"Best Imitation of Myself"
by Ben Folds Five (music and lyrics by Ben Folds
from the album _Ben_Folds_Five_

***If you use this version, please e-mail me. It's nice to be
appreciated! :)

This song is originally for piano, bass, and drums but I
figured it out for guitar... It was actually really easy.
I'm not sure what the names for some of the chords are so
check the chord charts at the bottom for some of the weird
chord symbols that I used are (the ones with ^'s...). Any
corrections on lyrics or chords are welcome!!!

CC Piano Chord 
                   CC Piano Chord 
^
I feel like a quote out of context,
AmAm Piano Chord 
                        FF Piano Chord 
               GG Piano Chord 
           AmAm Piano Chord 
 D^
Withholding the rest so I can be for you what you wanna see. =20
CC Piano Chord 
                   CC Piano Chord 
^      AmAm Piano Chord 

I got the gestures,  sounds,  got the timing down
FF Piano Chord 
                GG Piano Chord 
             AmAm Piano Chord 
       D^
It=92s uncanny yeah you=92d think it was me. Do you think I should
GG Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
^     AmAm Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
        DD Piano Chord 

Take a class to lose my southern accent?
FF Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 
	             FF Piano Chord 
            GG Piano Chord 

Did I make me up or make the face that is stuck
FF Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
           CC Piano Chord 

I=92ll do the best imitation of myself.

CC Piano Chord 
                     CC Piano Chord 
^    AmAm Piano Chord 

The problem was your speech you gave me was fine
FF Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 
       AmAm Piano Chord 
          D^
Like the theories about my little stage.
CC Piano Chord 
                 CC Piano Chord 
^     AmAm Piano Chord 

And I sorta was listening till I started drifting
FF Piano Chord 
             GG Piano Chord 
         AmAm Piano Chord 
     D^
'Round the part about me acting my age.   Now if it=92s
GG Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
^            AmAm Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
    DD Piano Chord 

All the same...  I=92ve people to entertain.
FF Piano Chord 
          GG Piano Chord 
                FF Piano Chord 
            GG Piano Chord 

I=92ll juggle one-handed,  do some magic tricks and
FF Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
         CC Piano Chord 

Do the best imitation of myself.

G^                   AmAm Piano Chord 

Maybe I=92m thinking myself in a hole...
G^   AmAm Piano Chord 

Wondering...
FF Piano Chord 
         AmAm Piano Chord 

Who I am when I oughta know
FF Piano Chord 
      AmAm Piano Chord 
         G^
Straighten up now time to go fool somebody else...
AmAm Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
   DD Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
^
Fool somebody else.    Last night I was
CC Piano Chord 
                 CC Piano Chord 
^   AmAm Piano Chord 

East wind of them... a voice within...
FF Piano Chord 
               GG Piano Chord 
          AmAm Piano Chord 
   D^
Trying to be for you what you wanna see.
CC Piano Chord 
                    CC Piano Chord 
^    AmAm Piano Chord 

But I can=92t help it if you,  you wanna pack on through
FF Piano Chord 
                GG Piano Chord 
            AmAm Piano Chord 
 D^
Don=92t want you hanging out with no-one but me.   Now that it=92s=20
GG Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
^                 AmAm Piano Chord 
           GG Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 

All... all the same... it comes from a sacred place.
FF Piano Chord 
                GG Piano Chord 

Yeah if my mind=92s somewhere else
FF Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 

You=92ll won=92t be able to tell
FF Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
           C=20
I do the best imitation of myself

FF Piano Chord 
            GG Piano Chord 

Yes it=92s uncanny you=92ll see -=20
FF Piano Chord 
            GG Piano Chord 

You=92d really think it was me.
FF Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
         AmAm Piano Chord 
     D^
I do the best imitation of myself...
FF Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
           DD Piano Chord 

I do the best imitation of myself.


Chords:
____C____    ____C^___              ____Am___    ____F____=20
|_|_|_|_*_|  |_|_|_|_*_|            |_|_|_|_|_|  *_-_-_-_*_*
|_|_*_|_|_|  |_*_|_|_|_|            |_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_*_|_|
|_*_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  5th Fret: *_-_-_-_*_*  |_*_*_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|            |_|_|*|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|            |_*_*_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|

____G____    ____D^___              ____G^___    ____D____
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|            |_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_*_|_|  4th Fret: *_-_-_-_*_*  *_|_|_*_|_*
*_-_-_-_*_*  |_|_|_|_*_|            |_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_*_|
|_|_|_*_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|            |_|_*_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|
|_*_*_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|            |_*_|_*_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|
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