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...THE ASCENT OF STAN... by Ben Folds ------------------------............. *from 'Rockin' The Suburbs' (2001)* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: Gm) Intro: Em B7/D# D A7/C# (x2), C Verse 1:
G Pangs,D/F# of silence, C/Efrom the room D6up-Dstairs. C Hows the Gview there' G Do you read what they're D7saying about you'
Verse 2:
G That you're D7/F#no fun, C/Esince the war D6was won. C In fact, you Ghave become, G All of the D7things you've always...Am7 run... away Cfrom.
Chorus 1: Em B7/D# D A/C# The ascent of Stan; textbook hippie man. Em B7/D# D A/C# Get rest while you can. Verse 3:
G So where'd the D/F#years go' C/E All the time D6we Dhad' C Being Gpoor was, Gnot such a D7drag in hindsight.
Verse 4:
G And you D7/F#wonder,C/E why your D6father was,C so re-Gsigned. G Now you don't D7wonder, any-Am7more..C.
Chorus 2: Em B7/D# D A/C# The ascent of Stan; textbook hippie man. Em B7/D# D A/C# (C) Textbook hippie man, get rest while you can. Bridge 1:
C (StaD7...Gn); once you wanted revo-Clution, (StaD7...Gn); now you're the insti-Ctution. (StaD7...Gn): How's it feel to be the Cman' D7 G7 (Em) It's no fun to be the man.
Interlude: Em B7/D# D A/C#, C G, F#7 F# Bsus4 B Break:
G La...D/F#da da,C/E da da, D6da da, Cda da Gda. G/B La da D7da da da, da da, Am7la...C And Am7now watch it all go Cdown.
Chorus 3: Em B7/D# D A/C# The ascent of Stan; textbook hippie man. Em B7/D# D (Stan), textbook hippie man. A/C# (C) Get rest while you can. Bridge 2:
C (StaD7...Gn); once you wanted revo-Clution, (StaD7...Gn); now you're the insti-Ctution. (StaD7...Gn): How's it feel to be the Cman' D7 G It's no fun to be the man.
CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Em B7/D# D A7/C# C G D/F# C/E D6 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022000 x21202 xx0232 x42020 x32010 320003 2x0232 xx2010 xx0202 D7 D7/F# Am7 A/C# F#7 F# Bsus4 B G/B EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0212 2x0212 x02013 x42220 242322 244322 x24454 x24442 x20044 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)