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Rockin The Suburbs  Ben Folds Five



this is my first attempt to tab anything - hope it helps somebody
this song is in drop d tuning - the 3 is the third fret in drop d
tabbed by David Henson
C - D - 3 (4X)  - D - 3 

[C] lemme tell ya'll wh[D]at its like bei[F]ng male, middle class and white
[C] its a bitch if you d[D]ont believe li[3]sten up to my new cd (shamon?)
[C]i got shit running[D] through my b[3]rain so intense that i c[C]an't explain
[C]all alone in my whit[D]e boy pain shake y[3]our booty while the band comp[C]lains
C-D-3-C 

[D]im rocking the suburbs just like mic[3]hael jackson d[C]id (quiet riot,)
[D] im rocking the suburbs except that [3]he was tale[C]nted (they were)
[D]im rocking the suburbs take the che[3]cks and face the f[C]acts that some prod[D]ucer with
                [3]                                                                             
computers fixes all my (our) shitty tracks  C-D-3-C (X2) 

[C] im pissed off but im too po[D]lite when [3]people break in the mcd[C]onalds line
[C] mom and dad you made me so upt[D]ight go[3]nna cuss on the mic toni[C]ght
[D]donno how much i c[3]an take girl giv[C]e me something i[3] 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
just go in the st[D]ore for some prepi[3]ration-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
questions or comments e-mail dr1234@bellsouth.net
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