Chord Claires Ninth by Ben Folds

G Em Bm D so , she stands and waits , and waits at the school gate . G Em Bm C C#dim they’re late . they come , so dumb , in two cars when they agreed one , C C#dim C and it’s gone wrong , on her birthday . G Em Bm D so , they go to joe’s for pizza and ice cream . G Em Bm C C#dim they sit and stare , and claire just wants to be nine - and - A - half . C Em G6 next year , she’ll tell them she only wants world peace . D/G - G/C D/G - G/C but claire , claire baby , Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 i wish you knew how this all got twisted . Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 i wish you could see right inside us . Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 D G/D some of the stuff , the best of us , that we can’t get out . G Em Bm D what’s the point of this? what’s wrong with two birthdays? G Em Bm C it’s cool . at school , her friends , they all have two birthdays . Em C Em C aw jeez . he just asked the waitress out on a date on her birthday . D/G - G/C D/G - G/C but claire , claire baby , Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 i wish you knew how this all got twisted . Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 i wish you could see right inside us . Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 D G/D some of the stuff , the best of us , that we can’t get to . interlude D/G - D/Em - D/Bm - D x2 Gmaj7 - Gmaj7/Em - Gmaj7 - Gsus4 - G x2 G6 Bm G6 here’s the check . they pay , with two cards like they’ve never met . Bm C goodbyes outside . it’s cold in l . A . D/G - G/C D/G - G/C claire , claire baby , Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 i wish you knew how this all got twisted . Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 i wish you could see right inside us . Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 some of the stuff , the most of us , Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 you’re what we were . we’re all that’s left . Bm/G Bm D Cmaj7 it used to be our birthday too .