Artist: Billy Joel
Song: Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
Album: The Stranger
Year: 1977
Tabbed by DoteStudios
Email is undermywheels71@gmail.com
Keys
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide up neck
/ = slide down neck
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
m = don't let the note ring
Here is my tab for one of the greatest Billy Joel songs, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)."
guitar riff in this song is awesome and catchy.
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D-m-------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--3--------------------3---|
E------5--4--3------------0----1----3/5-------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-m-----------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--4--3-------------------0--3--|
E------5--4--3---------------0----1----0h1--------|
"Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his pennies for some day"
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D---m-------------------------------------------|
A-3/5---------------5--3--------------------3---|
E--------5--4--3------------0----1----3/5-------|
"Mama Leone left a note on the door
She said "Sonny move out to the country"
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-m----------------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--4--3-------------------0--3--3/5--|
E------5--4--3---------------0----1----0h1-------------|
"Ah but working too hard can give you
A heart attack, ack, ack, ack, ack, ack
You ought-a know by now"
"Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
Is that all you get for your money?"
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-m---------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--3--------------|
E------5--4--3------------0----1----|
"And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin up then I'm...movin out"
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A------5----3--------------4----5--------------5------------|
E-6--------------6----5--------------5----6---------0-------|
"Mm I' movin' out"
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D-m-------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--3--------------------3---|
E------5--4--3------------0----1----3/5-------|
"Mm oo oo uh huh mm hm"
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-m-----------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--4--3-------------------0--3--|
E------5--4--3---------------0----1----0h1--------|
"Sergeant O'Leary is walkin the beat
At night he becomes a bartender"
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D---m-------------------------------------------|
A-3/5---------------5--3--------------------3---|
E--------5--4--3------------0----1----3/5-------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/billy_joel/movin_out_tab.html ]
"He works at Mister Cacciatores down on Sullivan Street
Across from the medical center"
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-m----------------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--4--3-------------------0--3--3/5--|
E------5--4--3---------------0----1----0h1-------------|
"And he's tradin in his Chevy for
A Cadillac ack ack ack ack ack
You ought-a know by now"
"If he can't drive with a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders"
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-m---------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--3--------------|
E------5--4--3------------0----1----|
"And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin up then I'm...movin out"
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A------5----3--------------4----5--------------5------------|
E-6--------------6----5--------------5----6---------0-------|
"Mm I' movin' out"
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D-m-------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--3--------------------3---|
E------5--4--3------------0----1----3/5-------|
"Mm oo oo uh huh mm hm"
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-m----------------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--4--3-------------------0--3--3/5--|
E------5--4--3---------------0----1----0h1-------------|
"You should never argue with a crazy mi mi mi mi mi mind
You ought-a know by now"
"You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
Is that all you get for your money"
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D-m-------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--3--------------------3---|
E------5--4--3------------0----1----3/5-------|
"And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin up then I'm...movin out"
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A------5----3--------------4----5--------------5------------|
E-6--------------6----5--------------5----6---------0-------|
"Mm I' movin' out"
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D-m-------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--3--------------------3---|
E------5--4--3------------0----1----3/5-------|
"Mm oo oo uh huh mm hm"
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-m---------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5--4--3-------------------0---|
E------5--4--3---------------0----1----0h1------|
Break
(Car Driving off)
"I'm movin' out!"
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------10----13---12--12---10--10---------------------------------------|
G-11h12---------------------------------------9---9/12---11--11------11---| 3x
D--------------------------------------11h12------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
