Chords for Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith (Official Video)

_ _ _ _ _ Taxi! _
_ _ _ _ We're standing on the steps of Musie Court.
Inside, the Billy Joel trial still continues.
Throughout [D] today's proceedings, the [N] defense has maintained its silent plea.
The question remains, is Joel innocent?
Is he keeping the faith?
Order! _ _ _
_ Order!
Order!
Now, you sit down and you be quiet.
That's no way to be dressed on the court.
Now, I want those doors closed, and I want them kept closed.
And I want it quiet in here.
_ Now, the prosecution has presented its case.
And throughout these proceedings, Mr.
Joel, you have not uttered one word in your defense.
May I remind you, sir, you're on trial.
Haven't you anything to say to the court?
Well, your honor, with the court's permission, I'd like to try a little different approach.
Perhaps, Mr.
Joel, you should approach the bench. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Son, it's now or never.
You know, judge, they say justice is blind.
I sure hope it ain't death. _
_ _ _ [G] _ It _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ seems like I've been lost in let's remember.
_ You think I'm feeling older and missing my younger days.
Oh, [Em] then you should have known me much better.
I've passed to something that never [D] got in my way.
Oh, no.
_ Instead, I would not be here now if I never had the hunger.
_ And I'm not ashamed to say the Wild Boys were my friends.
Oh, [G] because I never felt the desire to let music set [Em] me on fire.
[D] And I will say, _ [G] yeah, _ that's why I'm [F#m] keeping the faith.
_ _ [Em]
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, keeping the faith.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ It won't matter, dog.
It's only [A] Flag Brothers, [D] Adam with the Cuban heel.
_ Iridescent socks with the same color shirt and a tight pair of chinos.
Oh, [G] I put on my sharkskin jacket, you know, the kind with the velvet [Bm] collar and biddy-bop [D] _ shades.
Oh, yeah.
_ Like a fresh pack [Bm] of Luckys and a mint called Sen Sen.
[D] _ _ _ My old man's Trojans and his old spice lab, the shades.
Oh, [G] comb my hair in a pompadour.
The rest is still the Romeo's walk, [D] a permanent _ _ [G] wave.
Yeah.
We [F#m] were keeping the _ faith.
[G]
Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, keeping the faith. _ _ _
_ You [A] can get just [G] so much [D] from a good thing.
[Bm] You [A] can linger [G] too long in [D] your [Am] dreams.
_ [Bm] [A] Say goodbye to [G] the oldies, [D] but [E] goodies.
[Am] [Em] The good old days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it [Am] seems.
[D] Learned to stick all as a formal education.
_ _ _ Lost a lot of fights, but it taught me how to lose, okay.
_ Oh, [G] I heard about sex, but not enough.
Found you could dance and still look tough anyway.
[D] _ Oh, yes, I did.
I found that a man ain't just being macho.
_ Ate an awful lot of late-night driving food.
Drank a lot of take-home pay.
[G] I thought I was the Duke of [Em] Burke.
Then I [G] made it with a red-haired girl in the [D] Chevrolet.
_ [G] Oh, yeah.
We were [A] keeping the faith.
_ [G]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, keeping the faith. _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] You [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] know the good old days weren't always [A] good.
Tomorrow ain't [G] as bad as it [D] seems.
Told you my reasons for the [D] whole revival.
_ _ [G] [D] Now I'm going outside to have a nice cold beer in the shade.
Oh, [G] I'm going to listen to my 45s.
Ain't it wonderful to be alive when the rock [D] and roll _ _ [G] plays?
Yeah.
_ When the [A] memory stays.
_ [G] Yeah.
_ I'm keeping [A] the faith.
_ [G] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, keeping the faith.
_ I'm _ _ keeping the faith.
_ Yes, I am.
You know I'm keeping the faith.
Oh, yes, I am.
[G] You know [D] I'm keeping the faith.
All done, sir. _ _
[F#] Wow, [N] a hundred bucks.
Thanks.
Keep the faith, kid. _ _ _ _ _ _ _