Billy Joel – Allentown chords ver. 4
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allentown - Billy Joel --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Billy Joel Allentown (1982) (Billy Joel) From: "The Nylon Curtain" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS e-B-G-D-A-E C(add9) 0-3-0-2-3-x *Em 3-0-0-2-x-x G/B 3-3-0-0-2-x *G/B x-3-0-0-2-x Gsus4 3-1-0-0-x-3 Em7 0-3-0-2-2-0 Asus4 0-3-2-2-0-x D 2-3-2-0-x-x Dsus2 0-3-2-0-x-x Am7 3-1-2-2-0-x D7sus4 3-1-2-0-x-x Gsus2 3-x-2-0-x-3 F#m/A 2-2-2-4-0-x G6 0-0-0-0-x-3 D/F# 2-3-2-0-x-2 G/C x-3-0-0-3-x G/F 3-0-0-0-x-1 Bb/F 1-3-3-3-x-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------INTRO *Em *Em C(add9) D G/B C(add9) D G/B C(add9)e|0-0-0-0-3-2---3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|--0-0-0-3-2---3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|B|3-3-3-3-0-3---3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-0-3---3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|G|0-0-0-0-0-2---0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-2---0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|D|2-2-2-2-2-0---0-|--x-x-x-x-x-0-2-|--2-2-2-2-0---0-|--x-x-x-x-x-0-2-|A|3-3-3-3-------2-|--2-2-2-2-2---3-|--3-3-3-------2-|--2-2-2-2-2---3-|E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|*Em Gsus4 C(add9) D G Ge|--0-0-0-3-2-----|3-3-3-3---------|B|--3-3-3-0-3-----|0-1-1-0---------|G|--0-0-0-0-2-----|0-0-0-0---------|D|--2-2-2-2-0-----|0-0-0-0---------|A|--3-3-3---------|x-x-x-x---------|E|----------------|3-3-3-3---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO (see above) | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | | C(add9) *Em D | G Gsus4 G |Em7 Asus4 D Dsus2 DWell we're living here in Allen-townAm7 D7sus4 G Gsus2 GAnd they're closing all the factories downEm7 A BmOut in Bethlehem they're killing timeF#m/A G6 D/F# Asus4 AFilling out forms, standing in lineEm7 Asus4 D Dsus2 DWell our fathers fought the Second World WarAm7 D7sus4 G Gsus2 GSpent their weekends on the Jersey shoreEm7 A BmMet our mothers in the USOF#m/A G6 D/F# Asus AAsked them to dance, danced with them slowEm7 Asus4 D Dsus4 Dsus2 D (break)And we're living here in AllentownF/A G/B C G/C CBut the restlessness was handed downAm D7sus4 D7 | Em *G/B | C D |And it's getting very hard to stayINTRO (see above) | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | | C(add9) *Em D | G Gsus4 G |Em7 Asus4 D Dsus2 DWell we're waiting here in Allen-townAm7 D7sus4 G Gsus2 GFor the Pennsylvania we never foundEm7 A BmFor the promises our teachers gaveF#m/A G6 D/F# Asus4 AIf we worked hard, if we behavedEm7 Asus4 D Dsus2 DSo the graduations hang on the wallAm7 D7sus4 G Gsus2 GBut they never really helped us at allEm7 A BmNo they never taught us what was realF#m/A G6 D/F# Asus4 AIron and coke, chromium steelEm7 Asus4 D Dsus2 D (break)And we're waiting here in AllentownF/A G/B C G/C CBut they've taken all the coal from the groundAm D7sus4 D7 | Em *G/B | C D |And the union people crawled a-wayINTRO (see above, first half) | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | C(add9) *Em D | [F]F G/F F Every child had a pretty good shotF G/F Bb/F To get at least as far as their old man gotF G/F F But something happened on the way to that placeF G C [Cadd9] They threw an American flag in our faceINTRO (see above) | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | | C(add9) *Em D | G Gsus4 G |Em7 Asus4 D Dsus2 DWell I'm living here in Allen-townF/A G/B C G/C CAnd it's hard to keep a good man downAm D7sus4 D7 | Em *G/B | C D |But I won't be getting up to-dayINTRO (see above, first half) | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | C(add9) *Em D | [F] | F G/F | F | F G/F | Bb/F | F G/F | F | F G |2/4 C | INTRO (see above)| C(add9) *Em D | G/B | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | And it's| C(add9) *Em D | Em *G/B | C D | Getting very hard to stay[down up down up]Am D7sus4 G Gsus4 Gsus2 GAnd we're living here in Allentown