Chords with lyrics
Allentown chords Billy Joel C majorC D MajorD G+G 3x E minorEm G+G E minorEm D MajorD Well we're living here in Allentown C majorC D MajorD G+G And they're closing all the factories down E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD Out in Bethlehem they're killing time A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD Filling out forms - Standing in line G+G E minorEm D MajorD Well our fathers fought the Second World War C majorC D MajorD G+G Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA Met our mothers in the USO A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD Asked them to dance, Danced with them slow G+G E minorEm D MajorD And we're living here in Allentown FF G+G C majorC But the restlessness was handed down E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD And it's getting very hard to stay C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G G+G E minorEm D MajorD Well we're waiting here in Allentown C majorC D MajorD G+G For the Pennsylvania we never found E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD For the promises our teachers gave A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD If we worked hard , If we behaved G+G E minorEm D MajorD So the graduations hang on the wall C majorC D MajorD G+G But they never really helped us at all E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD No they never taught us what was real A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD Iron and coke - And chromium steel G+G E minorEm D MajorD And we're waiting here in Allentown FF G+G C majorC But they've taken all the coal from the ground E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD And the union people crawled away C majorC D MajorD G+G
FF G+G Bb majorBb Every child had a pretty good shot FF G+G Bb majorBb To get at least as far as their old man got FF G+G Bb majorBb But something happened on the way to that place FF G+G Bb majorBb They threw an American flag in our face C majorC D MajorD G+G G+G E minorEm D MajorD Well I'm living here in Allentown C majorC D MajorD G+G And it's hard to keep a good man down E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD But I won't be getting up today - ay - ay C majorC D MajorD G+G E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD And it's getting very hard to stay C majorC D MajorD G+G And we're living here in Allentown Set8
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