The Last Polka by Ben Folds Five piano tab (text):

  artist:  Ben Folds Five
  song:    The Last Polka
  album:   Ben Folds Five
  transc.: Brent Ritchey (mxpx281@hotmail.com)
  
  (most all of the chords are backed by an obvious
  polka "om-pah" rhythm, hence the title.  So most 
  bass notes should be played in fifths on every 1st 
  and 3rd beat. [Dm] would be D-A-D-A, [Gm] would be 
  G-D-G-D, etc. A7#5#9 is voiced: C#-F-G-C)
  
  INTRO
  (pound)                                                                       
  [Dm][Gm][Dm] /[D] /[D] /[E] /[F] /[G] /[A] /[Bb] /[B] /[C]
  [Dm][Gm] /[F] /[E][Dm] 
  
  VERSE 1
           [Dm]              [Gm]               [Dm]
  Well, she crept back in the house at half past three.
           [Dm]            [Gm]           [Dm]
  Shook her head to see him snoring in his    sleep.
  [Dm][Em][F] [F#dim] [Gm]            [Gm7]
  "If he  really    loved me," she said,
  [Am]             [A7b9]        [Dm]
     "I wouldn't have to be so mean."
  
  /[D]  [Dm]/- [Am7] [Dm]/- [Gm7] [F/A]  [Dm/C]
  /[D]  [Dm]/- [Am7] [Dm/C]  /[D][Dm][Am7] [Dm]/-
  /[D]  [Dm]/- [Am7] [Dm]/- [Gm7] [F/A]  [Dm/C]
  /[D]  [Dm]/- [Am7] [Dm/C]  /[D][Dm] 
  
  VERSE 2
  [Am7]      [Dm]              [Gm]
      He's a heap of junk that pours from his
     [Dm]       C/A [Dm][Am7] [Dm]/-
  Top    drawer.
  He sometimes likes to spread it out around the floor.
  It's evidence of what he was like.
  He likes to remember when.
  
  [Dm][C#]+  [F/C]  [Dm/B]
  
  CHORUS
  [Bb]
     Sha la la, sha la li lo li, 
     [C]            [F]   [F][Gm7] [F/A]
  The end is growing near.
  [Bb]                                [C]
     And we're treading water now and 
  [C]              [F]      [F][Gm7] [F/A]
  Holding back our   tears.
  [Bb]
  And the day is rising.  
       [C]            [Dm]   /[C]   
  We're sinking sha la    li lo li.
  
  [Bdim7] [A][Dm] [A/C#] [Dm][F][F#][G](pound)
  
  INTERLUDE
  /[Bb]  [Am]/-  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [F]/- [F] [F/A]  [Dm]/-
  /[Bb]  [Am]/-  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [F]/- [F] [F/A]  [Dm]/-
  /[D]  [Am]/- [Am] [Am/D]  [F]/- [F] [F/C]  [Dm]/-
  /[D]  [Am]/- [Am] [Am/D]  [F]/- [Csus4] /[C] [Dm]/-
  /[Bb]  [Am]/-  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [F]/- [F] [F/A]  [Dm]/-
  /[Bb]  [Am]/-  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [F]/-  [F/Bb]  /[A] [Dm]/-
  /[G]  [Bb]/-  /[G] [Bb]/-  /[G] [Bb]/-  /[G] [Bb]/-
  /[A]  [C]/-  /[A][Am7][A7]
  
  VERSE 3
  In a minute it will all be coming down.
  And they know it now, but no one makes a sound.
  It's such a shame to ruin this bright, lazy sunny day.
  
  CHORUS
  Sha la la, sha la li lo li, the end is growing near.
  And we're treading water now and holding back our tears.
  And the day is rising, we're sinking, sha la li lo li.
  
  [Bdim7] [A] [Bdim7] [Dm] [A/C#] [Dm][F][F#][G]
  
  BRIDGE
    [BbM7](add2)         [A/C#]                        [Dm]
  My              my, the cruelest lies are often told      
  [A/C#]       [Dm]
  Without a word.     
    [BbM7]add2)         [A/C#]
  My              my, the kindest truths are 
  [Dm] [A/C#] [Dm]    [A/C#]   [Dm] A7#5#9 [Gm7] 
  of- ten   spoke, but     ne- ver         heard.
  
  INTERLUDE
  (pound)  /[Bb] [Am]/-  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [F]/- [F] [F/A]  [Dm]/-
  /[Bb]  [Am]/-  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [F]/- [F] [F/A]  [Dm]/-
  /[D]  [Am]/- [Am] [Am/D]  [F]/- [F] [F/C]  [Dm]/-
  /[D]  [Am]/- [Am] [Am/D]  [F]/- [Csus4] /[C] [Dm]/-
  [Am/Bb]  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb] [Gm7][Am7][A7]
  
  VERSE 4
  She said, "You've been pushing me like I was a sore tooth.
  You can't respect me 'cause I've done so much for you."
  He said, "Well I hate that it's come to this,
  But baby I was doing fine, 
     [Dm]              [C#]+   
  How do you think that I survived 
      [F/C]          [Dm/B]
  The other twenty-five before you?"
  
  CHORUS
  Sha la la, sha la li lo li, the end is growing near.
  And we're treading water now and holding back our tears.
  And the day is rising, we're sinking, sha la li lo li.
  
  [G7]  [F#] [G]  [Bdim7]  [Bbdim]  [Bdim]  [Dm7]  [C#m] [Dm]  [F6sus4]  [Edim]  [Fb5]  
  [G7]  [F#] [G]  [Bdim7]  [Bbdim]  [Bdim]  [Dm7]  [C#m] [Dm]  [F6sus4]  [Edim]  [Fb5]  
  [G7]  [F#]  [G]  [Dm]  [Dsus2]  [Dm]  [F]
             Da  da     da  da, yeah!
  
  OUTRO
  /[Bb] [Am]/-  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [F]/- [F] [F]/-  [Dm]/-
  /[Bb] [Am]/-  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [F]/- [F] [F]/-  [Dm]/-
  /[D] [Am]/- [Am] [Am/D]  [F]/- [F] [F/C]  [Dm]/-
  /[D] [Am]/- [Am] [Am/D]  [F]/-  [Dm/C]
  [Am/Bb]  /[Bb] [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [F]/- [F] [F/A]  [Dm]/-
  /[Bb] [Am]/-  [Am/F]  [Am/Bb]  [F]/-  [F/Bb]  /[A] [Dm]/-
  /[D] [Am]/- [Am] [Am/D]  [F]/- [F] [F/C]  [Dm]/-
  /[D] [Am]/- [Am] Ddim [Dm] [Dm/C] [Am] 
  [Dm7/Bb]
  
  This transcription © copyright 1999, Brent Ritchey.