Dan’s Big Awesome Acoustic Songbook: Billy Joel Songs

Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1, lots of 3 and 4 in the melody

A cappella, vox on the 1 on “one”

One, two, a one, two, three, four

AF#mx2

ASome love is just a lF#mie of the heart

AThe cold remains of what begF#man with a passionate sC#mtart

And they may not want it to eEnd

But it will, it’s just a question of whAen

AI’ve lived long enougF#mh to have learned

AThe closer you get to the fF#mire the more you get buC#mrned

But that won’t happen to Eus

‘Cause it’s always been a matter of tArust

AF#mx2

ANow I know you’re an eF#mmotional girl

AIt took a lot for you to F#mnot lose your faith in this woC#mrld

And I can’t offer you pEroof

But you’re gonna face a moment of tAruth

AIt’s hard when you’re alF#mways afraid

AYou just recover when aF#mnother belief is betrC#mayed

So break my heart if you Emust

It’s a matter of trust

AThis time you’ve got noF#mthing to lose

AYou can take it, you can lF#meave it whatever you cC#mhoose

I won’t hold back anytEhing

And I’ll walk away a fool or a kAing

ASome love is just a lF#mie of the mind

AIt’s make believe until it’s oF#mnly a matter of tC#mime

And some might have learned to aEdjust

But then it never was a matter of trAust

Solo

AF#m

AF#m

C#mC#m

EE

ASome love is just a lF#mie of the soul

AA constant battle for the ulF#mtimate state of cC#montrol

After you’ve heard lie upon Elie

There can hardly be a question of wAhy

ASome love is just a F#mlie of the heart

AThe cold remains of what begF#man with a passionate stC#mart

But that can’t happen to Eus

‘Cause it’s always been a matter of trAust

AF#mIt’s a matter of trust

AF#m

AIt’s alF#mways been a matter of trust

AF#m

AF#mIt’s a matter of trust

A

Billy Joel - Allentown

I play in the original key (D), but falsetto on the “getting very hard to stay”

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ DGC/GG

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “living”

Well we’re Em7living here in A7sus4Allentown D

And they’re Am7closing all the D9sus4factories down G

Out in Em7Bethlehem they’re Akilling Bmtime

F#m/AFilling out G6forms, D/F#standing in A7sus4line A

Well our Em7fathers fought the A7sus4Second World War D

Spent their Am7weekends on the D9sus4Jersey shore G

Met our Em7mothers in the AUSBmO

F#m/AAsked them to G6dance, D/F#danced with them sAsus4low A

And we’re Em7living here in A7sus4Allentown D

But the F/Arestlessness was G/Bhanded dCown G/CC

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “getting very hard”

