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EFFINGTON
BEN FOLDS
Album: WAY TO NORMAL
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 5 (Scroll down for no capo version)
NO CHORD:
If there's a god,
he's laughing at us
And our football team.
INTRO: C  
VERSE 1:
CEffington could be a wonderful f'ing place
I can see it from the highway
And I'm wondering
Are they Cf'ing in their yards
f'ing in their cars
f'ing in the trailers and the backroads and the parking lots of Effington
Making my way to Normal, Illinois.
C
VERSE 2:
CMaybe I should ditch this little white rental on the interstate
And start a new f'ing life...in effington
CI could change my name, grow a beard, start a family
Or I could just keep on moving on, moving on, moving on, moving on
Not stop 'til I get to Normal.
CHORUS 1:
AmI Gwant Fto Clive Gin EfCfington
AmI Gwant Fto Cdie thGere Ctoo.
AmPlease GburFy mCe Gin ECffington
GIn ECffington
GIn ECffington
BbOh
C
VERSE 2:
CI've got this movie in my mind of Effington
And the soundtrack to it sounds like tBbhisC  
CHORUS 2:
AmI Gwant Fto Clive Gin EfCfington
AmI Gwant Fto Cdie thGere Ctoo.
AmPlease GburFy mCe Gin ECffington
GIn ECffington
GIn ECffington
BbOh
BRIDGE:
Am- F- G- Am  
Dm- C- G- E  
AmIf there's a Fgod,
he's lGaughing at Amus
DmAnd our Cfootball tGeam.
VERSE 3:
CAnd then the people who live in Normal
Can buy the movies that I'll make in Effinghton
That's what normal people do
CNormal people do it too
Normal people do it too
Normal people do it
People do it
People do it
People do it
Em- F- G  
OUTRO CHORUS:
AmI Gwant Fto Clive Gin EfCfington
AmI Gwant Fto Cdie thGere Ctoo.
AmPlease GburFy mCe Gin ECffington
GIn ECffington
GIn ECffington
GIn ECffington
GIn ECffington
---------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
NO CHORD:
If there's a god,
he's laughing at us
And our football team.
INTRO: F  
VERSE 1:
FEffington could be a wonderful f'ing place
I can see it from the highway
And I'm wondering
Are they Ff'ing in their yards
f'ing in their cars
f'ing in the trailers and the backroads and the parking lots of Effington
Making my way to Normal, Illinois.
F
VERSE 2:
FMaybe I should ditch this little white rental on the interstate
And start a new f'ing life...in effington
FI could change my name, grow a beard, start a family
Or I could just keep on moving on, moving on, moving on, moving on
Not stop 'til I get to Normal.
CHORUS 1:
DmI Cwant Bbto Flive Cin EfFfington
DmI Cwant Bbto Fdie thCere Ftoo.
DmPlease CburBby Fme Cin EFffington
CIn EFffington
CIn EFffington
EbOh
F
VERSE 2:
FI've got this movie in my mind of Effington
And the soundtrack to it sounds like tEbhisF  
CHORUS 2:
DmI Cwant Bbto Flive Cin EfFfington
DmI Cwant Bbto Fdie thCere Ftoo.
DmPlease CburBby Fme Cin EFffington
CIn EFffington
CIn EFffington
EbOh
BRIDGE:
Dm- Bb- C- Dm  
Gm- F- C- A  
DmIf there's a Bbgod,
he's lCaughing at Dmus
GmAnd our Ffootball Cteam.
VERSE 3:
FAnd then the people who live in Normal
Can buy the movies that I'll make in Effinghton
That's what normal people do
FNormal people do it too
Normal people do it too
Normal people do it
People do it
People do it
People do it
Am- Bb- C  
OUTRO CHORUS:
DmI Cwant Bbto Flive Cin EfFfington
DmI Cwant Bbto Fdie thCere Ftoo.
DmPlease CburBby Fme Cin EFffington
CIn EFffington
CIn EFffington
CIn EFffington
CIn EFffington
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