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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allentown - Billy Joel --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Billy Joel Allentown (1982) (Billy Joel) From: "The Nylon Curtain" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E C(add9) x-3-2-0-3-0 *Em x-x-2-0-0-3 G/B x-2-0-0-3-3 *G/B x-2-0-0-3-x Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3 Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0 Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0 D x-x-0-2-3-2 Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0 Am7 x-0-2-2-1-3 D7sus4 x-x-0-2-1-3 Gsus2 3-x-0-2-x-3 F#m/A x-0-4-2-2-2 G6 3-x-0-0-0-0 D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2 G/C x-3-0-0-3-x G/F 1-x-0-0-0-3 Bb/F 1-x-3-3-3-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 G e|--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 |
Well we're Em7living here in Asus4Allen-DtowDsus2n D And they're Am7closing all the D7sus4factories GdowGsus2n G Out in Em7Bethlehem they're Akilling Bmtime F#m/AFilling out G6forms, D/F#standing in Asus4line A
Well our Em7fathers fought the Asus4Second World DWarDsus2 D Spent their Am7weekends on the D7sus4Jersey shorGe Gsus2 G Met our Em7mothers in the AUSBmO F#m/AAsked them to G6dance, D/F#danced with them sAsuslow A Em7 Asus4 D Dsus4 Dsus2 D (break) And we're living here in Allentown
But the F/Arestlessness was G/Bhanded dCownG/C C Am D7sus4 D7 | Em *G/B | C D | And it's getting very hard to stay
INTRO (see above) | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | | C(add9) *Em D | G Gsus4 G |
Well we're Em7waiting here in Asus4Allen-DtowDsus2n D For the Am7Pennsylvania D7sus4we never GfouGsus2nd G For the Em7promises our Ateachers gBmave F#m/AIf we worked G6hard, D/F#if we beAsus4haved A
So the Em7graduations Asus4hang on the wDallDsus2 D But they Am7never really D7sus4helped us at aGll Gsus2 G No they Em7never taught us Awhat was Bmreal F#m/AIron and G6coke, D/F#chromium stAsus4eel A Em7 Asus4 D Dsus2 D (break) And we're waiting here in Allentown
But they've F/Ataken all the G/Bcoal from the grCounG/Cd C Am D7sus4 D7 | Em *G/B | C D | And the union people crawled a-way
INTRO (see above, first half) | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | C(add9) *Em D | [F]
F Every child G/Fhad a pretFty good shot F To get at least G/Fas far as their Bb/Fold man got F But something haG/Fppened on the way Fto that place F G C [Cadd9] They threw an American flag in our face
INTRO (see above) | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | C(add9) *Em D | G/B | | C(add9) *Em D | G Gsus4 G |
Well I'm Em7living here in Asus4Allen-DtowDsus2n D And it's F/Ahard to keep a G/Bgood man CdowG/Cn C Am D7sus4 D7 | Em *G/B | C D | But I won't be getting up to-day
INTRO (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]
And we're Amliving here in D7sus4Allentown G Gsus4 Gsus2 G