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Losing Lisa

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### Paranthetic reference (C Dm) in chorus are done as eighth beat chords
### Starts with G, repeated for 8 beats
GThe lights are Foff againC  
She took me Gby surprise
She's so FsensitiveC  
This shit just Ghappens sometimes
She's my FeverythingC  
She's my best Gfriend and more
We don't do FanythingC  
We didn't Gdo the day
BeFfore you go
You Emoughta know
That I didn't Ebmean to hurt you, I just Dsus4wanted you to Dknow
###1st chorus
GBlack tears are Ffalling down her Cface
             Bb      C     Dm( C  Dm)
And I am wrong
               G                 F                     C      Bb      C     Dm( C  Dm)
Black tears are falling and she won't say what I've done
               G                    F        C      Bb      C     Dm( C  Dm)
She's sitting here beside me, then she is gone
BbBlack tears Care Dmfalling, fallingG  
###2nd verse
GRemember Flong agoC  
Together Glaughing, loving
Oh so Flong agoC  
When we were Gbuying something
Life was Fsimple thenC  
But she's not Ghappy now, and I
Don't feel FanythingC  
Her lips are Gmoving
I am Fmesmerised
By Emtiny lies
I'm Ebwatching as the shapes are drawing Dsus4slowly from her Deyes
###2nd chorus
GBlack tears are Ffalling down her Cface
             Bb      C     Dm( C  Dm)
And I am wrong
               G                 F                     C      Bb      C     Dm( C  Dm)
Black tears are falling and she won't say what I've done
               G               F        C      Bb      C     Dm( C  Dm)
She's sitting here beside me, then she is gone
BbBlack tears Care Dmfalling, fallCing
BbBlack tears Care Dmfalling, fallCingDsus4  D  
### Bridge
    Am7Losing LisaD  
    Am7Losing LisaD  
    FLosing Lisa
And there's Dsus4nothing I can DdoDsus4  D  
###10-bar piano solo - chords same as 1st chorus, repeated twice
GBlack tears are Ffalling, falling (Cooh Bbooh)
GBlack tears are Ffalling, falling (Cooh Bbooh)
GBlack tears are Ffalling, falling (Cooh Bbooh)
GBlack tears are Ffalling, falling (Cooh Bb/Fooh)

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Losing Lisa

by Ben Folds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dsus4

Am7

Bb/F

### Paranthetic reference (C Dm) in chorus are done as eighth beat chords

### Starts with G, repeated for 8 beats

G F C

The lights are off again

She took me by surprise

F C

She's so sensitive

This shit just happens sometimes

F C

She's my everything

She's my best friend and more

F C

We don't do anything

We didn't do the day

Before you go

You oughta know

Eb Dsus4 D

That I didn't mean to hurt you, I just wanted you to know

###1st chorus

G F C

Black tears are falling down her face

Bb C Dm C Dm

( )

And I am wrong

G F C Bb C Dm C Dm

( )

Black tears are falling and she won't say what I've done

G F C Bb C Dm C Dm

( )

She's sitting here beside me, then she is gone

Bb C Dm G

Black tears are falling, falling

###2nd verse

G F C

Remember long ago

Together laughing, loving

F C

Oh so long ago

When we were buying something

F C

Life was simple then

But she's not happy now, and I

F C

Don't feel anything

Her lips are moving

I am mesmerised

By tiny lies

Eb Dsus4 D

I'm watching as the shapes are drawing slowly from her eyes

###2nd chorus

G F C

Black tears are falling down her face

Bb C Dm C Dm

( )

And I am wrong

G F C Bb C Dm C Dm

( )

Black tears are falling and she won't say what I've done

G F C Bb C Dm C Dm

( )

She's sitting here beside me, then she is gone

Bb C Dm C

Black tears are falling, falling

Bb C Dm C Dsus4 D

Black tears are falling, falling

### Bridge

Am7 D

Losing Lisa

Am7 D

Losing Lisa

Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

And there's nothing I can do

###10-bar piano solo - chords same as 1st chorus, repeated twice

G F C Bb

Black tears are falling, falling (ooh ooh)

G F C Bb

Black tears are falling, falling (ooh ooh)

G F C Bb

Black tears are falling, falling (ooh ooh)

G F C Bb/F

Black tears are falling, falling (ooh ooh)

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