Capo: 3

...THE ASCENT OF STAN... by Ben Folds ------------------------............. *from 'Rockin' The Suburbs' (2001)* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: Gm) Intro: Em B7/Eb D A7 (x2), C Verse 1:

^G Pangs, ^D of silence, ^Emfrom the ^Droom upstairs. ^C Hows the ^Gview there' ^G Do you read what they're ^Dsaying about you'

Verse 2:

^G That you're ^Dno fun, ^Emsince the ^Dwar was won. ^C In fact, you ^Ghave become, ^G All of the ^Dthings you've always...^Am run away ^Cfrom.

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 So where'd the ^Dyears go' ^EmAll the ^Dtime we had' ^C Being ^Gpoor was, ^Gnot such a ^Ddrag in hindsight. ^G And you ^Dwonder, ^Emwhy your ^Dfather was ^Cso re-^Gsigned. ^G Now you don't ^Dwonder, any-^Ammore. ^C

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 (Sta^D...^Gn); once you wanted revo-^Clution, (Sta^D...^Gn); now you're the ^Cinstitution. (Sta^D...^Gn): How's it feel to be the ^Cman' ^D ^G It's no fun to be the man.

Interlude: Em B7/Eb D A7, C G, F#7 Bsus4 B Break:

^G La...^Dda da, ^Emda da, ^Dda da, da da ^Gda. ^G La da ^Dda da da, da da, ^Amla..^C. And ^Amnow watch it all go ^Cdown.

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 (Sta^D...^Gn); once you wanted revo-^Clution, (Sta^D...^Gn); now you're the ^Cinstitution. (Sta^D...^Gn): How's it feel to be the ^Cman' ^D ^G It's no fun to be the man.

Coda:

^G It's no fun to be the man.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- 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 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Ben Folds Five - The ascent of stan