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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Billy Joel: Famous Last Words
steady beat - capo 2 frets or one tone higher
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(intro - same as 1st and 2nd verse line):
D G
D G
(verse)
D G
Sitting here in Avalon, looking at the pouring rain
D G
Summertime has come and gone and everybody's home again
A C G
Closing down for the season, I found the last of the souvenirs
A C G
I can still taste the wedding cake and it's sweet after all these years
(chorus)
G C D
These are the last words I have to say
C D
That's why it took so long to write
C D
There will be other words some other day
C D
But that's the story of my life
(verse)
D G
There's comfort in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall
D G
They're pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the Legion Hall
A C G
They swept away all the streamers after the Labor Day parade
A C G
There's Nothing left for a dreamer now, only one final serenade
(chorus)
G C D
And these are the last words I have to say
C D
Before another age goes by
C D
With all those other songs I'll have to play
C D A G
But that's the story of my life
(bridge)
G C G D
And it's so clear standing here where I am
F C G
Ain't that what justice is for?
Bb F Bb C G D
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn anymore
(verse - 1st und 2nd line instrumental)
D G
D G
A C G
Stack the chairs on the table tops, hang the sheets on the chandeliers
A C G
It slows down but it never stops, ain't it sweet after all these years
(chorus)
G C D
And these are the last words I have to say
C D
It's always hard to say goodbye
C D
But now it's time to put this book away
C D
But that's the story of my life
(chorus)
G C D
These are the last words I have to say
C D
That's why it took so long to write
C D
There will be other words some other day
C D
Ain't that the story of my life
(chorus)
G C D
These are the last words I have to say
C D
Before another age goes by
C D
With all those other songs I'll have to play
C D
Ain't that the story of my life
(chorus - instrumental fade out)
G C D
steady beat - capo 2 frets or one tone higher
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(intro - same as 1st and 2nd verse line):
D G
D G
(verse)
D G
Sitting here in Avalon, looking at the pouring rain
D G
Summertime has come and gone and everybody's home again
A C G
Closing down for the season, I found the last of the souvenirs
A C G
I can still taste the wedding cake and it's sweet after all these years
(chorus)
G C D
These are the last words I have to say
C D
That's why it took so long to write
C D
There will be other words some other day
C D
But that's the story of my life
(verse)
D G
There's comfort in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall
D G
They're pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the Legion Hall
A C G
They swept away all the streamers after the Labor Day parade
A C G
There's Nothing left for a dreamer now, only one final serenade
(chorus)
G C D
And these are the last words I have to say
C D
Before another age goes by
C D
With all those other songs I'll have to play
C D A G
But that's the story of my life
(bridge)
G C G D
And it's so clear standing here where I am
F C G
Ain't that what justice is for?
Bb F Bb C G D
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn anymore
(verse - 1st und 2nd line instrumental)
D G
D G
A C G
Stack the chairs on the table tops, hang the sheets on the chandeliers
A C G
It slows down but it never stops, ain't it sweet after all these years
(chorus)
G C D
And these are the last words I have to say
C D
It's always hard to say goodbye
C D
But now it's time to put this book away
C D
But that's the story of my life
(chorus)
G C D
These are the last words I have to say
C D
That's why it took so long to write
C D
There will be other words some other day
C D
Ain't that the story of my life
(chorus)
G C D
These are the last words I have to say
C D
Before another age goes by
C D
With all those other songs I'll have to play
C D
Ain't that the story of my life
(chorus - instrumental fade out)
G C D
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