Chords for Billy Joel - Zanzibar (Audio)

Tempo:
147.3 bpm
Chords used:

Am

C

F

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel - Zanzibar (Audio) chords
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[G] [B] [E] .
[Em] [C] .
[Am] Ali dances and [Cm] the audience applauds.
[Am] Though he's [Em] bathed in sweat, he hasn't [C] lost [Bb] his [Dm] style.
[C] Ali, don't [F] you go downtown.
round [B] for free.
[Am] [Em] me, [Am] I'm [C] just another [Cm] face at Sanzibar.
[Am] But the waitress always serves a secret [Dm] smile.
100%  ➙  147BPM
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Em
121
E
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
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To jam and learn Billy Joel - Zanzibar chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F, E, Am, B, Dm, C, F, Cm, Am and Dm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 73 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 147. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ .
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Am] Ali dances and [Cm] the audience _ applauds.
[Am] Though he's [Em] bathed in sweat, he hasn't [C] lost [Bb] his _ [Dm] style.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ Ali, don't [F] you go downtown.
_ [C] You gave [Am] away another round [B] for free.
_ _ [E] Oh, _ [Am] _ _ [Em] me, [Am] I'm [C] just another _ [Cm] face at _ Sanzibar.
_ .
[Am] But the waitress always serves a secret [Dm] _ smile.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] He's [F] waiting on _ _ Shantytown.
[E] He's gonna [Am] pull the curtains down [B] for _ me.
[G] _ _ _ .
[C] For me.
_ _ [G] I got the old [Cm] man's car.
_ _ [Fm] I got a jazz [Bb] guitar.
_ _ _ [Eb] I [Gm] got a tab [Ab] at [Gm] _ _ [F] _ Sanzibar.
_ .
[Gm] _ Tonight _ [Ab] is where _ I'll be.
_ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [G] I'll be.
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _ Rose, he knows he's [Cm] such a credit to the game.
[Am] But the [Em] Yankees grab the headlines [Dm] every _ time.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] Melodrama's so much fun.
[C] _ In black [Am] and white for everyone [B] to _ see.
_ [E] _ .
Whoa.
[Em] _ _ Me, [Am] I'm [Em] trying just [Cm] to get a second base.
_ .
[Am] And I'd steal it if she only gave [Dm] the _ sign.
_ Whoa.
_ _ [C] He's gonna [F] give the go _ -ahead.
[E] _ The inning [Am] isn't over yet [B] for _ me.
_ [G] _ _ .
[C] For me.
_ _ [G] I got the old [Cm] man's car.
_ _ [Fm] I got a jazz [Bb] guitar.
_ _ _ [Eb] I got a tab [Ab] at [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ Sanzibar.
_ .
[Gm] _ _ _ Tonight is [Ab] _ where I'll _ be.
_ [D] _ _ .
[G] I'll be.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Db] _ .
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Tell the waitress I'll [F] come back to _ [Cm] Sanzibar.
I'll [Am] be hiding in the darkness with my [Dm] beer.
_ .
_ _ Whoa.
_ _ [C] He's waiting [F] on _ Shantytown.
[E] _ He's gonna pull [Am] the curtains down for [B] _ me.
_ _ [G] _ For [C] me.
_ .
[B] I got the old [Cm] man's car.
_ .
And [Ab] I got a jazz [Bb] guitar.
_ _ .
[Eb] I got a tab at [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ .
[Fm] _ Sanzibar.
[Gb] _ [Gm] Tonight _ [Ab] is where _ I'll be.
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] I'll be.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Billy Joel.

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