Chords for Billy Joel - James (lyrics on clip)

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Gm

A

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Billy Joel -  James (lyrics on clip) chords
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[Gm]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [Gm]
[C] [F] [A]
[Dm] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Em] [Dm]
James, [Gm] we were [C] always friends [F] from our [Cm] childhood [D] days.
[Gm] And we [C] made our plans [F] and we had [Dm] to go [G] our separate [C] ways.
[F]
I went on [Bb] the road, [E]
[Ab] you pursued [A] an education.
[Dm]
James, [Gm] do you [C] like your life?
[F] Can you [Eb] find [D] release?
[Gm] Will you [C] ever change?
[F] Will you [Dm] ever write your [C] masterpiece?
[F] Are you still [Bb] in school?
[E]
Living up [A] to expectations?
[Dm]
[Bb] James, [Am]
[Ab] you were solely [Gm] relied upon.
[C] Everybody [F] knows how hard you [A] tried.
[Dm]
Hey, [Bb] [Am]
[Ab] look at what a [Gm] job you've done.
[C] Carrying the [Am] weight of [A] family pride.
[Dm]
James, [Gm] you've been well [C] behaved.
[F] You've been working [Cm]
[D] hard, [Gm] but will you [C] always stay?
[F] Someone [Dm] else's dream [G] of who [Am] you [C] are.
[F] Do [Bb] what's good for you, [E] or you're not good [B] for anybody.
[Dm]
James, [Gm] [C]
[F] [Em] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[F] [A] [Dm]
[G] [C] [F] I went on [Bb] the road.
[Cm] [E] You pursued [A] an education.
[Dm]
[Bb] [Am]
James, [Ab] how you gonna know [Gm] for sure?
[C] Everything was so [F] well [E] organized.
[A] [Dm]
Hey, [Bb] [Am]
[Ab] now everything is so [Gm] secure.
And [C] everybody [A] else is satisfied.
[Dm]
James, [Gm] do you [C] like your life?
[F] Can you find [Eb]
[D] release?
[Gm] Will you ever [C]
change?
[F] When [Dm] will you write [G] your [C] masterpiece?
Do what's [Bb] good for you, [Cm] [E] or you're not good [A] for anybody.
[Dm]
[Gm] James.
[C]
[F] [Em] [Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [C] [Dm]
[Gm] [G] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [Em] James.
[Dm] [Gm] [F]
[C] [F]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
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_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
_ James, [Gm] _ we were [C] always friends _ [F] from _ our [Cm] childhood [D] days.
_ [Gm] _ And we [C] made our plans _ _ [F] _ and we had [Dm] to go [G] our separate [C] ways.
_ _ [F]
I went on [Bb] the road, _ [E] _
[Ab] you pursued [A] an _ education.
[Dm] _
_ James, [Gm] _ do you [C] like your life?
_ _ [F] _ Can you [Eb] find [D] release?
_ [Gm] _ _ Will you [C] ever change?
_ _ [F] _ Will you [Dm] ever write your [C] masterpiece? _ _ _
[F] Are you still [Bb] in school?
_ _ [E] _
Living up [A] to _ expectations?
[Dm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] James, _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Ab] you were solely [Gm] relied upon.
_ [C] _ Everybody [F] knows how hard you [A] tried.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
Hey, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Ab] look at what a [Gm] job you've done.
_ _ [C] _ Carrying the [Am] weight of [A] family pride.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
James, _ [Gm] _ you've been well [C] behaved.
_ _ [F] _ You've been working [Cm] _
[D] hard, _ [Gm] but will you [C] always stay?
_ _ [F] _ Someone [Dm] else's dream [G] of who [Am] you [C] are.
_ [F] Do [Bb] what's good for you, _ [E] or you're not good [B] for _ anybody.
[Dm] _ _
James, [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] I went on [Bb] the road.
[Cm] _ _ [E] You pursued [A] an _ education.
[Dm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
James, _ [Ab] how you gonna know [Gm] for sure? _
_ _ [C] _ Everything was so [F] well _ _ [E] organized.
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
Hey, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Ab] now everything is so [Gm] secure. _
_ _ And [C] everybody [A] else is satisfied.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
James, _ [Gm] _ do you [C] like your life?
_ _ [F] _ Can you find [Eb] _
[D] release?
_ [Gm] _ Will you ever [C] _
change?
_ [F] _ When [Dm] will you write [G] your [C] masterpiece?
_ _ _ Do what's [Bb] good for you, [Cm] _ [E] or you're not good [A] for _ anybody.
[Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] James.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Em] James.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _