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Hiroshima

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F  C/E  Dm  Bb
FOh oh oh oh
C/EOh oh oh oh
DmOh oh oh oh
BbOh oh oh oh
It was the start of the sFhow
HiroshiC/Ema
And the Dmpeople
They were sBbhouting my name
As the Fhouse lights came down
And the C/Espotlight followed me out
DmI waved hello to the crowd
And Bbbusted my ass as I fell off the stage
FOh oh oh oh
C/EOh oh oh oh
DmOh oh oh oh
They're Bbwatching me watching me fall
FMaybe it was a rush of adrenaline
C/EAs the concrete rose to meet my face
DmMaybe it was the sheer embarrassment
BbThat kept me concsious and standing
As I Fcrawled back up on the stage
C/EStarted pounding out the first song
DmThere was blood on the key board
     BbO M G
FOh oh oh oh
C/EOh oh oh oh
DmOh oh oh oh
They're Bbwatching me watching me fall
FOh oh oh oh
C/EOh oh oh oh
DmOh oh oh oh
They're Bbwatching me watching me fall
F  C/E  Dm  Bb
F  C/E  Dm  Bb
DmYou wanna see whats in my head
FYou wanna see whats in my head
C/EYou wanna see whats in my head
BbCheck it out cus
DmGot pictures of what's in my head
FGot pictures of what's in my head
C/EThey took them in Tokyo
BbAnd I brought them back with me to the USA
FOh oh oh oh
C/EOh oh oh oh
DmOh oh oh oh
They're Bbwatching me watching me fall
FOh oh oh oh
C/EOh oh oh oh
DmOh oh oh oh
They're Bbwatching me watching me fall
Piano solo over F

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Hiroshima

by Ben Folds

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C/E

This song isn't released yet but he plays it live a lot, check youtube to hear it.

F C/E Dm Bb

Oh oh oh oh

C/E

Oh oh oh oh

It was the start of the show

C/E

Hiroshima

And the people

They were shouting my name

As the house lights came down

C/E

And the spotlight followed me out

I waved hello to the crowd

And busted my ass as I fell off the stage

Oh oh oh oh

C/E

Oh oh oh oh

They're watching me watching me fall

Maybe it was a rush of adrenaline

C/E

As the concrete rose to meet my face

Maybe it was the sheer embarrassment

That kept me concsious and standing

As I crawled back up on the stage

C/E

Started pounding out the first song

There was blood on the key board

O M G

Oh oh oh oh

C/E

Oh oh oh oh

They're watching me watching me fall

Oh oh oh oh

C/E

Oh oh oh oh

They're watching me watching me fall

F C/E Dm Bb

You wanna see whats in my head

C/E

You wanna see whats in my head

Check it out cus

Got pictures of what's in my head

C/E

They took them in Tokyo

And I brought them back with me to the USA

Oh oh oh oh

C/E

Oh oh oh oh

They're watching me watching me fall

Oh oh oh oh

C/E

Oh oh oh oh

They're watching me watching me fall

Piano solo over F

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