Chords for BILLY JOEL 1983 "ALLENTOWN" WITH MARK RIVERA ON METAL PIPE!
Tempo:
117.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] Well, [G]
[Em] we're living here in Allen [D]
Town, [Am] and they're closing [D] all the [G] factories down.
[Em] Out in [E] Bethlehem, they're killing [Bm] time, [A] building [G] our homes, [E] standing [A] in line.
[Em] Our fathers fought the second [D] world war, [Am] spent their weekends [D] on the Jersey [G] Shore.
[Em] Then our mothers [A] the next [Bm] class saw, [A] asked them [G] to dance, [F#m] dance with [D] the school.
[A] And [Em] we're living [G] here in Allen [D] Town, but [F] the restlessness [G] was handed [C] down.
[Am] And it's getting [D] very hard to [Em] stay.
Hey, [G] hey, hey, [C] hey, [E] hey, hey, [C]
[D] hey.
Hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, [D] hey.
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh.
[C] Well,
[D] we're waiting here in Allen Town.
For [Am] the Pennsylvania [D] we never [G] found.
For the promises [A] our teacher [Bm] gave.
[A] If we work [G] hard, [F#m] it'll be.
[A] See, [Em] the graduations hang on the [D] wall.
But [Am] they never [D] really helped us along.
[G] No, [Em] they never told [E] us what was [Bm] real.
[A] Iron and [G] coke, [F#m] and chromium and [A] steel.
And [Em] we're waiting here [G] in Allen [D] Town.
But [F] they take it from [G] a coal from the [C] ground.
And [Am] the new [D] people go, [Em] hey, [G] [C] hey, hey, hey, [D] hey, [C] [D] hey, hey.
[G] Hey, hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey.
[F] Every child had a pretty good shot.
You get at least as far as their old man got.
But something happened on the way to that place.
Slip through an [G] American flag in our face.
Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey, hey.
[G] Oh, oh, oh.
[Em] And I'm living here in Allen [D]
Town.
[F] And it's hard to keep up at [C] night and down.
But I will [D] be getting up [Em] today.
[G] Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey, [D] hey.
[C]
[G] Hey, hey, hey, [E] hey, hey, [F]
[F]
[Gm] [C]
[G] hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[D] Oh, oh, oh.
[G] And I'm getting very [D] hot.
[Em] Hey, [G] hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, [D] hey.
And we're living here in [G] Allen Town.
[Gm]
[C] [G]
[C] Well, [G]
[Em] we're living here in Allen [D]
Town, [Am] and they're closing [D] all the [G] factories down.
[Em] Out in [E] Bethlehem, they're killing [Bm] time, [A] building [G] our homes, [E] standing [A] in line.
[Em] Our fathers fought the second [D] world war, [Am] spent their weekends [D] on the Jersey [G] Shore.
[Em] Then our mothers [A] the next [Bm] class saw, [A] asked them [G] to dance, [F#m] dance with [D] the school.
[A] And [Em] we're living [G] here in Allen [D] Town, but [F] the restlessness [G] was handed [C] down.
[Am] And it's getting [D] very hard to [Em] stay.
Hey, [G] hey, hey, [C] hey, [E] hey, hey, [C]
[D] hey.
Hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, [D] hey.
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh.
[C] Well,
[D] we're waiting here in Allen Town.
For [Am] the Pennsylvania [D] we never [G] found.
For the promises [A] our teacher [Bm] gave.
[A] If we work [G] hard, [F#m] it'll be.
[A] See, [Em] the graduations hang on the [D] wall.
But [Am] they never [D] really helped us along.
[G] No, [Em] they never told [E] us what was [Bm] real.
[A] Iron and [G] coke, [F#m] and chromium and [A] steel.
And [Em] we're waiting here [G] in Allen [D] Town.
But [F] they take it from [G] a coal from the [C] ground.
And [Am] the new [D] people go, [Em] hey, [G] [C] hey, hey, hey, [D] hey, [C] [D] hey, hey.
[G] Hey, hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey.
[F] Every child had a pretty good shot.
You get at least as far as their old man got.
But something happened on the way to that place.
Slip through an [G] American flag in our face.
Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey, hey.
[G] Oh, oh, oh.
[Em] And I'm living here in Allen [D]
Town.
[F] And it's hard to keep up at [C] night and down.
But I will [D] be getting up [Em] today.
[G] Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey, [D] hey.
[C]
[G] Hey, hey, hey, [E] hey, hey, [F]
[F]
[Gm] [C]
[G] hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[D] Oh, oh, oh.
[G] And I'm getting very [D] hot.
[Em] Hey, [G] hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, [D] hey.
