LESSON BILLY JOEL BOB SEGER 6 7 2012

billy joel

intro:     a   (4x) a                                                              bm 

friday night i crashed your party,     saturday i said i'm sorry

sunday came and trashed me out again.

i was only having fun,  

                g wasn't hurting anyone

             e    and we all enjoyed the

                           a        intro (2x) 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 -                     e

you're looking for

turn out the light, don't try to save me

                         d                  e                              

you may be wrong for all i know,

                            a      intro (4x)

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.

chorus

lead break  (same chords as verse)   

a              e        bm      g      e      

chorus outro

      a                       

you may be wrong, but you may be right

Billy Joel Honesty ---------- Bb-Bbm-F#maj7-F7

Bb                 Eb        F                Dm7- Eb               Gm                Am  Cm7-F-F7  

If you search for tenderness it isn't hard to find

You can have the love you need to live

Bb                  C                      F               D

And if you look for truthfulness you might just as well be blind

   Eb              A             D

It always seems to be so hard to give

[chorus]

Ebmaj7   F7  D             Gm7  F - Eb          F       Bb    D

Honest-  y   is such a lonely word

Everyone is so untrue

Ebmaj7   F7  D               Gm7- Eb                F           Bb  F9sus

Honest-  y   is hardly ever heard

But mostly what I need from you

[end chorus]

Bb           Eb           F                 Dm7

I can always find someone to say they sympathize

Eb           Gm              Am     Cm7-F-F7

If I wear my heart out on my sleeve

Bb                    C              F                 D

But I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies

Eb            A               D

All I want is someone to believe

[repeat chorus]

Gm                  D - F7                         C

I can find a lover, I can find a friend I can have security until the bitter end

Eb         F         F7    Eb           Bb -     C7      F   D-Eb-F9sus

Anyone can comfort me with promises again

I know, I know

Bb                Eb        F                    Dm

When I'm deep inside of me, don't be too concerned

Eb               Bb               Am     Cm7-F-F7       

I won't ask for nothing while I'm gone

Bb             C                    F    A     Dm

When I want sincerity tell me where else can I turn?

       Eb                 A7         D7

Cause you're the one that I depend upon

Coda: Bb-Bbm-F#maj7-F7-Ebm#7-F6-F7-Bb

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INTRO:  Bb riff x6

Bb                      C7- F7                          Bb     F7

All the waiters in your grand cafe

Leave their tables when you blink, oh

Bb                      C7

Every dog must have his every day

F7                        Bb

Every drunk must have his drink

      Am7      Gm

Don't wait for answers

     F         Em7-5

Just take your chances

      Eb/F   Bb riff x4

Don't ask me why

Bb                       C7 ­ F7                            Bb    F7

All your life you had to stand in line

Still you're standing on your feet, oh

Bb                        C7- F7                    Bb

All your choices made you change your mind

Now your calender's complete

      Am7      Gm

Don't wait for answers

     F         Em7-5

Just take your chances

      Eb/F   Bb riff x4

Don't ask me why

      F

Mmmm, You can say the human heart

    Eb

Is only make believe

    F                            Bb  Eb  Bb

And I am only fighting fire with fire

    G

But you are still a victim

        C

Of the accidents you leave

   G                         C7  F7

As sure as I'm a victim of desi..yi..yire

Bb                       C7 - F7                        Bb    F7

All the servents in your new hotel

Throw their roses at your feet, oh

Bb                     C7   F7                        Bb

Fool them all but baby I can tell

You're no stranger to the street

     Am7     Gm -      F       Em7-5 -   Eb/F   Bb riff x4

Don't ask for favours

Don't talk to strangers

Don't ask me why

SOLO:  F  Eb  F  Bb

       G  C  G  C7  F7

--

All chords last for 1 bar except for the intro and the part of the chorus that

goes "Oh I've..." (Db Eb F C Dm F Bb C)

[INTRO]

F C Dm C Bb C F (Hold last F for a whole bar)

[VERSE 1]

Gm                      C

When are you gonna come down

F                     Bb

When are you going to land

  Gm                        C

I should have stayed on the farm, should have

F                  F

listened to my old man

    Gm                        C-  F           Bb -    Eb                     C -     F                     F

You know you can't hold me forever

I didn't sign up with you I'm not a present for your friends to open This boy's too young to be singing the

C#  Eb   Ab  C#   C#  C7   

blues... Ah...... Ah....

