Written by Ben Folds
Erase Me by Ben Folds Five Intro: pound 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