And we're living here in [G] Allen Town.
[Gm]
Key:
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] Well, _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] we're living here in Allen [D] _
Town, [Am] and they're closing [D] all the [G] factories down.
[Em] Out in [E] Bethlehem, they're killing [Bm] time, [A] building [G] our homes, [E] standing [A] in line.
[Em] Our fathers fought the second [D] world war, _ [Am] spent their weekends [D] on the Jersey [G] Shore. _
_ [Em] Then our mothers [A] the next [Bm] class saw, [A] asked them [G] to dance, [F#m] dance with [D] the school.
[A] And [Em] we're living [G] here in Allen [D] Town, _ but [F] the restlessness [G] was handed [C] down.
_ [Am] And it's getting [D] very hard to [Em] stay.
Hey, [G] hey, hey, [C] hey, [E] hey, hey, [C] _
[D] hey.
_ Hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, [D] hey.
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh.
_ [C] Well, _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ we're waiting here in Allen Town.
For [Am] the Pennsylvania [D] we never [G] found.
For the promises [A] our teacher [Bm] gave.
[A] If we work [G] hard, [F#m] it'll be.
[A] _ _ See, [Em] the graduations hang on the [D] wall.
But [Am] they never [D] really helped us along.
[G] No, [Em] they never told [E] us what was [Bm] real.
_ [A] Iron and [G] coke, [F#m] and chromium and [A] steel.
And [Em] we're waiting here [G] in Allen [D] Town.
_ But [F] they take it from [G] a coal from the [C] ground.
_ And [Am] the new [D] people go, [Em] hey, [G] _ [C] hey, hey, hey, [D] hey, _ [C] _ [D] hey, hey.
[G] Hey, hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey.
_ [F] _ Every child had a pretty good shot.
You get at least as far as their old man got.
But something happened on the way to that place.
Slip through an [G] American flag in our _ face.
Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey, hey.
[G] Oh, oh, oh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] And I'm living here in Allen [D]
Town.
[F] And it's hard to keep up at [C] night and down.
But I will [D] be getting up [Em] today.
[G] Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey, [D] hey.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] Hey, hey, hey, _ [E] hey, hey, [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[D] Oh, oh, oh.
[G] And I'm getting very [D] hot.
[Em] Hey, [G] hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, [D] hey.
And we're living here in [G] Allen Town. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] Well, _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] we're living here in Allen [D] _
Town, [Am] and they're closing [D] all the [G] factories down.
[Em] Out in [E] Bethlehem, they're killing [Bm] time, [A] building [G] our homes, [E] standing [A] in line.
[Em] Our fathers fought the second [D] world war, _ [Am] spent their weekends [D] on the Jersey [G] Shore. _
_ [Em] Then our mothers [A] the next [Bm] class saw, [A] asked them [G] to dance, [F#m] dance with [D] the school.
[A] And [Em] we're living [G] here in Allen [D] Town, _ but [F] the restlessness [G] was handed [C] down.
_ [Am] And it's getting [D] very hard to [Em] stay.
Hey, [G] hey, hey, [C] hey, [E] hey, hey, [C] _
[D] hey.
_ Hey, hey, [G] hey, hey, hey, hey, [D] hey.
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh.
_ [C] Well, _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ we're waiting here in Allen Town.
For [Am] the Pennsylvania [D] we never [G] found.
For the promises [A] our teacher [Bm] gave.
[A] If we work [G] hard, [F#m] it'll be.
[A] _ _ See, [Em] the graduations hang on the [D] wall.
But [Am] they never [D] really helped us along.
[G] No, [Em] they never told [E] us what was [Bm] real.
_ [A] Iron and [G] coke, [F#m] and chromium and [A] steel.
And [Em] we're waiting here [G] in Allen [D] Town.
_ But [F] they take it from [G] a coal from the [C] ground.
_ And [Am] the new [D] people go, [Em] hey, [G] _ [C] hey, hey, hey, [D] hey, _ [C] _ [D] hey, hey.
[G] Hey, hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey.
_ [F] _ Every child had a pretty good shot.
You get at least as far as their old man got.
But something happened on the way to that place.
Slip through an [G] American flag in our _ face.
Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey, hey.
[G] Oh, oh, oh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] And I'm living here in Allen [D]
Town.
[F] And it's hard to keep up at [C] night and down.
But I will [D] be getting up [Em] today.
[G] Hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, hey, [D] hey.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] Hey, hey, hey, _ [E] hey, hey, [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[D] Oh, oh, oh.
[G] And I'm getting very [D] hot.
[Em] Hey, [G] hey, hey, [C] hey, hey, [D] hey.
And we're living here in [G] Allen Town. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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