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Intro:
  C    E7    Am7  F,   C    E7    Am7   F(x2)
Verse 1.
 CLu-E7cretia Am7walks in-to a rG7oom,C  E7  Am7  F  
 CBe-E7cause she Am7does it's Am7/Gnot the Fmaj7same  Abmaj7room.
 Cmaj7The  E7one she Am7wanted Fto be Cin,     E7       Am7   Fshe says;
 C"Every-E7where I Am7go, damn, Am7/Gthere I Fmaj7am".
Chorus 1:
And I just Abmaj7wanna walk a-Cmaj7way,Fmaj7  
Won't you Abmaj7let me walk a-Cmaj7way some-Fmaj7times?
Won't you Abmaj7let me walk a-Cmaj7way?Fmaj7  
 Abmaj7Everyone one of you is fired.
Interlude:
  C    E7    Am7  F,   C    E7    Am7   F(x2)
Verse 2
 CI'm E7just an Am7ordi-Fmaj7nary  Cguy,E7  Am7  F  
 CAnd E7all I want is Am7to be lAm7/Goved; Fmaj7is that so wrong?Abmaj7  
 Cmaj7Don't E7think that Am7I don'Fmaj7t know,
What Cyou're E7saying a-Am7bout me;Fmaj7  
 Cmaj7I    E7hear it Am7all through Am7/Gthese thin Fmaj7walls.
Chorus 2:
And I just Abmaj7wanna walk a-Cmaj7way,Fmaj7  
Won't you Abmaj7let me walk a-Cmaj7way some-Fmaj7times?
And I just Abmaj7wanna walk a-Cmaj7way.Fmaj7  
Bridge 1:
 Abmaj7Every one of you is fired,
 Ebmaj7Every one of you is oh oh oh oh,
 Abmaj7Every one of you is fired.Dm7  Dmaj7  Dm7/G  
Solo:
  C    C/E    Am7   F(x8)
Chorus 3:
And I just Abmaj7wanna walk a-Cmaj7way,Fmaj7  
Won't you Abmaj7let me walk a-Cmaj7way this Fmaj7time?
'Cos I just Abmaj7wanna walk a-Cmaj7way.Fmaj7  
Bridge 2:
 Abmaj7Every one of you is fired,
 Ebmaj7Every one of you is, oh oh oh oh.
 Abmaj7Every one of you is fired,
 Ebmaj7Every one of you is, oh oh oh oh.
   Fmaj7  Cmaj7, Fmaj7,   Dm9  G7  
 Fired...
Outro:
  C    E7    Am7   F(x3) Fmaj7,
 Abmaj7Motherfucker!...C  
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C       E7      Am7     F       G7     Am7/G   Fmaj7  Abmaj7
  Cmaj7   Ebmaj7   Dm7    Dmaj7   Dm7/G    C/E     Dm9

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Fired

by Ben Folds Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Am7/G

Fmaj7

Abmaj7

Cmaj7

Ebmaj7

Dm7

Dmaj7

Dm7/G

C/E

Dm9

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Intro:

C E7 Am7 F C E7 Am7 F

, (x2)

Verse 1.

C E7 Am7 G7 C E7 Am7 F

Lu-cretia walks in-to a room,

C E7 Am7 Am7/G Fmaj7 Abmaj7

Be-cause she does it's not the same room.

Cmaj7 E7 Am7 F C E7 Am7 F

The one she wanted to be in, she says;

C E7 Am7 Am7/G Fmaj7

"Every-where I go, damn, there I am".

Chorus 1:

Abmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

And I just wanna walk a-way,

Abmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Won't you let me walk a-way some-times?

Abmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Won't you let me walk a-way?

Abmaj7

Everyone one of you is fired.

Interlude:

C E7 Am7 F C E7 Am7 F

, (x2)

Verse 2

C E7 Am7 Fmaj7 C E7 Am7 F

I'm just an ordi-nary guy,

C E7 Am7 Am7/G Fmaj7 Abmaj7

And all I want is to be loved; is that so wrong?

Cmaj7 E7 Am7 Fmaj7

Don't think that I don't know,

C E7 Am7 Fmaj7

What you're saying a-bout me;

Cmaj7 E7 Am7 Am7/G Fmaj7

I hear it all through these thin walls.

Chorus 2:

Abmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

And I just wanna walk a-way,

Abmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Won't you let me walk a-way some-times?

Abmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

And I just wanna walk a-way.

Bridge 1:

Abmaj7

Every one of you is fired,

Ebmaj7

Every one of you is oh oh oh oh,

Abmaj7 Dm7 Dmaj7 Dm7/G

Every one of you is fired.

Solo:

C C/E Am7 F

(x8)

Chorus 3:

Abmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

And I just wanna walk a-way,

Abmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Won't you let me walk a-way this time?

Abmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

'Cos I just wanna walk a-way.

Bridge 2:

Abmaj7

Every one of you is fired,

Ebmaj7

Every one of you is, oh oh oh oh.

Abmaj7

Every one of you is fired,

Ebmaj7

Every one of you is, oh oh oh oh.

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Dm9 G7

, ,

Fired...

Outro:

C E7 Am7 F Fmaj7

(x3) ,

Abmaj7 C

Motherfucker!...

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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C E7 Am7 F G7 Am7/G Fmaj7 Abmaj7

Cmaj7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Dmaj7 Dm7/G C/E Dm9

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