My Life Chords by Billy Joel
Tempo:
130.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
A#
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Gm]
[A#] [D#] [F] [A#]
[C#] [D] Got a call from an old friend who used to [G] be real close
[A] Said he couldn't go on the American [D] way
Closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to [G] the West Coast
Now [A] he gives them the stand-up routine in [D] L [Am].A.
[E]
[A#] [F] [A#]
[C] [C#] [D] I don't need you to worry for [F#] me, cause [G] I'm alright
[A] I don't want you to tell me it's time to [D] come home
I don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life
[A] Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] alone
Never said you had to offer [F#] me a second chance
I [D] never said I was a victim [E] of circumstance
[F#] I [G] still [D] belong, [F#] don't get [Bm] me wrong
[E] You can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on [A] my [D] time
They will tell you you can't sleep [F#m] alone [G] in a strange place
[A] Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with [D] somebody else
I'm sooner or later you sleep in [G] your own space
[A] Either way it's okay, you wake up with [D] a smile
[Gm] I [A#] [F] [A#]
[C#] [D] don't need you to worry for me, cause [G] I'm alright
I [A] don't want you to tell me it's [D] time to come home
I don't care what you say [F#m] anymore, [G] this is my life
[D]
[A] Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] alone
Never said you had to offer [F#] me a second chance
[D] I never said I was a victim of [Bm] circumstance
I [G] [D] still belong, [F#] don't get me [Bm] wrong
[E] You can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on my [A] [D] time
I don't care what you say anymore, this is [G] my life
Go [A] ahead with your own life, leave [D] me [F#] alone
[C] [A#] [F] [A#]
[A] [G#] [D] [E]
[A#] [F] [A#]
[C#] [Bm] [Am] [E]
[A#] [F] [A#]
[D] [C#] [D] [Gm]
[Gm]
[A#] [D#] [F] [A#]
[C#] [D] Got a call from an old friend who used to [G] be real close
[A] Said he couldn't go on the American [D] way
Closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to [G] the West Coast
Now [A] he gives them the stand-up routine in [D] L [Am].A.
[E]
[A#] [F] [A#]
[C] [C#] [D] I don't need you to worry for [F#] me, cause [G] I'm alright
[A] I don't want you to tell me it's time to [D] come home
I don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life
[A] Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] alone
Never said you had to offer [F#] me a second chance
I [D] never said I was a victim [E] of circumstance
[F#] I [G] still [D] belong, [F#] don't get [Bm] me wrong
[E] You can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on [A] my [D] time
They will tell you you can't sleep [F#m] alone [G] in a strange place
[A] Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with [D] somebody else
I'm sooner or later you sleep in [G] your own space
[A] Either way it's okay, you wake up with [D] a smile
[Gm] I [A#] [F] [A#]
[C#] [D] don't need you to worry for me, cause [G] I'm alright
I [A] don't want you to tell me it's [D] time to come home
I don't care what you say [F#m] anymore, [G] this is my life
[D]
[A] Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] alone
Never said you had to offer [F#] me a second chance
[D] I never said I was a victim of [Bm] circumstance
I [G] [D] still belong, [F#] don't get me [Bm] wrong
[E] You can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on my [A] [D] time
I don't care what you say anymore, this is [G] my life
Go [A] ahead with your own life, leave [D] me [F#] alone
[C] [A#] [F] [A#]
[A] [G#] [D] [E]
[A#] [F] [A#]
[C#] [Bm] [Am] [E]
[A#] [F] [A#]
[D] [C#] [D] [Gm]
Key:
D
A
G
A#
F#
D
A
G
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [D#] _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _
_ [C#] _ [D] Got a call from an old friend who used to [G] be real close _ _
_ _ [A] Said he couldn't go on the American [D] _ way
_ Closed _ _ _ the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to [G] the West Coast
Now _ _ [A] _ he gives them the stand-up routine in [D] L [Am].A.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [F] _ [A#] _ _
[C] _ [C#] _ [D] I don't need you to worry for [F#] me, cause [G] I'm alright _ _ _
_ _ [A] I don't want you to tell me it's time to [D] come home
_ I _ _ _ don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life _ _
_ [A] _ Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] _ alone
Never said you had to offer [F#] me a second chance _ _
I [D] _ _ _ never said I was a victim [E] of circumstance _ _ _
[F#] I [G] _ _ still [D] belong, _ _ [F#] _ don't get [Bm] me wrong
_ _ _ _ [E] You can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on [A] my [D] time
They will tell you you can't sleep [F#m] alone [G] in a strange place _ _
_ _ [A] Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with [D] somebody _ else _ _
_ _ _ I'm sooner or later you sleep in [G] your own space _
_ _ [A] _ Either way it's okay, you wake up with [D] a smile
_ _ [Gm] I _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _
_ [C#] _ [D] _ don't need you to worry for me, cause [G] I'm alright
_ I _ _ [A] _ don't want you to tell me it's [D] time to come home _ _
I _ _ don't care what you say [F#m] anymore, [G] this is my life
[D] _
_ _ [A] Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] _ alone
Never said you had to offer [F#] me a second _ _ _ _ chance
[D] _ _ I never said I was a victim of [Bm] _ circumstance _ _
I [G] _ _ _ [D] still _ belong, _ [F#] don't get me [Bm] wrong
_ _ _ [E] _ You can speak your mind, [A] but _ not [G] on my [A] [D] time
I don't care what you say anymore, this is [G] my life _
Go [A] _ _ ahead with your own life, leave [D] me [F#] alone
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _
[A] _ [G#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [A#] _ _
_ [C#] _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _ _
[D] _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [D#] _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _
_ [C#] _ [D] Got a call from an old friend who used to [G] be real close _ _
_ _ [A] Said he couldn't go on the American [D] _ way
_ Closed _ _ _ the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to [G] the West Coast
Now _ _ [A] _ he gives them the stand-up routine in [D] L [Am].A.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [F] _ [A#] _ _
[C] _ [C#] _ [D] I don't need you to worry for [F#] me, cause [G] I'm alright _ _ _
_ _ [A] I don't want you to tell me it's time to [D] come home
_ I _ _ _ don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life _ _
_ [A] _ Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] _ alone
Never said you had to offer [F#] me a second chance _ _
I [D] _ _ _ never said I was a victim [E] of circumstance _ _ _
[F#] I [G] _ _ still [D] belong, _ _ [F#] _ don't get [Bm] me wrong
_ _ _ _ [E] You can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on [A] my [D] time
They will tell you you can't sleep [F#m] alone [G] in a strange place _ _
_ _ [A] Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with [D] somebody _ else _ _
_ _ _ I'm sooner or later you sleep in [G] your own space _
_ _ [A] _ Either way it's okay, you wake up with [D] a smile
_ _ [Gm] I _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _
_ [C#] _ [D] _ don't need you to worry for me, cause [G] I'm alright
_ I _ _ [A] _ don't want you to tell me it's [D] time to come home _ _
I _ _ don't care what you say [F#m] anymore, [G] this is my life
[D] _
_ _ [A] Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] _ alone
Never said you had to offer [F#] me a second _ _ _ _ chance
[D] _ _ I never said I was a victim of [Bm] _ circumstance _ _
I [G] _ _ _ [D] still _ belong, _ [F#] don't get me [Bm] wrong
_ _ _ [E] _ You can speak your mind, [A] but _ not [G] on my [A] [D] time
I don't care what you say anymore, this is [G] my life _
Go [A] _ _ ahead with your own life, leave [D] me [F#] alone
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _
[A] _ [G#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [A#] _ _
_ [C#] _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _ _
[D] _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _