Billy Joel - Famous Last Words

billy joel : famous last words

intro
C | C/A# | F/A | Fm/G# | 2

xverse
C | C/A# | F/A | Fm/G# |
sitting here in avalon , looking at the pouring rain
C | C/A# | F/A | Fm/G# |
summertime has come and gone and everybody’s home again
Gadd9 G | G | A#/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
A# F/A C/G |
years

chorus
F – F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
these are the last words i have to say
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
that’s why it took so long to write
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
there will be other words some other day
F/A | A# |
but that’s the story of my life

( verse )
C | C/A# | F/A | Fm/G# |
comfort in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall
C | C/A# | F/A | Fm/G# |
they’re pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the legion hall
Gadd9 G | G | A#/F | F |
they swept away all the streamers after the labor day parade
G | G | Am7 | A# F/A C/G |
there’s nothing left for a dreamer now , only one final serenade

chorus
F – F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
these are the last words i have to say
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
before another age goes by
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
with all those other songs i’ll have to play
F/A | A# F/A | G F |
but that’s the story of my life

bridge
D# | A# | F | C/F |
and it’s so clear standing here where i Am
D# | A# | F | F |
ain’t that what justice is for?
Fm | D# | A# | F/A |
frankly , my dear , i don’t give a damn anymore

verse *
C | C/A# | F/A | Fm/G# | 2

xg | G | A#/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
A# F/A C/G |
years

chorus *
F – F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
and these are the last words i have to say
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
it’s always hard to say goodbye
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
but now it’s time to put this book away
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
but that’s the story of my life

F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
these are the last words i have to say
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
that’s why it took so long to write
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
there will be other words some other day
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
ain’t that the story of my life

( chorus )
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
these are the last words i have to say
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
before another age goes by
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
with all those other songs i’ll have to play
F/A | A# | C | C/A# |
ain’t that the story of my life

F/A | A# | C | C/A# | 2

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