The Luckiest — Ben Folds
Chords and lyrics for The Luckiest by Ben Folds (key of G).
Intro
[D] [G] [D] [A] [Bm] [F#m] [G] [D] [Asus4] [A]
Verse 1
[D]I don't [A]get many [D]things right the [G]first time
In [D]fact, I am [Bm]told that a [C]lot
Now I [A]know all the [A/C#]wrong turns,
The [D]stumbles and [G]falls brought me [D][Bm][F#m]here[A][Asus4]
Pre-Chorus
[Bm]And where was [G]I before the [Bm]day
That I first [E]saw your lovely [A]face
Now I [F#m]see it every [G]day
And [Asus4]I [A]know
Chorus
That [D]I [A]am
[Bm]I [F#m]am
[G]I [Asus4]am [A] the [D]luckiest[A]
Instrumental
[D] [G] [D] [A]
Verse 2
What if [D]I'd been [A]born
[D]Fifty years [G]before you
In a [D]house
On the [Bm]street where you [C]live
Maybe [A]I'd be [A/C#]outside
As you [D]passed on your [G]bike
Would I [D][Bm][F#m]know?[A][Assu4]
Pre-Chorus
[Bm]And in a [G]wide sea of [Bm]eyes
I see [E]one pair that [A]I [F#m][G]recognize[G][Gsus2]
And [D]I [A]know
Chorus
That [D]I [A]am
[Bm]I [F#m]am
[G]I [Asus4]am [A] the [D]luckiest[A]
Bridge
[Em]I love you more than I have[Bm]
Ever found a way [A]to [D]say to [G]you[A][D/A]
Verse 3
Next [D]door
There's an [A]old man
Who [D]lived to his [G]nineties
And one [D]day, passed [Bm]away in his [C]sleep
And his [A]wife, she [A/C#]stayed
For a [D]couple of [G]days and passed [D][Bm][F#m]away[A][Asus4]
Pre-Chorus
[Bm]I'm sorry, [G]I know that's a
[Bm]Strange way to [E]tell you that I [A]know
We [F#m]belong[G]
That [D]I [A]know
Outro/Chorus
That [D]I [A]am
[Bm]I [F#m]am
[G]I [Asus4]am [A] the [Bm][F#m][G]luckiest[D][A][D/A]
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