Honesty - Billy Joel
[Bb]If you search for[Eb]tenderness, [F]It isn't hard to[Dm7]find [Eb]You can have the lo[Gm7]ve you need to li[Am7]ve[Cm7] [F7] [Bb]But if you look for[Csus4]truthfulness,[C] You might[F]just as we[A7]ll be bli[Dm]nd It[Eb]always seems to be[Aadd9]so hard to gi[D7sus4]ve[D7] [EbM7]Honest[Fadd9]y is[D]such a lonely wo[Gm]rd,[Fadd9] [Eb]Everyone is[F]so untr[Bb]ue[D7] [EbM7]Honest[Fadd9]y is[D]hardly ever hea[Gm]rd,[Fadd9] and[Eb]mostly what I[F]need[Eb/F]from[Bbsus4]you[Bb] [Eb/F] [Bb]I can always[Eb]find someone [F]To say they sympa[Dm7]thize [Eb]If I wear my[Gm7]heart out on my sle[Am7]eve[Cm7] [F7] [Bb]But I don't want so[Csus4]me pretty[C]face To[F]tell me[A7]pretty li[Dm]es [Eb]All I want is[Aadd9]someone to be[D7sus4]lieve[D7] [EbM7]Honest[Fadd9]y is[D]such a lonely wo[Gm]rd,[Fadd9] [Eb]Everyone is[F]so untr[Bb]ue[D7] [EbM7]Honest[Fadd9]y is[D]hardly ever hea[Gm]rd,[Fadd9] and[Eb]mostly what I[F]need[Eb/F]from[Bbsus4]you [Bb] [Bbm/Ab] [GbM7] [F7] [Gm]I can finda lover, [D/G]I can finda friend [Fm6]I can have security Un[C]til the bitter end [Eb6]Anyone can[F]comfort me With[Eb]promises aga[Bb]in I kn[Cadd9]ow,[C] I[F6]know,[D]who wh[Eb]o [Eb/F] [Bb]When I'm deep in[Eb]side of me, [F]Don't be too con[Dm7]cerned [Eb]I won't ask for[Aadd9]nothin' while I'm go[D7sus4]ne[D7] [Bb]When I want sin[Csus4]cerity,[C] Tell me wh[F]ere else[A7]can I tu[Dm]rn? 'Cause you[Eb]'re the one that[F]I de[Eb/F]pend up[Bbsus4]on[Bb] [Eb/F] [EbM7]Honest[Fadd9]y[D]is such a lonely wo[Gm]rd,[Fadd9] [Eb]Everyone is[F]so untr[Bb]ue[D7] [EbM7]Honest[Fadd9]y[D]is hardly ever hea[Gm]rd,[Fadd9] and[Eb]mostly what I[F]need[Eb/F]from[Bbsus4]you [Bb] [Bbm/Ab] [GbM7] [F7] [EbmM7] [F6] [F7] [Bb]
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
[D]Don't g[Bm6]o changing,[GM7]to try and plea[Bm7]se me,[D7] [GM7]You never[Gm7]let me down befo[D]re,[Am7] [D7] [GM7] I don't imag[Gm7]ine,[D]you're too fa[Bm7]miliar, [Eadd9]And I don't[E7]see you anymo[G/A]re. [D]I could no[Bm6]t leave you,[GM7]in times of[Bm7]trouble,[Dadd9] [GM7]We nev[Gm7]er would have come this[D]far,[Am7] [D7] [GM7] I took the go[Gm7]od times,[D]I'll take the[Bm]bad times,[Bm7] [Em7]I'll take you just[G/A]the way you are. [Gm6] [G] [Gadd9] [Gm6] [G] [Gadd9] [D]Don't g[Bm6]o trying,[GM7]some new fa[Bm7]shion,[D7] [GM7]Don't change the[Gm7]color of your ha[D]ir,[Am7] [D7] [GM7] You alwa[Gm7]ys have my,[D]unspoken[Bm7]passion, [Eadd9]Although I[E7]might not seem to ca[G/A]re. [D]I don't wan[Bm6]t clever,[GM7]conver[Bm7]sation,[Dadd9] [GM7]I nev[Gm7]er want to work that[D]hard,[Am7] [D7] [GM7] I just want[Gm7]someone,[D]that I can[Bm]talk to,[Bm7] [Em7]I want you just[G/A]the way you are. [Gm6] [G] [Gadd9] [Gm6] [DM7] [Dadd9] [GM7]I need to[A]know that you will a[F#m7]lways b[B]e [Em]The same old[G/A]someone that[Dadd9]I knew,[C] [B6]What will it[C]take till you belie[Am7]ve in[Dadd9]me, [Gm7]The way that I believe in[G/A]you? [D]I said[Bm6]I love you,[GM7]and that's for[Bm7]ever,[Dadd9] [GM7]And this[Gm7]I promise from the[D]heart,[Am7] [D7] [GM7] I couldn't lov[Gm7]e you,[D]any[Bm]better,[Bm7] [Em7]I love you just[G/A]the way you are. [Gm6] [G] [Gadd9] [Gm6] [G/A] [D] [Bm6] [GM7] [Bm7] [Am7] [Dadd9] [GM7] [Gm7] [D] [Am7] [D7] [GM7] [Gm7] [Dadd9] [Bm7] [Eadd9] [G/A] [D]I don't want[Bm6]clever,[GM7]conver[Bm7]satio[D]n, [GM7]I never[Gm7]want to work that har[D]d,[Am7] [D7] [GM7] I just want[Gm7]someone,[D]that I can ta[Bm]lk to, [Em7]I want you just[G/A]the way you are.