And it’s Am7getting very D9sus4hard to stEmay G/BCD

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ DGC/GG

Well we’re Em7waiting here in A7sus4Allentown D

For the Am7Pennsylvania D9sus4we never found G

For the Em7promises our Ateachers gBmave

F#m/AIf we worked G6hard, D/F#if we beA7sus4haved A

So the Em7graduations A7sus4hang on the wall D

But they Am7never really D9sus4helped us at all G

No they Em7never taught us Awhat was Bmreal

F#m/AIron and G6coke, D/F#chromium stA7sus4eel A

And we’re Em7waiting here in A7sus4Allentown D

But they’ve F/Ataken all the G/Bcoal from the grCound G/CC

And the Amunion people D9sus4crawled aEmway G/BCD

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ D

FEvery child G/Fhad a pretFty good shot

FTo get at least as fG/Far as their Bb/Fold man got

FBut something haG/Fppened on the Fway to that place

FThey threw an AG/Fmerican flag in oCadd9ur face

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ DGC/GG

Well I’m Em7living here in A7sus4Allentown D

And it’s F/Ahard to keep a G/Bgood man Cdown G/CC

But I Amwon’t be getting D9sus4up todaEmyG/BCD

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ D

Instrumental bridge, more or less

FG/FFFG/FBb/FFG/FFFGC

And it’s Am7getting very D9sus4hard to stEmay G/BCD

And we’re Em7living here in A7sus4Allentown D

Billy Joel - And So It Goes

CC/EC/GF

C/EFC/GAsus2Am

G/BCG/BCC/EFadd9AmG

CC/EC/GF

C/EFC/GAsus2Am

G/BCC/EFF/AFmaj9/GC

CIn C/Eev’rC/Gy Fheart, C/Ethere Fis C/Ga Asus2room Am

G/BA CsanctG/BuCarC/Ey Fadd9safe aAmnd Gstrong

CTo C/Eheal C/Gthe Fwounds, C/Efrom FloveC/Grs Asus2past Am

G/BUntCil C/Ea Fnew F/Aone Fmaj9/Gcomes aloCng

CI C/Espoke C/Gto Fyou, C/Ein FcautiC/Gous Asus2tones Am

G/BYou CanswG/Bered mCe C/Ewith Fadd9no AmpreGtense

CAnd C/Estill C/GI Ffeel, C/EI Fsaid C/Gtoo Asus2much Am

G/BMy CsileC/Ence Fis F/Amy Fmaj9/Gself defensCe

CBut C/Eif C/Gmy FsilenC/Ece Fmade C/Gyou Asus2leave Am

G/BThen Cthat G/Bwould Cbe C/Emy Fadd9worst mAmistaGke

CSo C/EI C/Gwill Fshare C/Ethis Froom C/Gwith Asus2you Am

G/BAnd Cyou C/Ecan Fhave F/Athis Fmaj9/Gheart to Cbreak

Solo on the chords of the second half of the verse

CC/EC/GF

C/EFC/GAsus2Am

G/BCC/EFF/AFmaj9/GC

CSo C/EI C/Gwould Fchoose, C/Eto Fbe C/Gwith Asus2you Am

G/BThat’s Cif G/Bthe Cchoice C/Ewere Fadd9mine Amto Gmake

CBut C/Eyou C/Gcan Fmake, C/EdeFcisC/Gions Amtoo

G/BAnd Cyou C/Ecan Fhave F/Athis Fmaj9/Gheart to Cbreak

CC/EC/GF

C/EFC/GAsus2Am

G/BCG/BCC/EFadd9AmG

Billy Joel - Big Shot

Basically keep downstroke 16ths going the whole song

Chorus chords:

G/F == x897xx

F/C == x332xx

F/D == xx0565

Em7add4G

Em7add4G

Em7add4Bm/D

C→ Csus4→ C

Vox on the 4 of the chord

Well you went Em7add4uptown riding in your Glimousine

With your Em7add4fine Park Avenue cGlothes

You had the Em7add4Dom Perignon in your haBm/Dnd

And the spoon up your nose C→ Csus4→ C

Ooh, and when you Em7add4wake up in the morning with your hGead on fire

And your Em7add4eyes too bloody to Gsee

Go on and Em7add4cry in your coffee but dBm/Don’t

Come bitchin’ to meC→ Csus4→ C

Em7add4G

Em7add4Yeah! G

Em7add4Bm/D

C→ Csus4→ C

Yeah, they were Em7add4all impressed with your HGalston dress

And the Em7add4people that you knew at ElaGine’s

And the Em7add4story of your latest sucBm/Dcess

Kept ‘em so entertained C→ Csus4→ C

Aww, but now you Em7add4just don’t remember all the tGhings you said

And you’re Em7add4not sure you want to know G

I’ll give you Em7add4one hint, honey you sBm/Dure

Did put on a show C→ Csus4→ C

Solo, with whoa

FCGDx2

Yeah, it’s Em7add4no big sin to stick your tGwo cents in

If you Em7add4know when to leave it aGlone

But you went Em7add4over the line, you couldn’t Bm/Dsee

It was time to go homeC→ Csus4→ C

With whoa

FCGDx2

Em7add4

Billy Joel - I Go to Extremes

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

GD/F#AAx2

Vox on the 5

ACall me a joker, cD/Aall me a fool

RD/Aight at this moment I’m tAotally cool

AClear as a A/C#crystal, Dsharp as a knife

DI feel like I’m in the pArime of my life

GSometimes it feels like I’m gD/F#oing too fast

A/EI don’t know how long this fB7/D#eeling will last

A/EMaybe it’s Eonly toniAght

ASometimes I’m tired, D/Asometimes I’m shot

D/ASometimes I don’t know how mAuch more I got

AMaybe I’m A/C#headed oDver the hill

DMaybe I set myself Aup for the kill

GTell me how much do you tD/F#hink you can take

A/EUntil the heart in you’s sB7/D#tarting to break

A/ESometimes it feelsElike it wAill

Bridge

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “out of the darkness”

