Luckiest

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                             The Luckiest - Ben Folds Five
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Song: The Luckiest
Artist: Ben Folds
Tabbed by: clemm

Tuning: Standard

**Note** I took the chord version of this song and put it into tab so 
its
 a lot easier for beginners to understand what their playing.  This is 
for
people who don't know chords.

Chords are labeled under the tab version.

x= don't play that string.

**INTRO**
E|---2---3---2---0---2---2---3---2/0---0---| 
B|---3---0---3---2---3---2---0---3/2---2---| 
G|---2---0---2---2---4---2---0---2/2---2---| 
D|---0---0---0---2---4---4---0---0/2---2---| 
A|---0---2---0---0---2---4---2---0/0---0---| 
E|---0---3---0---0---x---2---3---0/0---0---| 

     D   G   D   A   Bm  F#m G   D/A   A

**VERSE 1**
    I don't get many things right the first time

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G|--2-------2---------2---------------0---------| 
D|--0-------2---------0---------------0---------| 
A|--0-------0---------0---------------2---------| 
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    D       A         D               G


    in fact I am told that a lot.  Now I know all the wrong turns
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B|--------3----------3--------1-----------2-----------2----------| 
G|--------2----------4--------0-----------2-----------2----------| 
D|--------0----------4--------2-----------2-----------2----------| 
A|--------0----------2--------3-----------0-----------4----------| 
E|--------0----------x--------x-----------0-----------0----------| 

          D          Bm       C           A          A/C#


    the stumbles and falls brought me here
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B|---------3----------0---------------3----3---2---2---| 
G|---------2----------0---------------2----4---2---2---| 
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A|---------0----------2---------------0----2---4---0---| 
E|---------0----------3---------------0----x---2---0---| 

           D          G               D   Bm  F#m  A

**CHORUS**
    And where was I before the day that I first saw your lovely face?

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B|--3--------------0------------3-----------------0-----------------2-
G|--4--------------0------------4-----------------1-----------------2-
D|--4--------------0------------4-----------------2-----------------2-
A|--2--------------2------------3-----------------2-----------------0-
E|--x--------------3------------x-----------------0-----------------0-

    Bm             G            Bm                E                 A

    now I see it every day
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B|----------2----------0---| 
G|----------2----------0---| 
D|----------4----------0---| 
A|----------4----------2---| 
E|----------2----------3---| 

           F#m         G


    And I    know,    that I am,  I  am,  I am,    the luckiest
E|------2-----0--0---------2--0---2---2----3-2/0---0-----2------0-| 
B|------3-----2--2---------3--2---3---2----0-3/2---2-----3------2-| 
G|------2-----2--0---------2--2---4---2----0-2/2---2-----2------2-| 
D|------0-----2--2---------0--2---4---4----0-0/2---2-----0------2-| 
A|------0-----0--0---------0--0---2---4----2-0/0---0-----0------0-| 
E|------0-----0--0---------0--0---x---2----3-0/0---0-----0------0-| 

       D/A    A  A7        D  A   Bm F#m   G D/A   A     D      A

**VERSE 2**
    What if I'd been born 50 years before you

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             D        A   D          G


    in a house on the street where you live?  Maybe I'd be outside
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B|-------3------------3-------------------1-----------2-------2----| 
G|-------2------------4-------------------0-----------2-------2----| 
D|-------0------------4-------------------2-----------2-------2----| 
A|-------0------------2-------------------3-----------0-------4----| 
E|-------0------------x-------------------0-----------0-------0----| 

         D            Bm                  C           A       A/C#

    as you pass on your bike would I know?
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B|----------3------------0------------3----3----2--2-| 
G|----------2------------0------------2----4----2--2-| 
D|----------0------------0------------0----4----4--2-| 
A|----------0------------2------------0----2----4--0-| 
E|----------0------------3------------0----x----2--0-| 

