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Luckiest

Ben Folds Five
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I  don't get  many things  right the first time
 In fact,  I am told  that a lot
 Now I know  all the wrong turns,
 The stumbles  and falls brought  me here
And  where was I  before the day
 That I first saw  your lovely face
 Now I see  it every day
 And I know
 That I am
 I
I am  the luckiest
 What if I'd  been born
Fifty  years before  you
 In a house
 On the street  where you live
 Maybe I'd be  outside
 As you passed  on your bike
 Would I know?
And  in a wide  see of eyes
 I see one  pair I recognize
 And I know
 That I am
 I
I am  the luckiest
I  love you more than I have
 Ever found  a way to say to you
 Next door
 There's an old man
 Who lived  to his nineties
 And one day, passed  away in his  sleep
 And his wife,  she stayed
 For a couple  of days and  passed away
I'm  sorry, I  know that's a
Strange  way to tell you  that I know
 We belong
 That I know
 That I am
 I
I am  the luckiest

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Readable chord sheet for Luckiest by Ben Folds Five

[D] [G] [D] [A] [Bm] [F#m] [G] [D] [A]

[D]I don't g[A]et many thing[D]s right the first [G]time
In [D]fact, I am to[Bm]ld that a lo[C]t  [C]
Now I kno[A]w all the wrong [A/C#]turns,
The stu[D]mbles and falls br[G]ought me here          [D]                   [Bm]                            [F#m]                                 [A]

[Bm]And where was [G]I before the [Bm]day
That I first saw[E] your lovely face    [A]
Now I [F#m]see it every [G]day[G]
And I k[D]now[A]

That I [D]am [A]
[Bm]  [F#m]
I     [Am]
[G]I [D]am[A] the luc[D]kiest         [A]

What if I'd[D] been born [A]
[D]Fifty years before[G] you
In a h[D]ouse
On the stre[Bm]et where you live     [C]         [C]

Maybe I'd b[A]e outside  [A/C#]
As you pass[D]ed on your bike       [G]
Would I know[D]?          [Bm]                  [F#m]                          [A]

[Bm]And in a wid[G]e see of eyes [Bm]
I see one[E] pair I re[A]cognize    [F#m]               [G]                   [Gsus2]                           [G]

And I [D]know[A]

That I a[D]m  [A]
[Bm]  [F#m]
I     [Am]
[G]I [D]am[A] the luc[D]kiest         [A]

[Em]I love you more than I have          [Bm]
Ever [Bm]found a way to say to y[D]ou     [G]          [D]              [A]

Next doo[D]r
There's an old m[A]an
Who liv[D]ed to his nineti[G]es
And one day, [D]passed away in hi[Bm]s sleep         [C]               [C]

And his wife[A], she stayed  [A/C#]
For a coup[D]le of days an[G]d passed away             [D]                 [Bm]                     [F#m]                          [A]

[Bm]I'm sorry, [G]I know that's a
[Bm]Strange way to tell [E]you that I know    [A]
We belo[F#m]ng       [G]          [G]
That I [D]kn[A]ow

That I a[D]m  [A]
[Bm]  [F#m]
I     [Am]
[G]I [D]am[A] the lucki[Bm]est      [F#m]             [G]                     [D]                           [A]                                 [D]

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