Biography:
Billy Joel (born William Martin Joel on May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York, USA) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become a multi-million-selling recording artist. Joel recorded many popular hit songs and albums from 1971 until he stopped recording pop/rock music in 1993. He is one of the very few rock (or even pop) artists to have Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s.
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Other songs:
- Allentown
- And So It Goes
- Big Shot
- Captain Jack
- Christie Lee
- Don't Ask Me Why
- Down Easter Alexa
- Goodnight My Angel (+goodnight Moon By Eric Whitacre)
- Goodnight Saigon
- Honesty
- It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
- Just The Way You Are
- Laura
- Longest Time
- Lullabye (goodnight, My Angel)
- Movin' Out
- Movin' Out (anthony's Song)
- My Life
- New York State Of Mind
- Only The Good Die Young
- Piano Man
- River Of Dreams
- Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
- She's Always A Woman
- She's Got A Way
- She's Got A Way (live Version)
- The Longest Time
- The Stranger
- Two Thousand Years
- Uptown Girl
- Vienna
- We Didn't Start The Fire
- You May Be Right
- It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
- She’s Always A Woman To Me
- Vienna Waits For You
- 52Nd Street
- A Matter Of Trust
- Aint No Crime
- All About Soul
- All For Leyna
- Always A Woman
- An Innocent Man
- Angry Young Man
- Baby Grand
- Ballad Of Billy The Kid
- Big Man On Mulberry Street
- Blonde Over Blue
- Cetait Toi You Were The One
- Christmas In Fallujah
- Close To The Borderline
- Dont Ask Me Why
- Down Easters Alexa
- Entertainer
- Everybody Has A Dream
- Everybody Loves You Now
- Falling Of The Rain
- Famous Last Words
- Get It Right The First Time
- Getting Closer
- Goodnight My Angel
- Got To Begin Again
- Great Suburban Showdown
- Half A Mile Away
- Hey Girl
- I Dont Want To Be Alone
- I Go To Extremes
- If I Only Had The Words To Tell You
- Its Still Rock And Roll To Me
- Ive Loved These Days
- James
- Keeping The Faith
- Last Of The Big Time Spenders
- Leave A Tender Moment Alone
- Leningrad
- Light As The Breeze
- Los Angelenos
- Lullabye Goodnight My Angel
- Maybe Im Amazed
- Miami 2017
- Modern Woman
- Movin Out
- No Mans Land
- Oyster Bay
- Pressure
- Roberta
- Rosalindas Eyes
- Say Goodbye To Hollywood
- Shades Of Grey
- Shameless
- Shes Always A Woman
- Shes Got A Way
- Shes Right On Time
- Sleeping With The Television On
- Sometimes A Fantasy
- Somewhere Along The Line
- Souvenir
- State Of Grace
- Stop In Nevada
- Storm Front
- Streetlife Serenader
- Summer Highland Falls
- Surprises
- Tell Her About It
- Temptation
- The Night Is Still Young
- The River Of Dreams
- This Is The Time
- This Night
- Through The Long Night
- To Make You Feel My Love
- Tomorrow Is Today
- Travelin Prayer
- Turn Around
- Until The Night
- We Didnt Start The Fire
- Weekend Song
- Wheres The Orchestra
- Why Judy Why
- Why Should I Worry
- Worse Comes To Worst
- You Can Make Me Free
- You Look So Good To Me
- Youre My Home
- Youre Only Human
- Zanzibar
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The Entertainer
Streetlife Serenade, 1975
Billy Joel (Greatest of all time)
Chords Used: G:320033 Cmaj7:x32000
C:x32010 Am:x02210
D:xx0232 G/B:x2003x
NO CAPO
note: all "G/B" chords are just two quick downstrums
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G C
I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand
C G/B C D
Another Serenader and another long-haired band
G C
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts
Cmaj7 D
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
Am Cmaj7
And I won't be here in another year
D G
If I don't stay on the charts
[Verse 2]
G C
I am the entertainer and I've had to pay my price
C G/B C D
The things I did not know at first I learned by doin' twice
G C
Ah, but still they come to haunt me, still they want their say
Cmaj7 D
So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants
Am Cmaj7
I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check
D G
And they go their merry way
[Verse 3]
G C
I am the entertainer, been all around the world
C G/B C D
I've played all kinds of palaces and laid all kinds of girls
G C
