{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1865226,"song":"Bastard","artist":"Ben Folds","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11416200-bastard-chords-by-ben-folds/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1865226?type=chord","rating":4.72021,"votes":39,"content":"[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe old bastard left his ties and his suit[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA brown box, mothballs and bowling shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand his opinion so you'd never have to choose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPretty soon, you'll be an old bastard too[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                            \r\nYou get smaller as the world gets big[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     \r\nThe more you know you know you don't know shit[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                                                    [ch]C[/ch] \r\n\"The Whiz Man\" will never fit you like \"The Whiz Kid\" did[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          \r\nIt's OK if you don't know everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  It's OK if you don't know everything[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nClose your eyes close your ears young man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou've seen and heard all an old man can[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSpread the facts on the floor like a fan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthrow away the ones that make you feel bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Palm muted)\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]\r\nKids today gettin' old too fast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nthey can't wait to grow up so they can kiss some ass[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThey get nostalgic about the last ten years[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]      \r\nbefore the last ten years have passed[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Normal down strums)\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] \r\nIt's OK if you don't know everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          \r\nIt's OK if you don't know everything[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n(Enter Vocals)[/tab]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch]\r\n[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]A11[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]A9[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am9[/ch]\r\n[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am11[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am13[/ch] [ch]Cmaj13[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am11[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTears land on a hand on the chest[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe old bastard had a paradigm arrest[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]\r\nHe got smaller as the world got big[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             \r\nThe more he knew he knew he didn't know shit[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"The Whiz Man\" never fit him like \"The Whiz Kid\" did[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] \r\nIt's OK if you don't know everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          \r\nIt's OK if you don't know everything[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bdim[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bdim[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bdim[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bdim[/ch] [ch]Cmaj9[/ch]","plain_text":"(Palm muted)\n\n\n\n\n\n(Normal down strums)\n\n\n\n\n\nEm D Am C Em/B Am C\n\nEm D/F# D Am/C C Em/B Asus4\nCmaj7 A11 Cmaj7\nAm7 Cmaj7 A9 Cmaj7 Am9\nCmaj7 Am11 Cmaj7 Am13 Cmaj13\nAm11 G6\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG C A Bdim C\nG G7 C A Bdim C\nG G7 C A Bdim C\nG C A Bdim 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