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
[E] [F#m] [E] [A] [B] [E]Uptown girl [F#m]She's been living in her [E]uptown world [A]I bet she [B]never had a [E]backstreet guy [F#m]I bet her mama never [E]told her why [A]I'm gonna [B]try for an [E]uptown girl [F#m]She's been living in her [E]white bread world [A]As long as [B]anyone with [E]hot blood can [F#m]And now she's looking for a [E]downtown man [A]That's what I [B]am [C]And when she [Am]knows what She [Dm]wants from her [G]time [C]And when she [Am]wakes up And [Bm7(b5)]makes up her [E]mind [A]She'll see I'm [F#m]not so tough [Bm]Just because [B]I'm in love with an [E]uptown girl [F#m]You know I've seen her in her [E]uptown world [A]She's getting [B]tired of her [E]high class toys [F#m]And all her presents from her [E]uptown boys [A]She's got a [B]choice [G]Oh [A]oh [A#m7(b5)]oh [Bm]oh...[A] [G]Oh [A]oh [A#m]oh [Bm]oh... [E]Uptown girl [F#m]You know I can't afford to [E]buy her pearls [A]But maybe [B]someday when my [E]ship comes in [F#m]She'll understand what kind of [E]guy I've been [A]And then I'll [B]win [C]And when she's [Am]walking She's [F]looking so [G]fine [C]And when she's [Am]talking She'll [Bm7(b5)]say that she's [E]mine [A]She'll say I'm [F#m]not so tough [Bm]Just because [B]I'm in love with an [E]uptown girl [F#m]She's been living in her [E]white bread world [A]As long as [B]anyone with [E]hot blood can [F#m]And now she's looking for a [E]downtown man [A]That's what I [B]am [G]Oh [A]oh [A#m7(b5)]oh [Bm]oh...[A] [G]Oh [A]oh [A#m]oh [Bm]oh... [E]Uptown girl [F#m]She's my uptown [E]girl You [A]know I'm in [B]love With an [E]uptown girl [F#m]My uptown [E]girl You [A]know I'm in [B]love With an [E]uptown girl [F#m]My uptown [E]girl...[A] [B] [E] [F#m] [E] [A] [B] [E] [F#m] [E] [A] [B]
The Stranger - Billy Joel
[Em7] [GM7] [CM7] [B7] [CM7] [E7] [F#m7(b5)] [E7] [Am] [CM7] [D7] [C] [B] [Em7] [GM7] [CM7] [B7] [CM7] [E7] [F#m7(b5)] [E7] [Am] [CM7] [D7] [C] [B] [A] [B] [B7] [Em7] [C7] [Em7] [C7] Well we [Em7]all have a face That we [Am7]hide away forev[Em7]er And we [Am7]take them out and [C]Show ourselves Wh[D]en everyone has [Baug]gone Some are [Em7]satin some are steel Some are [Am7]silk and some are [Em7]leather They're the [Am7]faces of the [D]stranger But we [Bm7]love to try them [Em7]on[C7] [Em7] [C7] Well we [Em7]all fall in love But we [Am7]disregard the [Em7]danger Though we [Am7]share so many se[C]crets There are [D]some we never tell[Baug] Why were [Em7]you so surprised That you [Am7]never saw the [Em7]stranger Did you [Am7]ever let your [D]lover see The[Bm7] stranger in your[Em7]self? [GM7]Don't be afraid[GmM7] to try [D]again [D7]Everyone goes [GM7]south [GmM7]Every now and [D]then [Am7]Woo [D]Woo [GM7]You've done it, [Gm7]why can't Someone [D]else? [D7]You should know by [Bm7]now [A#aug]You've been there your[F#m]self[Baug] Once I [Em7]used to believe I was [Am7]such a great roma[Em7]ncer Then I [Am7]came home to a [C]woman That I [D]could not recognize[Baug] When I [Em7]pressed her for a reason She refused[Am7] to even ans[Em7]wer It was [Am7]then I felt the [D]stranger Kick me[Bm7] right between the[Em7] eyes[C7] [Em7] [C7] Well we[Em7] all fall in love But we [Am7]disregard the [Em7]danger Though we [Am7]share so many se[C]crets There are [D]some we never tell[Baug] Why were[Em7] you so surprised That you [Am7]never saw the [Em7]stranger Did you [Am7]ever let your[D] lover see The[Bm7] stranger in your[Em7]self? [GM7]Don't be afraid[GmM7] to try again[D] [D7]Everyone goes [GM7]south [GmM7]Every now and [D]then [Am7]Woo [D]Woo [GM7]You've done it, [Gm7]why can't Someone[D] else? [D7]You should know by [Bm7]now [A#aug]You've been there your[F#m]self[Baug] You may [Em7]never understand How the [Am7]stranger is ins[Em7]pired But he [Am7]isn't always [C]evil And he[D] is not always wrong[Baug] Though you [Em7]drown in good intentions You will[Am7] never quench the [Em7]fire You'll give[Am7] in to your des[D]ire When the[Bm7] stranger comes along.[Em7] [C7] [Em7] [C7] [Em7] [C7] [Bm] [B] [Em7] [GM7] [CM7] [B7] [CM7] [E7] [F#m7(b5)] [E7] [Am] [CM7] [D7] [C] [B] [A] [B] [B7] [Em7] [CM7] [B] [CM7] [E] [D] [G#dim] [Am] [Em] [D]
This Night - Billy Joel
[A]Didn't I [F#m]say I wasn't [B]ready for a [E]romance [A]Didn't we [F#m]promise We would [B]only be [E]friends [D]And so we [Bm]danced Though it was [E]only a [F#m]slow dance [D]I started [Bm]breaking my promises [E7]Right there and [A]then Didn't I [F#m]swear There would be [B]no compli[E]cations [A]Didn't you [F#m]want Someone who's [B]seen it all [E]before [D]Now that you're [Bm]here It's not the [E]same situ[F#m]ation [D]Suddenly [Bm]I don't remember the [E7]rules anym[A]ore [F]This [C]night is [F]mine[C7] It's [F]only[C] [Dm]you [G]and [C7]I To[Gm7]morrow[C7] Is a [Am7]long time [D7]away [Gm7]This [C7]night can last [Fsus4]forever[F] [A] I've been [F#m]around Someone like [B]me should know [E]better [A]Falling in [F#m]love Would be the [B]worst thing I [E]could do [D]Didn't I [Bm]say I needed [E]time to fo[F#m]rget her [D]Aren't you [Bm]running from someone Who's [E7]not over [A]you How many [F#m]nights Have I been [B]lonely wit[E]hout you [A]I tell my[F#m]self How much I [B]really don't [E]care [D]How many [Bm]nights Have I been [E]thinking abo[F#m]ut you [D]Wanting to [Bm]hold you But knowing you [E7]would not be [A]there [F]This [C]night you're [F]mine[C7] It's [F]only[C] [Dm]you [G7]and [C7]I I'll [Gm7]tell [C7]you To [Am7]forget yest[D7]erday [Gm7]This [C7]night we are [Fsus4]together[F] [A] [F#m] [B] [E] [A] [F#m] [B] [E] [D] [Bm] [E] [F#m] [D] [Bm] [E7] [F] [A#]This [F]night is [A#]mine[F] It's [A#]only[F] [Gm]you [C7]and [F]I Tom[Cm7]orrow[F7] Is such a [Dm7]long time [G7]away [Cm7]This [F7]night can last [A#sus4]forever[A#] [F] [A#] [F] [A#] [F] [Gm] [C7] [F7] Tom[Cm7]orrow Is such a [Dm7]long time [Bdim]away [Cm7]This [F]night can last [Cm7]forever[A#]
