Ben Folds Five — Missing The War

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Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 19:08:31 EST
From: Prtzl Lgc 
Subject: CRD:b/ben_folds_five/missing_the_war.crd

 Missing the War by Ben Folds Five
 from Whatever and Ever Amen
 written by Ben Folds
 transcribed by Zach Moats (Prtzl Lgc@aol.com)

this song has a lot of funny chords in it and i tried my hardest to figure
them out. if you can hear them better than i can, please contact me and
inform me of the correct chords. please e-mail me and tell me what you
think.

Missing the War

Intro:  /A  Amin(add 9) / E  F# /  A  Amin (add 9)/ E /

Verse 1:

  E      Emaj7
 All is quiet.

        F#9 (voicings : G#-A#-E)
 His tired eyes

  Bsus4  B Bmin    B          Bmin        Bsus2   Bmin
See figures jotted down. And clothes all strewn around the

  A (E in bass)  Amin9(E in bass)   C+ (F# in bass)  Cmin+5 (F# in bass)
 Bedroom floor.

Verse 2: Repeat chords

Now nothing?s adding up.
And nothing?s making sense.
She?s sleeping like a baby.
She doesn?t know he wasn?t meant for this.

Chorus:

    Amaj7                       Amin (C in bass)
  I?m missing the war. (ba ba ba ba)
  Amin (C in bass)               Emaj7
  I?m missing the war. (ba ba ba ba)
       Emaj7
  All night.
              C#             F#
  Missing the war. (ba ba ba ba)
   F#
  Missing the war
Repeat intro:

Verse 3: Repeat verse chords

He drove home again.
Pissed and beaten.
It?s really no big deal
It happens all the time
It?s no big deal.

Chorus.

End chorus with:

  F#                      G       G(D in bass)  G     E  F#min  G#min
 ?Till beads of sunlight hit me in the morning.

 C#  B    E    D      A      Amin9     E    F#      A  Amin9
So much time so little to say

Verse 3:
Time may fly.
And dreams may die.
The shaking voice that tells him go
still thinks he might
he knows he wont.

Chorus

Repeat Intro 4X?s and end with

G   G (D in bass)  G     E   F#min   G#min

Intro: A . Am6/C . E2 . F#7 . A . Am6/C . E2 . . . C#m/G#* = can also play just G#sus4 (easier but not technically right) The C#m/G# is the actual chord played on CD! -------- VERSE 1: -------- E . . . Emaj7 . . . F#7 . . . F#9 . . . All is quiet his ti - red eyes B7sus4 . B7 . Bm7 . B7 . See figures jotted down and clothes all thrown around A/E . E . C#m/G#* . G# . The bed - room floor -------- VERSE 2: -------- E . . . Emaj7 . . . F#7 . . . F#9 . . . Now nothing's adding up and nothing's making sense B7sus4 . B7 . Bm7 . B7 . She's sleeping like a ba - by A/E . E . C#m/G#* . G# . Amaj7 She doesn't know he wasn't meant for this -------- CHORUS: -------- Amaj7 . . . Amaj7 . . . I'm missing the war Am6/C . . . Am6/C . . . Emaj7 . . . I'm missing the war all - night C#m7 . . . F#7 . . . F#7 . F#9 . [A . Am6/C . E2 . F#7] Missing the war, Im' missing the War -------- BRIDGE: -------- F#9 G . G/D . G . . . E - Esus4/F# - E5/G# Till beads of sunlight hit me in the morning C# . B . E . D2 . A . Am6/C . E2 . F#7 . So much time so little to say -------- VERSE 3: -------- E . . . Emaj7 . . . F#7 . . . F#9 . . . He drove home a - gain, pissed and beaten Bsus7 . B7 . Bm7 . B7 . Its really no big deal it happens all the time A/E . E . C#m/G#* - G# It's no big deal -------- VERSE 4: -------- E . . . Emaj7 . . . F#7 . . . F#9 . . . Time may fly and dreams may die Bsus7 . B7 . Bm7 . B7 . The shaking voice that tells him go A/E . E . C#m/G#* - G# Still thinks he might He knows he won't