FRED JONES PART TWO BEN FOLDS FIVE
C Am Em G (x2)
C Am Em G
Fred sits alone at his desk in the dark
C Am Em G
There's an awkward young shadow that waits in the hall
Am F Am F
He's cleared all his things and he's put them in boxes
C G
Things that remind him: 'Life has been good'
Am
Twenty-five years
F
He's worked at the paper
C G
A man's here to take him downstairs
C F
And I'm sorry, Mr. Jones
G C
It's time
C Am Em G (x2)
There was no party, there were no songs
'Cause today's just a day like the day that he started
No one has left here that knows his first name
And life barrels on like a runaway train
Where the passengers change
They don't change anything
You get off; someone else can get on
And I'm sorry, Mr. Jones
It's time
C Am Em G (x2)
Fmaj7 Em
Streetlight shines through the shades
Fmaj7 C G
Casting lines on the floor, and lines on his face
F C
He reflects on the day
Fred gets his paints out and goes to the basement
Projecting some slides onto a plain white
Canvas and traces it
Fills in the spaces
He turns off the slides, and it doesn't look right
Yeah, and all of these bastards
Have taken his place
He's forgotten but not yet gone
And I'm sorry, Mr. Jones
And I'm sorry, Mr. Jones
And I'm sorry, Mr. Jones
It's time
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
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the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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