I can't remember faces, I don't remember names
Cmaj7 D
Ah, but what the hell, You know it's just as well
Am Cmaj7
'Cause after a while and a thousand miles
D G
It all becomes the same
[Verse 4]
G C
I am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs
C G/B C D
I'd like to spend a day or two, but I can't stay that long
G C
No, I've got to meet expenses, I got to stay in line
Cmaj7 D
Gotta get those fees to the agencies
Am C
And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay
D G
So I just don't have the time
[Verse 5]
G C
I am the entertainer, I come to do my show
C G/B C D
You've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio
G C
Ah, it took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
Cmaj7 D
It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long
Am C
If you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit
D G
So they cut it down to 3:05
[Verse 6]
G C
I am the entertainer, the idol of my age
C G/B C D
I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage
G C
Ah, you've seen me in the papers, I've been in the magazines
Cmaj7 D
But if I go cold I won't get sold
Am C
I'll get put in the back in the discount rack
D G
Like another can of beans
[Verse 7]
G(let ring) C(let ring)
I am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand
C(let ring) G/B C D
Another Serenader and another long-haired band
G(let ring) C(let ring)
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts
Cmaj7 D
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
Am Cmaj7
I won't be here in another year
D G
If I don't stay on the charts
Streetlife Serenade, 1975
Billy Joel (Greatest of all time)
Chords Used: G:320033 Cmaj7:x32000
C:x32010 Am:x02210
D:xx0232 G/B:x2003x
NO CAPO
note: all "G/B" chords are just two quick downstrums
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G C
I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand
C G/B C D
Another Serenader and another long-haired band
G C
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts
Cmaj7 D
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
Am Cmaj7
And I won't be here in another year
D G
If I don't stay on the charts
[Verse 2]
G C
I am the entertainer and I've had to pay my price
C G/B C D
The things I did not know at first I learned by doin' twice
G C
Ah, but still they come to haunt me, still they want their say
Cmaj7 D
So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants
Am Cmaj7
I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check
D G
And they go their merry way
[Verse 3]
G C
I am the entertainer, been all around the world
C G/B C D
I've played all kinds of palaces and laid all kinds of girls
G C
I can't remember faces, I don't remember names
Cmaj7 D
Ah, but what the hell, You know it's just as well
Am Cmaj7
'Cause after a while and a thousand miles
D G
It all becomes the same
[Verse 4]
G C
I am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs
C G/B C D
I'd like to spend a day or two, but I can't stay that long
G C
No, I've got to meet expenses, I got to stay in line
Cmaj7 D
Gotta get those fees to the agencies
Am C
And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay
D G
So I just don't have the time
[Verse 5]
G C
I am the entertainer, I come to do my show
C G/B C D
You've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio
G C
Ah, it took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
Cmaj7 D
It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long
Am C
If you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit
D G
So they cut it down to 3:05
[Verse 6]
G C
I am the entertainer, the idol of my age
C G/B C D
I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage
G C
Ah, you've seen me in the papers, I've been in the magazines
Cmaj7 D
But if I go cold I won't get sold
Am C
I'll get put in the back in the discount rack
D G
Like another can of beans
[Verse 7]
G(let ring) C(let ring)
I am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand
C(let ring) G/B C D
Another Serenader and another long-haired band
G(let ring) C(let ring)
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts
Cmaj7 D
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
Am Cmaj7
I won't be here in another year
D G
If I don't stay on the charts
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