Adelaide

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                             ADEA IDE - 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)                             (
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|-4-----6-6-------4---6-6-4-6-7-
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
  A)
E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|--4-----6-6-------4---6-6-6-4-2-1-| 
A|9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|0---------------------------------| 


  (E)                             (
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|-4-----6-6-------4---6-6-4-6-7-
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
  A)
E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|--4-----6-6-------4---6-6-6-7-6-4-| 
A|9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|0---------------------------------| 


  (F#)                            (
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-2-----4-4----------------------
A|--------------------------------
  E)
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----9-6-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|

E| 
B| 
G| 
D| 
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 th
  (A)     (F#m)           (B)             (
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------1-1---
D|-6-7-6-4-2-----4-4-------------
A|-0-0-0-0-----------------2-2-2-
E|---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------
  ingy comes back.C)               (C#m)
E|----------------------------------
B|--------------------4---5---7---5-
G|--2-2-----4-4---5-----------------
D|----------------------------------
A|2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-
E|----------------------------------

--4-2-----| 
------5-4-| 
----------| 
----------| 
4-4-4-4-4-| 
----------| 


  (A)                             (
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-
E|-------------------------------
  E)
E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|0-4-----6-6-----------------------| 
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| 

(A)              (F#m)           
Here you know the world could 
    (B)
turn or crash and burn
   (C)             (C#m)
And you would never know it
Continues after the ad
               (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                
I can see their eyes around they're
 B
 pointed down
     C                 C#m
They scan the spanning sidewalks
                    A           
Learning that there is no hurry, 
                E
fuss or worry, Adelaide

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

D PEAT VERSE PART ONE:

VERSE PART TWO:
(A)             (F#m)            
And you know the earth could turn
   (B)
 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