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Great song from Ben's first (and greatest) solo album, "Rockin' The Suburbs".
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[Intro]
F A Bb Csus4 C
F A Bb Csus4 C
FI thought I'd write, I Athought I'd let you BbknowCsus4  C  
FIn the year since you've been gone I've Afinally let yoBbu goCsus4  C  
FAnd I hope you find some tAime to drop a noBbteCsus4  C  
But if you Amwon't
Then you Cwon't
FAnd I ----A----- Bbwill cCsus4onsider Cyou goneF  
F A Bb Csus4 C
FI know that you went stAraight to someone eBblseCsus4  C  
FWhile I worked through all this Ashit here by myBbselfCsus4  C  
FAnd I think that you should sApend some time alBboneCsus4  C  
But if you Amwon't
Then you Cwon't
FAnd I ----A----- BbwillCsus4  C  F  
FAnd I ----A----- Bbwill cConsider you Dmgone
[Bridge]
Dm Dm/C Bb Db F
Bb Bbm F
F C Bb F
F C Bb F C F C
I wake uFp in the niDmght
Dm/CAll alBbone and Gm7it's alCright
The cheDmmicals are Cwearing Goff
Since you've BbgoneDb  
FThe days go on, the lAights go off and BbonC  
FAnd nothing really maAtters when you're gBboneC  
FIf you think that you Afeel nothing at BballC  
If you doAmn't (if you don't)
Then you dCon't (no, you won't)
If you wAmon't
Then you Cwon't
FAnd I -A------Bb- willC  
FThen I -A-----Bb- willC  
FYeah, and I -A------- Bbwill Cconsider you gDmoneDm/C  Bb  Bb/C  Db  F  

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Gone

by Ben Folds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus4

Dm/C

Bbm

Gm7

Bb/C

Great song from Ben's first (and greatest) solo album, "Rockin' The Suburbs".

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[Intro]

F A Bb Csus4 C

I thought I'd write, I thought I'd let you know

F A Bb Csus4 C

In the year since you've been gone I've finally let you go

F A Bb Csus4 C

And I hope you find some time to drop a note

But if you won't

Then you won't

F A Bb Csus4 C F

And I --------- will consider you gone

F A Bb Csus4 C

I know that you went straight to someone else

F A Bb Csus4 C

While I worked through all this shit here by myself

F A Bb Csus4 C

And I think that you should spend some time alone

But if you won't

Then you won't

F A Bb Csus4 C F

And I --------- will

F A Bb C Dm

And I --------- will consider you gone

[Bridge]

Dm Dm/C Bb Db F

Bb Bbm F

F C Bb F

F C Bb F C F C

F Dm

I wake up in the night

Dm/C Bb Gm7 C

All alone and it's alright

Dm C G

The chemicals are wearing off

Bb Db

Since you've gone

F A Bb C

The days go on, the lights go off and on

F A Bb C

And nothing really matters when you're gone

F A Bb C

If you think that you feel nothing at all

If you don't (if you don't)

Then you don't (no, you won't)

If you won't

Then you won't

F A Bb C

And I -------- will

F A Bb C

Then I ------- will

F A Bb C Dm Dm/C Bb Bb/C Db F

Yeah, and I -------- will consider you gone

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