William Martin &quot;Billy&quot; Joel was born on May 9, 1949, in Bronx, New York. He is a singer, pianist, and songwriter.  Joel recorded many popular hit songs and albums from 1971 to his retirement from recording pop music in 1993. He is one of the very few rock or even pop artists to have Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he has sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide and is the sixth best selling artist in the United States, according to the RIAA.

William Martin Joel, plus connu sous le nom de Billy Joel, est né le 9 mai 1949 dans le quartier du Bronx à New York. Pianiste, chanteur et compositeur, il démarre dans la pop music en 1973 avec le disque « Piano Man ». Il a gagné pas moins de 6 Grammy Award durant sa carrière, mise entre parenthèse depuis 1993.  Avec plus de 100 millions de disques vendus dans le monde, il est selon la RIAA le sixième dans l'ordre des artistes ayant vendu le plus de disque aux USA.

Billy Joel (* 9. Mai 1949 als William Martin Joel in der Bronx, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger und Songschreiber jüdischer Abstammung. Aufgewachsen ist er im zu Hicksville gehörenden Teil von Levittown auf Long Island im Staat New York.  Leben  Sein Gro

William Martín (Billy) Joel (nacido el 9 de mayo de 1949 en Hicksville, Long Island, Nueva York, Estados Unidos) es un cantante, compositor y pianista estadounidense.  Billy Joel ha grabado muchos éxitos populares desde 1973 (empezando con el sencillo &quot;Piano Man&quot;) hasta su retiro para grabar música pop en 1993. El es uno de los pocos artistas de rock y pop que tienen éxitos en el &quot;Top Ten&quot; de los 70, 80, y 90. Ganador del Premio Grammy en seis ocasiones, ha vendido más de 100 millones de discos en el mundo y es el sexto artista con más ventas en Estados Unidos, de acuerdo con la RIAA.

G           D   Em        G7
She's got a way about her
C
I don't know what it is
      D         C       D
But I know that I can't live without her
G           D      Em      G7
She's got a way of pleasin'
C
I don't know what it is
          D       C       D
But there doesn't have to be a reason
Gm     Csus4 G
Anyway 
G           D          Em      G7
She's got a smile that heals me
C
I don't know why it is
      D       C          D
But I have to laugh when she reveals me
G           D      Em     G7
She's got a way of talkin'
C
I don't know what it is
       D        C       D
But it lifts me up when we are walkin'
Gm       Csus4 G
Anywhere
    D                    Am
She comes to me when I'm feelin' down
  G             Gm
Inspires me without a sound
    D              F#7           Bm    D7
She touches me and I get turned around
G           D      Em     G7
She's got a way of showin'
C
How I make her feel
      D        C           D
And I find the strength to keep on goin'
G           D     Em        G7
She's got a light around her
C
And everywhere she goes
  D       C         D
A million dreams of love surround her
Gm         Csus4 G
Everywhere
    D                    Am
She comes to me when I'm feelin' down
  G             Gm
Inspires me without a sound
    D              F#7           Bm   D7
She touches me and I get turned around
G D Em
G           D          Em      G7
She's got a smile that heals me
C
I don't know why it is
      D       C          D
But I have to laugh when she reveals me
G           D   Em       G7
She's got a way about her
C
I don't know what it is
      D         C       D
But I know that I can't live without her
Gm    G
Anyway

She's Got A Way (live Version)

According to the She's Always a Woman Songfacts,the lady Joel was adressing in this song was Elizabeth Small, and they first got together when she was still married to Joel's drummer Jon Small. Billy Joel was so tormented by his affair that he tried to kill himself by drinking furniture polish. The pair later married. 

A7          D              A7             D
1)      She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes.
                          G              Bm     G
        She can ruin your faith with her casual lies.
                A7     D              A7           F#
        And she only reveals what she wants you to see.
            Bm                            G        A7       D
        She hides like a child, but she's always a woman to me.


                Bm    E7                     A      F#m
CHORUS :        Ohhh... she takes care of herself.
                        D           G    Em       A7          D
                She can wait if she wants, she's ahead of her time.
                Dm              G7          C     Am
                Ohhh... and she never gives out,
                                    Bb E         E7          A
                and she never gives in, she just changes her mind.


2)      She can lead you to love, she can take you or leave you.
        She can ask for the truth, but she'll never believe.
        And she'll take what you give her as long it's free.
        She steals like a thief, but she's always a woman to me.

CHORUS

3)      And she'll promise you more than the garden of Eden.
        Then she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding.
        But she brings out the best and the worst you can be.
        Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a women to me.

CHORUS

4)      She's frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel.
        She can do as she pleases, she's nobody's fool.
        But she can't be convicted, she's earned her degree.
        And the most she will do is throw shadows at you,
                but she's always a woman to me.

CHORUS

She's Always A Woman

From the album &quot;From the Stranger &quot; Release in 1977

Tuning: Standard

Verse 1:
D         Bm6     G7+        Bm    G7+         Gm            D
Don't go changin'  to try please me  you never let me down before
Am  D7  G7+        Gm    D             Bm
Mm         Don't imagine  you're too familiar
E            E7         A   A   D
And I don't see you anymore
D            Bm6     G7+            Bm 
I would not leave you   in times of trouble
G7+       Gm                   D
we never could have come this far
     Am  D7  G7+           Gm          D             Bm
     Mm         I took the good times  I'll take the bad times
     Em7            A               D Gm   D G   D Gm  D G
     I'll take you just the way you are

Verse 2:
D         Bm6   G7+         Bm  
Don't go trying   some new fashion   
G7+                Gm            D
Don't change the colour of your hair
Am  D7  G7+           Gm       D            Bm
Mm         You always have my   unspoken passion
     E             E7                A   A   D
     Although I might not seem so care

Verse 3:
D             Bm6  G7+     Bm    G7+       Gm                D
I don't want clever  conversation  I never want to work that hard
Am  D7  G7+            Gm       D            Bm
Mm         I just want someone    that I can talk to
     Em7       A                   D Gm   D G   D Gm   D G   D
     I'll want you just the way you are

Bridge:
G          A                  Gbm7    B7
I need to know that you will always   be
Em            A                D  D7  Am  
the same old someone that I knew
Bb           D              Am      D7 
What will it take till you believe in me          
Gm            D              A A
 The way that I believe in you

Verse 4:
D         Bm6     G7+           Bm  
I said I love you   &  that's forever     
G7+       Gm                D
& this I promise from the heart
Am  D7  G7+             Gm        D       Bm
Mm          I could not love you     any better
     Em7             A               D Gm   D G  D Gm   D G
     I'll love  you just the way you are        

{Fill}

Verse 5:
D             Bm6  G7+      Bm    G7+        Gm                D
I don't want clever   conversation  I never want to work that hard
Am  D7  G7+           Gm        D               Bm
Mm        I just want someone        that I can talk to
Em7        A                  Bb  C Am  D7 Gm C
I'll want you just the way you are         

D  Bm6  G7+  Bm  G7+  Gm  D  Am^D7 G7+  Gm  D  Bm...... .

