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Rockin The Suburbs
Ben Folds Five
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Intro: (Play 4x)
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---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x-----------5--5-------------------------|
---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
---3--3--x-x--5-5--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
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Then, the last time play this:
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--7--10----|
--7--10----|
--5--8-----|
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Verse: Play this easy riff untill the distortion kicks in.
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--2--4------2--4--------|
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Y'all don't know what it's like....
It's a bitch if you don't......
Chorus:
Play this throughout the chorus (cant b bothered 2 count how many times)
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---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---5-5-5-5---8--8---3---------|
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I'm rockin the suburbs........
Until:
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--7--10------------------------|
--7--10------------------------|
--5--8-------------------------|
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That some producer with computers.......
Then play the intro riff through this verse:
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---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x-----------5--5-------------------------|
---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
---3--3--x-x--5-5--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
------------------------1--1--x-------------------------------|
I'm pissed off but i'm too polite....
Chorus:
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---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---5-5-5-5---8--8---3---------|
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I'm rockin the suburbs........
Until:
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--7--10------------------------|
--7--10------------------------|
--5--8-------------------------|
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That some producer with computers.......
--Then there's a piano interlude for the next verse--
Until the first verse riff comes back for the limp bizkit piss take bit.
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--2--4------2--4--------|
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Y'all don't know what it's like, being male middle class and white.
Then middway it changes again to the other riff:
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---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x-----------5--5-------------------------|
---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
---3--3--x-x--5-5--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
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Y'all don't know what it's like, being male middle class and white.
It gets me real pissed of it makes me wanna say....
Then another chorus:
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---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---5-5-5-5---8--8---3---------|
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I'm rockin the suburbs........
Until:
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--7--10------------------------|
--7--10------------------------|
--5--8-------------------------|
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That some producer with computers.......
Then I think the riff changes to this:
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--7-7--5-5--9-9--7-----------------------|
--7-7--5-5--9-9--7-----------------------|
--5-5--3-3--7-7--5-----------------------|
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These days, yeah yeah
I'm rockin the suburbs, yeah yeah
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--7--10---------------|
--7--10---------------|
--5--8----------------|
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Then theres the " u betta watch out coz i'm gonna say fuck!" bit with a crazy bass line until the end.
Well thats about it. I tried my best and i hope it's okay, the order might be a bit mixed up but you'll
it out.
I'm 13 years old and this is my first attempt at a tab! Incase you have any questions or comments, mail me
sk8rdude555@hotmail.com
P.S
Throughout the song where there's the riff like the one in the intro, the F chord on the E string could be
with F played on the A string