BOut of the darkness, Ginto the light, leDaving the scene of the cArime

BEither I’m wrong or I’m pGerfectly right every tDime

Vox up to the 5 of the chord on “somties I lie”

F#mSometimes I lie awake nDmaj7ight after night

AComing apart at the Eseams

...and back to the 1 of the chord

BEager to please, rGeady to fight

DWhy do I go to extrAemes

Solo

GD/F#AAx2

GD/F#IAdon’t know why, I don’t know why

GD/F#IAdon’t know why, I don’t know why

GD/F#AAx2

Billy Joel - If I Only Had the Words

Originally in A (then C), I play in E capo 1 (then G capo 1)

Highest note is the b7 of the first key

Intro

E→ E→ E7

Am→ ABsus2→ BE

E→ E→ E7

Am→ ABsus2→ BE

G→ B7

Vox on the 5 on “only”

If I oEnly had the E/G#words to Atell you A→ E/G#→

If you F#m7only had the time to uF#m7/EnderD9stand B7→ B7/D#→

Though I Eknow it wouldn’t E/G#change your Afeelings A→ E/G#→

And I F#m7know you’ll carry B7sus4on the best you Ecan G→ B7→

If I Eonly had the E/G#urge to Atell you A→ E/G#→

If you F#m7only knew how hard it iF#m7/Es to D9say B7→ B7/D#→

When the Esimple lines have E/G#all been Ataken A→ E/G#→

And the F#m7radio reB7sus4peats them every Eday E→ D/F#→

If I Gnever find the G/Bsong to Csing you C→ G/B→

If you Am7always find it hAm7/Gard to compreF9hend D7→ D7/F#→

Well you Gknow there wouldn’t G/Bbe much Cmeaning C→ G/B→

If I Am7had to sing those D7sus4tired words aGgain G→ G/A→

Bridge

B7Life, B7/C#goes B7/D#on and Emon

And toDnight will D/F#soon be Ggone Gmaj7

But if we Cmaj7try Bm7

We can be Am7sure Dsus4→ D→ Dsus2→ D→

If I Gonly had the G/Bwords to Ctell you C→ G/B→

If you Am7only had the time to uAm7/GnderF9stand D7→ D7/F#→

But I Gonly have these G/Barms to Chold you C→ G/B→

And it’s Am7all that you can D7sus4ask of any Gman

Other bridge

G→ G→ G7

Cm→ CDsus2→ D

GLaa, Cla la Fla Amlaa la la Dla C/D

If I Gonly had the G/Bwords to Ctell you C→ G/B→

If you Am7only had the tAm7/Gime to underF9stand D7

Oh bD7/F#ut I Gonly have these G/Barms to Chold you C→ G/B→

And it’s Am7all that you can D7ask of any Gman G7

Cm→ CDsus2→ DG

Cm→ CDsus2→ DG

Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are

Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4

Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4

DDon’t go cBm6hangin’, Gmaj7to try pleBmase me D7

Gmaj7You never Gm7let me down befD/F#ore, Am7mmmm D7

Gmaj7And don’t imGm7agine, D/F#you’re too famBm7iliar

E9sus4And I don’t sE9ee you anyG/Amore

DI would notBm6leave you, Gmaj7in times of trBmouble D9

Gmaj7We never cGm7ould have come this D/F#far, Am7mmmm D7

Gmaj7I took the Gmgood times, D/F#I’ll take the Bm7bad times

Em7I’ll take you jG/Aust the way you are

Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4

Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4

DDon’t go tBm6rying, Gmaj7some new fBmashion D9

Gmaj7Don’t change the Gmcolor of your D/F#hair, Am7mmmm D7

Gmaj7You always Gmhave my, D/F#unspoken pBm7assion

E9sus4Although I mE9ight not seem to G/Acare

IDdon’t want clBm6ever, Gmaj7converBmsation D9

Gmaj7I never Gmwant to work that D/F#hard, Am7mmmm D7

Gmaj7I just want sGmomeone, D/F#that I can Bm7talk to

Em7I want you jG/Aust the way you are

Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4

Gm6/DGm6/D→ Dmaj7→ D7

IDsaid I Bm6love you, Gmaj7and that’s forBmever D9

Gmaj7And this I prGmomise from the hD/F#eart, Am7mmmm D7

Gmaj7I couldn’t lGmove you, D/F#any Bm7better

Em7I love you jG/Aust the way you are

Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4

Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4

Solo on verse chords

DBm6Gmaj7Bm→ D7

Gmaj7GmD/F#Am7→ D7

Gmaj7GmD/F#Bm7

E9sus4E9G/AG/A

IDdon’t want Bm6clever, Gmaj7converBmsation D9

Gmaj7I never Gmwant to work that D/F#hard, Am7mmmm D7

Let ring, band enters again on “are”

Gmaj7I just want Gmsomeone, D/F#that I can tBm7alk to

Em7I want you jA7sus4ust the way you aBbre

BbCAm7D9GmA7sus4→ A7D

Cutting the ending sax solo here

Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith

Originally in D, I play in A capo 2.

