Silver Street Chords & Tabs
Silver Street by Ben Folds
Live version from the album "Ben Folds Live" (2002)
Intro A:
Dbmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4 Gb6maj9 Gbmaj9
Intro B:
F Dm7 Am7
Dm7 Dm/C F/C G/B [ch]Gdim/Bb[/ch] C/A G
Gm7 Am7 [ch]Ebdim/D[/ch] [ch]Cdim/D[/ch] Gm7 Eb F [ch]Bb/C[/ch]
Intro Solo (individual notes for piano players):
G C D C D Eb A Eb D C Bb Eb F G C G Ab-C Bb G Ab-C Bb-D F-C Bb F# G Eb Eb(octave down)
F Bb Ab A C A-D F-chord F-bass [ch]Bb/C[/ch]
VERSE 1:
F Dm Am7
Now the houses are ghosts over Silver Street
Dm Dm/C G/B [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch] Am7 G
You've got them dressed up like clowns
Gm7
Married couples slamming doors
Am7 [ch]Ebdim/D[/ch] [ch]Cdim/D[/ch]
Bums praising the lord
Gm7 Eb 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:
Bbmaj7 Am7(no E)
The wind don't blow
Ab(no E) Gm7(no D)
And the grass don't grow
Edim/F#(no B) Dmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4 Gb6maj9 Gbmaj9 F
You're never leaving Silver Street
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VERSE 2:
F Dm Am7
You bought some brown wire frames at a junk shop
Dm Dm/C G/B [ch]Gm/Bb[/ch] Am7 G
That was your trademark at school
Gm7
Now they're barely hanging on
Am7 [ch]Ebdim/D[/ch] [ch]Cdim/D[/ch]
And the styles are moving on
Gm7 Eb 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:
Bbmaj7 Am7(no E)
The wind don't blow
Ab(no E) Gm7(no D)
And the grass don't grow
Edim/F#(no B) F Bb/F C/F
You're never leaving Silver Street
Bridge:
B
But now don't get me wrong
Bbm
'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/Bb[/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/Bb[/ch] Am7 G
Waking the neighbors up at noon
Gm7
Now your friends are out on break
Am7 [ch]Ebdim/D[/ch] [ch]Cdim/D[/ch]
And you're out on your brown lawn
Gm7 Eb 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:
Bbmaj7 Am7(no E)
The wind don't blow
Ab(no E) Gm7(no D)
And the grass don't grow
Edim/F#(no B) Dmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4-maj7 Gb6maj9 Gbmaj9 F
You're never leaving Silver Street
Ending:
Dbmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4
Never leaving, never leaving
Dbmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4
Never leaving, never leaving
Dbmaj13 Db Ebmaj7 Ebsus4 F
Oh, oh, oh