2. We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel

G  D  Am  C  4x

G                        D
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
Am                              C
South Pacific, Walter Winch ell, Joe DiMaggio
G                            D
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
Am                        C
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

G  D  Am  C  

G                   D
Rosenberg s, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Am                       C
Brando, The King and I and The Catcher in the Rye
G                    D
Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen
Am                  C
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

G                   D
We didn't start the fire;
       Am
It was always burning,
          C
Since the world's been turning
G                   D
We didn't start the fire
      Am
No we didn't light it,
       C
But we tried to fight it

G                        D
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
Am                       C
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
G                     D
Roy Kahn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron
Am                    C
Dien Bien Phu falls, Rock Around the Clock
G                     D
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Am                        C
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
G                 D
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Am                              C
Princess Grace, Peyton Place, trouble in the Suez

G                   D
We didn't start the fire;
       Am
It was always burning,
          C
Since the world's been turning
G                   D
We didn't start the fire
      Am
No we didn't light it,
       C
But we tried to fight it

Am                      Em
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Am                     D
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge on the River Kwai
Am                          Em
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Am                       D                      Dsus2 D
Stark weather, homicide, children of thalidomide 

G                       D
Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, space monkey, Mafia
Am                  C
Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
G                  D
U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Am                        C
Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo

G                   D
We didn't start the fire
       Am
It was always burning,
          C
Since the world's been turning
G                   D
We didn't start the fire
      Am
No we didn't light it,
       C
But we tried to fight it

G                     D
Hemingway, Eichmann, Stranger in a Strange Land
Am             C
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
G                     D
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatle mania
Am                    C
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
G                     D
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex
Am               C
JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say

G                   D
We didn't start the fire
       Am
It was always burning,
          C
Since the world's been turning
G                   D
We didn't start the fire
      Am
No we didn't light it,
       C
But we tried to fight it

G                           D
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Am                    C
Moon shot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
G                         D
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
Am                   C
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan
 G                              D
Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide
Am                            C
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz
G                          D
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Am                         C
Rock and roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore

G                   D
We didn't start the fire
       Am
It was always burning,
          C
Since the world's been turning
G                   D
We didn't start the fire
         Am
But when we are gone
        C                  G       D       Am     C
Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on   3x

3. Downeaster Alexa by Billy Joel

4. River Of Dreams by Billy Joel

5. My Life by Billy Joel

INTRO- [D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb] repeat
VERSE 1-
D                  D/F#
Got a call from an old friend
		G
We used to be real close
A				    D
Said he couldn't go on the American way
			   D/F#
Closed the shop, sold the house
			G
Bought a ticket to the West Coast
A
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.

[D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb] repeat

CHORUS- (chords same as verse)
I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

BRIDGE-
Bm				    F#7/A#
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
D			         Esus            E
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
G         D/F#   F#	         Bm
I still belong,     don't get me wrong
E7+9
 And you can speak your mind
    G/A   A   G/A  A
But not   on  my   time

VERSE 2-
They will tell you you can't sleep
Alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody else
But sooner or later you sleep
In your own space
Either way it's okay to wake up with yourself

CHORUS
BRIDGE
PIANO SOLO-    D    D/F#    G    A    D
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
[D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb] repeat to fade

6. Movin Out by Billy Joel

7. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me by Billy Joel

VERSE 1
C  2                           Em
  What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
            Bb                       F
Can't You tell that your tie's too wide?
C                        Em
Maybe I should bye some old tab collar?
         Bb                  F
Welcome back to the age of jive.
Em                          Am
Where have you been hidin' out lately, honey?
    Em                          D              G
You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money

REFRAIN-
C         Em                Bb
Everybody talking 'bout the new sound. 
F               Am             G       C
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.

VERSE 2
C                          Em
What's the matter with the car I'm driving?
      Bb                 F
Can't tell it's out of style?
C                     Em
Should I get a set of white wall tires?
         Bb                         F
Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?

Em                     Am
Nowadays you can't be too sentimental.
     Em                      D         G
Your best bet's a true baby, blue Continental.

REFRAIN

C          Em        Bb           F
Hot funny, cool punk even if it's old junk,
     Am              G       C
it's still rock and roll to me.

BRIDGE
 G                                   F
Oh     it doesn't matter what they say in the papers,
             E                         Am
'cause it's always been the same old scene.
          G                          F
There's a new band in town but you can't get the sound 
       E            Ab 
from a story in a magazine.
Eb                    F         G
aimed at your average teen.


