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Time by Ben Folds From Songs for Silverman
here's the riff he plays, but the root notes differ a little bit from the chords 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7----------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7------------|
D|------------------------5-4-5-4-0--|
A|--5-5-5----------------------------|
E|--------3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--|
here's the chords, if you choose to play them during the verse instead of that riff.
  D    G    Bm   Gx2
DThink Gof mBmeG  
DAnyGway you BmwantG  
DI cGan beBm  G  
The Dproblem Gif that's BmeasierG  
DIn Gyour heBmadG  
DMove the Gpieces aBmroundG  
DThings GI've BmsaidG  
DTurn the Gmemory uBmpside Gdown
DAnd it mGakes it bBmetter GI know
DBut someGtimes it's Bmhard to Gswallow
Gmaj7In time I Awill fade away
Gmaj7In time I Awon't hear what you say
Gmaj7In time, but Atime takes time you Dknow
  D    G    Bm    Gx2
DTell Gyour fBmriendsG  
The Dthings Gthey wanna Bmhear and sGee
DStart Gthe BmdrumsG  
DBand Gagainst the BmenemyG  
Gmaj7And in time AI will fade away
Gmaj7In time I Awon't care what you say
Gmaj7In time, but Atime takes time you Dmaj7know
Dmaj7In your EheaGd
(G)          Dmaj7  E  
Move the pieces round
(E)         G  
Things I've said
DTurn the memory uEpside downG  A  
DIt might Gmake it Bmbetter, GI know
But Dsometimes Git's hBmard to Gswallow
Gmaj7In time I Awill fade away
Gmaj7In time I Awon't hear what you say
Gmaj7In time, but Atime takes time you know
GTime takes time you Aknow

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Time

by Ben Folds

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Gmaj7

Dmaj7

Time by Ben Folds From Songs for Silverman

here's the riff he plays, but the root notes differ a little bit from the chords

e|-----------------------------------|

B|--7-7-7----------------------------|

G|--------6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7------------|

D|------------------------5-4-5-4-0--|

A|--5-5-5----------------------------|

E|--------3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--|

here's the chords, if you choose to play them during the verse instead of that riff.

D G Bm G

Think of me

D G Bm G

Anyway you want

D G Bm G

I can be

D G Bm G

The problem if that's easier

D G Bm G

In your head

D G Bm G

Move the pieces around

D G Bm G

Things I've said

D G Bm G

Turn the memory upside down

D G Bm G

And it makes it better I know

D G Bm G

But sometimes it's hard to swallow

Gmaj7 A

In time I will fade away

Gmaj7 A

In time I won't hear what you say

Gmaj7 A D

In time, but time takes time you know

D G Bm G

Tell your friends

D G Bm G

The things they wanna hear and see

D G Bm G

Start the drums

D G Bm G

Band against the enemy

Gmaj7 A

And in time I will fade away

Gmaj7 A

In time I won't care what you say

Gmaj7 A Dmaj7

In time, but time takes time you know

Dmaj7 E G

In your head

G Dmaj7 E

()

Move the pieces round

E G

()

Things I've said

D E G A

Turn the memory upside down

D G Bm G

It might make it better, I know

D G Bm G

But sometimes it's hard to swallow

Gmaj7 A

In time I will fade away

Gmaj7 A

In time I won't hear what you say

Gmaj7 A

In time, but time takes time you know

G A

Time takes time you know

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