Adelaide tab

Adelaide

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                             ADELAIDE - Ben Folds
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Tabbed by: muchamancool

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

INTRO: This is the piano riff he plays. My timing isn't perfect, so listen  to the song
and decide how you want to play it.

  (E)                             (A)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-----6-6-------4---6-6-6-4-2-1-|
A|-4-----6-6-------4---6-6-4-6-7-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
  (E)                             (A)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-----6-6-------4---6-6-6-7-6-4-|
A|-4-----6-6-------4---6-6-4-6-7-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
  (F#)                            (E)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----4-4-----------------------4-----9-6-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

VERSE 1: For the 1st verse, just play the bass notes of the riff above. Or you can play 
the riff
if you get bored. I wouldn't recommend full chords yet. The bass note is in parenthesis.

(E)
Adelaide on a plane
             (A)
Far from the United States of L.A.
                (E)
Dropping in from outer space
                         (A)
Takes a day now I see the Bogans at the motor race

VERSE 1 PART TWO: The riff type thingy comes back.
  (A)     (F#m)           (B)             (C)               (C#m)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------4-2-----|
B|---------------------------------------------------4---5---7---5-------5-4-|
G|-------------------------1-1-----2-2-----4-4---5---------------------------|
D|-6-7-6-4-2-----4-4---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------|
  (A)                             (E)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-----8-4-----6-------4-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------6-------4---2-----------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-----6-6-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

(A)              (F#m)               (B)
Here you know the world could turn or crash and burn
   (C)             (C#m)
And you would never know it
               (A)
Going where the air is clear
                      (E)
There's better beer in Adelaide

VERSE 2: This is where I like to start playing the actual chords. On the A and E chords, 
alternate between
the regular chords and the Maj7 chords to give it a bit more flavor and have it sound 
closer to the piano.
It's not perfect, but it works in a guitar only version. Or you can just play the riff 
stuff by combining the
intro riff for verse part one, and part two where that goes. It's whatever, man.

E
Charlie Hill Smith's forty
                  A
Someone spiked my rice the rest, history
           E
Now I am a fixture down Rundle Mall
                A
Watching as the locals pass silver balls
                F#m                 B
I can see their eyes around they're pointed down
     C                 C#m
They scan the spanning sidewalks
                    A                           E
Learning that there is no hurry, fuss or worry, Adelaide

BREAK: I don't know the tab for the piano here. I just like to strum the chords fast. 
Listen to the song.
A
E
A
E

BRIDGE:
B           A            F#m       G#m
Its raining in Adelaide, a face is waiting in a window
B              A             F#m            G#m
A voice says, "Why Adelaide, you could live anywhere" And I say,
B              A
                 "Because I want to,
B              C#m
                  because I want to,
D#m                                E
                  I really, really want to"

REPEAT VERSE PART ONE:

VERSE PART TWO:
(A)             (F#m)               (B)
And you know the earth could turn or crash and burn
    (C)            (C#m)
And you would never know it, really got to
(A)                          <--Repeat this part of the riff on each (A)
make it to the finish line
(A)
Get the record done on time,
(A)
pack the bags and catch a flight
(A)
And you can kiss my ass goodbye
  (E)       (E)       (E)       (E)        <--Repeat this part of the riff on each (E)
On Adelaide, Adelaide, Adelaide, Adelaide

GO BEN FOLDS! ROCK THAT B****!

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