A very short backstory.
My parents had this thing called chore day.
Every Saturday you clean the house.
And
G I was the youngest of five siblings.
C _
Bb So I would get shit detail.
I would clean the toilet most
Am of the time.
That's okay.
That's
D alright.
Look at me
C now, bro!.
Gm _
Gb C I
Bb _ .
F _
D still clean
C his toilet.
It's alright.
Gm Ab Anyways, my
F parents,.
Bb they'd make us clean the house,
Am but,.
the good thing,
D the saving grace, is that they would play records.
C All
Bb the time.
They'd play
F Journey,.
Phil Collins,
Bb oh my
Am god,.
that was just ridiculous.
But there
D was one guy,.
C one guy that caught
Bb my ear at a very young age.
His name is Billy Joel.
Now this man,.
F _
E D this man is a legend.
Gm A god among men.
F We're gonna do this
Bb song.
_
Am _
Dm _ _
Gm _ _
C _
Em _ .
F _
Dm Ooh, ooh,.
Gm ah, ah, ah,.
hmm,
C hmm,
F hmm,.
Dm Anthony walks in
Gm the grocery store,.
C saving his bellies for
F Sunday.
Dm Mama Leone
Gm left an.
art on the door.
She
C said,.
Sonny, move out to
F the country.
D Oh, but what could you do.
I can't give
G you a heart attack.
I got
Bb you wide enough
C by now.
Dm Who needs.
a house
Gm out in Hackensack.
C Is that all you get for your.
F money.
Bb And it.
seems
Dm such a
C waste of time.
A But that's what.
Dm it's all about.
F Mama,
Bb if that's.
A moving up,
Em then
A I'm.
moving
Dm out.
Gm _ I'm moving
C out.
_ .
F _
Dm Ooh,
Gm ooh,.
ah, ah, ah,.
C hmm, hmm,
F hmm.
Dm Sergeant O'Leary
Gm is walking.
the beach.
C At night he becomes.
a
F bartender.
He
D works.
in Mystic
Gm Attic, always on the.
top of his street.
C Across from
Em the medical
F center.
Dm Oh, he's waiting in his show
G before.
a catalog.
I got,
Bb got, got, got,.
got you wide enough
C by now.
_
Dm Nicky can't.
Gm drive with a broken back.
C At least he can polish
F the fenders.
Bb And if
Dm that's.
what you're
C having by,.
A if that's what it's all
Dm about,.
F Mama,
Bb if that's
A moving up,.
Em then
A I'm moving
Dm out.
Gm _ I'm moving
C out.
E _ .
F _
Dm Ooh,
Gm ooh,.
ah, ah,
C ah,.
hmm, hmm, hmm.
F _
Dm You should never.
argue
G with a crazy mama, mama,
Bb mama,.
you ought to
C _ _
Dm know this, I'm
Gm with.
the overtime.
C Is that.
all you get for
F your money.
Bb And it
Dm seems such.
C a waste of time.
A Yeah, but that's what it's all.
Dm F about.
Mama,
Bb if that's.
moving
Em up, then _
A I'm.
_ _ _ moving _ _
G _
F out.
E I'm moving out.
Dm I'm moving out.
Gm _ I'm moving
C out.
F _ _ .
Dm Ooh,
Gm ooh,.
ah, ah, ah, hmm,
C hmm.
F _ _ _ .
D _ _
G _ _
A _
Em _
D _ _ .
_ _
G _ _
D _ _ I'm moving out.
G _ _
A _ _
D _ _ .
_ _
G _ _
A _ _
D _ _ .
_ _
C _
G _
A _ _
D _ .
I'm _
C _
G _
A _ _
A _ _ .
D _ _ _ _ _ moving out.