VERSE 3
C                   E
How about a pair of pink sidewinders
      Bb                        F
and a bright orange pair of pants?
C                            E
Well, you could really be a Beau Brummel baby,
        Bb                    F     
if you just give it half a chance.
Em                               Am
    Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers.
    Em                        D               G
You get more mileage from a cheaper pair of sneakers.

REFRAIN-
C           Em        Bb           F
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
     Am             G          C
it's still rock and roll to me.

SOLO-
G     F    E     Am     
G     F    E7    Ab   Eb     F     G

VERSE 3
C                          Em
  What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?
       Bb                           F
Don't know that they're out of touch?
C                        Em
   Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?
      Bb                           F      Em
If You are, then you think too much.
Em                            Am
   Don't you know about the new fashion, honey?
Em                            D          G
All you need are looks and a whole lotta money.
          C           Em        Bb            
It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze; anyways
     Am             G         C          C
it's still rock and roll to me.

C           Em                 Bb
Everybody's talking about the new sound. 
F                G                       C9
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.

8. Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel

D         Bm6     G7+        Bm    G7+         Gm            D
Don't go changin'  to try please me  you never let me down before
Am  D7  G7+        Gm    D             Bm
Mm         Don't imagine  you're too familiar
E            E7         A4   A   D
And I don't see you anymore
D            Bm6     G7+            Bm 
I would not leave you   in times of trouble
G7+       Gm                   D
we never could have come this far
     Am  D7  G7+           Gm          D             Bm
     Mm         I took the good times  I'll take the bad times
     Em7            A4               D Gm   D G   D Gm  D G
     I'll take you just the way you are

D         Bm6   G7+         Bm  
Don't go trying   some new fashion   
G7+                Gm            D
Don't change the colour of your hair
Am  D7  G7+           Gm       D            Bm
Mm         You always have my   unspoken passion
     E             E7                A4   A   D
     Althought I might not seem so care

D             Bm6  G7+     Bm    G7+       Gm                D
I don't want clever  conversation  I never want to work that hard
Am  D7  G7+            Gm       D            Bm
Mm         I just want someone    that I can talk to
     Em7       A4                   D Gm   D G   D Gm   D G   D
     I'll want you just the way you are

G          A                  Gbm7    B7
I need to know that you will always   be
Em            A                D  D7  Am  
the same old someone that I knew
Bb           Do              Am      D7 
What will it take till you believe in me          MTM
Gm            Do              A4 A
 The way that I believe in you

D         Bm6     G7+           Bm  
I said I love you   &  that's forever     
G7+       Gm                D
& this I promise from the heart
Am  D7  G7+             Gm        D       Bm
Mm          I could not love you     any better
     Em7             A4               D Gm   D G  D Gm   D G
     I'll love  you just the way you are        

D             Bm6  G7+      Bm    G7+        Gm                D
I don't want clever   conversation  I never want to work that hard
Am  D7  G7+           Gm        D               Bm
Mm        I just want someone        that I can talk to
Em7        A4                  Bb  C Am  D7 Gm C
I'll want you just the way you are         

D  Bm6  G7+  Bm  G7+  Gm  D  Am^D7 G7+  Gm  D  Bm...... .

9. Piano Man by Billy Joel

Intro- C, Em, Am, C/G

Verse 1-
     C      Em           Am
It's nine o clock on a saturday

C/G  F       C/E             D7
The regular crowd shuffles in

G           C     Em        Am         C/G
There's an old man sitting next to me

C/G    F           G11       C     F/C  Cmaj7  G11
Makin' love to his tonic and gin

G11      C           Em        Am        C/G
He says son can you play me a memory?

C/G F          C/E         D7        G 
I'm not really sure how it goes
G         C          Em          Am       C/G        
But it's sad and its sweet and I knew it complete

C/G  F        G11          C
When I wore a younger mans clothes 

Am       Am/G         D7/F#     F       Am
Da da da de de da        Da da

Am/G  D7/F#    D7           G      G/F     C/E  G7/D  
de de da      da da   


Chorus- 

C         Em               Am          C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 

F         C/E     D7
Sing us a song to-night 

G           C          Em          Am 
well, we're all in the mood for a melody 

C/G  F            G11         C     F/C Cmaj7 
and you've got us feelin' al-right 

Verse 2-
    C           Em       Am             
Now john at the bar is a friend of mine

C/G F          C/E        D7
He  gets me my drinks for free

G       C            Em         Am            C/G
And hes quick with a joke or to light up your smoke

C/G        F              G11         C     F/C Cmaj7 
But theres someplace that he'd rather be

G11      C/E         Em           Am
He says, bill, I be-lieve this is killing me.

