Chords for Billy Joel ~ My Life 1978 Disco Purrfection Version
Tempo:
131.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
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A
C
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[C]
[A#] [A] [D]
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don't need you to worry for me, cause [G] I'm alright.
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.
[C]
[A#] [A] [D]
[C] [A#]
[D]
don't need you to worry for me, cause [G] I'm alright.
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.
100% ➙ 131BPM
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don't need you to worry for me, cause [G] I'm alright.
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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.
You never said you would do up on [C#] me a second [C#m] _ chance.
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_ I never said I was a victim [E] of circumstance.
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I still [D] belong, _ _ [F#] _
don't get [Bm] me wrong. _ _
And [E] you can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on my [D] time.
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I don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life.
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Go ahead with your own life, leave me [D] _
_ _ [C] alone.
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Got a call from an old friend, we used to [G] be real close.
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Said he couldn't go on the American [D]
way. _ _ _ _ _ _
Closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to [G] the West Coast.
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Now he gives them the stand up routine in [D] L _ .A.
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I don't need you to worry for me, [G] cause I'm alright.
_ _ _ _ [A]
I don't want you to tell me it's time [D] to come home. _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't care what you say anymore, [G] this is my life.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
Go ahead with your own life, leave [Bm] me alone.
You never said you would do up on me [C#] a second [C#m] chance. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ I never said I was a victim of [E] circumstance.
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I still [D] belong, _ [F#] _
_ don't get [Bm] me wrong. _
_ [E] And you can speak your mind, [A] but not on my time.
[D] They will tell you you can't sleep [F#m] alone in a [G] strange place.
_ _ _ [A] _
Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody [D] else. _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm sooner or later you sleep in your [G] own space. _ _ _ _
Either way it's okay, you wake up with [D] yourself.
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[D] I don't need you to worry for me, cause I'm [G] alright. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I don't want you to tell me it's time to [D] come _ home. _ _ _ _
I don't care what you [D] say anymore, this is [G] my life.
_ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] alone.
You never said you would do up on me [F#] a second chance. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ I never said I was a victim of [E] _ circumstance. _ _ _
I [G] _ _ still [D] _ belong, _ [F#] don't get me [Bm] wrong. _
_ _ [E] And you can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on [A] my time.
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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 [D] you say anymore, this [G] is my life.
_ _ _ [A] _
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] _
alone.
You never said you would do up on [C#] me a second [C#m] _ chance.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ I never said I was a victim [E] of circumstance.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
I still [D] belong, _ _ [F#] _
don't get [Bm] me wrong. _ _ _
[E] And you can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on my [A] time.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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I don't care what you say anymore, [G] this is my life.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
Go ahead with your own life, leave [D] me _ _ [C] alone.
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_ Dispel, my life, _ [D] _
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_ dispel.
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_ _ _ [A#] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
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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.
You never said you would do up on [C#] me a second [C#m] _ chance.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ I never said I was a victim [E] of circumstance.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
I still [D] belong, _ _ [F#] _
don't get [Bm] me wrong. _ _
And [E] you can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on my [D] time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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I don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life.
_ _ [G] _ _ [A]
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [D] _
_ _ [C] alone.
_ _ _ [A#] _
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_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [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 _ .A.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
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I don't need you to worry for me, [G] cause I'm alright.
_ _ _ _ [A]
I don't want you to tell me it's time [D] to come home. _ _ _ _ _ _
I don't care what you say anymore, [G] this is my life.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
Go ahead with your own life, leave [Bm] me alone.
You never said you would do up on me [C#] a second [C#m] chance. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ I never said I was a victim of [E] circumstance.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
I still [D] belong, _ [F#] _
_ don't get [Bm] me wrong. _
_ [E] And you can speak your mind, [A] but not on my time.
[D] They will tell you you can't sleep [F#m] alone in a [G] strange place.
_ _ _ [A] _
Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody [D] else. _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm sooner or later you sleep in your [G] own space. _ _ _ _
Either way it's okay, you wake up with [D] yourself.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [A#] _ _ [G#] _
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[D] I don't need you to worry for me, cause I'm [G] alright. _ _ _ _ _
[A] I don't want you to tell me it's time to [D] come _ home. _ _ _ _
I don't care what you [D] say anymore, this is [G] my life.
_ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] alone.
You never said you would do up on me [F#] a second chance. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ I never said I was a victim of [E] _ circumstance. _ _ _
I [G] _ _ still [D] _ belong, _ [F#] don't get me [Bm] wrong. _
_ _ [E] And you can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on [A] my time.
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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 [D] you say anymore, this [G] is my life.
_ _ _ [A] _
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [Bm] _
alone.
You never said you would do up on [C#] me a second [C#m] _ chance.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ I never said I was a victim [E] of circumstance.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
I still [D] belong, _ _ [F#] _
don't get [Bm] me wrong. _ _ _
[E] And you can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on my [A] time.
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I don't care what you say anymore, [G] this is my life.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
Go ahead with your own life, leave [D] me _ _ [C] alone.
_ _ _ [A#] _
_ Dispel, my life, _ [D] _
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_ dispel.
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