My Life Billy Joel
My Life - Billy Joel
Intro rhythms are irregular, refer to the recording for details.
INTRO A:
G/D D G/D D G/D D (x4)
INTRO B:
G/D D Ebmaj7/C Ebmaj7/F F7 Bb (x2)
VERSE:
[D]Got a call from an [D/F#]old friend
We used to be [G]real close
[A]Said he couldn't go on the American [D]way[G/D]
[D]Closed the shop, sold the [D/F#]house
Bought a ticket to the [G]West Coast
[A]Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.[D]A.
(REPEAT INTRO B)
CHORUS:
[D]I don't need you to [D/F#]worry for me cause I'm [G]alright
[A]I don't want you to tell me it's time to come [D]home[G/D]
[D]I don't care what you [D/F#]say anymore, this is [G]my life[G] [D/F#] [Em] [D]
[A]Go ahead with your own life, and leave me [Bm]alone
I never said you had to offer me a [F#7/C#]second chance
[D7]I never said I was a victim of [E]circumstance
[G]I still be[D/F#]long, [F#7]don't get me [Bm]wrong
[E7]And you can speak your mind
But [G/A]not [A]on [G/A]my [A]time
VERSE:
[D]They will tell you you [D/F#]can't sleep alone in a [G]strange place[G] [D/F#] [Em] [D]
[A]Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody [D]else[G/D]
[D]But sooner or [D/F#]later you sleep in your [G]own space[G] [D/F#] [Em] [D]
[A]Either way it's okay you wake up with your[D]self
(REPEAT INTRO B)
CHORUS:
[D]I don't need you to [D/F#]worry for me cause I'm [G]alright
[A]I don't want you to tell me it's time to come [D]home[G/D]
[D]I don't care what you [D/F#]say anymore, this is [G]my life[G] [D/F#] [Em] [D]
[A]Go ahead with your own life, and leave me [Bm]alone
I never said you had to offer me a [F#7/C#]second chance
[D7]I never said I was a victim of [E]circumstance
[G]I still be[D/F#]long, [F#7]don't get me [Bm]wrong
[E7]And you can speak your mind
But [G/A]not [A]on [G/A]my [A]time
SOLO (INSTRUMENTAL VERSE):
[D] [D/F#] [G]
[A] [D]
CHORUS:
[D]I don't care what you [D/F#]say anymore, this is [G]my life[G] [D/F#] [Em] [D]
[A]Go ahead with your own life, and leave me a[D]lone
OUTRO:
(REPEAT INTRO B TO FADEOUT)
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