Fred Jones Part 2 by Ben Folds This is 100% correct, i got it out of a book. intro C - Am7 - Em7 - C - Am7 - Em7 - G7 C Am7 Em Fred sits alone at his desk in the dark G7 C Am7 Em G7 There's an awkward young shadow that waits in the hall Am7 F Am F He's cleared all his things and he's put them in boxes C G Things that remind him: 'Life has been good' Fmaj7 Twenty-five years Dm7 He's worked at the paper C G A man's here to take him downstairs Gsus4 - G - Gsus4 G7 C F And I'm sorry, Mr. Jones G7 It's time There was no party, there were no songs 'Cause today's just a day like the day that he started No one is left here that knows his first name And life barrels on like a runaway train Where the passengers change They don't change anything You get off; someone else can get on And I'm sorry, Mr. Jones It's time Streetlight shines through the shades Casting lines on the floor, and lines on his face He reflects on the day Fred gets his paints out and goes to the basement Projecting some slides onto a plain white Canvas and traces it Fills in the spaces He turns off the slides, and it doesn't look right Yeah, and all of these bastards Have taken his place He's forgotten but not yet gone G7 C F And I'm sorry, Mr. Jones G7 C F And I'm sorry, Mr. Jones G7 C F And I'm sorry, Mr. Jones G7 Cadd9 It's time www.TAB6.com