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Rockin The Suburbs by Ben Folds
Rockin The Suburbs
Intro: (Play 4x)
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---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x-----------5--5-------------------------|
---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
---3--3--x-x--5-5--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
------------------------1--1--x-------------------------------|
Then, the last time play this:
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--7--10----|
--7--10----|
--5--8-----|
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Verse: Play this easy riff untill the distortion kicks in.
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--------2---------------|
--2--4------2--4--------|
------------------3-----|
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Y'all don't know what it's like....
It's a bitch if you don't......
Chorus:
Play this throughout the chorus (cant b bothered 2 count how many times)
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---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---5-5-5-5---8--8---3---------|
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I'm rockin the suburbs........
Until:
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--7--10------------------------|
--7--10------------------------|
--5--8-------------------------|
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That some producer with computers.......
Then play the intro riff through this verse:
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---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x-----------5--5-------------------------|
---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
---3--3--x-x--5-5--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
------------------------1--1--x-------------------------------|
I'm pissed off but i'm too polite....
Chorus:
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---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---5-5-5-5---8--8---3---------|
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I'm rockin the suburbs........
Until:
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--7--10------------------------|
--7--10------------------------|
--5--8-------------------------|
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That some producer with computers.......
--Then there's a piano interlude for the next verse--
Until the first verse riff comes back for the limp bizkit piss take bit.
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--------2---------------|
--2--4------2--4--------|
------------------3-----|
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Y'all don't know what it's like, being male middle class and white.
Then middway it changes again to the other riff:
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---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x-----------5--5-------------------------|
---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
---3--3--x-x--5-5--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
------------------------1--1--x-------------------------------|
Y'all don't know what it's like, being male middle class and white.
It gets me real pissed of it makes me wanna say....
Then another chorus:
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---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---5-5-5-5---8--8---3---------|
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I'm rockin the suburbs........
Until:
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--7--10------------------------|
--7--10------------------------|
--5--8-------------------------|
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That some producer with computers.......
Then I think the riff changes to this:
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--7-7--5-5--9-9--7-----------------------|
--7-7--5-5--9-9--7-----------------------|
--5-5--3-3--7-7--5-----------------------|
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These days, yeah yeah
I'm rockin the suburbs, yeah yeah
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--7--10---------------|
--7--10---------------|
--5--8----------------|
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version 2
Intro
w/ distortion
e|------------------------------------------- ---------------------------1------|
b|----------------------5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5--- --------------------------1--------|
g|-5-x-x-5---7-x-x-7---5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5---- -7-x-x-7---15p14--14h15-------------|
d|-5-x-x-5---7-x-x-7---3-x-x-3---5-x-x-5--- x2 -7-x-x-7-----------------------------|
a|-3-x-x-3---5-x-x-5-------------3-x-x-3---- -5-x-x-5---------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------|
^
Alpha ||
Verse 1
e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|-------2--------------------|
d|-2--4------2--4--- x3------| Intro w/o distortion, no alpha
a|-----------------3----------|
e|----------------------------|
Chorus
Not sure of the rhythym -- w/ distortion
e|----------|
b|----------|
g|-5--7--1--|
d|-5--7--3--|
a|-3--5--3--|
e|----------|
Verse-- Intro w/ distortion, no alpha, +1/2
Chorus
Verse 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------2-2--------|
d|-----------3-3--3-3-5--------------3-3--3-----5-------| x6, then x2 w/ dist.
a|-3--3-3h5----------------3--3-3h5---------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----
b|-----
g|-7---
d|-7---
a|-5---
e|-----
Alpha
Verse 1, only once, then w/ dist. once, then to intro w/o alpha twice
Chorus
Don't know ending, but it has part of verse 2
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
Intro (Chords)
e ---------------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------------|
g --5--7-----5---------------------------------|
d --5--7--3--5---------------------------------|
a --3--5--3--3---------------------------------|
E --------1------------------------------------|
Pre-Verse
e ---------------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------------|
g --7--10--------------------------------------|
d --7--10--------------------------------------|
a --5--8---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|
e --------------------------13~----------------|
b ---------------------------------------------|
g ----12h14~-------15p14-----------------------|
d --0-----------0--------0---------------------|
a ---------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|
Verse
"Let Me Tell You All.."
e ---------------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------------|
g ----------2----------------------------------|
d --2---4----------2---4-----------------------|
a --------------------------3------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Chords)
"I'm Rocking The Suburbs.."
e ---------------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------------|
g --7--10--5-----------------------------------|
d --7--10--5-----------------------------------|
a --5--8---3-----------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|
Bridge
e ---------------------------------------------|
b --13-----------------------------------------|
g --15b----------------------------------------|
d ---------------------------------------------|
a ---------------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------------------------|
b ----------------------------------------5--------|
g -------------2-2-0-2-4-------------2-2-/5-5-5-4--|
d --2---0-2-5--------------2---0-2-5---------------|
a -------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------|
Outro (Chords)
e ---------------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------------|
g --10--5--12----------------------------------|
d --10--5--12----------------------------------|
a --8---3--10----------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|
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version 4
C - D - 3 (4X) - D - 3
C D F
lemme tell ya'll what its like being male, middle class and white
C D 3
its a bitch if you dont believe listen up to my new cd (shamon?)
C D 3 C
i got shit running through my brain so intense that i can't explain
C D 3 C
all alone in my white boy pain shake your booty while the band complains
C-D-3-C
D 3 C
im rocking the suburbs just like michael jackson did (quiet riot,)
D 3 C
im rocking the suburbs except that he was talented (they were)
D 3 C D
im rocking the suburbs take the checks and face the facts that some producer with
3
computers fixes all my (our) shitty tracks C-D-3-C (X2)
C D 3 C
im pissed off but im too polite when people break in the mcdonalds line
C D 3 C
mom and dad you made me so uptight gonna cuss on the mic tonight
D 3 C 3
donno how much i can take girl give me something i can break
[CHORUS)
(try this for the bridge)
-E------------------------------------
-B------------------------------------
-G---------------2-2------2--4--------
-D---------------------4--------------
-A--3---3--5--------------------------
-E------------------------------------
in a haze these days i pull up to the stoplight i can feel that somethings not right
i can feel someones blasting me with hate and bass, sending dirty thoughts my way
cause my great-great-great-great-granddad was someone
great-great-great-great-granddady slaves
it wasnt my idea, it wasnt my idea, never was my idea
D 3
just go in the store for some prepiration-h
INTRO
ya'll dont know what its like, being male, middle class and white [x4]
it gets me real pissed off and it makes me wanna say... [x3] F**K
3 C D 3 C
just like john bon jovi did - im rockin the suberbs - except that he was talented
D 3 C
im rockin the suberbs i take the checks and face the facts
D 3 3 C
that some producer with computers fixes all my shitty tracks these days
5 3 3 c 5 3 3 5 3 d 3
yea yea im rockin the suberbs - yea yea im rockin the suberbs - yea yea
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