A

If it Aseems like I’ve been lost in let’s remember

If you think I’m feeling older and missing my younger days

Oh, then you Dshould have known me much better

Cause my past is something that never

Got in my Away oh no

Still I Awould not be here now if I never had the hunger

And I’m not ashamed to say the wild boys were my friends

Cause I Dnever felt the desire till their music set me on fire

We wore Amatador boots

Only Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heel

Iridescent socks with the same color shirt

And a tight pair of chinos

I Dput on my shark skin jacket

You know the kind with the velvet collar

And ditty-bop Ashades

I took a fresh pack of Luckies and a mint called Sen-Sen

My old man’s Trojans and his Old Spice after shave

Combed my Dhair in a pompadour

Like the rest of the Romeos wore

Bridge

You can Eget just so Dmuch from a Agood thing

You can Elinger too Dlong in your Adreams

Say Egoodbye to the Doldies but Agoodies

Cause the Bm7good old days weren’t always good

And E7tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems

ALearned stickball as a formal education

Lost a lot of fights but it taught me how to lose O.K.

I Dheard about sex but not enough

I found you could dance and still look tough anyAway

I found out a man ain’t just being macho

Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in food drank a lot of take-home pay

I Dthought I was the Duke of Earl

When I made it with a red-haired girl

Bridge

You can Eget just so Dmuch from a Agood thing

You can Elinger too Dlong in your Adreams

Say Egoodbye to the Doldies but Agoodies

Cause the Bm7good old days weren’t always good

Hang this line if not doing a solo

And E7tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems

Instrumental, listed here with lyrics but I usually skip if

a solo is not appropriate.

You can Eget just so Dmuch from a Agood thing

You can Elinger too Dlong in your Adreams

Say Egoodbye to the Doldies but Agoodies

Cause the Bm7good old days weren’t always good

And E7tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems

Now I Atold you my reasons for the whole revival

Now I’m going outside to have an

Ice cold beer in the shade

I’m going to Dlisten to my 45’s

Ain’t it wonderful to be alive

When the rock ‘n’ roll

Fade on the I

Billy Joel - Miami 2017

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

Intro

Siren noises are roughly...

F

Piano intro, skip on guitar

AGadd9D6/F#F(#11)

AC6/9D6/F#F(#11)