C/G    F          C/E          D7
As a  smile ran a-way from his face

G       C           Em         Am    C/G 
Well Im sure that I could be a movie star

C/G  F           G11         C
If   I could get out of this place

PreChorus-

Am       Am/G         D7/F#     F       Am
Da da da  de de da       Da da

Am/G  D7/F#    D7           G      G/F     C/E  G7/D  
de de da      da da 

Chorus- 
C         Em               Am          C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 

F         C/E     D7
Sing us a song to-night 

G           C          Em          Am 
well, we're all in the mood for a melody 

C/G  F            G11         C     F/C Cmaj7 
and you've got us feelin' al-right 

Verse 3-

    C         Em          Am 
Now paul is a real estate novelist

C/G  F         C/E        D7     G
Who  never had time for a wife

G       C           Em        Am           C/G
And hes talkin with davy whos still in the navy

C/G  F        G11         C      F/C  Cmaj7  
And  probably will be for life 

G11     C           Em         Am      
And the waitress is practicing politics

C/G      F           C/E        D7
As   the businessmen slowly get stoned

G           C         Em               Am    C/G
Yes, theyre sharing a drink they call loneli-ness

C/G     F           G11        C
But its better than drinkin a-lone

PreChorus-

Am       Am/G         D7/F#     F       Am
Da da da de de da        Da da

Am/G  D7/F#    D7           G      G/F     C/E  G7/D  
de de da      da da 

Chorus- 
C         Em               Am          C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 

F         C/E     D7
Sing us a song to-night 

G           C          Em          Am 
well, we're all in the mood for a melody 

C/G  F            G11         C     F/C Cmaj7 
and you've got us feelin' al-right 

Verse 4- 

      C      Em               Am
Its a pretty good crowd for a saturday

C/G     F       C/E        D7     G
And the manager gives me a smile

G        C              Em              Am       C/G
cause he knows that its me they've been comin to see

C/G      F         G11        C      F/C Cmaj7 
To   for-get about life for a while

G11     C     Em            Am       C/G      
And the piano sounds like a carnival

C/G     F          C/E           D7
And the microphone smells like a beer

G        C          Em          Am          C/G
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
C/G      F             G11       C
And say, man, what are you doin' here?

PreChorus-

Am       Am/G         D7/F#     F       Am
Da da da  de de da       Da da

Am/G  D7/F#    D7           G      G/F     C/E  G7/D  
de de da      da da

Chorus- 
C         Em               Am          C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 

F         C/E     D7
Sing us a song to-night 

G           C          Em          Am 
well, we're all in the mood for a melody 

C/G  F            G11         C     F/C Cmaj7 
and you've got us feelin' al-right 

10. She's Always A Woman by Billy Joel

               A7          D              A7             D
1)      She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes.
                          G              Bm     G
        She can ruin your faith with her casual lies.
                A7     D              A7           F#
        And she only reveals what she wants you to see.
            Bm                            G        A7       D
        She hides like a child, but she's always a woman to me.


                Bm    E7                     A      F#m
CHORUS -        Ohhh... she takes care of herself.
                        D           G    Em       A7          D
                She can wait if she wants, she's ahead of her time.
                Dm              G7          C     Am
                Ohhh... and she never gives out,
                                    Bb E         E7          A
                and she never gives in, she just changes her mind.


2)      She can lead you to love, she can take you or leave you.
        She can ask for the truth, but she'll never believe.
        And she'll take what you give her as long it's free.
        She steals like a thief, but she's always a woman to me.

CHORUS

3)      And she'll promise you more than the garden of Eden.
        Then she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding.
        But she brings out the best and the worst you can be.
        Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a women to me.

CHORUS

4)      She's frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel.
        She can do as she pleases, she's nobody's fool.
        But she can't be convicted, she's earned her degree.
        And the most she will do is throw shadows at you,
                but she's always a woman to me.

