The Luckiest Uke tab by Ben Folds

11 Chords used in the song: C, F, G, Am, Em, C/G, A#, G/B, D, G7, Dm

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Artist: 
Year:  2001
Difficulty: 
3.68
(Intermediate)
Key: C, AmChords
Intro: C chordC  F chordF  C chordC  G chordG  Am chordAm  Em chordEm  F chordF  C/G chordC/G   G chordG

Verse1:
C chordC G chordG C chordC F chordF
I don't get many things right the first time
C chordC Am chordAm A# chordA# G chordG G/B chordG/B
in fact I am told that a lot. Now I know all the wrong turns
C chordC F chordF C chordC Am chordAm Em chordEm G chordG
the stumbles and falls brought me here

Chorus:
Am chordAm F chordF Am chordAm D chordD G chordG
And where was I before the day that I first saw your lovely face?
Em chordEm F chordF
now I see it every day
C/G chordC/G G chordG G7 chordG7 C chordC G chordG Am chordAm Em chordEm F chordF C/G chordC/G G chordG C chordC G chordG
And I know, that I am, I am, I am, the luckiest

Verse 2:
C chordC G chordG C chordC F chordF
What if I'd been born 50 years before you
C chordC Am chordAm A# chordA# G chordG G/B chordG/B
in a house on the street where you live? Maybe I'd be outside
C chordC F chordF C chordC Am chordAm Em chordEm G chordG
as you pass on your bike would I know?

Chorus:
Am chordAm F chordF Am chordAm D chordD G chordG Em chordEm F chordF
And in a wide sea of eyes, I'd see one pair that I'd recognize
C/G chordC/G G chordG G7 chordG7 C chordC G chordG Am chordAm Em chordEm F chordF C/G chordC/G G chordG C chordC G chordG
And I'd know, that I am, I am, I am, the luckiest

Bridge:
Dm chordDm Am chordAm G/B chordG/B C chordC F chordF G chordG
I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.

Verse 3:
C chordC G chordG C chordC F chordF
Next door there's an old man who lived to his 90's
C chordC Am chordAm A# chordA# G chordG
and one day passed away in his sleep. And his wife
G/B chordG/B C chordC F chordF C chordC Am chordAm Em chordEm G chordG
she stayed for a couple of days and passed away.

Chorus:
Am chordAm F chordF Am chordAm D chordD G chordG Em chordEm F chordF
I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong.
C/G chordC/G G chordG G7 chordG7 C chordC G chordG Am chordAm Em chordEm F chordF C/G chordC/G G chordG Am chordAm Em chordEm F chordF C/G chordC/G G chordG C chordC
That I know, that I am, I am, I am, the luckiest

Uke tab by , 11 Sep 2014

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I found this worked well with the capo on the 2nd fret.
07 Feb 2021
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