A/C#Dmaj7A/ED/F#

E/G#D/F#AA/G#D/F#

AI’ve seen the D/Alights go out on ABroadway AE/G#

F#mI saw the Dadd9Empire State laid Elow Esus4EDadd9

C#m7And life went on beyond the PF#malisades

They all bought A/ECadillacs E

And left there Dadd9long ago DE

AThey held a D/Aconcert out in ABrooklyn AE/G#

F#mTo watch the Dadd9island bridges Eblow Esus4EDadd9

Hanging stops

A/C#They turned our Dpower down

A/EAnd drove us uD/F#nderground

E/G#But we went D/F#right on with the sAhow

Now the rock starts, on guitar change Bm to G/B

AF#m→A→F#m→A→A/E→EA/E→Ex2

AI’ve seen the D/Alights go out on ABroadway AE/G#

F#mI saw the Druins at my Efeet A/EE

C#m7You know we almost didn’t F#mnotice it

We’d seen it A/Eall the time E

On Forty-DSecond Street DE

AThey burned the D/Achurches up in AHarlem AE/G#

F#mLike in that DSpanish civil Ewar A/EE

A/C#The flames were eDverywhere

A/EBut no one D/F#really cared

E/G#It always D/F#burned up there beforeA

AF#m→A→F#m→A→A/E→EA/E→Ex2

AI’ve seen the D/Alights go out on ABroadway AE/G#

F#mI watched the Dmighty skyline Efall A/EEDadd9

C#m7The boats were waiting at the F#mBattery

The union wA/Eent on strike E

They never Dsailed at all DE

AThey sent a carD/Arier out from ANorfolk AE/G#

And F#mpicked the DYankees up for Efree A/EE

A/C#They said that DQueens could stay

A/EThey blew the BD/F#ronx away

E/G#And sank ManD/F#hattan out at sAea

AF#m→A→F#m→A→A/E→EA/E→Ex2

Hanging stop on “lights”, mellow out

AYou know those D/Alights were bright on ABroadway AE/G#

F#mBut that was so Dmany years ago EEsus4EDadd9

C#m7Before we all lived here in F#mFlorida

Before the A/EMafia Etook over Dadd9Mexico DE

AThere are not D/Amany who reAmember AE/G#

F#mThey say a Dadd9handful still Esurvive

A/C#To tell the Dworld about

A/EThe way the lD/F#ights went out

EAnd keep the meD/F#mory aliveF

Repeat intro

AGadd9D6/F#F(#11)

AC6/9D6/F#F(#11)

A/C#

Billy Joel - Movin' Out

Originally in Dm, I play in Am capo 3

Play Bdim as x2313x

AmDmGG/BC

With ooh and mmm

AmDmGG/BC

AmAnthony works in the Dm7grocery store

GSavin’ his G/Bpennies for Csomeday

AmMama Leone left a Dm7note on the door

She said, Gsonny, move G/Bout to the Ccountry

Ah, but Amworkin’ too hard can give you

A hD7eart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack

FYou oughta know by Gnow

AmDmMmm, I’m movin’ oGut G/BC

AmDmGG/BC

AmSergeant O’Leary is Dm7walkin’ the beat

At nGight he beG/Bcomes a barteCnder

He works at AmMister Cacciatore’s down on Dm7Sullivan Street

AcGross from the G/Bmedical Ccenter

Yeah, and he’s Amtradin’ in his Chevy for a D7Cadillac-ack-ack-ack-ack

FYou oughta know by Gnow

AmDmMmm, I’m movin’ oGut G/BC

AmDmGG/BC

AmYou should never argue with a

D7Crazy mi-mi-mi-mi-mind

FYou oughta know by Gnow

AmDmMmm, I’m movin’ oGut G/BC

AmDmGG/BC

Outro

ADEA

Billy Joel - My Life

Tabbed in drop D

Intro

-----------------2--
---------3--3--3-3--
---------4--4--4-2--
-0-0-0-0-5--5--5-0--
---------0--0--0----
0-0-0-0--000000-----

-----3--/-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-6---
-3-1-3--/-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-6---
-4-2-3--/--8--8--8--8--8-8-8-7---
-0-0-2--/-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-8---
-0-0-3--/----------------8-8-3-4-
---------------------------------

That was roughly as follows, note two different F9’s

DDGD

E7→D7C9F9F9Bb

DGot a call from an D/F#old friend

We used to be Greal close

ASaid he couldn’t go on the American DwayG

DClosed the shop, sold the D/F#house

Bought a ticket to the GWest Coast

ANow he gives them a stand-up routine in L.DA.

