My Life - Billy Joel

Intro 1

DN.C.

G/DDG/DDG/DD

Intro 2

Bm/DAm/DC9Ebmaj7/FCm6/FBb

Verse 1

Full

D Got a call from an Dadd2/F# old friend

[D]Got a call from an [Dadd2/F#]old friend

We used to be G real close Gsus2

We used to be [G]real close [Gsus2]

A Said he couldn't go on the American D way G/D

[A]Said he couldn't go on the American [D]way [G/D]

D Closed the shop, sold the D/F# house

[D]Closed the shop, sold the [D/F#]house

Bought a ticket to the G West Coast

Bought a ticket to the [G]West Coast

A Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L. D A.

[A]Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.[D]A.

Instrumental: BREAK 1

Bm/DAm/DC9Ebmaj7/FCm6/FBb

Chorus 1

Full

D I don't need you to D/F# worry for me cause I'm G alright Gsus2

[D]I don't need you to [D/F#]worry for me cause I'm [G]alright [Gsus2]

A I don't want you to tell me it's time to come D home G/D

[A]I don't want you to tell me it's time to come [D]home [G/D]

D I don't care what you Dadd2/F# say anymore, this is G my life G D/F# Em7 D

[D]I don't care what you [Dadd2/F#]say anymore, this is [G]my life [G] [D/F#] [Em7] [D]

A Go ahead with your own life, and leave me a ‐ Bm lone

[A]Go ahead with your own life, and leave me a[Bm]lone

Bridge 1

Full

I never said you had to offer me a F#7/C# second chance

I never said you had to offer me a [F#7/C#]second chance

D7 I never said I was a victim of E9 circumstance

[D7]I never said I was a victim of [E9]circumstance

G2 I still be ‐ D/F# long, F#7 don't get me Bm wrong

[G2]I still be[D/F#]long, [F#7]don't get me [Bm]wrong

E9 And you can speak your mind

[E9]And you can speak your mind

But G/A not A on G/A my A time

But [G/A]not [A]on [G/A]my [A]time

Verse 2

Full

D They will tell you you Dadd2/F# can't sleep alone in a G strange place G D/F# Em7 D

[D]They will tell you you [Dadd2/F#]can't sleep alone in a [G]strange place [G] [D/F#] [Em7] [D]

A Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody D else G/D

[A]Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody [D]else [G/D]

D But sooner or Dadd2/F# later you sleep in your G own space G D/F# Em D

[D]But sooner or [Dadd2/F#]later you sleep in your [G]own space [G] [D/F#] [Em] [D]

A Either way it's okay you wake up with D yourself

[A]Either way it's okay you wake up with [D]yourself

Instrumental: BREAK 2

Repeat

Bm/DAm/DC9Ebmaj7/FCm6/FBb

Chorus: 3

Full

D I don't need you to Dadd2/F# worry for me cause I'm G alright

[D]I don't need you to [Dadd2/F#]worry for me cause I'm [G]alright

A I don't want you to tell me it's time to come D home G/D

[A]I don't want you to tell me it's time to come [D]home [G/D]

D I don't care what you Dadd2/F# say anymore, this is G my life G D/F# Em7 D

[D]I don't care what you [Dadd2/F#]say anymore, this is [G]my life [G] [D/F#] [Em7] [D]

A Go ahead with your own life, and leave me a ‐ Bm lone

[A]Go ahead with your own life, and leave me a[Bm]lone

Bridge 2

Full

I never said you had to offer me a F#7/C# second chance

I never said you had to offer me a [F#7/C#]second chance

D7 I never said I was a victim of E circumstance

[D7]I never said I was a victim of [E]circumstance

G2 I still be ‐ D/F# long, F#7 don't get me Bm wrong

[G2]I still be[D/F#]long, [F#7]don't get me [Bm]wrong

E9 And you can speak your mind

[E9]And you can speak your mind

But G/A not A on G/A my A time

But [G/A]not [A]on [G/A]my [A]time

Instrumental: Piano Solo

DD/F#G

AD

Chorus: 4

Full

D I don't care what you D/F# say anymore, this is G my life G D/F# Em7 D

[D]I don't care what you [D/F#]say anymore, this is [G]my life [G] [D/F#] [Em7] [D]

A Go ahead with your own life, and leave me a ‐ D lone

[A]Go ahead with your own life, and leave me a[D]lone

Outro: FADEOUT

Full

Bm/DAm/DC9

Ebmaj7/F Keep it to yourself, it's Cm6/F my Bb life

[Ebmaj7/F]Keep it to yourself, it's [Cm6/F]my [Bb]life

Outro: FADEOUT

Full

Repeat

Bm/DAm/DC9

Ebmaj7/F Keep it to yourself, it's Cm6/F my Bb life

[Ebmaj7/F]Keep it to yourself, it's [Cm6/F]my [Bb]life

Outro: FADEOUT

Full

Repeat

Bm/DAm/DC9

Ebmaj7/F Keep it to yourself, it's Cm6/F my Bb life

[Ebmaj7/F]Keep it to yourself, it's [Cm6/F]my [Bb]life

Outro: FADEOUT

Full

Repeat

Bm/DAm/DC9

Ebmaj7/F Keep it to yourself, it's Cm6/F my Bb life

[Ebmaj7/F]Keep it to yourself, it's [Cm6/F]my [Bb]life