Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)
(Ben Folds)
From: "Way to Normal" (2008)
Of course it's a piano song, but it's still fun to play!
Riff
D A/C# Bm G
| e | 0 | 0 0 0 0 2 | | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 0 | x x 02 20 |
| E | | | | 3 3 h h |
| e | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | 5 | | 5 | |
| D | 5 7 5 | 5 | 5 7 5 | 3 3 |
| A | 8 8 | 5 7 8 7 | 8 8 | 35 53 |
| E | | 8 | | 6 |
| e | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | 5 | | 5 | |
| D | 5 7 5 | 5 | 5 7 5 | 2 0 |
| A | 8 8 | 5 7 8 7 | 8 8 | 8 0 3 1 |
| E | | 8 | | 3 1 |
Intro (Riff): | D | A/C# | Bm | G |
D A/C# Bm G
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
D
It was the start of the show
A/C#
Hiroshima
Bm G
and the people were shouting my name
D
as the house lights came down
A/C#
and the spotlight followed me out
Bm
I waved hello to the crowd
G
as I busted ass off the front of the stage
D A/C# Bm
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
G
They're watching me, watching me fall
D
Maybe it was the rush of adrenaline
A/C#
as the concrete rose to meet my face
Bm
Maybe it was the sheer embarrassment
G
that kept me conscious and standing as I
D
crawled back on the stage
A/C#
and started pounding out the first song
Bm
There was blood on the keyboard...
G (stop)
..Oh my God.
D A/C# Bm
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
G
They're watching me, watching me fall
D A/C# Bm
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
G
They're watching me, watching me fall
| D | A/C# | Bm | G |
SOLO (bass)
| D | A/C# | Bm | G |
SOLO (bass
Bm
You wanna see what's in my head?
D
You wanna see what's in my head?
A/C#
You wanna see what's in my head?
G
Check it out 'cause;
Bm
I got pictures of what's in my head
D
I got pictures of what's in my head
A/C#
They took'em in Tokyo
G
And I brought 'em back with me to the USA
D A/C# Bm
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
G
They're watching me, watching me fall
D A/C# Bm
Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh! Oh-oh, Oh!
G D
They're watching me, watching me fall
Spoken Outro: D (jam)
It's true, I fell.
And I hit my . . . my head, you know.
I mean my head . . . my ankle, my ankle was black
But my head got a concussion.
They took x-rays and . . .
I asked the doctor . . . if he could tell whether I was . . .
I don't speak Japanese so . . .