Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Sometimes a Fantasy Chords

Tempo:
81.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Bm

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel | Glass Houses | Sometimes a Fantasy chords
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[Bb]
[A] [D]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] Oh, I didn't want to do it, but I got [Am] too lonely.
[D] [Gm] I had to pull you up in the [A] middle of the night.
[G] Oh, it's awful hard to try to [D] make love in all this stillness.
[C] But I really [E] needed [G] stimulation, though it was only my [A] imagination.
It's [Bm] just a fantasy, [Em] oh, [A] it's not the [Bm] real thing.
[D] [A] It's just a [Bm] fantasy, oh, [A] it's not the [Bm] real thing.
[A] Sometimes a [Bm] fantasy, [A] oh, is all it [C] needs.
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[D] [Gm] When am I gonna get control, get a [Am] hold of my emotions?
[D] [Bb] Why does it only seem to hit me in [A] the middle of [Am] the night?
[D] [G] You told me there's a middle right and [D] always I oppose.
[C] I don't want to feel [Em] without side [G] action, only you can give me [A] satisfaction.
It's just [B] a fantasy, oh, [G] [A] it's not [Bm] the real thing.
[A] It's just [Bm] a fantasy, [Em] oh, [A] it's [Bm] not the real thing.
[Dm] [A] Sometimes [Bm] a fantasy, [Gm] oh, [A] is [F] all you [C] need.
[F] Hey, [Bb] [C] [F]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C]
[D] [Gm] sure it would be better if I had [A] you here for me.
[D] [Gm] You better believe me, it's the [A] next best [Am] thing to do.
[G] Sure there's many times you wanted me to [D] hear your secrets.
[C] Only you [Em] made me say the words out of [G] mood.
Anytime you want to [A] tell them [D] to me.
[A] It's just a [B] fantasy, [Em] oh, [A] it's not the [Bm] real thing.
[A] It's just a [Bm] fantasy, [E] oh, [A] it's [Bm] not the real thing.
[A] [Bm] Sometimes a fantasy, [Em] oh, [A] is [C] all you need.
It's just a fantasy, [F] oh, it's not the real thing.
[C] It's just a [Am] [F] fantasy, oh, it's [G] not the real [D] thing.
It's just [G] a fantasy, oh, it's not the real thing.
[D]
[G] [C] It's just a fantasy, [F] [C]
[F] [D] oh,
[G]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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To start learning Billy Joel - Sometimes A Fantasy chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Em, A, Bm and A in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 40 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 81. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] Oh, I didn't want to do it, but I got [Am] too lonely.
_ _ [D] _ [Gm] I had to pull you up in the [A] middle of the night.
_ _ [G] Oh, it's awful hard to try to [D] make love in all this stillness.
_ _ [C] But I really [E] needed [G] stimulation, though it was only my [A] imagination.
It's [Bm] just a fantasy, [Em] oh, [A] it's not the [Bm] real thing.
[D] [A] It's just a [Bm] fantasy, oh, [A] it's not the [Bm] real thing.
_ [A] Sometimes a [Bm] fantasy, [A] oh, is all it [C] needs. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [D] [Gm] When am I gonna get control, get a [Am] hold of my emotions?
_ _ [D] [Bb] Why does it only seem to hit me in [A] the middle of [Am] the night?
_ _ [D] [G] You told me there's a middle right and [D] always I oppose.
_ _ [C] I don't want to feel [Em] without side [G] action, only you can give me [A] satisfaction.
It's just [B] a fantasy, oh, [G] [A] it's not [Bm] the real thing.
[A] It's just [Bm] a fantasy, [Em] oh, [A] it's [Bm] not the real thing.
[Dm] [A] Sometimes [Bm] a fantasy, [Gm] oh, [A] is [F] all you [C] need.
[F] Hey, _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [Gm] sure it would be better if I had [A] you here for me. _ _
[D] [Gm] You better believe me, it's the [A] next best [Am] thing to do. _ _
[G] Sure there's many times you wanted me to [D] hear your secrets. _ _
[C] Only you [Em] made me say the words out of [G] mood.
Anytime you want to [A] tell them [D] to me.
[A] It's just a [B] fantasy, [Em] oh, [A] it's not the [Bm] real thing.
[A] It's just a [Bm] fantasy, [E] oh, [A] it's [Bm] not the real thing.
_ [A] [Bm] Sometimes a fantasy, [Em] oh, [A] is [C] all you need.
It's just a fantasy, [F] oh, it's not the real thing.
[C] It's just a [Am] _ [F] fantasy, oh, it's [G] not the real [D] thing.
It's just [G] a fantasy, oh, it's not the real thing.
[D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] It's just a fantasy, _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] oh, _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Billy Joel.

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