Bens My Friend chords by Sun Kil Moon

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

• Submitter: Donczarski53
• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:  BEN`S MY FRIEND
ARTIST: SUN KIL MOON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]

NOTE: I have 3 versions here. The first is with a capo on the 3rd fret which helps with more
   recognizable chords. Then I have a tab without a capo for those who like playing the song
   without one. Finally, I have also a tab with the capo on the first fret. Choose the one
   that feels best to you to play along with the song with. Also, I have heard different
   versions of this song on YouTube. One where when he sings `blue crab cakes` he only sings
   it once instead of 3 times. Make sure you are using the version I have.


                 BEN`S MY FRIEND
                  SUN KIL MOON

CAPO: 3rd FRET

INTRO:
DmDm  DmDm  C majorC  C majorC

VERSE:
  DmDm
I woke up this morning, August 3rd
                    C majorC
It`s been a pretty slow and uneventful summer

Went to visit a friend in Santa Fe
                    DmDm
Went to New Orleans and went to see my family

Woke up this morning and it occurred
                     C majorC
I needed one more track to finish up my record

I was feeling out of fuel and uninspired
                          A minorAm
Laid on my bed, too hung, a little down, a little tired

Met my girl and we walked down Union Street
           C majorC
I was scared and my head was in a bunch of places
              E minorEm
Bought a $350 pair of lampshades
        G+G           DmDm    FF  FF
And we ate at Perry`s and I ordered crab cakes

 FF     E minor 7Em7 E minorEm
Blue crab cakes
      DmDm  FF
Blue crab cakes
      E minorEm  G+G
Blue crab cakes

VERSE:
            A minorAm
She said I seemed distracted and asked what was going on with me
                         C majorC
I said I can`t explain it and it`s a middle age thing
                  E minorEm
She said okay and ate her eggs Benedict
           G+G           D MajorD     FF  FF
And I looked at the walls cluttered with sports bar shit

 FF     E minor 7Em7
Sports bar shit
      Dm7Dm7 FF
Sports bar shit
      E minor 7Em7 Gm7Gm7  Gm7Gm7  Gm7Gm7
Sports bar shit

   Am7Am7 A minorAm
Ba ba ba
   G minorGm  Gm7Gm7
Ba ba ba
   Am7Am7 Am7Am7
Ba ba ba

DmDm DmDm  C majorC  C majorC
DmDm DmDm  C majorC  C majorC


VERSE:
DmDm
Got on the phone and I called my mother
                          C majorC
And called my father, talked a little bit with my sister

She`s got a new boyfriend, he`s a deer hunter

And she`s getting used to venison
A minorAm
And my dad`s still fighting with his girlfriend
G+G
About his flirting with the girls in Panera Bread
C majorC
My mom is good but sounded out of breath
  E minorEm             DmDm    FF
I worry so much about her, I worry to death
Dm7Dm7     E minor 7Em7
 I worry to death
           Dm7Dm7
I worry about her to death
Dm7Dm7     E minor 7Em7 E minorEm
 I worry to death


VERSE:
DmDm
The other night I went and saw The Postal Service
                      C majorC
Ben`s my friend but getting there was the worst

Trying to park and getting up the hill
                             DmDm
And find a spot amongst the drunk kids staring at their cells

Standing at the back with the crowd of eight thousand
                  C majorC
I thought of Ben when I met him in 2000

At a festival in Spain
                           A minorAm
He was on the small stage then and I didn`t know his name
                        G+G
Now he`s singing at the Greek and he`s busting moves
         C majorC            FF
And my legs were hurting and my feet were too
                C majorC          E minorEm
I called him after, said I`ll skip the backstage hi/bye
                 Dm7Dm7     DmDm
But thanks for the nice music and all the exercise
Dm7Dm7   F minorFm        E minor 7Em7
And we laughed and it was alright
             Dm7Dm7
And we laughed and it was alright
       E minor 7Em7 E minor 7Em7
And it was alright


VERSE:
        DmDm
There`s a fine line between a middle-aged guy with a backstage pass
                      C majorC
And a guy with a gut hanging around like a jackass

Everybody there was twenty years younger than me
                   DmDm
I`ll leave with this, not my fondest memory

I carried my legs back down and then I gave
                C majorC
My backstage passes to two cute asian girls

I drove to my place near Tahoe
                          DmDm
Got in my hot tub and I thought well that`s how it goes

And it was quiet and I was listening to the crickets

And Ben`s still out there, selling lots of tickets
   C majorC
And though I’m contented, there’s a tinge of competitiveness

But Ben`s my friend and I know he gets it
 A minorAm
Then in a couple of days my meltdown passed
 G+G                   C majorC
Back to the studio doing twelve hours shifts

Singing a song about one thing or another
 E minorEm             Dm7Dm7      FF DmDm
Another day behind the microphone this summer


OUTRO:
 DmDm       E minor 7Em7
This Tenderloin summer
        Dm7Dm7
This Tenderloin summer
        E minor 7Em7  G minorGm G minorGm
This Tenderloin summer
   Am7Am7
Ba ba ba
   FF
Ba ba ba
   A minorAm
Ba ba ba


