The Last Polka Ben Folds Five
INTRO:
[Dm] [Gm7] [Dm]
[Dm] [Dm/E] [Dm/F] [Dm/G] [Dm/A] [Dm/B] [Dm/C] [Dm/C#]
[Dm] [Gm7] [Dm]
Dm Gm Dm (G#-A-E-F-C#-D-G#-A)
Well, she crept back in the house at half past three
Shook her [Dm]head to see him [Gm]snoring in his [Dm]sleep
[Dm]If [Am/E]you [F]rea - [F#dim]lly [Gm]loved me she said
[Am7]I wouldn't [A7]have to be so [Dm]mean
[Dm] [C/D] [Dm]
[Gm7] [Gm/A] [Gm/C]
[Dm] [C/D] [Dm]
[Dm] [C/D] [Dm]
[Gm7] [Gm/A] [Gm/C]
[Dm] [C/D] [Dm]
He's a [Dm]heap of junk that [Gm]pours from his top [Dm]drawer
Sometimes [Dm]likes to spread it [Gm]out around the [Dm]floor
It's [Dm]ev - [Am/E]i - [F]dence [F#dim]of [Gm]what he was like
Am A7 Dm (D-E-F-A-D-E-F gliss down)
He likes to remember when
Treble: D E F A D E F
Bass: D C# C B-natural
(chorus:)
[Bb]Sha la la, sha la la lo li
The [C]end is growing [F]near[F/G] [F/A]
[Bb]We're treading water now
And [C]holding back our [F]tears[F/G] [F/A]
[Bb]And the day is rising
We're [C]sinking sha [Dm]la la[D/C] lo li
Treble: D C# D F E F G# A B-natural
Bass: Bb A Bb D C# D E F F-G
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7]
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7]
[Am7/D] [Am7] [Am7/D] [Am7] [Am7/C]
[Am7/D] [Am7] [Am7/D] [Am7/C]
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7]
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F]
[Gm7] [Am7] [A7]
In a [Dm]minute it will [Gm]all be coming [Dm]down
And they [Dm]know it now but [Gm]no one makes a [Dm]sound
[Dm]Such [Am/E]a [F]shame [F#dim]to [Gm]ruin this bright
[Am]Lazy [A7]sunny [Dm]day
Treble: D E F A D E F
Bass: D C# C B-natural
[Bb]Sha la la, sha la la lo li
The [C]end is growing [F]near[F/G] [F/A]
[Bb]We're treading water now
And [C]holding back our [F]tears[F/G] [F/A]
[Bb]And the day is rising
We're [C]sinking sha [Dm]la la[D/C] lo li
Treble: D C# D F E F G# A B-natural
Bass: Bb A Bb D C# D E F F-G
Bbmaj7 Bbdim/Db Dm Bbdim/Db Dm (D-A-G#-G natural-F-D-A-G#-G natural-F-D-C)
My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word
My [Bbmaj7]my, the [Bbdim/Db]kindest truths are [Dm]of - [A/C#]ten [Dm]spoke - [A/C#]n, [Dm]nev - [Am]er [Gm7]heard
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7]
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7]
[Am7/D] [Am7] [Am7/D] [Am7] [Am7/C]
[Am7/D] [Am7] [Am7/D] [Am7/C]
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7]
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F]
[Gm7] [Am7] [A7]
Treble: G F G A Bb A Bb C D C D E F E F G A Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb
Bass: Gm7 Am A7
She said, "[Dm]You've been pushing me [Gm]like I was a sore [Dm]tooth.
[Dm]You can't respect me '[Gm]cause I've done so much [Dm]for you."
[Dm]He [Am/E]said, [F]"Well [F#dim]I [Gm7]hate that it's come to this
But [Am]baby I was [A7]doing fine. How [Dm]do you think
That [Dm/C#]I survived the [Dm/C]other twenty-[Dm/B]five before you?"
[Bb]Sha la la, sha la la lo li
The [C]end is growing [F]near[F/G] [F/A]
[Bb]We're treading water now
And [C]holding back our [F]tears[F/G] [F/A]
[Bb]And the day is rising
We're [C]sinking sha [Dm]la la[D/C] lo li
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F]
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F]
[Am7/D] [Am7] [Am7/D] [Am7]
[Am7/D] [Am7] [Am7/D] [Am7/C]
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F]
[Am7/Bb] [Am7/F] [Am7/Bb] [Am7/F]
[Am7/D] [Am7] [Am7/D] [Am7]
[Am7/D] [Am7] [Am7/D] [Am7/C]
[Am/Bb]
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