The Luckiest Chords & Tabs
"The Luckiest," by Ben Folds
Tabbed by Andrew Koss, with help from Kyle S.'s tabs.
Intro: D|G|D|A|Bm|F#m|G|D A|
D A D G
I don't get many things right the first time
D Bm C F#m(strum once) C
In fact, I am told that a lot
A
Now I know all the wrong turns,
D Bm F#m A
And stumbles and falls brought me here
Bm G Bm
And where was I before the day
E A
That I first saw your lovely face
F#m G F#m G
Now I see it every day
D A
And I know
D A Bm
That I am
F#m
I am
G A D A
I am the luckiest
Interlude: D|G|D|A
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_folds_five/the_luckiest_tab.html ]
D A
What if I'd been born
D G
Fifty years before you
D
In a house
Bm C F#m(strum once) C
On a street where you live
A
Maybe I'd be outside
D G
As you passed on your bike
F#m A
Would I know?
Bm G Bm
And In a wide see of eyes
E A F#m G
I'd See one pair that I recognize
D A
And I'd know
D A Bm
That I am
F#m
I am
G A D D A
I am the luckiest
Em Em Bm
I love you more than I have
Bm D G D A
Ever found a way to say to you
D
Next door
A
There's an old man
D G
Who lived to his nineties
D Bm C F#m(strum once) C
And one day, passed away in his sleep
A A
And his wife, she stayed
D G D Bm F#m A Bm
For a couple of days and passed away
G
I'm sorry, I know that's a
Bm E A
Strange way to tell you that I know
F#m G G
We belong
D A
That I know
D A Bm
That I am
F#m
I am
G A D A D
I am the luckiest