========================== CAPO: NONE ==========================


SONG:  BEN`S MY FRIEND
ARTIST: SUN KIL MOON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]


         BEN`S MY FRIEND
          SUN KIL MOON

CAPO: NONE

INTRO:
F minorFm  F minorFm  Eb MajorEb  Eb MajorEb

VERSE:
 F minorFm
I woke up this morning, August 3rd
                    Eb MajorEb
It`s been a pretty slow and uneventful summer

Went to visit a friend in Santa Fe
                    F minorFm
Went to New Orleans and went to see my family

Woke up this morning and it occurred
                     Eb MajorEb
I needed one more track to finish up my record

I was feeling out of fuel and uninspired
                          C minorCm
Laid on my bed, too hung, a little down, a little tired

Met my girl and we walked down Union Street
           Eb MajorEb
I was scared and my head was in a bunch of places
              G minorGm
Bought a $350 pair of lampshades
        Bb majorBb          F minorFm    AbAb AbAb
And we ate at Perry`s and I ordered crab cakes

 AbAb    Gm7Gm7 G minorGm
Blue crab cakes
      F minorFm  AbAb
Blue crab cakes
      G minorGm  Bb majorBb
Blue crab cakes


VERSE:
            C minorCm
She said I seemed distracted and asked what was going on with me
                         Eb MajorEb
I said I can`t explain it and it`s a middle age thing
                  G minorGm
She said okay and ate her eggs Benedict
           Bb majorBb          FF     AbAb AbAb
And I looked at the walls cluttered with sports bar shit

 AbAb     Gm7Gm7
Sports bar shit
      Fm7Fm7 AbAb
Sports bar shit
      Gm7Gm7 BbM7Bbm7 BbM7Bbm7 BbM7Bbm7
Sports bar shit

   Cm7Cm7 C minorCm
Ba ba ba
   BbmBbm BbM7Bbm7
Ba ba ba
   Cm7Cm7 Cm7Cm7
Ba ba ba

F minorFm F minorFm  Eb MajorEb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm  Eb MajorEb Eb MajorEb


VERSE:
F minorFm
Got on the phone and I called my mother
                          Eb MajorEb
And called my father, talked a little bit with my sister

She`s got a new boyfriend, he`s a deer hunter

And she`s getting used to venison
C minorCm
And my dad`s still fighting with his girlfriend
Bb majorBb
About his flirting with the girls in Panera Bread
Eb MajorEb
My mom is good but sounded out of breath
  G minorGm             F minorFm    AbAb
I worry so much about her, I worry to death
Fm7Fm7     Gm7Gm7
 I worry to death
           Fm7Fm7
I worry about her to death
Fm7Fm7     Gm7Gm7 G minorGm
 I worry to death


VERSE:
F minorFm
The other night I went and saw The Postal Service
                      Eb MajorEb
Ben`s my friend but getting there was the worst

Trying to park and getting up the hill
                             F minorFm
And find a spot amongst the drunk kids staring at their cells

Standing at the back with the crowd of eight thousand
                  Eb MajorEb
I thought of Ben when I met him in 2000

At a festival in Spain
                           C minorCm
He was on the small stage then and I didn`t know his name
                        Bb majorBb
Now he`s singing at the Greek and he`s busting moves
         Eb MajorEb           AbAb
And my legs were hurting and my feet were too
                Eb MajorEb          G minorGm
I called him after, said I`ll skip the backstage hi/bye
                 Fm7Fm7     F minorFm
But thanks for the nice music and all the exercise
Fm7Fm7   AbmAbm        Gm7Gm7
And we laughed and it was alright
             Fm7Fm7
And we laughed and it was alright
       Gm7Gm7 Gm7Gm7
And it was alright


VERSE:
        F minorFm
There`s a fine line between a middle-aged guy with a backstage pass
                      Eb MajorEb
And a guy with a gut hanging around like a jackass

Everybody there was twenty years younger than me
                   F minorFm
I`ll leave with this, not my fondest memory

I carried my legs back down and then I gave
                Eb MajorEb
My backstage passes to two cute asian girls

I drove to my place near Tahoe
                          F minorFm
Got in my hot tub and I thought well that`s how it goes

And it was quiet and I was listening to the crickets

And Ben`s still out there, selling lots of tickets
   Eb MajorEb
And though I’m contented, there’s a tinge of competitiveness

But Ben`s my friend and I know he gets it
 C minorCm
Then in a couple of days my meltdown passed
 Bb majorBb                  Eb MajorEb
Back to the studio doing twelve hours shifts

Singing a song about one thing or another
 G minorGm             Fm7Fm7      AbAb F minorFm
Another day behind the microphone this summer


OUTRO:
 F minorFm       Gm7Gm7
This Tenderloin summer
        Fm7Fm7
This Tenderloin summer
        Gm7Gm7  BbmBbm Bbm
This Tenderloin summer
   Cm7Cm7
Ba ba ba
   AbAb
Ba ba ba
   C minorCm
Ba ba ba



