Zanzibar chords by Billy Joel

Chords with lyrics

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               Zanzibar - Billy Joel
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Tabbed by: Wattage
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e (standard)

Intro: G+G+ B7B7 E7E7
(Augmented run up: G+G BB Eb MajorEb G+G BB Eb MajorEb G+G

Am9Am9         F9F9
Ali dances and the audience applauds
      Am9Am9                Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Though he's bathed in sweat he hasn't lost his style
C majorC        FF
  Ali don't you go downtown
C majorC          A minorAm        Bm7-5  E7E7
  You gave away another round for free    Whoa...

Am9Am9          F9F9
Me, I'm just another face at Zanzibar
    Am9Am9                Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
But the waitress always serves a secret smile  Whoa...
C majorC           FF
She's waiting out in Shantytown
E7E7          A minorAm        Bm7-5 G+G   C majorC
She's gonna pull the curtains down for me,   for me

CHORUS
C majorC  G+G+/C (or C/min7)  Cm7Cm7
  I've got the old man's car,
Fm9/C       Bb majorBb
I've got a jazz guitar
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7      Abmaj7Abmaj7 Gm7Gm7  Fm7Fm7
I've got a tab at Zan -- zi -- bar
   F#m7-5 Gm7Gm7     Abmaj7Abmaj7   Ab7Ab7 D7D7   G+G+ B7B7 E MajorE
(Cos) To -- night that's where I'll be   I'll be

Am9Am9             F9F9
Rose, he knows he's such a credit to the game,
    Am9Am9               Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
But the Yankees grab the headlines every time
C majorC        FF
  Melodrama's so much fun
C majorC             A minorAm     Bm7-5  E7E7
  In black and white for everyone to see   whoa
Am9Am9          F9F9
Me, I'm trying just to get to second base
    Am9Am9              Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
And I'd steal it if she only gave the sign   whoa
C majorC            FF
  She's gonna give the go ahead
E7E7          A minorAm      Bm7-5 G+G    C majorC
  The inning isn't over yet for me,     for me

CHORUS

Tell the waitress I'll come back to Zanzibar
I'll be hiding in the darkness with my beer.
She's waiting out in Shantytown
She's gonna pull the curtains down for me, for me

CHORUS

Coda

G+G+.....
| C6/9  A6/9 | C#9/F Bb9/D | G9/B E9/Ab C#9/F | Em6Em6 B/D#B/D# |

| Bm/D A/C#A/C# | Am/C B7b9B7b9 | E7b9E7b9 / / / |

Solo:
|: Am9Am9 / / / | / / / / | F9F9 / / / | / / / / | Am9Am9 / / / | / / / / | Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 / / / | / / / / :|