Billy Joel – Famous Last Words chords

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Billy Joel: Famous Last Words

Intro
C | C/Bb | F/A | Fm/Ab | 2X

Verse
C | C/Bb | F/A | Fm/Ab | Sitting here in Avalon, looking at the pouring rain
C | C/Bb | F/A | Fm/Ab | Summertime has come and gone and everybody's home again
Gadd9 – G | G | Bb/F | F |Closing down for the season, I found the last of the souvenirs
G | G | Am7 |I can still taste the wedding cake and it's sweet after all these
Bb – F/A – C/G |years
Chorus
F - F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |These are the last words I have to say
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |That's why it took so long to write
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |There will be other words some other day
F/A | Bb | But that's the story of my life
(verse)
C | C/Bb | F/A | Fm/Ab | Comfort in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall
C | C/Bb | F/A | Fm/Ab | They're pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the Legion Hall
Gadd9 – G | G | Bb/F | F |They swept away all the streamers after the Labor Day parade
G | G | Am7 | Bb – F/A – C/G |There's Nothing left for a dreamer now, only one final serenade
Chorus
F - F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |These are the last words I have to say
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |Before another age goes by
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |With all those other songs I'll have to play
F/A | Bb – F/A | G – F | But that's the story of my life
Bridge
Eb | Bb | F | C/F |And it's so clear standing here where I am
Eb | Bb | F | F |Ain't that what justice is for?
Fm | Eb | Bb | F/A |Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn anymore
Verse* C | C/Bb | F/A | Fm/Ab | 2X
G | G | Bb/F | F |Stack the chairs on the table tops, hang the sheets on the chandeliers
G | G | Am7 |It slows down but it never stops, ain't it sweet after all these
Bb – F/A – C/G |years
Chorus*
F - F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |And these are the last words I have to say
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |It's always hard to say goodbye
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |But now it's time to put this book away
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |But that's the story of my life
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |These are the last words I have to say
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |That's why it took so long to write
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |There will be other words some other day
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |Ain't that the story of my life
(chorus)
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |These are the last words I have to say
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |Before another age goes by
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |With all those other songs I'll have to play
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb |Ain't that the story of my life
F/A | Bb | C | C/Bb | 2X This is the whole song 100% correct tab, have fun!!
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