Erase Me
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Erase Me by Ben Folds Five
Intro:
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Gm Gm/A Bbm
F/A F/G Am Am/B
Cm Cm/D Ebm Ebm/F
Gm Gm/Bb Gm/C Gm/C# D7/b9
Top: Eb Eb-C D
Bot: C F# F#
Verse:
Ebm9 Gm6
What was our home
Ebm9 Gm6
Paper not stone
Ebm9 Gm6
A lean-to at most
Dm7 Cm Cm/D
And when you pulled your half away
Verse:
Ebm9 Gm6
Gravity won
Ebm9 Gm6
Like it always does
Ebm9 Gm6
Did I weigh a ton?
Dm9 Cm
Would it be easier to just delete
Gm D7
Our pages and the plans we made?
Chorus:
Gm
Erase me
Bbm
So you don't have to face me
F/A Am
Put me in the ground and mow the daisies
Cm Ebm Ebm/F
Ah, the memory
Gm D D/C D/Bb D/A
See how it goes
Gm
When you
Gm Gm/A Gm/Bb Gm/C D
Erase me
Gm Gm/A Gm/Bb Gm/C D
Erase me
Gm Gm/A Gm/Bb Gm/C D
Verse:
Ebm9 Gm6
So what will you do
Ebm9 Gm6
With no me for you?
Ebm9 Gm6
I know what we said
Dm7 Cm
But what if I left a thing or two
Bbmaj7
We know that you don't seem
D/A
To think about what you need
D/C D7
'til you reach to find that you've
Gm
Erased me
Bbm
What the fuck is this?
F/A
You're crazy, turned around
Am
In two weeks time replaced me
Cm Ebm Ebm/F
Ah, the memory
Gm D7
Everybody knows how it goes, you just
Gm
Erase me
Bbm
Did me like a bro and tazed me
F/A Am
Fireworks - poof - it's gone, amazing
Cm Ebm Ebm/F
New bio, you've gone solo
Gm D7 D/C D/Bb D/A
Drawing mustaches on our wedding photo
Gm Gm/A Gm/Bb Gm/C D
Erase me
Gm Gm/A Gm/Bb Gm/C D
Erase me
Gm Gm/A Gm/Bb Gm/C D
Erase me
Instrumental:
Cm2 Cm2/G Cm Cm2/G
Abm2 Abm2/Eb Abm2 Abm2/Eb
G6 G6/E G6/E G6
Fm2/Ab Fm2 Fm2 Fm2/Ab
E Ebm
E Ebm
Cm2 Cm2/G Cm Cm2/G
Abm2 Abm2/Eb Abm2 Abm2/Eb
G6 G6/E G6/E G6
Fm2/Ab Fm2 Fm2 Fm2/Ab
E Ebm
E Ebm
E Ebm
Eb
Gm
Erase me
Bbm
This is us shouting, baby
F/A
Erase me
Am
Do we call the cops now, baby?
Cm Ebm Ebm/F
Ah, the memory
Gm D
Everybody knows about the brand new home
Gm
Erase me
Bbm
And you'll never have to face me
F/A
Erase me
Am
Option-Command-Escape me
Cm Cm/D Ebm Ebm/F
And if you feel nothing
Gm D
Guess what I'll wanna be
Instrumental Outro:
Gm Gm/A Bbm
F/A F/G Am Am/B
Cm Cm/D Ebm Ebm/F
Gm Gm/C Gm/C# D
Gm Gm/A Bbm
F/A F/G Am Am/B
Cm Cm/D Ebm Ebm/F
Gm Gm/C Gm/C# D
Gm Gm/A Bbm
F/A F/G Am Am/B
Cm Cm/D Ebm Ebm/F
Gm Gm/C Gm/C# D
Gm Gm/A Bbm
F/A F/G Am Am/B
Cm Cm/D Ebm Ebm/F
Gm Gm/C Gm/C# D
How to play Erase Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.