Best Imitation chords by Ben Folds Five

Chords with lyrics

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From: "Paul J. Hyun"
Subject: "best imitation of myself" by Ben Folds Five

"Best Imitation of Myself"
by Ben Folds Five (music and lyrics by Ben Folds
from the album _Ben_Folds_Five_

Transcribed by Paul Hyun ([email protected])
 ***If you use this version, please e-mail me. It's nice to be
appreciated! :)

This song is originally for piano, bass, and drums but I
figured it out for guitar... It was actually really easy.
I'm not sure what the names for some of the chords are so
check the chord charts at the bottom for some of the weird
chord symbols that I used are (the ones with ^'s...). Any
corrections on lyrics or chords are welcome!!!

       C majorC          C^
I feel like a quote out of context,
  A minorAm            FF        G+G      A minorAm D^
Withholding the rest so I can be for you what you wanna see. =20
     C majorC          C^   A minorAm
I got the gestures, sounds, got the timing down
    FF        G+G       A minorAm    D^
It=92s uncanny yeah you=92d think it was me. Do you think I should
G+G    G^   A minorAm   G+G    D MajorD
Take a class to lose my southern accent?
  FF     G+G	       FF      G+G
Did I make me up or make the face that is stuck
      FF    G+G      C majorC
I=92ll do the best imitation of myself.

  C majorC           C^  A minorAm
The problem was your speech you gave me was fine
     FF     G+G    A minorAm     D^
Like the theories about my little stage.
   C majorC         C^   A minorAm
And I sorta was listening till I started drifting
      FF       G+G     A minorAm   D^
'Round the part about me acting my age.  Now if it=92s
G+G    G^      A minorAm    G+G  D MajorD
All the same... I=92ve people to entertain.
   FF     G+G        FF      G+G
I=92ll juggle one-handed, do some magic tricks and
    FF    G+G     C majorC
Do the best imitation of myself.

G^          A minorAm
Maybe I=92m thinking myself in a hole...
G^  A minorAm
Wondering...
   FF     A minorAm
Who I am when I oughta know
      FF   A minorAm     G^
Straighten up now time to go fool somebody else...
A minorAm    G+G  D MajorD G+G G^
Fool somebody else.  Last night I was
C majorC         C^  A minorAm
East wind of them... a voice within...
     FF        G+G     A minorAm  D^
Trying to be for you what you wanna see.
      C majorC          C^  A minorAm
But I can=92t help it if you, you wanna pack on through
        FF        G+G      A minorAm D^
Don=92t want you hanging out with no-one but me.  Now that it=92s=20
G+G   G^         A minorAm      G+G   D MajorD
All... all the same... it comes from a sacred place.
      FF        G+G
Yeah if my mind=92s somewhere else
        FF    G+G
You=92ll won=92t be able to tell
     FF    G+G      C=20
I do the best imitation of myself

      FF      G+G
Yes it=92s uncanny you=92ll see -=20
       FF      G+G
You=92d really think it was me.
     FF    G+G     A minorAm   D^
I do the best imitation of myself...
     FF    G+G      D MajorD
I do the best imitation of myself.

Chords:
  ____C____  ____C^___       ____Am___  ____F____=20
 |_|_|_|_*_| |_|_|_|_*_|      |_|_|_|_|_| *_-_-_-_*_*
 |_|_*_|_|_| |_*_|_|_|_|      |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_*_|_|
 |_*_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| 5th Fret> *_-_-_-_*_* |_*_*_|_|_|
 |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|      |_|_|*|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
 |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|      |_*_*_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

  ____G____  ____D^___       ____G^___  ____D____
 |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|      |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
 |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_*_|_| 4th Fret> *_-_-_-_*_* *_|_|_*_|_*
 *_-_-_-_*_* |_|_|_|_*_|      |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_*_|
 |_|_|_*_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|      |_|_*_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
 |_*_*_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|      |_*_|_*_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
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