"Lonely" by Ben Folds Five
Tabbed by Tim Swan
Demo
Any notes that are right next to each other (-77-), just means that is
part of a fill between notes.
Intro - Play Twice
G------------------------------
D---4-5--------------4-5-------
A-5-----5-7-5------5-----5-7-5-
E-------------7-8--------------
Verse One - "Lonely, let me..."
G-----------------------------------
D------------------------4----4/12--
A-5---5---7------7--7------5--------
E-------------5-------5-------------
"Give me space..."
G-----------------------9/11\9-------------------
D-5--55--7--77--9--99----------11-9--------------
A---------------------7--------------------5-5-5-
E-----------------------------------5--875-------
Modified Intro - Leads into Second Verse
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D---4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5------------
A-5-----5-7-5-----5-----5-7-5-----5-----5-7-5-----5-----5-7-5------
E-------------7-8-------------7~--------------7-8-------------7-8--
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_folds_five/lonely_btab.html ]
Second Verse - "Lonely, Empty..."
G----------------------------6-9-6\-------------------------------
D---------------------9-------------------9-7--77\-2--------------
A-5--55--5--55--7--77---------------7--77--9---------5--55--5--55-
E-----------------------5--5-------------------------------5------
"Give me space..."
G-----------------------------------------------2-----------
D-------------------------------------------2-4-------------
A-2------------------------9-7--77-7\0--0-4-------0--5-5-5--
E--523--33-35--555-457--77----------------------------------
"Look this is how I am..."
G--------------------------------------------------------
D-----7--7------7---7-7--5----55----/17h19p17---17-------
A---7-----7---7----7-7------5-----------------17--17-----
E-5---------5--------------------/3------------------17--
G--------------------------7-----
D-----33--------33------7--------
A---3-----3---3------5---------5-
E-1---------1--------------------
Last Part - "Lonely, Nervous..."
G------10-8\7---------------------------------
D-------------10-----------------4-7-4\-----------
A-5--------------12---------------------------------------
E--------------------0--00-0-7-5---------0--00-0-7-5-55-5-
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------4-5------------------------------------
A--345----5----5----5-7------------------------------------4---
E-------5----5----5---------3-33-35-55-45-7-765-54-2-0-2-4---5-
G------------------
D------9-7---------
A----7------5-5-5--
E-5----------------
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