[CHORUS]

   F                    A7            Bb              F

    D7                     Gm -    C                F

Dm                      A - Bb                      C#

C#  Eb      F          C       Dm         F

   Bb      C  C#  Eb  Ab  C#  C#  C  F

So Goodbye yellow brick road where the dogs of society howl You can't plant me in your penthouse\I'm going back to my plow

Back to the howling old owl in the woodsHunting the horny black toad ... Oh I've finally decided my future lies

Beyond the yellow brick  road... Ah..... Ah......

[VERSE 2]

What do you think you'll do then? I bet to shoot down your plane It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics to set you on your feet again Maybe you'll get a replacement There's plenty like me to be found Mongrels who ain't got a penny

Sniffing for titbits like you on the  ground... Ah.... Ah....

Uncle Albert

         Am7         D  -         Am7                         D

         Am7         D  -           Gm7              C-    C#   D

We’re so sorry Uncle Albert,

we’re so sorry if we caused you any pain.

We’re so sorry Uncle Albert,

But there’s no one left at home

and I believe it’s going to rain.

Inter 1:[Gm7  C] x4  [C#7  D  Am7  D]

We’re so sorry but we haven’t heard a thing all day. We’re so sorry Uncle Albert, but if anything should happen we’ll be sure to give a ring.

Inter 2:[Gm7  C9] x3  [Gm7  C  C#7  D  C  D]

We’re so sorry Uncle Albert, but we haven’t done a bloody thing all day. We’re so sorry Uncle Albert, but the lettle’s on the boil and we’re so easily called away.

Inter 3:[Gm7  C] x4  [C#  D  C  Bb  Gm]

Inter 4:[Am  C  Am  C  Am  C  Em]

 C     Am       Dm Hand across the water (Water).

Gm7               F    Ab  Bb  C Heads across the sky.  C     Am       Dm Hand across the water (Water). G7                C Heads across the sky.

Am              C -   Am                          C

  Am                      C                   Em

Admiral Halsey notified me.

He had to have a berth or he couldn’t get to sea.

I had another look and I had a cup of tea and butter pie

(The butter wouldn’t melt so I put it in the pie).\

Hand across the water...

 C Live a little be a gypsy, get around (get around).

                           G7 Get your feet up off the ground.

                     C Live a little, get around.

 C Live a little be a gypsy, get around (get around).

                          G7

Get your feet up off the ground.

                     C Live a little, get around. Inter 4. Hand across the water...C    G7    COoh, ooh...

Intro: D  C  G  Bb  D  C  G  Bb  D/F#  Gmaj7  D  G/B  A  G/B  D  A G/B

D                   G/B           D     A

I've seen the lights go out on Broadway

Bm         G                 A  I saw the Empire State laid low.

F#m7                          Bm        And life went on beyond the Palisades,

B7sus2          D  They all bought Cadillacs

A               G  And left there long ago.

D            G/B            D       A    They held a concert out in Brooklyn

Bm            G              A--Asus4-A  To watch the Island bridges blow.

D/F#             G  They turned our power down

D              G/B And drove us underground

A            G/B                D   

 But we went right on with the show

INTERLUDE x2: D  D  A Asus4 A

D              G/D              D

 I've seen the lights go out on Broadway

Bm         G           A  Asus4 A

 I saw the ruins at my feet

F#m7                       Bm       B7sus2

 You know we almost didn't notice it

B7sus2      A                     G             A 

We'd see it all the time on Forty-Second Street.

D                G/D            D

 They burned the churches up in Harlem

Bm            G                A  Asus4 A Like in that Spanish Civil War

D/F#              G\ The flames were everywhere

D           G/B\  But no one really cared

A          G/B                   D

 It always burned up there before

INTERLUDE x2: D  D  A Asus4 A

D              G/D              D  I've seen the lights go out on Broadway

Bm             G              A  Asus4 A  I watched the mighty skyline fall.

F#m7                          Bm      B7sus2   The boats were waiting at the Battery

B7sus2      A The union went on strike

           G           They never sailed at all.

