{"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":60792,"song":"Best Imitation","artist":"Ben Folds Five","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11541452-best-imitation-chords-by-ben-folds-five/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/60792?type=chord","rating":4.45453,"votes":31,"content":"From: \"Paul J. Hyun\"\r\n\"Best Imitation of Myself\"\r\nby Ben Folds Five (music and lyrics by Ben Folds)\r\nfrom the album _Ben_Folds_Five_\r\n\r\nThis song is originally for piano, bass, and drums but I\r\nfigured it out for guitar... It was actually really easy.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Cmaj9[/ch]\r\nI feel like a quote out of context,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nWithholding the rest so I can be for you what you wanna see.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Cmaj9[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI got the gestures, sounds, got the timing down[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nIt's uncanny, yeah, you'd think it was me. Do you think I should[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nTake a class to lose my southern accent?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDid I make me up or make the face that is stuck[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'll do the best imitation of myself.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]Cmaj9[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe problem was your speech you gave me was fine[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nLike the theories about my little stage.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Cmaj9[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I sorta was listening till I started drifting[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\n'round the part about me acting my age.   Now if it's[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAll the same... I've people to entertain.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll juggle one-handed, do some magic tricks and[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDo the best imitation of myself.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMaybe I'm thinking myself in a hole...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWondering...[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWho I am when I oughta know[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nStraighten up now, time to go fool somebody else...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nFool somebody else.    Last night I was[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Cmaj9[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEast wind of them... a voice within...[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nTrying to be for you what you wanna see.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Cmaj9[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I can't help it if you, you wanna pack on through[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nDon't want you hanging out with no-one but me.   Now that it's[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]E7[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll... all the same... it comes from a sacred place.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, if my mind's somewhere else[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou won't be able to tell[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI do the best imitation of myself[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYes, it's uncanny you'll see[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'd really think it was me.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nI do the best imitation of myself...[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nI do the best imitation of myself.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]Chords:\r\n   ____C____    __Cmaj9__              ____Am___    ____F____\r\n  |_|_|_|_*_|  |_|_|_|_*_|            |_|_|_|_|_|  *_-_-_-_*_*\r\n  |_|_*_|_|_|  |_*_|_|_|_|            |_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_*_|_|\r\n  |_*_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  5th fret> *_-_-_*_*_*  |_*_*_|_|_|\r\n  |_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|            |_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|\r\n  |_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|            |_*_*_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   ____G____    __Dsus2__              ____E7___    ___D/F#__\r\n  |_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|            |_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|\r\n  |_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_*_|_|            |_|_|_|_|_|  *_|_|_*_|_*\r\n  *_-_-_-_*_*  |_|_|_|_*_|  5th fret> |_|_|_|_*_|  |_|_|_|_*_|\r\n  |_|_|_*_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|            |_|_*_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|\r\n  |_*_*_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|            |_*_|_*_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|\r\n               x x o     o             o       o      o o[/tab]","plain_text":"From: \"Paul J. Hyun\"\n\"Best Imitation of Myself\"\nby Ben Folds Five (music and lyrics by Ben Folds)\nfrom the album _Ben_Folds_Five_\n\nThis song is originally for piano, bass, and drums but I\nfigured it out for guitar... It was actually really easy.","chords":["C","Cmaj9","Am","F","G","Dsus2","E7","D/F#","D","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}