Just The Way You Are

&quot;Scenes from an Italian Restaurant&quot; is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger.  Although never released as a single, it has become one of Joel's most celebrated compositions among fans, appearing on most of his compilation albums. The song is effectively a medley of three individual songs which are fused together. In an interview, Joel cites the second side of The Beatles album Abbey Road as one of the main influences behind it.

Tuning: Standard

Intro:
F-Bb-C-Bb

F                  Bb
A bottle of white, a bottle of red
C                     Bb        F
Perhaps a bottle of rose instead
C           C/Bb     Am
Get a table near the street
             Am/Bb  C
In our old familiar place
           Bb      C     Bb
You and I, face to face, um umm
F                Bb
A bottle of red, a bottle of white
C                      Bb  F
It all depends on your appetite
G             G/A     G/B C
I'll meet you anytime you want
        C/D C/E  F       Bb
In our Italian Restaurant


Saxophone solo:  
C-F-Bb-C-F-Bb
Eb-G#-Eb-G#-D

G
Things are okay with me these days
G
Got a good job, got a good office
C               Am7
Got a new wife, got a new life
        D             D D
And the family's fine
    G
Oh, we lost touch long ago
G
You lost weight I did not know
C              Am7                D
You could ever look so nice after so much time

         Eb                        Bb                 F
Do you remember those days hanging out at the village green
Eb                      Bb                     F
Engineer boots, leather jackets and tight blue jeans
                Eb                       Bb               F
Woah you drop a dime in the box play the song about New Orleans
Eb         Bb
Cold beer, hot lights
C          D              G
My sweet romantic teenage nights


Ragtime thing: 
G-C-Am-D(x2)


Piano solo:
G-G
G -G/F -G/E -D
             
G  G/F    G/E    D
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
G      G/F    G/E    D
Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh

G
Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies
        D                             D C
And the king and the queen of the prom
G                      G/B                  C
Riding around with the car top down and the radio on
G                 D    D C
Nobody looked any finer
       G                    C
Or was more of a hit at the Parkway Diner
G                      F                          E
We never knew we could want more than that out of life
       Am         Am/B        C           D         G
Surely Brenda and Eddie would always know how to survive


   G/F    G/E    D
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
G      G/F    G/E    D
Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh


G                                              D                      D C
Brenda and Eddy were still going steady in the summer of seventy five
G                     G/B                      C
When they decided the marriage would be at the end of July
G                       D     D C
Everyone said they were crazy
G                           C
Brenda you know that you're much too lazy
G                   F                         E
Eddie could never afford to live that kind of life
        Am            Am/B   C          D         G
Oh, but there we were waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye


   G/F    G/E    D
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh


           C
Well, they got an apartment with deep pile carpet
      D                        G
And a couple of paintings from Sears
  C
A big waterbed that they bought with the bread
         D                     G
They had saved for a couple of years
     C
They started to fight when the money got tight
         D                        Em         Am
And they just didn't count on the tears, woh oh, woh oh...yeah rock n roll


SAX SOLO:  G  D
           G  G/B  C
           G  D  D C
           G  C
           G  F  E
           Am  Am/B  C  D


G  G/F    G/E    D
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh


           C
Well, they lived for a while in a very nice style
         D                         G
But it's always the same in the end
     C
They got a divorce as a matter of course
         D                            G
And they parted the closest of friends
         C
Then the king and the queen went back to the green
            D                    Em       Am     D
But you can never go back there again, oh oh, oh oh


G                                          D                     D C
Brenda and Eddie had had it already by the summer of seventy five
         G                      G/B
From the high to the low to the end of the show
        C
For the rest of their lives
     G                       D       D C
They couldn't go back to the greasers
    G                           C
The best they could do was pick up their pieces
G                         F                      E
We always knew they would both find a way to get by
Am           Am/B        C          D
That's all I heard about Brenda and Eddie
Am             Am/B         C          D
Can't tell you more cause I told you already
    Am          Am/B   C          D         G
And here we are waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye


   G/F    G/E    D
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
G  G/F    G/E    D
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
G  G/F    G/E    D
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh


RUN DOWN:  (NOTES)  F E D C B A
                    C Bb A G F E


F  Bb        C   Bb F
   Yeah yeah yeah
C C/Bb Am Am/Bb C  Bb C  Bb


F                Bb
A bottle of red, oooh a bottle of white
C                            Bb   F
Whatever kind of mood you're in tonight
G             G/A     G/B C
I'll meet you anytime you want
        C/D C/E  F       Bb
In our Italian Restaurant

SAX OUTRO:  C  F  Bb  C  F  Bb
            Dm  Em  F  G  C

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

&quot;The Stranger&quot; is a song by rock artist Billy Joel from his 1977 album of the same name, The Stranger, about the id of the human psyche where desire and primal instincts are supposedly held in check by the superego (according to the theories of Sigmund Freud). The song was released as a single in Japan where it became very popular and peaked at #2 on the Oricon chart. It was the last single from the album in Japan, while the US and UK saw &quot;She's Always a Woman&quot;, released the previous year, as the last single from the album. 

INTRO:    Em  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E E/F# E/G#
          Am  Em/G  A6  Em  Em/D  B/D#
WHISTLE:  Em  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E E/F# E/G#
          Am  Em/G  A6  Em  B/D#  A  B7  B7/A  Em
ELECTRIC: Em  C7  Em  C7


        Em
Well we all have a face
        Am           Em
That we hide away forever
       Am                C7
And we take them out and show ourselves
     D                B7
When everyone has gone
         Em             
Some are satin some are steel
         Am                Em
Some are silk and some are leather
            Am           D
They're the faces of the stranger
       Bm               Em  C7  Em  C7
But we love to try them on


        Em
Well we all fall in love
       Am            Em
But we disregard the danger
          Am            C7
Though we share so many secrets
          D                  B7
There are some we never tell
         Em 
Why were you so surprised
         Am            Em
That you never saw the stranger
        Am            D
Did you ever let your lover see
    Bm              Em
The stranger in yourself?


Bm*       Bb#5          D*
Don't be afraid to try again
D7            Bm*   Bb            D*    D  D7     
Everyone goes south every now and then, oh oh
Bm*             Bb#5              D*
You've done it, why can't someone else?
D7                 Bm* Bb#5                  D    Bm
You should know by now you've been there yourself


       Em
Once I used to believe
      Am             Em
I was such a great romancer
       Am             C7
Then I came home to a woman
       D                  B7
That I could not recognize
       Em
When I pressed her for a reason
      Am            Em
She refused to even answer
       Am              D
It was then I felt the stranger
        Bm                Em  C7  Em  C7
Kick me right between the eyes


        Em
Well we all fall in love
       Am            Em
But we disregard the danger
          Am            C7
Though we share so many secrets
          D                  B7
There are some we never tell
         Em 
Why were you so surprised
         Am            Em
That you never saw the stranger
        Am            D
Did you ever let your lover see
    Bm              Em
The stranger in yourself?


Bm*       Bb#5          D*
Don't be afraid to try again
D7            Bm*   Bb            D*    D  D7     
Everyone goes south every now and then, oh oh
Bm*             Bb#5              D*
You've done it, why can't someone else?
D7                 Bm* Bb#5                  D    Bm
You should know by now you've been there yourself


        Em
You may never understand
        Am             Em
How the stranger is inspired
       Am           C7
But he isn't always evil
       D                  B7
And he is not always wrong
           Em
Though you drown in good intentions
         Am               Em
You will never quench the fire
            Am           D
You'll give in to your desire
         Bm              Em  C7  Em  C7  Em  C7  Em
When the stranger comes along


WHISTLE:  B7  B7/A  Em  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E E/F# E/G#
          Am  Em/G  A6  Em  B/D#  A  B7  B7/A  Em
PIANO:    Em  Em/D  Cmaj7  B  C  E  (fade)

The Stranger

&quot;Vienna&quot; is a song from Billy Joel's breakthrough 1977 album The Stranger, released as the B-side to his &quot;She's Always A Woman&quot; single. It was played in a 1981 episode of Taxi called &quot;Vienna Waits.&quot; Marilu Henner's character Elaine Nardo refers to the song while on vacation in Europe with Alex Reiger, played by Judd Hirsch. The song can also be found on the soundtrack of 13 Going on 30.  In a July 2008 New York Times article, Joel cited this as one of his two favorite songs, along with &quot;Summer, Highland Falls&quot;.[1] 

Tuning: Standard

Verse 1:
Gm               A#
   Slow down you crazy child
       F     		  G#    		
You're so ambitious for a juvenile	
            D#          
But then if you're so smart 	
        A#                       C   	 D
Tell me why are you are still so afraid?			        

Verse 2:
Gm	                        A#
   Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?	
    F				  G#    
You better cool it off before you burn it out
        D#        
You got so much to do 	
         A#                 Am    D     			
And only so many hours in a day	
	           
Chorus:
    D#                         F
But you know that when the truth is told	    	    A#                           
Gm   	 F                    
That you can get what you want or you can just get old	
       D#                        D                Gm	   C
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through	
	      F#      F	                 A#
When will you realize   Vienna waits for you

Vienna

The Stranger 

INTRO:  G  D  C 
        F  Bbmaj7  F  Bbmaj7 
 
 
F                               Bbmaj7 
Saturday night and you're still hangin' around 
F                       Bbmaj7 
Tired of livin' in your one-horse town 
      F                     Bbmaj7 
You'd like to find a little hole in the ground 
      Am         C 
For a while u-hm-hm 
 
F                                Bbmaj7 
So you go to the village in your tie-dye jeans 
F                            Bbmaj7 
And you stare at the junkies and the closet queens 
F                           Bbmaj7   
It's like some pornographic magazine 
        Am         D  
And you smile u-hm-hm 
 
 
Chorus 1: 
G       D                 C            D 
Captain Jack will get you high tonight 
G            D               C       
And take you to your special island 
G       D                 C          D 
Captain Jack will get you by tonight 
G             D                  C 
Just a little push and you'll be smilin' 
 
 
F  Bbmaj7  F  Bbmaj7 
 
 
F                       Bbmaj7 
Your sister's gone out, she's on a date 
F                    Bbmaj7 
You just sit at home and masturbate 
F                                    Bbmaj7 
The phone is gonna ring soon but you just can't wait 
         Am        C 
For that call u-hm-hm 
 
F                                 Bbmaj7 
So you stand on the corner in you New English clothes 
F                                  Bbmaj7 
And you look so polished from your hair down to your toes 
   F                             Bbmaj7 
Oh but still your finger's gonna pick your nose 
      Am       D 
After all u-hm-hm 
 
 
Chorus 2 
 
 
F  Bbmaj7  F  Bbmaj7 
 
 
F                       Bbmaj7 
So you decide to take a holiday 
F                               Bbmaj7 
You got your tape deck and your brand new chevrolet 
F                          Bbmaj7 
Ah there ain't no place to go anyway 
         Am       C 
And what for u-hm-hm 
 
F                            Bbmaj7 
So you've got everything, ah but nothing's cool 
F                          Bbmaj7 
They just found your Father in the swimming pool 
F                               Bbmaj7 
And you guess you wont be going back to school 
    Am   D 
Any more 
 
 
Chorus 3: 
G       D                C            D 
Captain Jack can get you high tonight 
G            D               C       
And take you to your special island 
    G       D                 C          D 
Oh, Captain Jack will get you by tonight 
G             D                  C 
Just a little push and you'll be smilin' la la la 
 
 
F Bbmaj7  F  Bbmaj7 
 
 
F                      Bbmaj7 
So you play your albums and you smoke your pot 
F                                   Bbmaj7 
And you meet your girlfriend in the parking lot 
F                                             Bbmaj7 
Oh but still you're aching for the things you haven't got 
          Am         C 
What went wrong u-hm-hm 
 
F                                    Bbmaj7 
And if you can't understand why your world is so dead 
F                              Bbmaj7 
Why you've gotta keep in style and feed your head 
F                                            Bbmaj7 
Well you're twenty one and still your Mother makes your bed 
               Am   D 
And that's too long Whoa-whoa-whoa-yeah-yeah 
 
 
Chorus 4: 
G            D                C            D 
Well Captain Jack can get you high tonight 
G            D               C       
And take you to your special island 
G                D                 C          D 
Well now Captain Jack will get you by tonight 
G             D                  C 
Just a little push and you'll be smilin'  
 
 
Chorus 5: 
G          D                 C            D 
Oh Captain Jack will get you high tonight 
G            D               C       
And take you to your special isle 
G                D                  C            D 
Well now Captain Jack will make you high tonight 
G             D                  C 
Just a little push and you'll be smilin' 
 
 
Chorus 6: 
G            D                 C            D 
Yeah Captain Jack will get you high tonight 
G            D               C       
And take you to your special island 
G       D         C    D 
Captain Jack will make you high tonight 
G  D  C  D  G  D  C 
G  D  C  D  G  D  C

Captain Jack

Waltzing rhythm 6/8

INTRO
C G Am C F C D G
C G Am C F G C C F F

FIRST VERSE: 
    C      G           Am      C        
Its nine o'clock on a saturday      
    F	      C         D        G          
The regular crowd shuffles in
	   C      G         Am         C	        
There's an old man  sitting next to me  	
        F          G         C      C
Making love to his tonic and gin 

C  G  Am  C  F  G  C  C  F  F

        C           G         Am     C 	    
He says son can you play me a memory   	
     F          C           D      G
I'm not really sure how it goes
          C           G           Am           C    
But it's sad and its sweet and I knew it complete 
     F        G             C	     C
when I wore a younger man's clothes 

Am    C		  D7   D7   Am        
La da da     de de Da               
   C            D7  D7 	  G  G7 G(3) G7(3)
da da     de de Da     da DA


CHORUS: 
C	  G 	         Am        C   
Sing us a song you're the piano man     
F         C       D     G
Sing us a song tonight
            C          G          Am     C     
Well we're all in the mood for a melody   
    F             G           C     C
and you've got us feeling all right

C G Am C F G C C F F C C F F

VERSE 2

VERSE 3


PIANO SOLO

CHORUS

VERSE 4

CHORUS

CODA

Piano Man

It&#8217;s Still Rock and Roll To Me
By:  Billy Joel

[C] What's the matter with the [Em] clothes I'm wearing
Can't you [Bb] tell that your tie's too [F] wide
[C] Maybe I should buy some [Em] old tab collars
Welcome [Bb] back to the age of [F] jive

[Em] Where have you been hidin' [Am] out lately honey
You [Em] can't dress trashy 'til you [D7] spend a lot of [G] money
[C] Everybody's [Em] talkin' 'bout the [Bb] new sound
[F] Funny but it's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me

[C] What's the matter with the [Em] car I'm driving
Can't you [Bb] tell that it's out of [F] style
[C] Should I get a set of [Em] white wall tires
Are you [Bb] gonna cruise the miracle [F] mile

[Em] Nowadays you can't be [Am] too sentimental
Your [Em] best bet's a true baby [D7] blue Conti[G]nental
[C] Hot funk [Em] cool punk [Bb] even if it's [F] old junk
It's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me

[G] Oh it doesn't matter what they [F] say in the papers
'Cause it's [E7] always been the same old [Am] scene
[G] There's a new band in town but you [F] can't get the sound
From a [E7] story in a maga[Ab]zine [Eb] aimed at your average [F] teen [G7]

[C] How about a pair of [Em] pink sidewinders
And a [Bb] bright orange pair of [F] pants
[C] You could be a really [Em] Beau Brummel baby
If you just [Bb] give it half a [F] chance

[Em] Don't waste your money on a [Am] new set of speakers
You [Em] get more mileage from a [D7] cheap pair of [G] sneakers
[C] Next phase [Em] new wave [Bb] dance craze [F] anyways
It's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me

[C] What's the matter with the [Em] crowd I'm seeing
Don't you [Bb] know that they're out of [F] touch
[C] Should I try to be a [Em] straight 'A' student
If you [B] are then you think too [F] much

[Em] Don't you know about the [Am] new fashion honey
[Em] All you need are looks and a [D7] whole lotta [G] money
It's the [C] next phase [Em] new wave [Bb] dance craze [F] anyways
It's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me

[C] Everybody's [Em] talkin' 'bout the [Bb] new sound
[F] Funny but it's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me

Billy Joel- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP49NFreLu8">Youtube Song</a>

It's Still Rock And Roll To Me

Tuning: Standard


Intro:
G-G7 (x4)

Verse 1: 
G                         A7
all your waiters in your grand cafe
D7                            G      C
leave their tables when you blink, oooh
G                         A7
every dog must have his every day
D7                          G
every drunk must have his drink
        B7        Em           G7         A7
don't wait for answers, just take your chances,
       C      G   G7 G
don't ask me why


Bridge:
D                               C
you can say the human heart is only make believe
D                             G
i am only fighting fire with fire
E                   A
you are still the victim of the accidents you leave
E                         A7
sure as i'm a victim of desire

that's basically it, the next three verses follow the same pattern:

Verse 2:
all your life you had to stand in line,
still you're standing on your feet,ooh
all your choices made you change your mind,
now your calender's complete,
don't wait for answers, just take your chances, 
don't ask me why

Verse 3:
all your servants in your new hotel, 
throw their roses at your feet,ooh
fool them all but baby i can tell,
you're no stranger to the street,
don't ask for favors, don't talk to starngers,
don't ask me why

Verse 4:
yesterday you were an only child,
now your ghosts have gone away, ooh,
you can kill them in the classic style,
now you par le vous francais,
don't look for answers, you took your chances,
don't ask me why

Don't Ask Me Why

Tuning: Standard


Intro/Fill/Outro:
D-Bm-Am-C9-Ebmaj7-Bb

Verse 1:
D                                             G
Got a call from an old friend we'd used to be real close
A                                   D
Said he couldn't go on the American way
                                                        G
Closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to the west coast
A                                         D    [Fill]
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.

Chorus:
D                                           G
I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm allright
A                                             D
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
                                          G
I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
A                                         Bm
Go ahead with your own life leave me alone
 
Bridge:
                                   F#
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
D7                             E9
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
G            D
I still belong
F#           Bm
Don't get me wrong
E9
And you can speak your mind
    G   A  G  A
But not on my time

{Fill}

Verse 3:
D                                             G
They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
A                                               D
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else
                                         G
Ah but sooner or later you sleep in your own space
A                                         D
Either way it's O.K. you wake up with yourself

My Life

Tuning: Standard


C    G   C   F    G7              C         G    C   F   G7            
Oh,  oh  oh  oh   For the longest time.     oh   oh  oh.  For the longest...
C               F           C                            D7            G    
If you said goodbye to me tonight.   There would still be music left to write.
E7             Am      G7         C      C7    
What else could I do?  I'm so inspired by you. 
F            Dm               G       C    
That hasn't happened for the longest time. 
C                  F             C                          D7            G  
Once I  thought my innocence was gone.      Now I know that happiness goes on.
E7               Am          G7                C     C7         
That's where you found me,   when you put your arms around me.  
F          Dm                 G       C
.I haven't been there for the longest time.
 
C   G   C   F   G7              C      G    C   F   G7                
Oh! oh  oh  oh  For the longest time.  Oh!  oh  oh. For the longest.. 
C                     F              C                         D7        
G   
I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall.    And the greatest miracle of all,
E7          Am        G7             C      C7     
  is how I need you.   And how you  needed me too.
F           Dm               G       C     
That hasn't happened for the longest time. 
G                Am                   B7                     C            
   
Maybe this won't last very long,  but you feel so right, and I could be wrong.
Em              Am              
Maybe I've been hoping too hard,
   D              D7           G           G7       
but I've gone this far and it's more than I hoped for
C                  F                C                  D7                G
   
Who knows how much further we'll go on.  Maybe I'll be sorry when you're gone.
E7             Am       G7           C      C7        
 I'll take my chances, I forgot how nice romance is. 
F          Dm                 G       C     
I haven't been there for the longest time. 
G            Am                        B7                  C              
 
I had second thoughts at the start.  I said to myself hold on to your heart.
Em             Am                   
Now I know the woman that you are.  
      D            D7           G           G7        
You're wonderful so far and it's more than I hoped for.
C                 F              C                     D7               G 
   
I don't care what consequence it brings. I have been a fool for lesser things.
E7         Am          G7           C        C7        
   I want you so bad,  I think you ought to know that 
F           Dm               G       C     
I intend to hold you for the longest time. 
C   G   C   F   G7              C      ||: G   C   F   G7               C  :||
Oh, oh, oh, oh. For the longest time.      Oh  oh  oh  For the longest.time.
                                                       (repeat)

The Longest Time

F                C           Am
Come out Virginia,don't let me wait 
   F                     G           C
You Catholic girls start much too late 
   F                    C            Am
But sooner or later it comes down to fate 
 F                      G
I might as well be the one 

     F                       C           Am
They showed you a statue and told you to pray
     F                     G           C
They built you a temple and locked you away 
    F                       C                  Am
But they never told you the price that you pay
    F                          G
For things that you might have done

                      C     F            G
For only the good die young that's what I said
         C              F        G       C
Only the good die young only the good die young 

              F                   C        Am   
You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd 
   F                   G        C
We ain't too pretty we ain't too proud 
   F                  G        Am
We might be laughing a bit too loud 
    F                  G   
But that never hurt no one 

   F                C         Am
So come on Virginia show me a sign 
 F                    G              C
Send up a signal I'll throw you the line
    F                            C        Am 
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind 
 F                G
Never lets in the sun

                          C     F    G
Darlin' only the good die young whoa oh 
         C        F                  G     C       
Only the good die young only the good die young 

           G                       F                 C
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation 
           D                   F
You got a brand new soul and a cross of gold 
       G                           F                C 
But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information  
           D                                          F
You didn't count on me when you were counting on your rosary 

C Dm C G
Oh oh oh 

         F                        C              Am
And they say there's a heaven for those who will wait 
 F                      G         C
Some say it's better but I say it ain't
           F                           G            Am 
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints 
    F                     G     
The sinners are much more fun... 

                   C        F             G
For only the good die young that's what I say 
             C         F             G     C
Only the good die young only the good die young 


[G][F][C][C][D][D][F] 

             G                   
You say your mother told you all that I could  
F                   C
Give you was a reputation 
          D                             F
She never cared for me but did she ever say a prayer for me?
 
C Dm C G
Oh oh oh 

                     F                  C            Am      
Come out , come out, come out Virginia, don't let me wait 
    F                    G        C
You Catholic girls start much too late 
    F                  C             Am    
But sooner or later it comes down to fate 
  F                    G
I might as well be the one 

                      C     F             G     
For only the good die young that's what I say 
         C              F        G        C  
Only the good die young only the good die young

Only The Good Die Young

G               Cm   G        C          G
Goodnight, xx angel, time xx close xxxx eyes
 D                             C
And xxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxx another xxx
G         Cm           G          C      G    
I xxxxx x know xxxx you've xxxx asking me
D            Em                 C          A
I xxxxx xxx know xxxx xxx xxxx trying xx say
Am            C              D
I xxxxxxxx x would xxxxx leave xxx
G               G7     C
And xxx xxxxxx always know
G         G7      C
Wherever you xxx go
           Em        A
xx xxxxxx where xxx are
              C       D
x xxxxx xxxx be xxx away

G               Cm   G        C        G
Goodnight, xx angel, now xxx time xx sleep
 D                           C
And xxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxx x want xx xxx
G         Cm       G          C      G    
Remember all xxx songs xxx sang xx  me
D             Em             C      A
When xx xxxx sailing xx xx emerald bay
Am           C              D
And xxxx x boat xxx xx xxx ocean
G            G7      C
I'm xxxxxxx you xx sleep
G            G7      C
The xxxxxx dark xxx deep
           Em        A
xxxxx xxxx ancient heart
                   C      D
xxxxx xxxxxx xx x part xx me


G               Cm    G        C        G
Goodnight, xx angel, now xxx time xx dream
D                             C
And xxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xxxx life xxxx xx
G             Cm        G
Someday xxxx child xxx cry
    G7                  A
xxx if xxx xxxx xxxx lullabye
Cm             G
Then xx xxxx heart 
             A          D      G         
xxxxx xxxx always xx x part xx me
 
G            Cm      G
Someday xxxx all xx gone
       G7        C      A
xxx lullabies xx on xxx on
Cm          G
They xxxxx die
            A     D
xxxxx xxx you xxx I
     G  
xxxx be

Cm, G, C Cm G

Lullabye (goodnight, My Angel)

Dm                   Gm 
Anthony works in the grocery store
C                      F
savin' his pennies for someday
Dm                Gm
Mama Leone left a note on the door,
         C                       F
she said "Sonny, move out to the country"
Dm                              Gm          
workin' too hard can give you a heart attack
Bb                   C
you ought to know by now
Dm                       Gm
who needs a house out in Hackensack?
   C                           F
Is that what you get with your money?
   Bb                    C
It seems such a waste of time
C7 A                     Dm
if that's what it's all about
   Bb                    A7         Dm
if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out.

Seargent O'Leary is walkin' the beat
at night he becomes abartender
he works at Mister Cacciatore's down
on Sulliven Street
across from the medical center
he's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillac
you ought to know by now
and if he can't drive with a broken back
at least he can polish the fenders.
It seems such awaste of time
if that's what it's all about
if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out.

You should never argue with a crazy mind
you ought to know by now
you can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
is that all you get for your money?
It seems such awaste of time
if that's what it's all about
if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out.

D G A

Movin' Out (anthony's Song)

C D G 3x

A          Em             A    D
Well we're living here in Allentown
            Am              D         G
And they're closing all the factories down
       Em                A       Bm
Out in Bethlehem they're killing time
A           Em
Filling out forms
D           A
Standing in line.

         Em                 A            D
Well our fathers fought the Second World War
            Am              D      G
Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore
        Em             A Bm  A
Met our mothers at the USO
A             Em  
Asked them to dance
D                A   A7
Danced with them slow

          Em             A    D
And we're living here in Allentown.
        F                G      C
But the restlessness was handed down
         Am           D       Em                    Bm       C D G
And it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

C D G 2x

A          Em              A    D
Well we're waiting here in Allentown
        Am           D        G
For the Pennsylvania we never found
        Em           A        Bm
For the promises our teachers gave
A            Em
If we worked hard
D       A    A7
If we behaved.

       Em          A           D
So the graduations hang on the wall
         Am           D            G
But they never really helped us at all
        Em              A        Bm
No they never taught us what was real
A       Em
Iron or coke,
D        A    A7
Chromium steel.

          Em              A    D
And we're waiting here in Allentown.
            F             G             C
But they've taken all the coal from the ground
        Am           D       Em          Bm       C D G
And the union people crawled awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

C D G 2x

F                 G           F
Every child had a pretty good shot
          G               F             Bb
To get at least as far as their old man got.
F                            G           F
If something happened on the way to that place
                            G          F G
They threw an American flag in our face, 

C D G 2x

A        Em             A    D
Well I'm living here in Allentown
         Am             D        G
And it's hard to keep a good man down.
      Am               D    Em           Bm           C D G
But I won't be getting up todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy

C D G

GUITAR SOLO

C D G

         Am           D       Em       Bm     C D G
And it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
          Am             D    G     C G
And we're living here in Allentown.

Allentown

D	    Em
Uptown girl
			 F#m           G
She's been living in her uptown world
	  A           D               Em
I bet she never had a back street guy
                     F#m	   G
I bet her mama never told her why
          A
I'm gonna try for an

D           Em
Uptown girl
                         F#m                G
She's been living in her white bread world
           A           D              Em
As long as anyone with hot blood can
                            F#m            G
And now she's looking for a downtown man
              A
That's what I am

Bb           Gm
And when she knows what
    Cm             F
She wants from her time
Bb           Gm
And when she wakes up
    Cm           F
And makes up her mind

G              Em
She'll see I'm not so tough
C
Just because
A
I'm in love with an
D            Em
Uptown girl
 			      F#m           G
You know I've seen her in her uptown world
              A            D               Em
She's getting tired of her high class toys
                              F#m            G
And all her presents from her uptown boys
            A
She's got a choice

F            G               G/Ab            Am      G
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
F            G               G/Ab            A       A
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah

D            Em
Uptown girl
                           F#m             G
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
          A               D               Em
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
                               F#m            G
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
              A
And then I'll win

Bb             Gm
And when she's walking
      Cm         F
She's looking so fine
Bb             Gm
And when she's talking
       Cm             F
She'll say that she's mine
G              Em
She'll say I'm not so tough
C
Just because
A
I'm in love with an

D           Em
Uptown girl
                         F#m                G
She's been living in her white bread world
           A           D              Em
As long as anyone with hot blood can
                            F#m            G
And now she's looking for a downtown man
              A
That's what I am

E            F#m
Uptown girl
                G#m
She's my uptown girl
    A           B
You know I'm in love
        E            F#m
With an uptown girl
          G#m
My uptown girl
    A           B
You know I'm in love
        E            F#m
With an uptown girl
          G#m
My uptown girl
    A           B
You know I'm in love
        E           F#m
With an uptown girl
          G#m
My uptown girl

Uptown Girl

D   A   D  G  
Oh, oh, oh
A                   D
For the longest time
A   D  G
Oh, oh, oh
A
For the longest time
D      A        G            A
If you said goodbye to me tonight
D           A        E             A
There would still be music left to write
F#              Bm   
What else could I do
A7         D    D7
I'm so inspired by you
G          Em               A       D
That hasn't happened for the longest time

D      A          G             A
Once I thought my innocence was gone
D      A        E              A 
Now I know that happiness goes on
F#              Bm
Thats where you found me
A7                D     D7
When you put your arms around me
G        Em                 A         D
I havent been there for the longest time

D   A   D  G
Oh, oh, oh
A                   D
For the longest time
A   D     G
Oh, oh, oh
A
For the longest
D       A           G              A
Im that voice youre hearing in the hall
D       A        E          A
And the greatest miracle of all
F#       Bm
Is how I need you
A7           D     D7
And how you needed me too
G       Em                  A       D
That hasnt happened for the longest time

A               Bm
Maybe this wont last very long
    F#7
But you feel so right
    D
And I could be wrong
A              Bm
Maybe Ive been hoping too hard
E7      
But Ive gone this far
        A
And its more than I hoped for

D         A        G              A
Who knows how much further well go on
D      A      E               A   
Maybe Ill be sorry when youre gone
F#         Bm
Ill take my chances
A7            D    D7
I forgot how nice romance is
G        Em                 A       D  
I havent been there for the longest time

A            Bm
I had second thoughts at the start
   F#7
I said to myself
     D
Hold on to your heart
A              Bm
Now I know the woman that you are
      E7
Youre wonderful so far
        A
And its more than I hoped for
D       A        G               A
I dont care what consequence it brings
D       A        E             A
I have been a fool for lesser things
F#         Bm
I want you so bad
A7          D        D7    
I think you ought to know that
G           Em               A       D
I intend to hold you for the longest time

Longest Time

INTRO:  Dm9  Abmaj7
        Dm9  Em7  F  Dm9  F/G
                
        C  E7  Am7  Gm7  C
        F  A7  Dm  Bb
        C  E7/B  Am7  G  F  C  D9
        Fmaj7  F/G
        Am7  D9
        Am  G  F/G
                

C                  E7               Am7              Gm7          C
Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood
F               A7                Dm       Bb
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
C       E7       Am7       Cmaj7  F      C         D7
But I'm taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
Fmaj7    F/G                       Am  D7  Am  G  F/G
I'm in a New York state of mind


C              E7                   Am7                  Gm7       C
I seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines
F                A7                Dm         Bb
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
C     E7            Am7     Cmaj7 F          C             D7
But I know what I'm needing and I don't want to waste more time
Fmaj7    F/G                     Am  D9  Am  G  E7
I'm in a New York state of mind


Am7       D7           Gmaj7    G
It was so easy living day by day
Gm7          C7              Fmaj7
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
Bm7         E7             Amaj7
Well, now I need a little give and take
    Am7          D7
The New York Times
    Gmaj7      Dm7    G7
The Daily News


C                E7               Am7                     Gm7          C
It comes down to reality and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
F                  A7              Dm        Bb
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
C        E7       Am7    Cmaj7  F           C     D7
I  don't have any reasons, I've left them all behind
Fmaj7    F/G                   Am  D9  Am  G  F/G
I'm in a New York state of mind


SOLO:  C  E7  Am7  Gm7  C
       F  A7  Dm  Bb
       C  E7  Am7  Cmaj7  F  C  D7
       Fmaj7  F/G
       Am  D7  Am  G  E7


Am7       D7           Gmaj7 -- G
It was so easy living day by day
Gm7          C7              Fmaj7
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
Bm7         E7             Amaj7
Well, now I need a little give and take
    Am7          D7
The New York Times
    Gmaj7      Dm7  F/G  G7
The Daily News


C                E7               Am7                     Gm7          C
It comes down to reality and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
F                  A7              Dm        Bb
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
C        E7       Am7    Cmaj7  F         C        D7
I  don't have any reasons, I've left them all behind
Fmaj7    F/G                   Am  D7  Am  G
I'm in a New York state of mind 
C        E7       Am7     Cmaj7    F      C         D7
I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
Fmaj7
Cos I'm in a
F/G
I'm in a New York...state of...
C  E7  Am7  Bb
Mind

OUTRO:  Eb6  Ab  C/D  Db13#11  D/C

New York State Of Mind

A
friday night i crashed your party,    

saturday i said i'm sorry
                                 E
sunday came and trashed me out again.
           Bm 
i was only having fun,   
                G
wasn't hurting anyone
             E   
and we all enjoyed the 
                 A        
weekend for a change.

                        
i've been stranded 
in the combat zone, 
i walked through bedford sty alone
even rode my motorcycle in the rain.
and you told me not to drive,   
but i made it home alive
so you said that only proves that i'm insane.

chorus:
                 E
you may be right,   
               A
i may be crazy
            E               D
but it just may be a lunatic 
               F#m         A 
you're looking for
                   E
turn out the light,
                    A
don't try to save me
                         D       E                              
you may be wrong for all i know, 
                     A      
but you may be right. 

                                
remember how i found you there, 
alone in your electric chair
i told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
you were lonely for a man,   
i said take me as i am
cause you might enjoy 
some madness for a while.


now think of all the years you tried 
to find some one to satisfy you
i might be as crazy as you say.
if i'm crazy then it's true,   
that it's all because of you
and you wouldn't want me any other way.

You May Be Right

F              C
In every heart there is a room

                      G
A sanctuary safe and strong

              F                C
To heal the wounds from lovers past

                 G      C
Until a new one comes along


          F                C
I spoke to you in cautious tones

                           G
You answered me with no pretense

            F              C
And still I feel I said too much

                 G      C
My silence is my self defense


repeat this progression for the rest of the song

And So It Goes

Intro:

F-Fm-C#maj7-C7

F                 A#        C                Am7
If you search for tenderness it isn't hard to find
A#               Dm                Em  Gm7-C-C7   
You can have the love you need to live
F                  G                      C               A
And if you look for truthfulness you might just as well be blind
   A#              E             A
It always seems to be so hard to give

Chorus:

A#maj7   C7  A                Dm7  C
Honest-  y   is such a lonely word
A#          C       F    A
Everyone is so untrue
A#maj7   C7  A               Dm7
Honest-  y   is hardly ever heard
A#                C           F  F9sus
But mostly what I need from you


F           A#           C                 Am7
I can always find someone to say they sympathize
A#           Dm              Em     Gm7-C-C7
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
F                    G              C                 A
But I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies
A#            E               A
All I want is someone to believe

Chorus:

A#maj7   C7  A                Dm7  C
Honest-  y   is such a lonely word
A#          C       F    A
Everyone is so untrue
A#maj7   C7  A               Dm7
Honest-  y   is hardly ever heard
A#                C           F  F9sus
But mostly what I need from you

Bridge:

Dm                  A
I can find a lover, I can find a friend
C7                            G
I can have security until the bitter end
A#         C         C7    A#           F
Anyone can comfort me with promises again
     G7      C   A-A#-F9sus
I know, I know

F                A#        C                    Am
When I'm deep inside of me, don't be too concerned
A#               F               Em     Gm7-C-C7        
I won't ask for nothing while I'm gone
F             G                    C    E     Am
When I want sincerity tell me where else can I turn?
       A#                 E7         A7
Cause you're the one that I depend upon

Chorus:

A#maj7   C7  A                Dm7  C
Honest-  y   is such a lonely word
A#          C       F    A
Everyone is so untrue
A#maj7   C7  A               Dm7
Honest-  y   is hardly ever heard
A#                C           F  F9sus
But mostly what I need from you

Outro: 

F-Fm-C#maj7-C7-Ebmaj7-C6-C7-F

Honesty

The Essential Billy Joel

Tuning: Standard
  

                  G                        G
In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep
                      C                   D
from the mountains of faith to a river so deep
                      G                            G
I must be looking for something something sacred I lost
                 C                         D
But the river is wide and it's too hard to cross


Em                          D
And even thought I knew the river is wide
            C                   Am
I walk down every evening and I stand on the shore
Em                      D
And try to cross to the opposite side
         Am                              D
So I can finally find out what I've been looking for


                     G                        G
In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep
                       C                  D
Through the  valley of fear to a river so deep
                            G                          G
And I've been searching for something taken away of my soul
                        C                       D
Something I would never lose something somebody stole


Em                    D
I don't know why I go walking at night
            C                 Am
But now I'm tired and I don't walk anymore
Em                         D
I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
        Am                        D
Until I find what it is I've been looking for


                     G                         G
In the middle of the night  I go walking in my sleep
                      C                   D
Through the jungle of doubt to a river so deep
                         G                      G
I know I'm searching for something something so undefined
                    C                     D
That it only can be seen by the eyes of a blind

                     G
In the middle of the night


Em                            D
I'm not sure about life after this
          C                 Am
god knows I've never been a spiritual man
Em                      Am
Babtized by the fire, I wade into the river
     Am              D
That turns to be the promised land


                     G                        G
In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep
                      C                   D
Through the desert of truth to a river so deep
                      G                         G
We're all land in the ocean we all start in the streams
                  C                     D
We're all carried along by the river of dreams

                     G
In the middle of the night

River Of Dreams

F
In the beginning
                Bb           C
there was the cold and the night
                Gm
Prophets and angels
             C             F
gave us the fire and the light
            Dm
Man was triumphant
                A dim          Bb  B dim
Armed with the faith and the will
                 Bb     F            C
That even the darkest ages couldn't kill

            F
Too many kingdoms
          Bb            C
Too many flags on the field
           Gm
So many battles
          C             F
So many wounds to be healed
            Dm
Time is relentless
          Adim     Bb  Bdim
Only true love perseveres
             F             Bb           Dm
It's been a long time and now I'm with you
       C             F
After two thousand years

              F
This is our moment
                Bb         C
Here at the crossroads of time
               Gm
We hope our children
            C              F
Carry our dreams down the line
                Dm
they are the vintage
              A dim         Bb  Bdim
What kind of life will they live?
            Bb          F              C
Is this a curse or a blessing that we give?

              F
Sometimes I wonder
           Bb          C
Why are we so blind to Fate?
            Gm
Without compassion
	     C         F
there can be no end to hate
     	    Dm
No end to sorrow
 	      Adim         Bb  Bdim
caused by the same endless fears
              Bb        F	       Dm
Why can't we learn from all we've been through
          C	          F
after two thousand years?

		 F
There will be miracles
	   Bb 	       C
after the last war is won
	     Gm
Science and poetry
	    C            F
Rule in the new world to come
	       Dm
Prophets and angels
	    dim      Bb Bdim
gave us the power to see
	   Bb 	F	          C
what an amazing future there will be

	      F
And in the evening
	   Bb 	        C
after the fire and the light
		Gm
One thing is certain
	    C	          F
nothing can hold back the night
	    Dm
Time is relentless
	   Adim   Bb  Bdim
and as the past disappears
	     F        Bb         Dm
We're on the verge of all things new
       C       Bb     F
We are two thousand years

Outro

F-Bb-C-F

Two Thousand Years

Bb                               Gm               C7/G
Laura calls me in the middle of the night
C7              Ebm7
Passes on her     painful information
Bb                            Bb/A                   Gm             C7/G
Then these careless fingers, they get caught in her vice
C7                               F#7
Til they're bleeding on my coffee table

Chorus:

B7                        F7                    Gm 
Living alone isn't all that it's cracked up to be
F#7
Oh whoa whoa
B7                        F7                     Gm 
I'm on her side, why does she push the poison on me?
F#7          B*    Bb
Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa

(*First chorus only)

Verse:
Laura has a very hard time
All her life has been one long disaster
Then she tells me she suddenly believes she's seen a very good sign
She'll be taking some aggressive action

Chorus:
I fight her wars while she's slamming her doors in my face
Oh whoa whoa
Failure to break was the only mistake that she made
Oh whoa whoa

Bridge:

Db                               Eb7
Here I am feeling like a fucking fool
Ebdim/A                Ab                 Db    
Do I react the way exactly she intends me to?
Db                            Db /F                      Eb7
Every time I think I'm off the hook she makes me lose my cool
                  Ebdim/A                Ab
I'm her machine and she can punch all the keys
                    Ebdim/A                F
And she can push any button I was programmed through

Verse:
Laura calls me when she needs a good fix
All her questions will get sympathetic 
Answers I should be so immunized to all of her tricks
She's surviving on her second chances

Laura

The Nylon Curtain

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

S                     S        
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|--6------6-6---3-------------------1-| 
C|-------------5---5-------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
                                                              
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| 
C|-----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------| 

A|-----5--8--10--8--5--|--8-12--------12--|----5-8-10-8-5-------| 
E|--6------------------|------------------|--6------------------| 
C|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
G|---------------------|-------5--7-5-----|---------------------| 
     S      S      S      S            
A|----------------7------7-8----8---| 
E|--5-6----5-6------1----5-6----6---| 
C|--4-5------2------2-----------2---| 
G|---------6------6-----------------|

King Creole

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

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