Michael Jackson - Ben

Transcription of the version of 'Ben' as demonstrated by 'La Grive Musicienne' on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqRJfXnk1ms [Intro] e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-----1-----------| G|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---| D|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-| A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| [Verse 1] (major) e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----1-------1---|-----0------0----|-----1-------1---|-----0------0----| G|---0-------0-----|---0------0------|---0-------0-----|---0------0------| D|-2-------2-------|-0------0--------|-2-------2-------|-3------3--------| A|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------| E|-------3---------|-3----3-3--------|-------3---------|-3----3-3--------| "Ben, the two of us need look no more, We both found what we were looking for." e|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----------------| B|---1-------1-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|-----3-------0---| G|-0-------0-------|-2---------------|-0-------0-------|---5-------0-----| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------3-------| A|-3-------3-------|-2-----0---------|-1-----1-0-------|-----------------| E|-------3---------|---------4-------|-----------------|-4-----4-3-------| "With a friend to call my own, I'll never be alone, and you my friend, will see, You've got a friend in " e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-----1-----------| G|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---| D|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-| A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| me. [Verse 2] (minor) e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----0------0----|-----------------|-----0------0----| G|-----0-------0---|---0------0------|-----0-------0---|---0------0------| D|---1-------1-----|-0------0--------|---1-------1-----|-3------3--------| A|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------| E|-------3---------|-3----3-3--------|-------3---------|-3----3-3--------| "Ben, you're always running here and there, You feel you're not wanted anywhere." e|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----------------| B|---1-------1-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|-----3-------0---| G|-0-------0-------|-2---------------|-0-------0-------|---5-------0-----| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------3-------| A|-3-------3-------|-2-----0---------|-1-----1-0-------|-----------------| E|-------3---------|---------4-------|-----------------|-4-----4-3-------| "If you ever look behind and don't like what you find. There's something you should know, you've got a place to " e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-----1-----------| G|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---| D|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-| A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| go. [Bridge] e|-----1-------1---|-----0-------0---|-----1-------1---|-----0-------0---| B|-----3-------0---|-----1-------1---|-----3-------0---|-----1-------1---| G|---2-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------0-----|---0-------0-----| D|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| A|-------3-2-------|-3-------3-------|-------3-2-------|-3-------3-------| E|-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3---------| "I used to say I and me, now it's us, now it's we." e|-----1-------1---|-----0-------0---|-----1-------1---|-----------------| B|-----3-------0---|-----1-------1---|-----3-------0---|-----1-----------| G|---2-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------0-----|---0-------2-0---| D|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-2-----2-3-----3-| A|-------3-2-------|-3-------3-------|-------3-2-------|-3---------------| E|-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------| "I used to say I and me, now it's us, now it's we." [Verse 3] (major) e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----1-------1---|-----0------0----|-----1-------1---|-----0------0----| G|---0-------0-----|---0------0------|---0-------0-----|---0------0------| D|-2-------2-------|-0------0--------|-2-------2-------|-3------3--------| A|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------| E|-------3---------|-3----3-3--------|-------3---------|-3----3-3--------| "Ben most people would turn you away; I don't listen to a word they say." e|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----------------| B|---1-------1-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|-----3-------0---| G|-0-------0-------|-2---------------|-0-------0-------|---5-------0-----| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------3-------| A|-3-------3-------|-2-----0---------|-1-----1-0-------|-----------------| E|-------3---------|---------4-------|-----------------|-4-----4-3-------| "They don't see you as I do; I wish they would try to' I'm sure they'd think again, if they had a friend like Ben," e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-----1-----------| G|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---| D|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-| A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| "A friend like Ben" [Outro] e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-| B|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-----1-----------|-1-| G|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|---0-------2-0---|-0-| D|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-----2-3-----3-|-2-| A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|