Me And Maurice chords by Ben Folds

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

Dm7 C/E F G
C


Verse 1:
C
Christmas Eve
                 C/F
A silver blanket spreads into the night
C
Distant sounds of bells and laughter
C/F
Plastic joy and light
Em7                 Am7
Past floor plan variations
Fmaj7
More or less the same
       C
I walk Maurice
      G
And a full green bag of shame
Fmaj7
Giant inflatable Santa Clauses
Em7       Am7
Smile and wave
      Fmaj7
As we head back through the snow
            G
Through the dark and down the lane

Chorus:
             C
Where me and Maurice
                Fmaj7
We're digging a hole
                Dm7
The yard's on a freeway
                       F    G
We don't know where it goes
              C
Santa Monica, maybe
                      Fmaj7
Or all the way to the North Pole

Dm7 C/E F


Verse 2:
C
Winter sun is rising
C/F
Blurry and bizarre
C                                    C/F
Last night's air pump Santas are all face up in the yards
Em7        Am7
Frozen and deflated
Fmaj7
Hungover and sad
        C
Do they remember Christmas past
    G
And all the fun we had?
               Fmaj7
You think that life is always gonna be one way
         Em7                  Am7
And in a minute it turns on a dime
              Fmaj7
Now it's just me and Maurice
               G
We're gonna be fine


Chorus:
              C
'Cause me and Maurice
                Fmaj7
We're digging a hole
                Dm7
The yard's on a freeway
                       F    G
We don't know where it goes
              C
Santa Monica, maybe
                      Fmaj7
Or all the way to the North Pole

Dm7 C/E F G


[Instrumental Bridge]
Am Dm Bb Eb Db G
Am Dm Bb Eb Db G


Verse 3:
  Fmaj7
A happy band of carolers
Em7               Am7
Ring the doorbell twice
              Fmaj7
And then they turn and disappear
G
Into the silent night


Chorus:
             C
Where me and Maurice
                Fmaj7
We're digging a hole
                Dm7
The yard's on a freeway
                       F    G
We don't know where it goes
              C
Will anyone wonder?
             Fmaj7
Will anyone know?


Outro:
Dm7 C/E F G7