D            G/D              D  - Bm              G                 A  Asus2 A

 They sent a carrier out from Norfolk

 And picked the Yankees up for free.

D/F#            G   - D        G/B - A            G/B            D

 They said that Queens could stay

 They blew the Bronx away

 And sank Manhattan out at sea

INTERLUDE x2: D  D  A Asus4 A

D               G                        D      A  You know those lights were bright on Broadway

Bm              G             A But that was so many years ago

F#m7                     Bm         B7sus2 Before we all lived here in Florida

B7sus2       A              G  Before the Mafia took over Mexico.

D              G/D        D      A   There are not many who remember

Bm          G                A     They say a handful still survive

D/F#         G  To tell the world about

D            G/B The way the lights went  out

A               G/B       Bb   And keep the memory alive

CoDA (repeat for as long as u like): D  C  G  Bb

THE STRANGER from The Stranger

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 secret     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 self  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  -      Am             Em-       Am             C7-       D                  B7

Once I used to believeI was such a great romancer Then I came home to a womanThat 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

Well we all fall in love But we disregard the danger Though we share so many secrets There are some we never tell

         Em  Why were you so surprised

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

You may never understand How the stranger is inspired But he isn't always evil And he is not always wrong \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)

SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD from Turnstiles

INTRO:  C

C-        C/G         C/F       F

Bobby's driving through the city tonight

Through the lights in a hot new rent-a-car

C-      C/G         C/F       F

He joins the lovers in his heavy machine

It's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard

CHORUS 1:

Dm             Dm7  - G       G7     Am- Dm7            Dm- G7            C

Say goodbye to Hollywood =Say goodbye my baby

Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby

C-        C/G         C/F       F

Johnny's taking care of things for awhile

And his style is so right for troubadors

C-       C/G         C/F      F

They got him sitting with his back to the door

Now he won't be my fast gun anymore

CHORUS 2

C           Am7        B7       Em               C     G       G7-D-Dsus4-D7

Moving on is a chance you take any time you try to stay together, Oh

C              Am7      B7                Em                  C

Say a word out of line and you find that the friends you had are gone

   G         Dm   G7 Forever...forev...er

C -          C/G             C/F  C  F

So many faces in and out of my life

Some will last, some will just be now and then

C Life is a series of hellos and good-byes

     C/G                 C/F  F I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again

CHORUS 3

INSTRUMENTAL:  F  C  F  Dm7  G  Am  F  Dm7  C

C           Am7        B7       Em               C     G       G7-D-Dsus4-D7

Moving on is a chance you take any time you try to stay together, Oh

C              Am7      7B                Em                  C -   G         Dm   G7

Say a word out of line and you find that the friends you had are gone

Forever...forev...er

C So many faces in and out of my life   C/G             C/F  C  F Some will last, some will just be now and then

C Life is a series of hellos and good-byes

     C/G             C/F C/G  F I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again

CHORUS 4

OUTRO:  C  F  C  F  Dm7  G  Am  F  Dm7

--

G                  F         G        F

   One minute I'm in Central Park

G                 F          G        F

   Then I'm down on Delancey Street

G                F       G        F

   From the Bow'ry to St Marks

G                F      G        F

   There's a syncopated Beat

G             F         G        F

Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo

    G          F       G            F

I'm streetwise,  I can improvise

G                F         G        F

   Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo

    G           F         G             F

I'm streetsmart, I've got New York City heart

Eb             Bb  Why should I worry? Eb             GWhy should I care?

Eb          BbI may not have a dime D            Eb  But I got street savoire faire

Eb             Bb Why should I worry? Eb             G Why should I care?

Eb          Bb   It's just bebopulation

D            Eb             Eb7  And I got street saviore faire

    Em            D* The rhythm of the city

    C But once you get it down     Em                D* Then you can own this town C You can wear the crown

NO CAPO

note: all "G/B" chords are just two quick downstrums

Intro: G

  G                        C  I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand

 C              G/B     C                  D      \Another Serenader and another long-haired band

  G                         C Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts

      Cmaj7                   D But I know the game, you'll forget my name

      Am               Cmaj7  And I won't be here in another year

     D                   G  If I don't stay on the charts

I am the entertainer and I've had to pay my price

The things I did not know at first I learned by doin' twice

Ah, but still they come to haunt me, still they want their say

So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants

          Am                Cmaj7

I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check

         D                G

And they go their merry way

  G                   C

I am the entertainer, been all around the world

     C                         G/B    C                D   

I've played all kinds of palaces and laid all kinds of girls

  G                    C

I can't remember faces, I don't remember names

        Cmaj7                      D

Ah, but what the hell, You know it's just as well

        Am                  Cmaj7

'Cause after a while and a thousand miles

D                    G

 It all becomes the same

I am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs

I'd like to spend a day or two, but I can't stay that long

No, I've got to meet expenses, I got to stay in line

Gotta get those fees to the agencies

        Am                       C

And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay

     D                     G

So I just don't have the time

  G                     C  -       C                    G/B     C         D       G                         C -          Cmaj7                 D

I am the entertainer, I come to do my show

You've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio

Ah, it took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life

It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long

          Am                    C

If you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit

        D                 G

So they cut it down to 3:05

I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage

Ah, you've seen me in the papers, I've been in the magazines But if I go cold I won't get sold

         Am                     C I'll get put in the back in the discount rack

      D               G Like another can of beans

  G(let ring)               C(let ring) I am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand

 C(let ring)    G/B     C                 D 

Another Serenader and another long-haired band

  G(let ring)               C(let ring) 

Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts

      Cmaj7                    D

But I know the game, you'll forget my name

  Am                Cmaj7

I won't be here in another year

     D                  G

If I don't stay on the charts--- Prelude/Angry Young Man

Turnstiles, 1976

Billy Joel (the greatest of all time) I'm sure that this is 100% if played correctly.

NO CAPO Chords Used: G:320033    G/B:x2003x  Gm7:3x333x 

   D:xx0232      C:x32010   Bb:x13331 Am7:x02010      A:x02220      F:xx3211  Cmaj7:x32000

       G                           D  -         Am7                  D

There's a place in the world for the angry young man With his working class ties and his radical plans

     G                   D -         Am7                        D 

He refuses to bend, he refuses to crawl,

And He's always at home with his back to the wall.

          F            G/B           C And he's proud of his scars and the battles he's lost,

       G/B             A           D  And he struggles and bleeds as he hangs on his cross       G                         D         Cmaj7 D G/B C Am7 G/B C F C And he likes to be known as the angry young man.

LEAD IN: Cmaj7  D  G/B  C  Am7  G/B  C

        G                    D -         Am7                       D

        G                    D -         Am7                       D

       F          G/B         C

         G/B          A            D

      G                        D          Cmaj7 D G/B C Am7 G/B C

Give a moment or two to the angry young man,

         Am7                       D

With his foot in his mouth and his heart in his hand.

          G                                D

He's been stabbed in the back, he's been misunderstood,

       Am7                    D

It's a comfort to know his intentions are good.

       F          G/B         C

And he sits in a room with a lock on the door,

         G/B          A            D With his maps and his medals laid out on the floor

      G                        D          Cmaj7 D G/B C Am7 G/B C And he likes to be known as the angry young man.

F              Gm7 =  Bb                 C-  F                   Bb-      C             D   I believe I've passed the age  Bb                 C

Of consciousness and righteous rage   F                   Bb I found that just surviving

      C             D 

was a noble fight.

 G                 Am7

I once believed in causes too,

  C                D

I had my pointless point of view,

    G/B             C                   A          

And life went on no matter who was wrong or right.

D Oh.

And there's always a place for the angry young man,

With his fist in the air and his head in the sand.

And he's never been able to learn from mistakes,

So he can't understand why his heart always breaks.

And his honor is pure and his courage as well,

         G/B            A             D  And he's fair and he's true and he's boring as hell-

          G                     D         Cmaj7 D G/B C Am7 G/B C    And he'll go to the grave as an angry old man.

Instrumental: F  Gm7  Bb  C  F  Bb  C   D  G  Am7  C  D  G/B  C  A  D

(listen for timing) CODA: Cmaj7  D  G/B  C  Am7  G/B  C  F  C      Cmaj7  D  G/B  C  Am7  G/B  C(let ring)