2,4,4,2,2,2 D X,5,7,7,7,5 A 5,7,7,6,5,5 E 0,2,2,1,0,0 A/C# X,4,7,6,5,X D X,5,7,7,7,X I think that is all. Thanks to Skip for submitting the other Ben Folds songs. This is my favorite band, and Id like to help some other guitarists play their material. -Ryan

Ben Folds Five - Eddie walker