Silver Street

silver street by ben folds live version from the album "ben folds live" ( 2002 ) Intro A : C#maj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4 F#6maj9 F#maj9 Intro B : F Dm7 Am7 Dm7 Dm/C F/C G/B [ ch ] Gdim/A# [ /Ch ] C/A G Gm7 Am7 [ ch ] D#dim/D [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Cdim/D [ /Ch ] Gm7 D# F [ ch ] A#/C [ /Ch ] Intro Solo ( individual notes for piano players ) : G C D C D D# A D# D C A# D# F G C G G# - C A# G G# - C A# - D F - C A# F# G D# D# ( octave down ) F A# G# A C A - D F - chord F - bass [ ch ] A#/C [ /Ch ] Verse 1 : F Dm Am7 now the houses are ghosts over silver street Dm Dm/C G/B [ ch ] Gm/A# [ /Ch ] Am7 G you’ve got them dressed up like clowns Gm7 married couples slamming doors Am7 [ ch ] D#dim/D [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Cdim/D [ /Ch ] bums praising the lord Gm7 D# F you’re playing tapes for the town prechorus : Am7 now the neighborhood’s mixed A7 - aug and your college friends Dm F/C G/B are getting younger every year refrain : A#maj7 Am7 ( no E ) the wind don’t blow G# ( no E ) Gm7 ( no D ) and the grass don’t grow Edim/F# ( no B ) Dmaj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4 F#6maj9 F#maj9 F you’re never leaving silver street Verse 2 : F Dm Am7 you bought some brown wire frames at a junk shop Dm Dm/C G/B [ ch ] Gm/A# [ /Ch ] Am7 G that was your trademark at school Gm7 now they’re barely hanging on Am7 [ ch ] D#dim/D [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Cdim/D [ /Ch ] and the styles are moving on Gm7 D# F hard for a man to stay cool prechorus : Am7 now the seasons change A7 - aug and the storefronts change Dm F/C G/B everything else stays the same refrain : A#maj7 Am7 ( no E ) the wind don’t blow G# ( no E ) Gm7 ( no D ) and the grass don’t grow Edim/F# ( no B ) F A#/F C/F you’re never leaving silver street Bridge : B but now don’t get me wrong A#m ’cause , oh i Am7 like this neighborhood Dm D oh , and seeing you was good Dm [ ch ] Dm/C# [ /Ch ] F/C G/B but now we spent the day so completely uninspired Gm [ ch ] Gm/A [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Gm/A# [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Gm/B [ /Ch ] C caug - roll asking why , oh why , should i be tired? Verse 3 : F Dm Am7 they’re filling the potholes in on silver street Dm Dm/C G/B [ ch ] Gm/A# [ /Ch ] Am7 G waking the neighbors up at noon Gm7 now your friends are out on break Am7 [ ch ] D#dim/D [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Cdim/D [ /Ch ] and you’re out on your brown lawn Gm7 D# F raking the dirt with a broom prechorus : Am7 now the seasons change A7 - aug and the storefronts change Dm F/C G/B everything else stays the same refrain : A#maj7 Am7 ( no E ) the wind don’t blow G# ( no E ) Gm7 ( no D ) and the grass don’t grow Edim/F# ( no B ) Dmaj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4 - maj7 F#6maj9 F#maj9 F you’re never leaving silver street ending : C#maj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4 never leaving , never leaving C#maj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4 never leaving , never leaving C#maj13 C# D#maj7 D#sus4 F oh , oh , oh