Chords for Billy Joel - My Life (lyrics on screen)
Tempo:
130.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bb
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[G] [D]
[C]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[D] [C]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [Db]
[D] Got a call from an old friend, we 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
[A]
Now he gives them the stand-up routine in [D] L [Am] [E].A.
I
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[D] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [Db]
[D] don't need you to worry for 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 [Gb] me a second [Dbm] chance
[Gb] I [D] never said I was a victim of [E] circumstance
I [G] still [D] belong,
[Gb] 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 [Gbm] 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 to [D] yourself
[Gb] [E] I [Eb] [A] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[D] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [Db]
[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 anymore, this [G] is my life
[Gb] [Em] [A]
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] alone
Never said you had to offer [Gb] me a second chance
[D] I never said I was a victim [Bm] of circumstance
[E]
[G] I still [D]
[Gb] belong, don't get me [Bm]
[E] wrong
You can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on [A] my [D] time
[G]
[A]
[D]
I don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life
[A]
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [D] [C] alone
[Bb]
Peace [F] out, [Bb] it's my friend
[A] [Ab] [D] [E]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [Db]
[D] [E] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Ab]
[Am] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Db] [D]
[Gm]
[G] [D]
[C]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[D] [C]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [Db]
[D] Got a call from an old friend, we 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
[A]
Now he gives them the stand-up routine in [D] L [Am] [E].A.
I
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[D] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [Db]
[D] don't need you to worry for 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 [Gb] me a second [Dbm] chance
[Gb] I [D] never said I was a victim of [E] circumstance
I [G] still [D] belong,
[Gb] 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 [Gbm] 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 to [D] yourself
[Gb] [E] I [Eb] [A] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[D] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [Db]
[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 anymore, this [G] is my life
[Gb] [Em] [A]
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] alone
Never said you had to offer [Gb] me a second chance
[D] I never said I was a victim [Bm] of circumstance
[E]
[G] I still [D]
[Gb] belong, don't get me [Bm]
[E] wrong
You can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on [A] my [D] time
[G]
[A]
[D]
I don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life
[A]
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [D] [C] alone
[Bb]
Peace [F] out, [Bb] it's my friend
[A] [Ab] [D] [E]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [Db]
[D] [E] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Ab]
[Am] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Db] [D]
[Gm]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Ab] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _
[D] Got a call from an old friend, we 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
_ _ _ [A] _
Now he gives them the stand-up routine in [D] L [Am] _ [E].A.
_ I _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Db] _
[D] _ don't need you to worry for 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 [Gb] me a second [Dbm] _ chance
[Gb] _ I [D] _ _ _ never said I was a victim of [E] circumstance
_ _ _ I [G] _ _ still [D] belong, _ _
[Gb] _ 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 [Gbm] 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 to [D] yourself
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ I [Eb] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Db] _
[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 anymore, this [G] is my life
_ [Gb] _ [Em] _ [A] _
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] _ alone
Never said you had to offer [Gb] me a second _ _ _ chance _
[D] _ _ I never said I was a victim [Bm] of _ circumstance
_ _ [E] _
[G] I _ still [D] _ _ _ _
[Gb] belong, don't get me [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] wrong
You can speak your mind, [A] but _ not [G] on [A] my [D] time _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life
_ _ _ [A]
Go _ ahead with your own life, leave me [D] _ _ _ [C] alone
_ _ [Bb] _
Peace [F] out, [Bb] it's my friend
[A] _ [Ab] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Db] _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Am] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Ab] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _
[D] Got a call from an old friend, we 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
_ _ _ [A] _
Now he gives them the stand-up routine in [D] L [Am] _ [E].A.
_ I _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Db] _
[D] _ don't need you to worry for 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 [Gb] me a second [Dbm] _ chance
[Gb] _ I [D] _ _ _ never said I was a victim of [E] circumstance
_ _ _ I [G] _ _ still [D] belong, _ _
[Gb] _ 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 [Gbm] 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 to [D] yourself
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ I [Eb] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Db] _
[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 anymore, this [G] is my life
_ [Gb] _ [Em] _ [A] _
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] _ alone
Never said you had to offer [Gb] me a second _ _ _ chance _
[D] _ _ I never said I was a victim [Bm] of _ circumstance
_ _ [E] _
[G] I _ still [D] _ _ _ _
[Gb] belong, don't get me [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] wrong
You can speak your mind, [A] but _ not [G] on [A] my [D] time _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life
_ _ _ [A]
Go _ ahead with your own life, leave me [D] _ _ _ [C] alone
_ _ [Bb] _
Peace [F] out, [Bb] it's my friend
[A] _ [Ab] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Db] _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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