Artist: Ben Folds (five') Song: "The Luckiest" Transcribed by: Joe (Superjoe45@yahoo.com) Intro: D G D A Bm D G A Verse 1:

^DI don't ^Aget many ^Bmthings right the ^Gfirst time D Bm G* A A7 In fact, I am told, that alot, now I know, all the wrong turns The ^Bmstumbles, and ^Gfalls, brought me ^Dhere ^Bm ^F#m ^A

Chorus:

^BmAnd where was ^GI before the ^Bmday I first ^Esaw A D G* Your lovely face, now I see it every day And ^DI ^Aknow, that ^DI ^Aam,^Bm I ^F#mam, ^GI ^Dam,^A the ^Dluckiest ^A

D G D A Verse 2:

What if ^DI'd been ^Aborn ^Bm50 years ^Gbefore you D Bm G* A A7 In a house on the street where you live, Maybe I'd be outside As you ^Bmpassed on your ^Gbike, would I ^Dknow, ^Bm ^F#m ^A

Chorus: Bm G Bm E A D G* And then oh, I'd see your eyes as the one pair that I recognize

And ^DI ^Aknow, that ^DI ^Aam,^Bm I ^F#mam, ^GI ^Dam^A the ^Dluckiest ^A Bridge: ^BmI love you more than I have ever ^Efound a way to ^Dsay to ^Gyou ^D ^A

Verse 3:

Next ^Ddoor, there's an ^Aold man who ^Bmlived to his ^G90's D Bm G* A And one day passed away in his sleep, and his wife She ^A7stayed around for a ^Bmcouple of ^Gdays and passed ^Daway ^Bm ^F#m ^A

Chorus:

^BmI'm sorry, ^GI know that's a ^Bmstrange way to ^Etell you that I ^Aknow D G* D A D A Bm F#m G D A Bm F#m G D A D We belong, that I know, that I am, I am, I am, the luckiest

Ben Folds Five - Luckiest