Rpt second part of intro

E7→D7C9F9F9Bbx2

DI don’t need you to D/F#worry for me cause I’m Galright

AI don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come DhomeG

DI don’t care what you D/F#say anymore, this is Gmy life

AGo ahead with your own life, and leave me Bmalone

DThey will tell you you D/F#can’t sleep alone in a

GStrange place

AThen they’ll tell you you can’t sleep with somebody Delse

DBut sooner or D/F#later you sleep in your Gown space

AEither way it’s okay you wake up with yourDself

Rpt second part of intro

E7→D7C9F9F9Bbx2

DI don’t need you to D/F#worry for me cause I’m Galright

AI don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come DhomeG

DI don’t care what you D/F#say anymore, this is Gmy life

AGo ahead with your own life, and leave me Bmalone

DI don’t care what you say anymore, this is Gmy lifeGDEm7D

AGo ahead with your own life, and leave me Dalone

Rpt second part of intro to fade

E7→D7C9F9F9BbKeep it to yourself it’s my life

Billy Joel - Only the Good Die Young

Originally in C, I play in G capo 3

Bridge vox are a lot of 5

CDEmCDG

CDEmCD

CCome out Virginia, Ddon’t let me Emwait

You CCatholic girls start mDuch too Glate

But Csooner or later it cDomes down to Emfate

I Cmight as well be the Done

Well, they Cshowed you a statue, Dtold you to Empray

They Cbuilt you a temple and lDocked you Gaway

But Cthey never told you the Dprice that you Empay

For Cthings that you might have Ddone

You might have Cheard I run with a Ddangerous Emcrowd

We Cain’t too pretty we Dain’t too Gproud

We Cmight be laughing a Dbit too lEmoud

But Cthat never hurt no Done

So come Con Virginia shDow me a Emsign

CSend up a signal I’ll Dthrow you a Gline

The Cstained-glass curtain you’re Dhiding beEmhind

CNever lets in the Dsun

Bridge

You got a Dnice white dress and a

CParty on your confirmatiGon

You got a Abrand new soul, and a croCss of gold

But VirDginia they didn’t give you

QCuite enough informatiGon

You didn’t cAount on me

When you were counting on your Crosary

G/BOh Cwoah G/Bwoah Am7woah

They Csay there’s a heaven for Dthose who will Emwait

CSome say it’s better but DI say it Gain’t

I’d rather Claugh with the sinners than Dcry with the Emsaints

The Csinners are much more Dfun

Solo on bridge chords if appropriate

DCG

AC

Bridge

You say your Dmother told you all that I could

CGive you was a reputGation

Awww, she never Acared for me

But did she ever say a Cprayer for me?

G/BOh Cwoah G/Bwoah Am7woah

Rhythm change in the melody here

Come out Ccome out come out VirDginia don’t lEmet me wait

CYou Catholic Dgirls start Gmuch too late

CSooner or later it Dcomes down to Emfate

I Cmight as well be the Done

Billy Joel - Piano Man

Loosely

Dm7Bdim7

In time

CG/BF/AC/G

Fmaj7C/ED7G

CG/BF/AC/G

FF/G

CF/CCmaj7F/C

CF/CCmaj7F/C

It’s niCne o’clG/Bock on a F/ASaturday C/G

FThe regular cC/Erowd shuffles D7in G

There’s Can old man G/Bsitting Fadd9/Anext to me C/G

Makin’ Fadd9love to his F/Gtonic and Cgin

CG/BF/AC/G

FF/GCCF/CF/C

He says, Cson can you G/Bplay me aF/Amemory? C/G

I’m Fnot really C/Esure how it goD7es G

But it’s Csad and it’s G/Bsweet and I F/Aknew it completeC/G

When FI wore a F/Gyounger man’s Cclothes

AmLa la Am/Gla diddy D/F#da F

AmLa Am/GLa diddy D/F#da da dGum G/FC/EG7/D

CG/BF/AC/G

FF/G

CF/CCmaj7F/C

CF/CCmaj7F/C

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He getsFme my C/Edrinks for D7free G

And he’s Cquick with a G/Bjoke or to

F/ALight up your C/Gsmoke

But there’s Fsome place that F/Ghe’d rather Cbe F/C

He says, CBill I beG/Blieve this is F/Akilling me C/G

As a smFile ran aC/Eway from his D7face G

Well I’Cm sure that I G/Bcould be a F/Amovie star C/G

If FI could get F/Gout of this Cplace

Oh AmLa la Am/Gla diddy D/F#da F

AmLa Am/GLa diddy D/F#da da dGum G/FC/EG7/D

Now PauCl is a G/Breal estate F/Anovelist C

Who nevFer had C/Etime for a D7wife G

And he’s Ctalking with G/BDavy, who’s F/Astill in the C/GNavy

And proFbably wF/Gill be for Clife

CG/BF/AC/G

FF/GCCF/CF/C

And the Cwaitress is G/Bpracticing F/Apolitics C/G

As the Fbusinessmen C/Eslowly get D7stoned G

Yes they’re Csharing a G/Bdrink they call F/Aloneliness C/G

But it’s Fbetter than F/Gdrinking aClone

Solo

AmAm/GD/F#Dm/F

AmAm/GD/F#Dm/F

AmAm/GD/F#D

GG7/FC/EG/D

CG/BF/AC/G

FF/G

CF/CCmaj7F/C

CF/CCmaj7F/C

It’s a Cpretty good G/Bcrowd for a F/ASaturday C

And the Fmanager C/Egives me a D7smile G

‘Cause he Cknows that it’s G/Bme they’ve been F/Acoming to C/Gsee

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