            D            G            D    Bm  F#m A

**CHORUS**
      And in a wide sea of eyes, I'd see one pair that I'd recognize

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B|-3-------------0-----------3------------0--------------2-------2----
G|-4-------------0-----------4------------1--------------2-------2----
D|-4-------------0-----------4------------2--------------2-------4----
A|-3-------------2-----------2------------2--------------0-------4----
E|-x-------------3-----------x------------0--------------0-------2----
E|3------| 
B|0------| 
G|0------| 
D|0------| 
A|2------| 
E|3------| 

   Bm            G           Bm           E              A      F#m   G


    And I'd know,   that I am,  I   am,   I  am,    the luckiest
E|------2----0--0--------2--0---2-----2----3---2/0--0-----2-------0--|
B|------3----2--2--------3--2---3-----2----0---3/2--2-----3-------2--|
G|------2----2--0--------2--2---4-----2----0---2/2--2-----2-------2--|
D|------0----2--2--------0--2---4-----4----0---0/2--2-----0-------2--|
A|------0----0--0--------0--0---2-----4----2---0/0--0-----0-------0--|
E|------0----0--0--------0--0---x-----2----3---0/0--0-----0-------0--|

       D/A   A  A7       D  A   Bm   F#m   G   D/A  A     D       A

**BRIDGE**
      I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.

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B|-0----------------------------3--------------2-------3------0----2-|
G|-0----------------------------4--------------2-------2------0----2-|
D|-2----------------------------4--------------2-------0------0----2-|
A|-2----------------------------2--------------4-------0------2----0-|
E|-0----------------------------x--------------0-------0------3----0-|

   Em                           Bm            A/C#     D      G    A

**VERSE 3**
    Next door there's an old man who lived to his 90's

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D|--------0--------------2------------0-----------0---| 
A|--------0--------------0------------0-----------2---| 
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          D              A            D           G


    and one day passed away in his sleep.  And his wife
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B|------3---------------3------------1-------------2---| 
G|------2---------------4------------0-------------2---| 
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A|------0---------------2------------3-------------0---| 
E|------0---------------x------------x-------------0---| 

        D               Bm           C             A


    she stayed for a couple of days and passed away.
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B|------2-------------3---------0---------------3---3----2--2-| 
G|------2-------------2---------0---------------2---4----2--2-| 
D|------2-------------0---------0---------------0---4----4--2-| 
A|------4-------------0---------2---------------0---2----4--0-| 
E|------0-------------0---------3---------------0---x----2--0-| 

       A/C#           D         G               D   Bm  F#m A

**CHORUS**
    I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we 
belong.

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G|--4---------0----------------4---------------1----------------2-----
D|--4---------0----------------4---------------2----------------2-----
A|--2---------2----------------2---------------2----------------0-----
E|--x---------3----------------x---------------0----------------0-----
E|-2-----3--| 
B|-2-----0--| 
G|-2-----0--| 
D|-4-----0--| 
A|-4-----2--| 
E|-2-----3--| 

    Bm        G                Bm              E                A  

   F#m   G


    That I know,   that I am,  I  am,  I  am,    the luckiest 
E|-----2----0--0--------2--0---2---2----3---2----0------2-----2--3--2-
B|-----3----2--2--------3--2---3---2----0---3----2------3-----2--0--3-
G|-----2----2--0--------2--2---4---2----0---2----2------4-----2--0--2-
D|-----0----2--2--------0--2---4---4----0---0----2------4-----4--0--0-
A|-----0----0--0--------0--0---2---4----2---0----0------2-----4--2--0-
E|-----0----0--0--------0--0---x---2----3---0----0------x-----2--3--0-
E|-0--2---| 
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G|-2--2---| 
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      D/A   A  A7       D  A   Bm F#m   G  D/A   A      Bm   

F#m G D/A A  D

• A
• A/C#
• A7
• Bm
• C
• D
• D/A
• E
• Em
• F#m
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