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= Fred Jones Part 2 by Ben Folds =
= transcribed by Alan Jack       =
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Csus2         Am       Em           Em/G
Fred sits alone at his desk in the dark
There’s an awkward young shadow that waits in the hall
       Am                  F           Am          F
He has cleared all his things and he’s put them in boxes
C                       G
Things that remind him, life has been good

F
Twenty five years,
      Dm 
He’s worked at the paper
  C                           G   (2nd string, 0 1 3 1 0)
A man’s here to take him downstairs

        C          F
And I’m sorry, Mr. Jones
G
It’s
C
Time

There was no party, and there were no songs
‘Cause today’s just a day like the day when he started
And no-one is left here that knows his first name
Yeah and life barrels on like a runaway train

Where the passengers change,
They don’t change anything
You get off, someone else can get on

And I’m sorry, Mr. Jones
It’s
Time

small violin solo

Am                             Em
Streetlights shine through the shade
            F                   C             G
Casting lines on the floor, and lines on his face
      F             C
He reflects on the day

(solo)
             Am        Em
-12-10--------------------
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-----------------12----12-
-----------------12-10-12-
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Am Em
repeat above
                F                  Em
-12-10-------------------------------
-------13-12-12h13--10--8--6--5--3---
-------------------9---7--5--4--2--0-
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Am Em
repeat above

F Em

D Dsus4 D

Fred gets his paints out, and goes to the basement
Projects him some slides onto a plain white
Canvas and traces it, fills in the spaces
He turns off the slides, and its doesn’t look right

Yeah and all of these bastards
Have taken his place
He’s forgotten, but not yet gone

        C         F     G
And I’m sorry Mr. Jones
And I’m sorry Mr. Jones
And I’m sorry Mr. Jones
G    Csus2 (cuz it's fun)
It’s time.