On Being Frank by Ben Folds Five
from the album "The Sound of the Life of the Mind" (2012)
Intro:
Gmaj9 C/D
Gmaj9 C/D
Verse:
G D/G Am/G
I had it all, or should I say I saw it all?
Em Bm Em Bm
And it's a long way from the dustbin of New Jersey to the top
Am Fmaj7
Who would have known?
Dsus4 D
Who would have known
G D/G Am/G
I had a dream, but dreams had other plans for me
Em Bm
For 30 years I set the thermostat
Em Bm
Where Frank Sinatra liked it,
Am Em
Pulled his girls and hung his hats
Am Em
I never knew which ones were mine
Bm D D7
Now he's gone, and I'm alone
G
And I don't know where I might be going
Bm
I heard the wind, the wind stopped blowing
Am
Set me on the roadside coming home
D Em C D
But home, for me was always someone else you know
Em C D
That shadows always fall, when the sun goes down
Gmaj9 C/D
Gmaj9 C/D
Verse:
G D/G Am/G
I shook the hands, mafia dons and presidents
Em Bm
And though they always smile politely
Em Bm
With a measure of decorum
Am Em
Still their eyes would scan beyond me
Am Em
For a glimpse of something more
Bm
But now he's gone,
D D7
Now they're gone
G
And I don't know where I might be going
Bm
I heard the wind, the wind stopped blowing
Am
Set me on the roadside coming home
D Em C D
But home, for me was always someone else you know
Em C D
That shadows always fall, when the sun goes down
Gmaj9 C/D
Gmaj9 C/D
PIANO Solo:
G D/G Am/G
Em Bm Em Bm
Am Fmaj7 D
Bridge:
D Em C D
Alone, the shadow of a star, don't you know
Em C D
That shadows always fall, yeah shadows always fall,
When the sun goes down
G
And I don't know where I might be going
Bm
I heard the wind, the wind stopped blowing
Am
Set me on the roadside coming home
D Em C D
And home, for me was always someone else you know
OUTRO:
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D