Tuning: E A D G B E

THE DOWNEASTER "ALEXA" Billy Joel [Intro] Am - Em - G - Am 2x [Verse 1]

Well I'm^C on the Down^G- easter ^AmA- lexa And I'm^C cruising throu^Ggh Block Isla^Fnd Sound. I have^F chartered ^Ca course to t^Dmhe Vineyard. But to-^C night I a^Gm Nantuc^Fket boun^Cd

[Chorus 1]

^F We took o^Gn diesel back ^Cin Montauk yes^Fter- day, ^F And left thi^Gs morning from t^Amhe bell in Gardin^G/Ber's Bay. ^F Like all t^Ghe locals here I'^Cve had to sell^F my home, ^F Too proud t^Go leave, I worked ^Ammy fingers to ^G/Bthe bone

[Verse 2]

So I could^C own my Dow^Gn- easter ^AmA- lexa And I ^Cgo where th^Ge ocean ^Fis deep. There are^F giants o^Cut there in t^Dmhe canyons. And a^C good captai^Gn can't fall ^Fa- slee^Cp

[Chorus 2]

^F I go^Gt bills to pay ^Cand children who n^Feed clothes. ^F I know there'^Gs fish out there b^Amut where, God o^G/Bnly knows. ^F They say the^Gse waters are^Cn't what they used^F to be. ^F But I've g^Got people back ^Amon land who count^G/B on me.

[Bridge]

So when you^C see my Down^G- easter ^AmA- lexa And if you^C work with th^Ge rod and t^Fhe reel, Tell my^F wife I a^Cm trolling A^Dmt- lantis, And I^C still have m^Gy hands on t^Fhe wheel.

[Instrumental Bridge] Am - Em - G - Am 2x Em - G - D - Em Am - Em - G - Am [Verse 3]

Now I^C drive my Dow^Gn- easter ^AmA- lexa More and^C more miles fro^Gm shore ev^F'ry year, Since they^F told me ^CI can't sell ^Dmno stripers. And there's^C no luck i^Gn sword fishi^Fng here.

[Chorus 3]

^F I was ^Ga bayman like ^Cmy father was ^Fbe- fore. ^F Can't make ^Ga living as ^Ama bayman a^G/Bny- more. ^F There ain't muc^Gh future for^C a man who works ^Fthe sea. ^F But there ain't n^Go island left f^Amor islanders l^G/Bike me.

[Interlude]

Ya, ya,^C ya^Ga a^Amaa yo Ya, ya,^C ya^Ga a^Amaa yo Ya, ya,^C ya^Ga a^Amaa yo Ya, ya,^C ya^Ga a^Amaa yo

G/B x20003 not the 1th version. i added and changed some chords. credit to the others

Billy Joel - Downeaster alexa