Silver Street by Ben Folds Five Intro: F Dm7 Am7 Dm G Gm7 Am Dm7 Gm Eb F -------------------- F Dm7 Am7 Now the houses are ghost over Silver Street Dm F/C G/B G You’re got ‘em dressed up like clowns Gm Am Dm7 Married couples slamming doors, bums praising the lord Gm Eb F And you're playing tapes for the town Am Am6 Now the neighborhood mixed and your college friends Dm F/C G/B G Are getting younger every year BbM7 Am7 AbM7 Gm7 F#M7 The wind don't blow and the grass don't grow F And you're never leaving Silver Street F Dm7 Am7 You bought some brown wire frames at a joke shop Dm F/C G/B G That was your trademark in school Gm Now they're barely hanging on Am Dm7 And the styles are moving on Gm Eb F It's hard for a man to stay cool Am Am6 So the seasons change and the storefronts change Dm F/C G/B G While everything else stays the same BbM7 Am7 AbM7 Gm7 F#M7 The wind don't blow and the grass don't grow F Bb/F C/F F You're never leaving Silver Street Bb Well now don't get me wrong cause BbM7 Am7 Ohhh, I like this neighborhood Dm Oh is seeing you is good Dm7 C#aug F/C G But now we spend the day so completely uninspired Gm7 (C13) Asking why oh why would I be tired F Dm7 Am7 They're filling the pot holes in on Silver Street Dm F/C G/B G They're waking the neighbors up at noon Gm7 Now you're friends are out on break Am Dm7 And you're out on your brown lawn Gm Eb F Raking the dirt with a broom Am Aaug Well the seasons change and the storefronts change Dm F/C G/B G When everything else stays the same BbM7 Am7 AbM7 Gm7 The wind don't blow and the grass don't grow F You'll never leave Silver Street www.TAB6.com