Summer, Highland Falls Chords by Billy Joel

Tempo:
92.55 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

C

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Summer, Highland Falls chords
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[F] [Bb] [Am]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [F]
[Am] [G] [Bb] [Am]
[C] [Bb] They say [F] that these are not the best of [Bb] times, but they're the only times [F] I've ever known
[Bb] And [F] I believe there is a time for [Gm] meditation [Bb] in cathedrals of [C] our own
[G] [C] Now [Dm] I have seen that [F] sad surrender in [Bb] my lover's eyes
[F] [G] And I can only stand apart [C] and sympathize
For [Bb] we are always what [F] our situations [Gm] hand us, see [C] the sadness [Bb] or euphoria
So [F]
[Bb] [Am] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] we'll argue and we'll compromise [Bb] and realize that nothing's ever [F]
changed
[Bb] For [F] all our mutual experience, [Bb] our separate conclusions are [D] the same
[G] [C] [Dm] Now we are forced [F] to recognize our [Bb] inhumanity
[F] [G] Our reason coexists with [C] our insanity
[Dm] [Bb] Though we choose [F] between reality [Gm] and madness, [C] see there's [Bb] sadness or euphoria
How [F]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Dm] thoughtlessly [F] we dissipate [Bb] our energies
[F] Perhaps we don't [G] fulfill each [Fm] other's [Dm] fantasies
[Bb] And as we stand upon [F] the ledges of [Gm] our lives with [C] our respective [Bb] similarities
[Eb] See [Bb] there's [F] sadness or euphoria [Bb] Oh
[A] [C] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Am]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [Am]
[C] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
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F
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C
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Dm
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Am
2311
Bb
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F
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C
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Let's start jamming Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Gm, C, Bb, F, Bb, C, F and C in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 46 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 93 BPM. Given the song's key of Bb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ They say [F] that these are not the best of [Bb] times, but they're the only times [F] I've ever _ known
[Bb] _ And [F] I believe there is a time for [Gm] meditation [Bb] in cathedrals of [C] our own
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ Now [Dm] I have seen that [F] sad surrender in [Bb] my lover's eyes
[F] [G] And I can only stand apart [C] and sympathize
For [Bb] we are always what [F] our situations [Gm] hand us, see [C] the sadness [Bb] or euphoria
So _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] we'll argue and we'll compromise [Bb] and realize that nothing's ever [F] _ _
changed
[Bb] For _ _ [F] all our mutual experience, [Bb] our separate conclusions are [D] the same
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] Now we are forced [F] to recognize our [Bb] inhumanity
[F] [G] Our reason coexists with [C] our insanity
_ [Dm] [Bb] Though we choose [F] between reality [Gm] and madness, [C] see there's [Bb] sadness or euphoria
_ How _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] thoughtlessly [F] we dissipate [Bb] our energies
_ [F] Perhaps we don't [G] fulfill each [Fm] other's [Dm] fantasies
[Bb] And as we stand upon [F] the ledges of [Gm] our lives with [C] our respective [Bb] similarities
[Eb] See [Bb] _ there's [F] sadness or euphoria _ [Bb] _ Oh
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Turnstiles album.

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