My Life - Billy Joel
Intro rhythms are irregular, refer to the recording for details.
INTRO A:
G/D D G/D D G/D D (x4)
INTRO B:
G/D D Ebmaj7/C Ebmaj7/F F7 Bb (x2)
VERSE:
D D/F#
Got a call from an old friend
G
We used to be real close
A D G/D
Said he couldn't go on the American way
D D/F#
Closed the shop, sold the house
G
Bought a ticket to the West Coast
A D
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.
(REPEAT INTRO B)
CHORUS:
D D/F# G
I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
A D G/D
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
D D/F# G G D/F# Em D
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
A Bm
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
F#7/C#
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
D7 E
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
G D/F# F#7 Bm
I still belong, don't get me wrong
E7
And you can speak your mind
G/A A G/A A
But not on my time
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VERSE:
D D/F# G G D/F# Em D
They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
A D G/D
Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody else
D D/F# G G D/F# Em D
But sooner or later you sleep in your own space
A D
Either way it's okay you wake up with yourself
(REPEAT INTRO B)
CHORUS:
D D/F# G
I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
A D G/D
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
D D/F# G G D/F# Em D
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
A Bm
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
F#7/C#
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
D7 E
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
G D/F# F#7 Bm
I still belong, don't get me wrong
E7
And you can speak your mind
G/A A G/A A
But not on my time
SOLO (INSTRUMENTAL VERSE):
D D/F# G
A D
CHORUS:
D D/F# G G D/F# Em D
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
A D
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
OUTRO:
(REPEAT INTRO B TO FADEOUT)
