Band –ben folds five
song – rockin the suberbs
this is my first attempt to tab anything – hope it helps somebody
this song is in drop d tuning – the 3 is the third fret in drop d
tabbed by David Henson
C – D – 3 (4X) – D – 3
C D F
lemme tell ya’ll what its like being male, middle class and white
C D 3
its a bitch if you dont believe listen up to my new cd (shamon?)
C D 3 C
i got shit running through my brain so intense that i can’t explain
C D 3 C
all alone in my white boy pain shake your booty while the band complains
C-D-3-C
D 3 C
im rocking the suburbs just like michael jackson did (quiet riot,)
D 3 C
im rocking the suburbs except that he was talented (they were)
D 3 C D
im rocking the suburbs take the checks and face the facts that some producer with
3
computers fixes all my (our) shitty tracks C-D-3-C (X2)
C D 3 C
im pissed off but im too polite when people break in the mcdonalds line
C D 3 C
mom and dad you made me so uptight gonna cuss on the mic tonight
D 3 C 3
donno how much i can take girl give me something i can break
[CHORUS)
(try this for the bridge)
-E————————————
-B————————————
-G—————2-2——2–4——–
-D———————4————–
-A–3—3–5————————–
-E————————————
in a haze these days i pull up to the stoplight i can feel that somethings not right
i can feel someones blasting me with hate and bass, sending dirty thoughts my way
cause my great-great-great-great-granddad was someone
great-great-great-great-granddady slaves
it wasnt my idea, it wasnt my idea, never was my idea
D 3
just go in the store for some prepiration-h
INTRO
ya’ll dont know what its like, being male, middle class and white [x4]
it gets me real pissed off and it makes me wanna say… [x3] F**К
3 c d 3 c
just like john bon jovi did – im rockin the suberbs – except that he was talented
d 3 c
im rockin the suberbs i take the checks and face the facts
d 3 3 c
that some producer with computers fixes all my shitty tracks these days
5 3 3 c 5 3 3 5 3 d 3
yea yea im rockin the suberbs – yea yea im rockin the suberbs – yea yea
questions or comments e-mail [email protected]
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song – rockin the suberbs
this is my first attempt to tab anything – hope it helps somebody
this song is in drop d tuning – the 3 is the third fret in drop d
tabbed by David Henson
C – D – 3 (4X) – D – 3
C D F
lemme tell ya’ll what its like being male, middle class and white
C D 3
its a bitch if you dont believe listen up to my new cd (shamon?)
C D 3 C
i got shit running through my brain so intense that i can’t explain
C D 3 C
all alone in my white boy pain shake your booty while the band complains
C-D-3-C
D 3 C
im rocking the suburbs just like michael jackson did (quiet riot,)
D 3 C
im rocking the suburbs except that he was talented (they were)
D 3 C D
im rocking the suburbs take the checks and face the facts that some producer with
3
computers fixes all my (our) shitty tracks C-D-3-C (X2)
C D 3 C
im pissed off but im too polite when people break in the mcdonalds line
C D 3 C
mom and dad you made me so uptight gonna cuss on the mic tonight
D 3 C 3
donno how much i can take girl give me something i can break
[CHORUS)
(try this for the bridge)
-E————————————
-B————————————
-G—————2-2——2–4——–
-D———————4————–
-A–3—3–5————————–
-E————————————
in a haze these days i pull up to the stoplight i can feel that somethings not right
i can feel someones blasting me with hate and bass, sending dirty thoughts my way
cause my great-great-great-great-granddad was someone
great-great-great-great-granddady slaves
it wasnt my idea, it wasnt my idea, never was my idea
D 3
just go in the store for some prepiration-h
INTRO
ya’ll dont know what its like, being male, middle class and white [x4]
it gets me real pissed off and it makes me wanna say… [x3] F**К
3 c d 3 c
just like john bon jovi did – im rockin the suberbs – except that he was talented
d 3 c
im rockin the suberbs i take the checks and face the facts
d 3 3 c
that some producer with computers fixes all my shitty tracks these days
5 3 3 c 5 3 3 5 3 d 3
yea yea im rockin the suberbs – yea yea im rockin the suberbs – yea yea
questions or comments e-mail [email protected]
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