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SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT Words & Music by Billy Joel Album: The Stranger (1977) INTRO: F Bb C Bb
FA bottle of white, Bba bottle of red CPerhaps a bottle of roBbse insteadF CGet a table C/Bbnear the Amstreet Am/Bb C In our old familiar place You and I, Bbface to Cface, Bbum umm FA bottle of red, Bba bottle of white CIt all depends on your BbappeFtite GI'll meet you G/Aanytime G/Byou Cwant In our IC/DtaliC/Ean ReFstaurantBb
SAX SOLO: C F Bb C F Bb Eb G# Eb G# D
GThings are okay with me these days GGot a good job, got a good office CGot a new wife, Am7got a new life And the Dfamily's fine D D Oh, Gwe lost touch long ago GYou lost weight I did not know CYou could ever Am7look so nice after Dso much time
Do you reEbmember those days hanging Bbout at the village Fgreen EbEngineer boots, leather Bbjackets and tight blue Fjeans Woah you drop a Ebdime in the box play the Bbsong about New OrFleans EbCold beer, Bbhot lights CMy sweet roDmantic teenage Gnights
RAGTIME BIT: G C Am D G C Am D PIANO SOLO: G G G G/F G/E D G G/F G/E D
GOh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh GOh, oh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh
GBrenda and Eddie were the popular steadies And the Dking and the queen of the promD C GRiding around with the G/Bcar top down and the Cradio on GNobody looked any DfinerD C Or was Gmore of a hit at the CParkway Diner GWe never knew we could Fwant more than that out of Elife Surely AmBrenda and Am/BEddie would Calways know Dhow to surGvive
Oh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh GOh, oh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh
GBrenda and Eddy were still going steady in the Dsummer of seventy five D C GWhen they decided the G/Bmarriage would be at the Cend of July GEveryone said they were Dcrazy D C GBrenda you know that you're Cmuch too lazy GEddie could never afFford to live that kind of Elife Oh, but Amthere we were Am/Bwaving CBrenda and DEddie goodGbye
Oh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh
Well, they Cgot an apartment with deep pile carpet And a Dcouple of paintings from GSears A Cbig waterbed that they bought with the bread They had Dsaved for a couple of Gyears They Cstarted to fight when the money got tight And they Djust didn't count on the Emtears, woh Amoh, woh oh...yeah rock n roll
SAX SOLO: G D G G/B C G D D C G C G F E Am Am/B C D
GOh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh
Well, they Clived for a while in a very nice style But it's Dalways the same in the endG They Cgot a divorce as a matter of course And they Dparted the closest of friendsG Then the Cking and the queen went back to the green But you can Dnever go back there aEmgain, oh Amoh, oh Doh
GBrenda and Eddie had had it already by the Dsummer of seventy fiveD C From the Ghigh to the low to the G/Bend of the show For the Crest of their lives They Gcouldn't go back to the DgreasersD C The Gbest they could do was pick Cup their pieces GWe always knew they would Fboth find a way to get Eby AmThat's all I Am/Bheard about CBrenda and DEddie AmCan't tell you Am/Bmore cause I Ctold you alDready And Amhere we are Am/Bwaving CBrenda and DEddie goodGbye
Oh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh GOh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh GOh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh
RUN DOWN: (NOTES) F E D C B A C Bb A G F E
F BbYeah yeah CyeahBb F C C/Bb Am Am/Bb C Bb C Bb
FA bottle of red, Bboooh a bottle of white CWhatever kind of mood you're Bbin toFnight GI'll meet you G/Aanytime G/Byou Cwant In our IC/DtaliC/Ean ReFstaurantBb
SAX OUTRO: C F Bb C F Bb Dm Em F G C Notes: ' Run Down: There are no chords to fit over this part, the whole band plays the run down: E-----------------| B----------------| G-----------------| D-320-------------| A----320-310------| E-----------310---|