ptabBrickBen Folds FiveWhatever And Ever AmenÍ Ben Folds Ben Folds new_noise new_noise new_nosie2003 Alex Wilsonÿë6 AM, day after Christmas I throw some clothes on in the dark The smell of cold, car seat is freezing The world is sleeping, I am numb Up the stairs to her apartment She is balled up on the couch Her Mom and Dad went down to Charlotte They're not home to find us out And we drive Now that I have found someone I'm feeling more alone Than I ever have before She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly They call her name at 7:30 I pace around the parking lot Then I walk down to buy her flowers And sell some gifts that I got Can't you see It's not me you're dying for Now she's feeling more alone Then she ever has before She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly As weeks went by It showed that she was not fine They told me "Son, it's time to tell the truth" She broke down and I broke down Cause I was tired of lying Driving home to her apartment For the moment we're alone She's alone, I'm alone Now I know it She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly ÿHFirstly, all of this tab is playable. I know, I can play it myself and I'm a lowly bassist :) ! I arranged it for Drop-D because that means that the ocatves and chord voicings can be arranged to be closest to the piano part. It makes the tab a trifle more challenging, but with correct positioning and barring all of this tab can be mastered relatively easily. Still, some of the chords are EXACTLY like they are on the piano track because of the physical nature of the guitar. I've also ommited the continuous quaver bass notes during the Middle Eleven section, because it's just too damn hard to play, and it sounds fine this way anyhow. The only really tricky part of the tab is the harp harmonics section. If you can't pull it off, feel free to play it with normal fretting and plucking. Have fun with this truly beautiful song.ÿûOn this track, Robert Sledge actually plays an upright double bass with a bow. Since most of the people using this tab don't have one of these, I've arranged it for electric bass in Drop D. Replicate the sustained, bowed notes using hammered volume swells. Make sure the rest of the notes are short and sharp, as if they were being attacked in a staccato manner with the bow. 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