My Life Chords by Billy Joel

Tempo:
130.65 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

Bb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My Life - Billy Joel chords
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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 [G] to be real close
[A] Said he couldn't go on the [D] American way
Closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to [G] the West Coast
[A] Now he gives them the stand-up routine [D] in L [Am].A.
[E] [C] I
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[D] [C]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [Db]
[D] don't need you to worry for me, [G] cause I'm alright
I
[A] 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
[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 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
But sooner or later you'll sleep in [G] your own space
[A] Either way it's okay, you'll wake up with [D] yourself
[Gb] [Gm] I
[Eb] [A] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[D] [Gm]
[Eb] [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
[D] [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
[G] I still [D] belong,
[Gb] don't [Bm] get me [E] wrong
You can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on [A] my [D] time
I
[G]
[A]
[D]
don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life
[A]
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [D] [Gb] [C] alone
[Bb] [F] [C] [A] [Ab]
[D] Do it!
[C]
[Bb] Take a [F] step, [Bb] [C] [D]
[E] [Bb]
take a [A] step
[Bb] [Db] [Bm] [Am] [E] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Db] [D]
[Gm]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Billy Joel - My Life chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, G, A, D and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 65 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 131. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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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 [G] to be real close _ _ _ _
[A] _ Said he couldn't go on the [D] American way
_ Closed _ _ _ the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to [G] the West Coast _ _ _ _
[A] Now he gives them the stand-up routine [D] in L [Am].A.
_ [E] _ [C] I _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Db] _
[D] _ don't need you to worry for me, [G] cause I'm _ alright
I _ _
[A] _ 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 _ _ _
[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 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 _ _ _ _
_ But sooner or later you'll sleep in [G] your own space _ _ _
[A] _ Either way it's okay, you'll wake up with [D] yourself
[Gb] _ _ [Gm] I _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [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
_ [D] _ _ [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 _ _ _ _
[G] _ I still [D] _ belong, _
[Gb] _ _ don't [Bm] get _ me [E] wrong
You can speak your mind, [A] but not [G] on [A] my [D] time
I _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ don't care what you say anymore, this [G] is my life
_ _ _ [A] _
Go ahead with your own life, leave me [D] _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ alone _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
[D] Do it!
[C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] Take a [F] step, _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
take a [A] step
[Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Billy Joel.

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