New York State Of Mind - Billy Joel
[Dm7] [Cm7] [Dm7] [Em7] [Csus4] [Dm7] [Csus4] [C] [E7] [Am] [Gm7] [Gm7/C] [F] [A] [Dm7] [A#7] [C] [G] [Asus4] [Am/G] [F] [D7] [Csus4] [Dm7] [Am] [D7] [Am] [G] [Csus4] [C] Some folks like to [E7]get away Take a [Am7]holiday from the [Gm7]neigh[C]bourhood [F]Hop a flight to[Aaug] Miami Beach Or to [Dm]Hollywood[Dm7(b5)] [A#7] [C]But [G#m7(b5)]I'm taking a [Am7]Greyh[Am/G]ound On the [FM7]Hudson [Em7]River [D7]Line[Am] I'm in a [Csus4]New York state of [Am]mind [D7] [Am7] [G] [C]I've seen all the [E7]movie stars In their [Am7]fancy cars and their [Gm7]limousines[C] [F]Been high in the [Aaug]Rockies under the [Dm]evergreens[Fsus4] [A#7] [C]But [Bm]I know what I'm [Am7]needing[CM7] And I [FM7]don't want to [Em7]waste [D7]more time[FM7] I'm in a [Csus4]New York state of [Am]mind [D7] [Am7] [G] [Am7] It was so [Asus4]easy living[GM7] day by day [Gm7]Out of touch[C] with the rhythm and[FM7] blues [Bm7]But now I [Asus4]need a little[A] give and [F#m]take The [Am7]New York Times,[Gsus4] The [GM7]Daily News[Dm7] [Csus4] [C]It comes down to [E7]reality And it's [Am7]fine with me 'cause I've let [Gm7]it slide[C] [F]Don't care if it's [Aaug]Chinatown or on[Dm] Rive[Fsus4]rside[A#7] [C]I [Bm]don't have any [Am7]reaso[CM7]ns [FM7]I've left [Em7]them all [D7]behind[FM7] I'm in a [Csus4]New York state of [Am]mind[D7] [Am7] [G] [C] [E7] [Am7] [Gm7] [C] [F] [A7] [Dm] [Fsus4] [A#7] [C] [Bm] [Am7] [CM7] [FM7] [Em7] [D7] [FM7] [Csus4] [Am] [D7] [Am7] [G] [Am7]It was so [Asus4]easy living[GM7] day by day [Gm7]Out of touch[Csus4] with the rhythm and[FM7] blues [Bm7]But now I [Asus4]need a little [F#m]give and take The [Am7]New York Tim[Gsus4]es, The [GM7]Daily News, Wow[Dm7] wow...[Csus4] [C]It comes down to [E7]reality And it's [Am7]fine with me 'cause I've let [Gm7]it [C]slide [F]Don't care if it's [Aaug]Chinatown or on [Dm]Riverside[Fsus4] [A#7] [C]I don't [Bm]have any [Am7]reasons[CM7] [FM7]I've left [Em7]them all [D7]behind[FM7] I'm in a [Csus4]New York state of [Am]mind[D7] [Am7] [G] [C]I'm[Bm] just taking a [Am7]Greyh[CM7]ound on the [FM7]Hudson[Em7] River [D7]Line[Asus4] [FM7] 'Cause I'm in,[Csus4] I'm in a New York state of [C]mind.[E7] [Am7]yeah [A#7]yeah[G#M7]...[Fm6] [C#M7] [CM7]
Piano Man - Billy Joel
[Dm7] [Ddim] [C] [G] [F] [C] [Am/F] [C] [D] [G] [C] [G] [F] [C] [F] [F/G] [C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C]It's nine o'clock [G]on a [F]Saturday[C] [F]The regular cr[C]owd shuffles [D]in[G] There's an [C]old [G]man sitting [F]next to me[C] Makin' [F]love to his tonic[Gsus4] and [C]gin [G] [F] [C] [F] [Gsus4] [C] [F] He says, [C]"Son, can you play [G]me a [F]memory[C] I'm [F]not really [C]sure how it [D]goes[G] But it's [C]sad and it's sweet [G]and I [F]knew it complete[C] When [F]I wore a young[Gsus4]er man's [C]clothes." [Am]la la [C]la, di da [D]da[F] [Am]La [C]la, di di [D]da da dum[G] [F] [Em] [G] [C]Sing us a [G]song, you're the [F]piano man[C] [F]Sing us a [C]song to[D]night[G] Well, we're [C]all in the mood [G]for a [F]melody[C] And [F]you've got us all feelin' [Gsus4]alright[C] [G] [F] [C] [F] [Gsus4] [C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C]Now John at the [G]bar is a [F]friend of mine[C] He [F]gets me my drinks[C] for [D]free[G] And he's [C]quick with a joke [G]or to [F]light up your smoke[C] But there's [F]some place that he'd [Gsus4]rather [C]be[F] He says, [C]"Bill, I believe [G]this is [F]killing me." [C]As a [F]smile ran aw[C]ay from his [D]face[G] "Well I'm [C]sure that I could [G]be a [F]movie star[C] If [F]I could get out [Gsus4]of this place"[C] Oh, [Am]la la [C]la, di da [D]da[F] [Am]La [C]la, di di [D]da da dum[G] [G7] [C] [G7] Now [C]Paul is a real [G]estate [F]novelist[C] Who [F]never had [C]time for a [D]wife[G] And he's [C]talkin' with Davy[G] who's [F]still in the Navy[C] And [F]probably will [Gsus4]be for [C]life [G] [F] [C] [F] [Gsus4] [C] [F] And the [C]waitress is pra[G]cticing [F]politics [C]As the [F]businessman slo[C]wly gets [D]stoned [G]Yes, they're [C]sharing a drink [G]they call [F]loneliness[C] But it's [F]better than dri[Gsus4]nkin' al[C]one [Am] [C] [D] [F] [Am] [C] [D] [F] [Am] [C] [D] [G] [F] [Em] [G] [C]Sing us a [G]song, you're the [F]piano man[C] [F]Sing us a [Gsus4]song to[D]night [G]Well, we're [C]all in the mood [G]for a [F]melody[C] And [F]you've got us all feelin' [Gsus4]alright[C] [C] [G] [F] [C] [F] [Gsus4] [C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C]It's a pretty good crowd[G] for a [F]Saturday[C] And the [F]manager gives [C]me a [D]smile[G] 'Cause he [C]knows that it's [G]me they've been [F]comin' to see[C] To fo[F]rget about life[Gsus4] for a [C]while[F] And the [C]piano [G]sounds like a [F]carnival [C]And the [F]microphone [C]smells like a [D]beer [G]And they [C]sit at the bar [G]and put [F]bread in my [C]jar And [F]say, "Man, what [Gsus4]are you doin' here?"[C] Oh, [Am]la la [C]la, di da [D]da[F] [Am]La [C]la, di di [D]da da dum[G] [F] [Em] [G] [C]Sing us a [G]song, you're the [F]piano [C]man [F]Sing us a [C]song to[D]night [G]Well, we're [C]all in the mood[G] for a [F]melody[C] And [F]you've got us all feelin' [Gsus4]alright[C] [G] [F] [C] [F] [Gsus4] [C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C]
You May Be Right - Billy Joel
[A] [A]Friday night I crashed your party [A]Saturday I said I'm sorry Sunday came and trashed me out ag[E]ain I was [Bm]only having fun Wasn't [G]hurting anyone And we [E7]all enjoyed the weekend for a [A]change [A]I've been stranded in the combat zone [A]I walked through Bedford Stuy alone Even rode my motorcycle in the [E]rain And you [Bm]told me not to drive But I [G]made it home alive So you [E7]said that only proves that I'm in[A]sane You may be [E]right I may be [A]crazy But it [E]just may be a [D]lunatic you're [F#m]looking for [A]Turn out the [E]lights Don't try to [A]save me You may be [D]wrong for all I [E]know But you may be [A]right [A]Remember how I found you there [A]Alone in your electric chair I told you dirty jokes until you [E]smiled You were [Bm]lonely for a man I said take[G] me as I am 'Cause you [E7]might enjoy some madness for a [A]while [A]Now think of all the years you tried to [A]Find someone to satisfy you I might be as crazy as you [E]say If I'm [Bm]crazy then it's true That it's [G]all because of you And you [E7]wouldn't want me any other [A]way You may be [E]right I may be [A]crazy But it [E]just may be a [D]lunatic you're [F#m]looking for [A]It's too late to [E]fight It's too late to [A]change You may be [D]wrong for all I [E]know But you may be [A]right [A] [E] [Bm] [G] [Esus4] [E] [A] You may be [E]right I may be [A]crazy But it [E]just may be a [D]lunatic you're [F#m]looking for [A]Turn out the [E]lights Don't try to save me[A] You may be wr[D]ong for all I [E]know But you may be [A]right [A]You may be wrong but you may be right [A]You may be wrong but you may be right [A]You may be wrong but you may be right [A]You may be wrong but you may be right [A]You may be wrong but you may be right [A]You may be wrong but you may be right
The Longest Time - Billy Joel
[D#]Oh,oh,oh, [G#] oh [A#]For the longest [D#]time Oh,oh, [G#]oh [A#]For the longest [D#]If you [Cm]said goodbye[G#]to me [D#]tonight [D#]There would [Cm]still bemusic[F7] left to [A#]write [G7]What else could[Cm]I do [A#]I'm so [D#]inspired byyou [G#]That hasn't [Fm]happened for the [A#]longest [D#]time [D#]Once Ithought[Cm] myinnocence[G#] was [D#]gone [D#]Now Iknow [Cm] that [F7]happiness goes on [A#] [G7]That's where you[Cm]found me [A#]When you put your [D#]arms around me [G#]I haven't been [Fm]there for the [A#]longest [D#]time [D#]Oh,oh,oh, [G#] oh [A#]For the longest [D#]time Oh,oh, [G#]oh [A#]For the longest [D#]I'm that [Cm]voice you're [G#]hearing in the [D#]hall [D#]And the [Cm]greatest [F7]miracle of [A#]all [G7]Is how I[Cm]need you [A#]And how you [D#]needed metoo [G#]That hasn't [Fm]happened for the [A#]longest [D#]time [A#]Maybe this won't [Cm]last very long But[D7]you feel so right And[D#]I could be wrong [Gm]Maybe I've been[Cm]hoping too hard But[F7]I've gone this far And it's[A#7]more than I hoped for [D#]Who knows [Cm]how much [G#]further we'll go on [D#] [D#]Maybe [Cm]I'll besorry[F7] when you're [A#]gone [G7]I'll take my[Cm]chances [A#]I forgot how [D#]nice romance is [G#]I haven't [Fm]been there for the [A#]longest [D#]time [A#]I had second [Cm]thoughts at the start I[D7]said to myself Hold[D#]on to your heart [Gm]Now I know the[Cm]woman that you are You're[F7]wonderful so far And it's[A#7]more than I hoped for [D#]I don't [Cm]care what [G#]consequence it [D#]brings [D#]I have be[Cm]en afool[F7] for lesser [A#]things [G7]I want you[Cm]so bad [A#]I think you [D#]ought to know that [G#]I intend to [Fm]hold you for the [A#]longest [D#]time [D#]Oh,oh,oh, [G#] oh [A#]For the longest [D#]time Oh,oh, [G#]oh [A#]For the longest [D#]Oh,oh,oh, [G#] oh [A#]For the longest [D#]time Oh,oh, [G#]oh [A#]For the longest・・・