Chords for Ben Folds - "What Matters Most" [Official Audio]
Tempo:
129.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Am
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] .
[Am] .
[G] [F] .
[G] [C] I could not see the haze back [G] in [Am] the day when we lived inside of it.
[G] Now [F] I'm floating [G] away and haunting [C] the halls, night and day, out in [Em] some storage space,.
out on the highway, fifteen [F] .
years [G] tossed in boxes, chocked with [F] old bills, [G] phones, [Ab] .
pictures.
[Am] and trash [Bb] of the dramas [F] and memories [Em] attached.
.
Now [F] I'm wondering what [C] matters most.
.
A true friend is someone [Am] who when you are with them, you [F] know what [G] matters most.
Home on [Am] the door, [G] swims [C] a kite with [Em] you and our time trapped behind it.
.
Now [F] you're floating [G].
away, flooding [F] these [G] days of [Ab] [D] overwhelming [Am] .
change.
[Bb] Just want to [F] know what I [Em] want, because [F].
I [G] only seem [Ab] [D] to know what [Am] I've done [F] with so little time.
[G] What [C] matters most?.
[Am] .
Tell [G] [F] me what, [G] what matters [C] most?
.
[Am] .
[Dm] [G] .
[Am] .
[G] .
I .
[C] [F] .
[Dm] .
[Bb] [F] [G] .
keep going for [C] the phone to send you a note [Am] with the news.
.
I'm thinking, man, you [F] won't believe it, [G] .
[C] you're gone.
.
Sorting [F] through photos [G] of fake smiles, [E] photos [Am] of real ones, [Bb] not from the [F] whole lot in [Em] the band.
Just [F] got a glimpse [C] of what matters most.
.
[Am] Tell me [F] what, [G] what [C] matters most?.
[Am] [Bb] [F] .
[G] .
[Am] .
[G] [F] .
[G] [C] I could not see the haze back [G] in [Am] the day when we lived inside of it.
[G] Now [F] I'm floating [G] away and haunting [C] the halls, night and day, out in [Em] some storage space,.
out on the highway, fifteen [F] .
years [G] tossed in boxes, chocked with [F] old bills, [G] phones, [Ab] .
pictures.
[Am] and trash [Bb] of the dramas [F] and memories [Em] attached.
.
Now [F] I'm wondering what [C] matters most.
.
A true friend is someone [Am] who when you are with them, you [F] know what [G] matters most.
Home on [Am] the door, [G] swims [C] a kite with [Em] you and our time trapped behind it.
.
Now [F] you're floating [G].
away, flooding [F] these [G] days of [Ab] [D] overwhelming [Am] .
change.
[Bb] Just want to [F] know what I [Em] want, because [F].
I [G] only seem [Ab] [D] to know what [Am] I've done [F] with so little time.
[G] What [C] matters most?.
[Am] .
Tell [G] [F] me what, [G] what matters [C] most?
.
[Am] .
[Dm] [G] .
[Am] .
[G] .
I .
[C] [F] .
[Dm] .
[Bb] [F] [G] .
keep going for [C] the phone to send you a note [Am] with the news.
.
I'm thinking, man, you [F] won't believe it, [G] .
[C] you're gone.
.
Sorting [F] through photos [G] of fake smiles, [E] photos [Am] of real ones, [Bb] not from the [F] whole lot in [Em] the band.
Just [F] got a glimpse [C] of what matters most.
.
[Am] Tell me [F] what, [G] what [C] matters most?.
[Am] [Bb] [F] .
[G] .
Key:
G
F
Am
C
Em
G
F
Am
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] I could not see the haze _ back [G] in [Am] the day when we lived inside of it.
_ _ [G] Now [F] I'm _ _ floating _ [G] away _ and haunting [C] the halls, _ night and day, _ out in [Em] some storage space,.
out on the highway, _ _ fifteen [F] _ _ .
years _ [G] tossed in boxes, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ chocked with [F] old bills, [G] _ phones, [Ab] _ .
pictures.
[Am] and trash [Bb] of the dramas [F] and memories _ [Em] attached.
_ .
_ Now [F] I'm wondering _ _ what _ _ _ [C] matters _ most.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
A true _ _ _ friend is _ someone [Am] who when _ _ you are with them, _ you [F] know _ _ what _ [G] matters most.
Home on [Am] the _ door, [G] _ swims [C] a kite with [Em] you and our time _ trapped behind it.
_ _ .
Now [F] you're _ _ floating _ [G].
away, _ flooding [F] these _ [G] days of _ [Ab] _ [D] overwhelming [Am] _ .
change.
[Bb] Just want to [F] know what I [Em] want, _ _ because [F].
I [G] only seem _ [Ab] [D] to know what [Am] I've done _ _ _ [F] with so little time.
_ _ _ [G] What [C] matters most?.
_ _ _ [Am] _ .
_ Tell _ [G] [F] me what, _ [G] what matters [C] _ most?
_ .
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ I _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
keep going for [C] the phone to _ _ send you a note [Am] with the news.
_ _ _ _ .
_ I'm thinking, man, you [F] won't believe it, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] you're gone.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sorting [F] through photos [G] of fake smiles, [E] photos [Am] of real ones, [Bb] not from the [F] whole lot in [Em] the band.
_ Just [F] got a glimpse _ _ _ [C] of what matters _ most.
_ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ Tell me [F] what, _ [G] what [C] matters most?.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] I could not see the haze _ back [G] in [Am] the day when we lived inside of it.
_ _ [G] Now [F] I'm _ _ floating _ [G] away _ and haunting [C] the halls, _ night and day, _ out in [Em] some storage space,.
out on the highway, _ _ fifteen [F] _ _ .
years _ [G] tossed in boxes, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ chocked with [F] old bills, [G] _ phones, [Ab] _ .
pictures.
[Am] and trash [Bb] of the dramas [F] and memories _ [Em] attached.
_ .
_ Now [F] I'm wondering _ _ what _ _ _ [C] matters _ most.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
A true _ _ _ friend is _ someone [Am] who when _ _ you are with them, _ you [F] know _ _ what _ [G] matters most.
Home on [Am] the _ door, [G] _ swims [C] a kite with [Em] you and our time _ trapped behind it.
_ _ .
Now [F] you're _ _ floating _ [G].
away, _ flooding [F] these _ [G] days of _ [Ab] _ [D] overwhelming [Am] _ .
change.
[Bb] Just want to [F] know what I [Em] want, _ _ because [F].
I [G] only seem _ [Ab] [D] to know what [Am] I've done _ _ _ [F] with so little time.
_ _ _ [G] What [C] matters most?.
_ _ _ [Am] _ .
_ Tell _ [G] [F] me what, _ [G] what matters [C] _ most?
_ .
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ I _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
keep going for [C] the phone to _ _ send you a note [Am] with the news.
_ _ _ _ .
_ I'm thinking, man, you [F] won't believe it, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] you're gone.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sorting [F] through photos [G] of fake smiles, [E] photos [Am] of real ones, [Bb] not from the [F] whole lot in [Em] the band.
_ Just [F] got a glimpse _ _ _ [C] of what matters _ most.
_ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ Tell me [F] what, _ [G] what [C] matters most?.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .