Billy Joel

Accords et partitions

We Didn't Start The Fire

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Piano Man

C Am F Em/B C/G G11

It's nine o'clock on a saturday The regular crowd shuffles in There's an old man sitting next to me Makin'love to his tonic and gin

Vienna

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Uptown Girl

G A F#m Em D F

Uptown girl She's my uptown girl You know I'm in love With an uptown girl My uptown girl

The longest time

C G F G7 Am D7

Oh, oh oh oh For the longest time. oh oh oh. For the longest... If you said goodbye to me tonight. There would still be music left to write. What else could I do? I'm so inspired by you. That hasn't happened for the longest time.

Shes Always A Woman

D A G A7 Bm F#

She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes. She can ruin your faith with her casual lies. And she only reveals what she wants you to see. She hides like a child, but she's always a woman to me.

Movin out /anthony song

C Dm Gm7 Bb A7 Fmaj7

She said, "Sonny, move out to the country." Workin' too hard can give you A heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack You oughta know by now (You oughta know by now) Who needs a house out in Hackensack?

Just the Way You Are

D7 Gm D Gmaj7 D/F# G

Don't go changin'and try to please me you never let me down before Mmm Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble We never could have come this far

Only the Good Die Young

F G C Am C/G D

Come out Virginia, don't let me me wait You Catholic girls start much too late But sooner or later it comes down to fate I might as well be the one

Scenes From An Italian Restuarant

C F G D G/B Bb

Intro: A bottle of white, a bottle of red Perhaps a bottle of rose instead

New York State Of Mind

Am7 C G11 Dm7 D7 E7(#9)

Some folks like to get away Take a holiday From the neighborhood Hop a flight to Miami beach Or to Hollywood

My Life

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Honesty

Eb F Bb D F7 C

If you search for tenderness it isn't hard to find You can have the love you need to live And if you look for truthfulness you might just as well be blind It always seems to be so hard to give

The stranger

Em Am D Bm Bm7 C7

Well we all have a face That we hide away forever And we take them out, and show ourselves

Goodnight Saigon

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It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

C F G Bb Em E

What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing ? "Can't You tell that your tie's too wide ?" Maybe I should bye some old tab collar ? "Welcome back to the age of jive. Where have you been hiddin'out lately, honey ?

Captain jack

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And so it goes

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Big Shot

F/C G G/F C Esus4 F/D

Well you went uptown riding in your limousine With your fine Park Avenue clothes You had the Dom Perignon in your hand And the spoon up your nose

Allentown

D G Em C A F

Well we're living here in Allentown And they're closing all the factories down Out in Bethlehem they're killing time Filling out forms - Standing in line Well our fathers fought the Second World War

The Downeaster 'Alexa'

G Am C F A7/4 Dm

Well I'm on the Downeaster Alexa And I'm cruising through Block Island Sound I have chartered a course to the Vineyard But tonight I am Nantucket bound

You May be Right

A E Bm G D F#m

Friday night i crashed your party, Saturday i said i'm sorry Sunday came and trashed me out again. I was only having fun, Wasn't hurting anyone

The River of Dreams

G D C Em CMaj7 A

In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep From the mountains of faith to a river so deep I must be looking for something something sacred I lost But the river is wide and it's too hard to cross

An Innocent Man

C F G Dm Bb

[Verse 1] Some people stay far away from the door If there's a chance of it opening up They hear a voice in the hall outside And hope that it just passes by

Zanzibar

C G Am9 F B E7

Ali dances and the audience applauds Though he's bathed in sweat he hasn't lost his style Ali don't you go downtown You gave away another round for free Whoa...

Leningrad

G D Am C A7 Em

() Viktor was ()born ()in spring of ()'44 () And he never ()saw ()his father ()anymore () A child of ()sacrifice, () a child of ()war () Another ()son who never ()had a father() after () Lenin()grad

Lullabye Goodnight My Angel

G C D Cm A G7

Goodnight, my angel Time to close your eyes And save these questions for another day I think I know what you've been asking me I think you know what I've been trying to say

Miami 2017/seen the lights go out on broadway

D A G G/D A/C# Asus

Seen the lights go out on Broadway I saw the Empire State laid low And life went on beyond the Palisades They all bought Cadillacs And left there long ago

Summer highland fall

C Bb2 F Gm7 Bb Fmaj7

Intro: (no 3) <u>F</u> <u>Fmaj7</u> They say that these are not the best of times But they're the only times I've ever known And I believe there is a time for meditation

Why Should I Worry

F A G B C# Eb

One minute I'm in Central Park Then I'm down on Delancey Street From the Bow'ry to St Marks There's a syncopated Beat

She's got a way

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Dont ask me why

Bb F7 C7 Am7 Gm F

All the waiters in your grand cafe Leave their tables when you blink, oh Every dog must have his every day Every drunk must have his drink Don't wait for answers

A matter of trust

D Bm A F#m G A7

Some love is just a lie of the heart The cold remains of what began with a passionate start And they may not want it to end But it will, it's just a question of when

Pressure

D Dm C G C# A7

Synth Riff: | / |dim7 | / | |/ | / |dim7/ | | / |dim7/ |

The Entertainer

F C G Fmaj7 C/E Dm

Verse 1: I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand Another Serenader and another long-haired band Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts But I know the game, you'll forget my name

Tell Her About It

A G D C#m Bm E

Listen boy, I don't want to see you let a good thing slip away You know I don't like watching anybody make the same mistakes I made She's a real nice girl and she's always there for you But a nice girl wouldn't tell you what you should do

Keeping the faith

D G A6 A A7

If it seems... If you think... Oh, then you should... Cause my past... Got in my way

The Ballad of Billy the Kid

G Em C F D Am7

From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand And his daring life of crime Made him a legend in his time East and West of the Rio Grande

Say goodbye to hollywood

C F G Dm7 Cmaj7 B

Bobby's driving through the city tonight Through the lights in a hot new rent-a-car He joins the lovers in his heavy machine It's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard

Tomorow is today

F C G C/E Am D/F#

Verse 1: I've been livin for the moment But I just can't get my way And I'm afraid to go to sleep Cause tomorrow is today

Laura

Db Bb Ab Gm F#7 Eb7

Verse: Laura calls me in the middle of the night Passes on her painful information Then these careless fingers, they get caught in her vice Til they're bleeding on my coffee table

All for leyna

Am G F C C2

She stood on the tracks Waving her arms Leading me to that third rail shock Quick as a wink She changed her mind

You are my home

G C C/B F Dm7 Fsus4

Th fret INTRO: When you look into my eyes

James

C Gm7 F Dm7 A Bb

James... we were always friends, From our childhood days And we made our plans, And we had to go our separate ways. I went on the road

I go to extremes

C F/A Bb F D Gm7

{intro} Call me a joker, call me a fool. Right at this moment I'm totally Cool.

Stiletto

Dm Bb C F Eb Am

She cuts you once, she cuts you twice But still you believe The wound is so fresh you can taste the blood But you don't have strength to leave You've been bought, you've been sold

Everybody loves you now

C F Dm Bb G B

Verse: Baby...you, Now...stage, Everything...do, Ah, you...age,

Cetait Toi You Were The One

D G B C Am A

Here I am a- gain In this smoky place With my brandy eyes I'm talking to myself You were the one

Get It Right The First Time

F C7sus4/F Bb/C C Bb Gm7

Verse: I don't believe in first impressions For just this once I hope that looks don't deceive I aint got time for true confessions Gotta to make the move right now

Sometimes A Fantasy

D A Bm C G F

Verse 1: I didn't want to do it but I got too lonely I had to call you up in the middle of the night I know it's awful hard to try to make love long distance But I really needed stimulation

This is the time

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Sleeping With The Television On

G A Bm D/F# D/G Em

I've been watching you waltz all night Diane Nobody's found a way behind your defenses They never notice the zap gun in your hand Until you're pointing it and stunning their senses

Leave A Tender Moment Alone

Cm7 Bb F Ebmaj7 G Fm

Even though I'm in love Sometimes I get so afraid I'll say something so wrong Just to have something to say

Easy Money

D C Em A G G7

[Verse 1] You don't have to talk all night I'm a man who can't say no You don't have to twist my arm Just point me where you wanna go

This Night

E A F F#m C D

Didn’t I say I wasn’t ready for romance Didn’t we promise we would only be friends And so we danced, though it was only a slow dance I started breaking my promises right there and then

Rosalindas Eyes

G C D G/B D7 Db/Eb

I play nights in the Spanish part of town I've got music in my hands The work is hard to find But that don't get me down Rosalinda understands

Ive Loved These Days

G C F D Dm Bb

Now we take our time, so nonchalant And spend our nights, so bon vivant We dress our days in silken robes The money comes, the money goes We know it's all, a passing phase

Baby Grand

Gm7 D7 D/F# F C7 C/E

Late at night When it?s dark and cold I reach out For someone to hold

All About Soul

Dm Am7/C Bb Asus4/D Bbsus4/Eb Eb

She ()waits for me at ()night She ()waits for me in ()silence She ()gives me all her ()tenderness ()And takes away ()my ()pain () And so ()far she hasn't ()run

Shameless

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No Man's Land

E G D A B C

Verse #1 ()I've seen those ()big machines come ()rolling through the ()quiet pines ()Blue Suits and ()bankers with their ()Volvos and their ()valentines ()Give us this ()day our daily ()discount outlet ()merchandise ()Raise up a ()multiplex and ()we will make a ()sacrifice

The Great Wall Of China

C F Bb G Ab D

[Verse 1] Advice is cheap you can take it from me It's yours to keep 'cause opinions are free Nobody knows 'bout the trouble I've seen Nobody's perfect, mister, nobody's clean

52nd Street

Em D/E D C9 Am7 Bm7

They say it takes a lot to keep a love alive In every heart there pumps a different beat But if we shift the rhythm into overdrive Well, we could generate a lot of heat

Christie Lee

G F C Am D7 G7

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Let me tell you a story About a woman and a man Maybe you will find familiar Maybe you won't understand The man's name I don't remember

Half A Mile Away

Gm Ebmaj7 F Bb Eb Dm7

Little Gio is a friend of mine We get some money and we buy a cheap wine Sit on the corner and have a hol - i - day Hide the bottle when the cop goes by Talk about women and lie, lie, lie

Storm Front

A A7 G F#m B7 D

Safe____at____harbor, everything is easy Off____to_______starboard, daylight comes up fast Now____I'm____restless for the open water Red____flags____are flying from the Coast Guard mast They told me to st____ay, I heard all the information

To Make You Feel My Love

G D7 Cm/Eb G/D A7/E Bm/F#

VERSE 1: When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole world is on your case I would offer you a warm embrace To make you feel my love.

Famous Last Words

F C Bb G Eb Ab

Sitting here in Avalon, looking at the pouring rain Summer time has come and gone, and everybody's home again Closing down for the season, I found the last of the souvenirs I can still taste the wedding cake and it's sweet after all these years

Until The Night

A E D G Bm A/C#

I never ask you where you go, after I leave you in the morning We go our different ways to separate situations, it's not that easy anymore Today I do what must be done, I give my time to total strangers But now it feels as though the day goes on forever, more than it ever did before

Modern Woman

F Eb6 Bb Ab6 C F13/A

Verse 1: You see her sitting with her coffee and her paper With her high top sneakers of Italian design With a long cool stare she aggravates the tension Makes up her face while she makes up her mind

Travellin prayer

D G A C C/B F

'Cause she is far across the sea Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight And make sure that she's gonna be alright And things are gonna be alright with me

Close To The Borderline

D A5 G E5 F#5 C

[Verse 1] Blackout, heatwave, .44 caliber homicide The bums drop dead and dogs go mad In packs on the West Side Young girl standing on a ledge looks like another suicide

Souvenir

Eb G F A Fm7 Bb

As far as I know, this is the first tab of this song for guitar. It was obviously written for piano so there are a bunch of crazy looking chords but most Of them aren't too difficult to play. I wrote out the ones you probably don't know off the Top your head at the bottom. Enjoy!

Shades Of Grey

Em D C G Bm Cmaj7

[Intro] Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa! Ba ba baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Ba ba Baduwa Taa!

Ain't No Crime

F C/G C C7/E D7 C/E

You got to open your eyes in the morning, Nine o'clock comin' without any warnin' And you gotta get ready to go.

I Dont Want To Be Alone

Bb Ab Eb Cm G7 G7/B

She said she'd meet me in the bar at the Plaza Hotel "Wear a jacket and a tie" "What's the oc-ca-sion?" She just smiled And she wouldn't say why

Somewhere Along The Line

C G D Am Eb Em

Well it's a rainy night in Paris And I'm sitting by the Seine It's a pleasure to be soaking In the European rain Now my belly's full of fancy food and wine

Streetlife Serenader

G A D C E Fmaj7

[Verse 1] Streetlife serenader Never sang on stages Needs no orchestration Melody comes easy

Worse Comes To Worst

G Dm C Bb F D

{Verse} Today I'm livin' like a rich man's son Tomorrow mornin' I could be a bum It doesn't matter which direction though I know a woman in New Mexico

If I only had the words to tell you

Db Bb/D Db/F Bb Ab7 F7

If I only had the words to tell you If you only had the time to understand Though I know it wouldn?t change your feelings And I know you?ll carry on the best you can.

Falling Of The Rain

F C Bb Eb A Gm

VERSE 1: Once upon a time in the land of misty satin dreams There stood a house and a man who painted nature scenes He painted trees and fields and animals and streams and he stayed And he didn't hear the falling of the rain

You can make me free

G F Bb Dm C C7/A

Vs1. You can make ne free You can make me smile You can make me be Like a little child You can melt the ice that's

Got To Begin Again

Am7 D/G G F/G C D

Well so here I am at the end of the road Where do I go from here? I always figured it would be like this Still nothing seems to be quite clear

Through The Long Night

D Bb G C F E7

The cold hands, The sad eyes, The dark Irish si - lence It's so late, But I'll wait, Through the long night with you With you

Running On Ice

G Am7 Bbmaj7 C F Gm7

[Intro] Dsus Gsus2 / / Fsus2/ Gsus2 / / Gsus4 Gsus2 / / Fsus2/

Thats Not Her Style

D G F A Bm C

[Verse 1] Some people think that she's one of those mink-coated ladies They say she wakes up at one, makes the paparazzi run till dawn She Wines and dines with Argentines and Kuwaitis After she sips margaritas on the White House lawn

All You Wanna Do Is Dance

G D C Em A E

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[Verse 1] Oh baby, you don't get turned on by the radio Oh baby, you got nothing to play on your stereo "Why don't The Beatles get back together?" "Why don't nobody sing of romance?"

Big Man On Mulberry Street

G7 Em7 Bbmaj7 C/F A Bm7

Why can't I lay low Why can't I say what I mean Why don't I stay home And get myself into some boring routine

Stop In Nevada

D A G Em Bm

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[Verse 1] He always found it hard to take her She wouldn't listen to advice And though he never tried to make her She often thought it would be nice

Wheres The Orchestra

C B Gmaj7 Bb Cm G

[Verse] Where's the orchestra? Wasn't this supposed to be a musical? Here I am in the balcony How the hell could I have missed the overture?

Why judy why

G Am Em Bm Am/D D/F#

V1: Of all the people in the world That I know, your the best Place to go When I cry, when I cry

Shes Right On Time

E F#m G#m A C D

Uncommon Chord Voicings for Solo Guitar Fmaj7add10 = x87555 C#dim = x42020 (addb5)/ = x4421x (easier to play alternative is / - x44222)

Code Of Silence

G F C Am B Bb

[Verse 1] Everybody's got a million questions Everybody wants to know the score What you went through G7sus

Blonde Over Blue

C F G Fsus4 Ebmaj7 D

Some days when I'm far away In a lonely room in a cold seclusion Some nights when I'm wound so tight There is no release, there is no solution In hell there's a big hotel

Scandinavian Skies

F Eb Bb C Ab Gm

[Verse 1] The sins of Amsterdam Were still a recent surprise And we were flying over Scandinavian Skies

Maybe I'm Amazed

G# D#/G A# F C C/E

Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time. And maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you. Maybe I'm amazed at the way you pulled me out of time. You hung me on a line and maybe I'm amazed At the way I really need you.

Careless Talk

F Dm Gm Bbm C Am7

[Verse 1] Careless talk That's what you heard about me Jealous talk That's what I heard about you

The Night Is Still Young

G F Dm7 C Bb C/G

I'm young enough to still see the passionate boy that I used to be But I'm old enough to say I got a good look at the other side I know we got to work real hard, maybe even for the rest of our lives But right now I just want to take what I can get tonight

Los Angelenos

C Dm F Bb Am Bb/C

Los Angelenos All come from somewhere To live in sunshine Their funky exile Midwestern ladies

Hey Girl

F Bb C Cm Fmaj7 C7

SONG: HEY GIRL ARTIST: BILLY JOEL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tMfLKrGvCzI TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]

You Look So Good To Me

G C D Am F

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[Verse] Ah, you look so good to me With my eyes open wide, I can see Ah, you feel so good to me And it's so good when you're here 'cause I'm free

State Of Grace

E A Dm F Bb F#m

[Verse 1] There you go Slipping away into a state of grace I know the look that comes across your face It's so familiar to me

A Room Of Our Own

A7 D7 F7 E7 G7 C7

[Verse 1] You've got diamonds and I've got spades You've got pills And I've got razor blades You've got yoga honey

Angry Young Man

G D C B Am7 F

There's a place in the world for the angry young man With his working class ties and his radical plans He refuses to bend, he refuses to crawl, And He's always at home with his back to the wall. And he's proud of his scars and the battles he's lost,

Great Suburban Showdown

G C D Bm Am A

Flyin' east on a plane, drinkin' all that free champagne Guess I saw this comin' down the line... And I know it should be fun, but I think I should have packed my gun, Got that old suburban showdown in my mind.

Turn Around

Am G D/F# C C/E Em

Oh, sweet lady, runnin' like a stream You don't look back because you know your hands are clean You make believe the past was just a dream You make believe the past was just a dream

Roberta

F C G Bb Dm Am7

Verse 1 Roberta, you say you know me But I see only what you're paid to show me Oh, I wish you had the time Oh, I wish you had the time

A Minor Variation

Am E7 Am7 B7 C#m7 C7

[Verse 1] Some days I have to give right in to the blues Despite how I try To keep fightin', it's a sure shot I'm going to lose And I'll tell you why

When In Rome

F Bb Cm7 Gm Ebmaj7 C

[Verse 1] Well I see you in the morning Putting on your pretty clothes And I watch you do your makeup Like they do in all those fashion shows

Surprises

Em D C G/B Bb F

Verse 1: Don't get excited, don't say a word Nobody noticed, nothing was heard It was committed discreetly It was handled so neatly

Temptation

C G E F G# D

[Verse 1] It's time for me to be on my way I know I've got business to conduct And I've got places to go But I can't help looking at her sleeping instead

Where Were You On Our Wedding Day

Eb Bb Ab Ab7 F7

[Verse 1] Where were you on our wedding day? I got bad news that you went away Where were you on our wedding day? You did me wrong now you must pay

Light As The Breeze

C F Dm A G Bm

[Verse] She stands before you naked You can see it, you can taste it But she comes to you Light as the breeze

Getting Closer

A G D Em C Bm

I went searching for the truth But in my innocence I found All the con men and their acrobats Who stomped me in the ground If I count up their percentages

Weekend Song

C F Bb Dm G C/C#

It's back-breakin', bone-shakin', belly-achin', hard-workin' Two more hours to go Yes, it's keepin' me alive, doin' nine to five And I ain't got nothin' to show Pretty soon I'll be leavin' with the wages I'm receivin'

Last Of The Big Time Spenders

G F C D Bb Am

SONG: LAST OF THE BIG TIME SPENDERS ARTIST: BILLY JOEL TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]

All Shook Up

G C D

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2. My hands are shaky And my knees are weak I can't seem to stand On my own two feet Who do you thank

Goodnight My Angel

G C D A A7 Em

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Goodnight my angel now it's time to sleep And still so many things I want to say Remember all the songs you sang for me When we went sailing on an emerald bay And like a boat out on the ocean I'm rocking you to sleep

Only A Man

F9 Bb F A Gm G7

[Verse 1] Only a man who's broken can appreciate the awful pain I feel Only a man who's world is always real can ever know And who could understand the all consuming pain Only a man who's weeping in the rain knows where to go

Josephine

G C D A F D7

Don't cha know what I mean When I said 'I love you Josephine? Yeah, Josephine Nothing I say does justice to you Or lights up the day the way that you do, Josephine

Nobody Knows But Me

C F G b Am Em

[Verse 1] I got a friend that nobody knows Nobody knows but me, hee, hee I got a friend that nobody knows Nobody knows but me

Money Or Love

Eb Ab Cm Bb G Db

[Verse 1] Money or love, which one are you doing it for? Everybody has to make that choice sometime, you know Something is wrong, I can tell the feeling is gone Do you still remember when we started long ago?

Dont Worry Baby

C F D Bm7 G Am7

[Verse 1] Well it's been building up inside of me for oh, I don't know how long I don't know why, but I keep thinkin' somethin's bound to go wrong But she looks in my eyes And makes me realize

Elvis Presley Boulevard

G A7 C D Bb F

[Verse 1] Once long ago, all the faithful held a show Down in Elvis Presley Boulevard on Memphis Radio Where the hopeless held a vigil and the nameless played the charts Where the losers lost their sorrow and the lonely left their hearts

The Siegfried Line

A A11 D E Cmaj7 Bm7

[Verse 1] All the guns are silent on the western wall And we clean the rifles that we never used at all And we're writing letters just to pass the time And the days go by

Just the way you are (easy version))

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You Picked A Real Bad Time

A7 G D7 F E7 A5

[Verse 1] Don't get me wrong, I ain't the kind To turn away from you When something's on your mind