Billy Joel - Allentown

Well ^Emwe're living h^Aere^D in Allentown And ^Amthey'r^De c^Glosing all the factories down Ou^Emt in Bethlehem th^Aey'^Bmre killing time Fi^Alling out^G for^D/F#ms - S^D/Atand

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in^Ag in line Well ou^Emr father^As fou^Dght the Second World War Spen^Amt their we^Deke^Gnds on the Jersey Shore Met our^Em mothe^Ars i^Bmn the USO Aske^Ad the^Gm to ^D/F#dance,^D/A Dan

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ce^Ad with them slow An^Emd we're ^Alivin^Dg here in Allentown

Bu^F/At the r^G/Bestless^Cness was handed down An^Amd it's^D ge^Emttin^G/Bg ver^Cy h^Dard to stay

Well^Em we're ^Awaiti^Dng here in Allentown For ^Amthe ^DPen^Gnsylvania we never found Fo^Emr the ^Apro^Bmmises our teachers gave If^A we worke^Gd hard ^D/F#, If we^A behaved So th^Eme graduat^Aions ^Dhang on the wall Bu^Amt they neve^Dr real^Gly helped us at all No they^Em never^A taug^Bmht us what was real Iron^A and ^Gcok^D/F#e - And chr^Aomium steel

An^Emd we're waiti^Ang he^Dre in Allentown Bu^F/At they'^G/Bve take^Cn all the coal from the ground An^Amd the ^Duni^Emon p^G/Beople^C cr^Dawled away

^FEvery^G/F child ^Fhad a pretty good shot ^FTo ge^G/Ft at le^Bb/Fast as far as their old man got ^FBut s^G/Fomethin^Fg happened on the way to that place ^FThey ^G/Fthrew an American flag in our face

We^Emll I'm l^Aiving^D here in Allentown And ^F/Ait's ha^G/Brd to^C keep a good man down Bu^Amt I wo^Dn't^Em be ^G/Bgetti^Cng ^Dup today - ay - ay

An^Cd it'^Ds g^Emetti^G/Bng ve^Cry ^Dhard to stay And ^Amwe'r^De l^Giving here in Allentown