11. Tell Her About It by Billy Joel

[Capo 3]

Intro- / G - F C / /

Listen, boy, I don't want to see you let
A good thing slip away
You know I don't like watching anybody make
The same mistakes I made
She's a real nice girl and she's always there for you
But a nice girl wouldn't tell you what you should do

/ G - / F C / - / Bm Bb Am - / Cm G Am AmC /

Oh, listen, boy, I'm sure that you think
You got it all under control
You don't want somebody telling you
The way to stay in someone's soul
You're a big boy now and you'll never let her go
But that's just the kind of thing she ought to know

... / Cm G Am GA /

{Refrain}
Tell her about it, tell her everything you feel
Give her every reason to accept that you're for real
Tell her about it, tell her all your crazy dreams
Let her know you need her, let her know how much she means

/ D - F#m - / Bm - Em EmA / -

Listen, boy, it's not automatically
A certain guarantee
To insure yourself you've got to provide
Communication constantly
When you love someone you're always insecure
And there's only one good way to reassure

{As Refrain}
Tell her about it, let her know how much you care
When she can't be with you tell her you wish you were there
Tell her about it everyday before you leave
Pay her some attention, give her something to believe

'Cause now and then she'll get to worrying
Just because you haven't spoken for so long
Though you may not have done anything
Will that be a consolation when she's gone

/ F Dm Eb - / Gm C D - / 1st / Gm C A - /

Listen, boy, it's good information
From a man who's made mistakes
Just a word or two that she gets from you
Could be the difference that it makes
She's a trusting soul, she's put her trust in you
But a girl like that won't tell you what you should do

{Refrain}

Tell her about it, tell her how you feel right now
Tell her about it, the girl don't want to wait too long
You got to tell her about it
Tell her now and you won't go wrong
You got to tell her about it before it gets too late
You got to tell her about it

/ As intro /

12. The River Of Dreams by Billy Joel

 [Intro]
E           Amaj7         B6
    Ohhhhhhh. Ahhhhhh-ah-aahhhh-ahh
E
in the middle of the ... I go walkin' in the
                                      E7
in the middle of the ... I go walkin' in the
A                             Amaj7
in the middle of the ... I go walkin' in the
B
in the middle of the ... -
 
[Verse]
B                    E
In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep
         E7           A     Amaj7    B
From the mountains of faith To a river so deep
                      E             F#m7/E E
I must be looking for something Something sacred I lost
        E7       A.            Amaj7       B
But the river is wide.     And it's too hard to cross
 
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                    B6
Even though I know the river is wide
       Amaj7                    G#m7
I walk down every evening and I stand on the shore
Amaj7                   G#m
  I try to cross to the opposite side
         F#                              B       B6 BmM7
So I can finally find out what I've been looking for
 
[Chorus]
B7 -                  E
 In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep
            E7        A     Amaj7    B
Through the valley of fear To a river so deep
                  A         E        F#m7/E  E
And I've been searching for something Taken out of my soul
          E7            A          Amaj7    B
Something I would never lose  Something somebody stole
 
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                     B6
  I don't know why I go walking at night
            Amaj7                     G#m7
But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore
Amaj7                        G#m
  I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
        F#                             B       B6 BmM7
Until I find what it is that I've been looking for
 
 
 
[Chorus]
B7 -                           E
          In the middle of the night
 
I go walking in my sleep
            E7        A
Through the jungle of doubt
              B
To a river so deep
                         E                        F#m7/E E
I know I'm searching for something (Searching for some- thing)
                               F#m7/E E
Something so undefined (So Un-defi-  ned)
            E7      A
That it can only be seen
       Amaj7       B
By the eyes of the blind
                     E ->
In the middle of the night
 
[Piano Solo Over Chorus Chords]-
Can add extensions if desired.
E        A    B
E        A    B
  
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                    B6
  I'm not sure about a life after this
     Amaj7                    G#m7
God knows I've never been a spiritual man
Amaj7             G#m                   F#
  Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river
                 B        B6 BmM7
That runs to the promised land
 
 
 
[Chorus]
B7 -                                            E
                           In the middle of the night
 
I go walking in my sleep
            E7        A
Through the desert of truth
                B
To the river so deep
           B7     E                 F#m7/E E
We all end in the ocean (end in the o-     cean)
                                    F#m7/E E
We all start in the streams (start  in  the streams)
            E7    A
We're all carried along
Amaj7           B
By the river of dreams
                     E
In the middle of the night
 
 
 
[Outro] (Can add extensions if desired)
E
I go walkin' in the .. in the middle of the
 
I go walkin' in the .. in the middle of the
A
I go walkin' in the .. in the middle of the
B
I go walkin' in the .. in the middle of the

13. Allentown by Billy Joel