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
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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You're having a hard time and lately you don't feel so good
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Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You're getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood
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Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
It's alright It's alright Sometimes that's what it takes
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Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You're only human you're allowed to make your share of mistakes
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[Pre-Chorus]
Fm7 Eb
You better believe there will be times in your life
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When you'll be feeling like a stumbling fool
Fm7 Eb
So take it from me you'll learn more from your accidents
Cm7 F7
Than anything that you could ever learn at school
[Chorus]
Bb Eb Ab
Don't forget your second wind
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Eb Ab
Sooner or' later you'll get your second wind
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Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
[Verse 2]
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
It's not always easy to be living in this world of pain
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You're gonna be crashing into stone walls again and again
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
It's alright It's alright Though you feel your heart break
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You're only human You're gonna have to deal with heartache
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm7 Eb
Just like a boxer in a title fight
D Gm Gb7#5
You got to walk in that ring all alone
Fm7 Eb
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
Cm7 F7
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own
[Chorus]
Bb Eb Ab
Don't forget your second wind
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Eb Ab
Wait in that corner until that breeze blows in
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[Bridge]
Fm6/Ab G7
You've been keeping to yourself these days
Gb F7
'Cause you're thinking everything's gone wrong
Ebmaj7 D7#9
Sometimes you just want to lay down and die
Gm7 Am/C G#m/C Gm/C
That emotion can be so strong
Dm/F C#m/F Cm/F
But hold on
Eb/F
Till that old second wind comes along
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
[Verse 3]
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You probably don't want to hear advice from someone else
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
But I wouldn't be telling you if I hadn't been there myself
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
It's alright It's alright Sometimes that's all it takes
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
We're only human We're supposed to make mistakes
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm7 Eb
But I survived all those long lonely days
D Gm Gb7#5
When it seemed I did not have a friend
Fm7 Eb
'Cause all I needed was a little faith
Cm7 F7
So I could catch my breath and face the world again
[Chorus]
Bb Eb Ab
Don't forget your second wind
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Eb Ab
Sooner or later you'll feel that momentum kick in
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Eb Ab
Don't forget your second wind
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Eb Ab
Sooner or later you'll feel that momentum kick in
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
[Outro]
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
[Verse 1]
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You're having a hard time and lately you don't feel so good
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You're getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
It's alright It's alright Sometimes that's what it takes
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You're only human you're allowed to make your share of mistakes
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm7 Eb
You better believe there will be times in your life
D Gm Gb7#5
When you'll be feeling like a stumbling fool
Fm7 Eb
So take it from me you'll learn more from your accidents
Cm7 F7
Than anything that you could ever learn at school
[Chorus]
Bb Eb Ab
Don't forget your second wind
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Eb Ab
Sooner or' later you'll get your second wind
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
[Verse 2]
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
It's not always easy to be living in this world of pain
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You're gonna be crashing into stone walls again and again
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
It's alright It's alright Though you feel your heart break
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You're only human You're gonna have to deal with heartache
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm7 Eb
Just like a boxer in a title fight
D Gm Gb7#5
You got to walk in that ring all alone
Fm7 Eb
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
Cm7 F7
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own
[Chorus]
Bb Eb Ab
Don't forget your second wind
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Eb Ab
Wait in that corner until that breeze blows in
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
[Bridge]
Fm6/Ab G7
You've been keeping to yourself these days
Gb F7
'Cause you're thinking everything's gone wrong
Ebmaj7 D7#9
Sometimes you just want to lay down and die
Gm7 Am/C G#m/C Gm/C
That emotion can be so strong
Dm/F C#m/F Cm/F
But hold on
Eb/F
Till that old second wind comes along
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
[Verse 3]
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
You probably don't want to hear advice from someone else
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
But I wouldn't be telling you if I hadn't been there myself
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
It's alright It's alright Sometimes that's all it takes
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
We're only human We're supposed to make mistakes
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm7 Eb
But I survived all those long lonely days
D Gm Gb7#5
When it seemed I did not have a friend
Fm7 Eb
'Cause all I needed was a little faith
Cm7 F7
So I could catch my breath and face the world again
[Chorus]
Bb Eb Ab
Don't forget your second wind
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Eb Ab
Sooner or later you'll feel that momentum kick in
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Eb Ab
Don't forget your second wind
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
Bb Eb Ab
Sooner or later you'll feel that momentum kick in
Gb/Db Db Gb/Db Db
[Outro]
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
Bb Gm7 Ab Fm7
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