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Rockin the Suburbs

Ben Folds
Tab
★4.5(10)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Intro: (Play 4x)

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---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x-----------5--5-------------------------|
---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
---3--3--x-x--5-5--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
------------------------1--1--x-------------------------------|

Then, the last time play this:

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-----------|
--7--10----|
--7--10----|
--5--8-----|
-----------|

Verse: Play this easy riff untill the distortion kicks in.

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--------2---------------|
--2--4------2--4--------|
------------------3-----|
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Y'all don't know what it's like....

It's a bitch if you don't......

Chorus:

Play this throughout the chorus (cant b bothered 2 count how many times)

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---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---5-5-5-5---8--8---3---------|
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I'm rockin the suburbs........

Until:

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--7--10------------------------|
--7--10------------------------|
--5--8-------------------------|
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That some producer with computers.......

Then play the intro riff through this verse:

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---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x-----------5--5-------------------------|
---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
---3--3--x-x--5-5--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
------------------------1--1--x-------------------------------|

I'm pissed off but i'm too polite....

Chorus:

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---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---5-5-5-5---8--8---3---------|
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I'm rockin the suburbs........

Until:

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--7--10------------------------|
--7--10------------------------|
--5--8-------------------------|
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That some producer with computers.......

--Then there's a piano interlude for the next verse--

Until the first verse riff comes back for the limp bizkit piss take bit.

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--------2---------------|
--2--4------2--4--------|
------------------3-----|
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Y'all don't know what it's like, being male middle class and white.

Then middway it changes again to the other riff:

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---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x-----------5--5-------------------------|
---5--5--x-x--7-7--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
---3--3--x-x--5-5--x-x--3--3--x--3--3-------------------------|
------------------------1--1--x-------------------------------|

Y'all don't know what it's like, being male middle class and white.

It gets me real pissed of it makes me wanna say....

Then another chorus:

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---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---7-7-7-7---10-10--5---------|
---5-5-5-5---8--8---3---------|
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I'm rockin the suburbs........

Until:

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--7--10------------------------|
--7--10------------------------|
--5--8-------------------------|
-------------------------------|

That some producer with computers.......

Then I think the riff changes to this:

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--7-7--5-5--9-9--7-----------------------|
--7-7--5-5--9-9--7-----------------------|
--5-5--3-3--7-7--5-----------------------|
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These days, yeah yeah

I'm rockin the suburbs, yeah yeah

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--7--10---------------|
--7--10---------------|
--5--8----------------|
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Then theres the " u betta watch out coz i'm gonna say fuck!" bit with a crazy bass line until the end.

Well thats about it. I tried my best and i hope it's okay, the order might be a bit mixed up but you'll

it out.

I'm 13 years old and this is my first attempt at a tab! Incase you have any questions or comments, mail me

sk8rdude555@hotmail.com

P.S

Throughout the song where there's the riff like the one in the intro, the F chord on the E string could be

with F played on the A string

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