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Song title:      Jesusland
Original Album:	 Songs For Silverman

Words and Music by Ben Folds
Copyright © 2005 Epic Records
Published by Sony Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 1. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4.



INTRO:
Chords:
Am9    575557    C    x35553
D7     x57575    G    355433
F      133211


[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x4]

Guitar Figure 1

  Am9                                                                 D7
|-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1p0---1__-----0-1p0---1__-----0-|-1p0---1__-----0-1p0---1__-----0-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-------0-2-------------0-2-------|-------0-2-------------0-2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---2-3-----0-2-----2-3-----0-2---|---2-3-----0-2-----2-3-----0-2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[then play:]

  F               C                 G
|---------------------------------|----------------3----------------|
|---------1---------------1-------|---------3------3----------------|
|-----2---------------0-------0---|-----4----------4----------------|
|-3-----------3---2---------------|-5--------------5----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------5----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------3----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                           Take a walk




VERSE1:
Chords:
G       355433    Cmaj7   32000 or x35453
D       x57775    G       355433
Am9     575557    D7      xx0212 or x57575


| G | D                          | Am9           | Cmaj7  D         | G
      out the gate you go and ne - ver stop, past  dollar stores and  wig shops

| D                       | Am9          | Cmaj7    | D7             | Am9 | %         | Cmaj7        | %
  Quarter in a cup for ev - ery block and  watch the  buildings grow,           smaller  as    you go




VERSE2:
Chords:
G    355433    Cmaj7   320000 or x35453
D    x57775    Am7     575555 or 5x555x
Am   575557    D7      xx0212 or x57575


        | G     | D                   | Am            | Cmaj7  D     | G
Down the  tracks, beautiful McMansions  on a hill that  over - look a  highway

       | D                | Am7               | Cmaj7  D7   | %
There's  riverboat casinos  and you still have  yet to see a  soul




CHORUS: 
Chords:
Am9  575557
D9   x43444


2/4   4/4
      | Am9 | % | % | D9 | %
Jesus   la____________and


      | Am9 | % | % | D9 | % | %
Jesus   la____________and





VERSE3:
Chords:
G      3x0003 or 355433              Am   x02210 or 577555
D      xx0232 or x57775              C    x32010 or x35553 
Am7    x02010 or 575555 or 5x555x    D7   xx0212 or x57575
Cmaj7  320000 or x35453


| %                   | G | D                           | Am7               | Cmaj7  D         | G
        Town to town,       broadcast to each house they  drop your name but  no-one knows your  face

                                                                            2/4
| D                              | Am            | C         D7       | %   | %
  Billboards quoting things you'd  never say, you  hang your head and   pray  for Jesus



CHORUS: 
Chords:
Am9  575557
D9   x43444


4/4
| Am9 | % | D9 | %
- la________and     Jesus - 


| Am9 | % | D9 | %
  la________and



BRIDGE:
Chords:
A         577655              G       3x0003 or 355433          F/A   x03211
Dmaj7/A   557675              Cadd9   x3203x or x5555x          C/A   x05550
A7        575655              F7      131211 or x8 10 9 10 8
C         x32010 or x35553    D       x5777x


| A     Dmaj7/A | A7            | C        | G   
  Miles and       miles, and the  sun's go - in' down

| A   Dmaj7/A  | A7             | Cadd9  | %        | G
  Pul-ses        glow from their  homes,      you're  not alone,

           | E7        | Am7           | D            | F/A  C/A | G | F C | G
Lights come  on, as you  lay your weary  head on their  lawn




INTERLUDE:
Chords:
G   3x0003 or 355433    C       x32010 or x35553
D   xx0232 or x57775    Aadd9   xx7657
Am  x02210 or 577555    Cmaj7   320000 or x35453


[play: 4/4| G | D | Am | C D |

          | G | D | Aadd9 | Cmaj7 D |]



VERSE4:
Chords:
G   3x0003 or 355433    C   x32010 or x35553
D   xx0232 or x57775    D7  xx0212 or x57575
Am  x02210 or 577555


       | G    | D                            | Am              | C    D     | G
Parking  lots,  cracked and growing grass you  see it  all from  offi-ces to  farms

| D                            | Am     | C      D7
  Crosses flying high above the  malls a  longer walk through...



CHORUS: 
Chords:
Am9  575557
D9   x43444


4/4
| Am9 | % | D9 | %
- la________and     Jesus - 


| Am9 | % | D9 | %
  la________and




ENDING:
Chords:
F   xx3211
C   x32010
G   3x0003


[play: 4/4| F  C | G | F  C | G |]

[end on G]