========================== CAPO: 1st FRET =========================


SONG:  BEN`S MY FRIEND
ARTIST: SUN KIL MOON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]


         BEN`S MY FRIEND
          SUN KIL MOON

CAPO: 1st FRET

INTRO:
E minorEm  E minorEm  D MajorD  D MajorD

VERSE:
  E minorEm
I woke up this morning, August 3rd
                    D MajorD
It`s been a pretty slow and uneventful summer

Went to visit a friend in Santa Fe
                    E minorEm
Went to New Orleans and went to see my family

Woke up this morning and it occurred
                     D MajorD
I needed one more track to finish up my record

I was feeling out of fuel and uninspired
                          B minorBm
Laid on my bed, too hung, a little down, a little tired

Met my girl and we walked down Union Street
           D MajorD
I was scared and my head was in a bunch of places
              F# minorF#m
Bought a $350 pair of lampshades
        A augmentedA           E minorEm    G+G  G+G
And we ate at Perry`s and I ordered crab cakes

 G+G     F#m7F#m7 F# minorF#m
Blue crab cakes
      E minorEm  G+G
Blue crab cakes
      F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Blue crab cakes


VERSE:
            B minorBm
She said I seemed distracted and asked what was going on with me
                         D MajorD
I said I can`t explain it and it`s a middle age thing
                  F# minorF#m
She said okay and ate her eggs Benedict
           A augmentedA           E MajorE     G+G  G+G
And I looked at the walls cluttered with sports bar shit

 G+G     F#m7F#m7
Sports bar shit
      E minor 7Em7 G+G
Sports bar shit
      F#m7F#m7 Am7Am7  Am7Am7  Am7Am7
Sports bar shit

   Bm7Bm7 B minorBm
Ba ba ba
   A minorAm  Am7Am7
Ba ba ba
   Bm7Bm7 Bm7Bm7
Ba ba ba

E minorEm E minorEm  D MajorD  D MajorD
E minorEm E minorEm  D MajorD  D MajorD


VERSE:
E minorEm
Got on the phone and I called my mother
                          D MajorD
And called my father, talked a little bit with my sister

She`s got a new boyfriend, he`s a deer hunter

And she`s getting used to venison
B minorBm
And my dad`s still fighting with his girlfriend
A augmentedA
About his flirting with the girls in Panera Bread
D MajorD
My mom is good but sounded out of breath
  F# minorF#m            E minorEm    G+G
I worry so much about her, I worry to death
E minor 7Em7     F#m7F#m7
 I worry to death
           E minor 7Em7
I worry about her to death
E minor 7Em7     F#m7F#m7 F# minorF#m
 I worry to death


VERSE:
E minorEm
The other night I went and saw The Postal Service
                      D MajorD
Ben`s my friend but getting there was the worst

Trying to park and getting up the hill
                             E minorEm
And find a spot amongst the drunk kids staring at their cells

Standing at the back with the crowd of eight thousand
                  D MajorD
I thought of Ben when I met him in 2000

At a festival in Spain
                           B minorBm
He was on the small stage then and I didn`t know his name
                        A augmentedA
Now he`s singing at the Greek and he`s busting moves
         D MajorD            G+G
And my legs were hurting and my feet were too
                D MajorD          F# minorF#m
I called him after, said I`ll skip the backstage hi/bye
                 E minor 7Em7     E minorEm
But thanks for the nice music and all the exercise
E minor 7Em7   G minorGm        F#m7F#m7
And we laughed and it was alright
             E minor 7Em7
And we laughed and it was alright
       F#m7F#m7 F#m7
And it was alright


VERSE:
        E minorEm
There`s a fine line between a middle-aged guy with a backstage pass
                      D MajorD
And a guy with a gut hanging around like a jackass

Everybody there was twenty years younger than me
                   E minorEm
I`ll leave with this, not my fondest memory

I carried my legs back down and then I gave
                D MajorD
My backstage passes to two cute asian girls

I drove to my place near Tahoe
                          E minorEm
Got in my hot tub and I thought well that`s how it goes

And it was quiet and I was listening to the crickets

And Ben`s still out there, selling lots of tickets
   D MajorD
And though I’m contented, there’s a tinge of competitiveness

But Ben`s my friend and I know he gets it
 B minorBm
Then in a couple of days my meltdown passed
 A augmentedA                   D MajorD
Back to the studio doing twelve hours shifts

Singing a song about one thing or another
 F# minorF#m            E minor 7Em7      G+G E minorEm
Another day behind the microphone this summer


OUTRO:
 E minorEm       F#m7F#m7
This Tenderloin summer
        E minor 7Em7
This Tenderloin summer
        F#m7F#m7 A minorAm A minorAm
This Tenderloin summer
   Bm7Bm7
Ba ba ba
   G+G
Ba ba ba
   B minorBm
Ba ba ba

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