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Yes Man by Ben Folds
From the album So There
INTRO:
G
A/G
C/G
Gmaj7
VERSE:
GWhy didn't you tell me that I got fat?
It's so A/Geasy, I can see it
Now I'm looking back
As I C/Gempty one more round of smiling Gmaj7photographs
GSo many things you never mentioned to me
A/GYou didn't think I could listen
Do I C/Gcome across so weak?
I guess, someGmaj7times I am
CHORUS:
Now, you're so A5gone   A5/B  
COhC/D  
             Eb             G/DA2-5
I don't need a Yes Man and a song
A5/BOh,   Gwhy didn't you tell me about it?
REPEAT INTRO
VERSE:
GI watched a patch of morning light
As it A/Gcrept across a bed and
It reached your sleepy C/Geyes
And in that time I'd forGmaj7gotten why
GI couldn't tell you why I was mad
So I A/Gheld it in and you kept it back
Every C/Gpicture that I click and drag
It's Gmaj7obvious
CHORUS:
Now, we're so A5goneA5/B  
COhC/D  
             Eb             G/DA2-5
I don't need a Yes Man and a song
A5/BOh,   Gwhy didn't you tell me about it?
BRIDGE:
I A/Gknow, someC/Gtimes
You Gmaj7tried to talk to me
      Bb/C     G/D  
And I   make a joke of it
I A/C#do that someF/Ctimes
When I Bbknow it's F/Agonna hurt
VERSE:
GWhy didn't you tell me that I got fat?
Now I'm A/Gcrying all the way from the photomat
'Cause I C/Gsee I got more chins
Than a Chinese Gphone book has
CHORUS:
Now, you're so A5gone   A5/B  
COhC/D  
EbI don't need a G/DYes Man and a Gsong
Oh, A/Gwhy didn't you tell me about it?C/G  G  
Oh, A/Gwhy didn't you tell me about it?C/G  Eb  Gadd9  

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Yes Man

by Ben Folds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/G

C/G

Gmaj7

A5/B

C/D

G/D

A/C#

F/C

F/A

Gadd9

Yes Man by Ben Folds

From the album So There

INTRO:

A/G

C/G

Gmaj7

VERSE:

Why didn't you tell me that I got fat?

A/G

It's so easy, I can see it

Now I'm looking back

C/G Gmaj7

As I empty one more round of smiling photographs

So many things you never mentioned to me

A/G

You didn't think I could listen

C/G

Do I come across so weak?

Gmaj7

I guess, sometimes I am

CHORUS:

A5 A5/B

Now, you're so gone

C C/D

Eb G/D

A2-5

I don't need a Yes Man and a song

A5/B G

Oh, why didn't you tell me about it?

REPEAT INTRO

VERSE:

I watched a patch of morning light

A/G

As it crept across a bed and

C/G

It reached your sleepy eyes

Gmaj7

And in that time I'd forgotten why

I couldn't tell you why I was mad

A/G

So I held it in and you kept it back

C/G

Every picture that I click and drag

Gmaj7

It's obvious

CHORUS:

A5 A5/B

Now, we're so gone

C C/D

Eb G/D

A2-5

I don't need a Yes Man and a song

A5/B G

Oh, why didn't you tell me about it?

BRIDGE:

A/G C/G

I know, sometimes

Gmaj7

You tried to talk to me

Bb G/D

And I make a joke of it

A/C# F/C

I do that sometimes

Bb F/A

When I know it's gonna hurt

VERSE:

Why didn't you tell me that I got fat?

A/G

Now I'm crying all the way from the photomat

C/G

'Cause I see I got more chins

Than a Chinese phone book has

CHORUS:

A5 A5/B

Now, you're so gone

C C/D

Eb G/D G

I don't need a Yes Man and a song

A/G C/G G

Oh, why didn't you tell me about it?

A/G C/G Eb Gadd9

Oh, why didn't you tell me about it?

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