Chords for Billy Joel - A Day In The Life (Beatles Cover) - Fenway Park, Boston, MA August 30,2017
Tempo:
144.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] See the [C] bright blue moon in the morning?
[F] [Dm] I'm going to the restaurant [Em] tomorrow.
I have a reason.
[Am]
[Gb] [Db] I'll have a say in what I say.
[D] [G] I'll do what I have to.
[E] [A]
[D]
[G] Okay.
[C]
[G] Well, see that there?
[Gm] Okay, now, 50 [N] years ago, in 1967,
50 years ago, it was called the Summer of the Clubs.
Beats.
So that album was called Spice Up The Place.
Jackal was one [Bb] of the best albums,
[G] maybe the best album I ever heard.
Like a rock and roll [Gb] man.
[Gm] And it wasn't for the [Eb] Beatles.
[C] I wasn't [N] a Beatle, but I don't know what I was doing.
I was doing some jazz practice.
[C] I was going to do this [N] song.
So
[G]
[Bm] [Em]
[C]
[G]
[Bm] [Em]
[C]
[G] [Am]
I [G]
[Bm] saw the blue sky [Em] last night.
[C]
But I [F] just had to die.
[Em]
[G] [C]
I saw [F] the borderline.
[Em]
[C] [G]
You know [Bm] it's like that.
[Em]
[G] [C]
Fear [Em] knows that [Am] the lights have changed.
[G]
God, [Bm] the people are so [Em] sad.
[G] [C]
[F] [Em] Don't break the peace, [G] don't eat, don't cross [C] the line.
[G] I saw [Bm] the blue sky.
[Em]
[C]
It was [Em] only about [A] just one.
[Am] [G]
God, [Bm] the people turned [Em] away.
I [C]
[F] just had to go.
[Em]
I regret [C] the
[G]
[Am] [G]
[Ab] [D]
[E] [Bm] [C]
[E]
peace.
[B] [F]
[Em] [E]
Don't break the peace, don't eat, don't cross [D] the line.
[E] [B]
[E] Don't eat, don't cross [B] the line.
[E] The people were right.
They were [D] turning back.
[E]
They were sad.
[B] [E]
The people kept [B] on screaming.
[C]
[G]
I
[D]
[Bm] [A]
I
[E]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[C] [G]
[Bm] The people [Em] were right.
[Bm] [C] [Bm]
[Am] The people kept [G] [Bm]
[Em] on screaming.
I saw the
[C] borderline.
It had [F] to come to an end.
[Em] God, the people turned away.
[C]
I just had to go.
[E] [G] [Ab] [D]
[E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[N]
[F] [Dm] I'm going to the restaurant [Em] tomorrow.
I have a reason.
[Am]
[Gb] [Db] I'll have a say in what I say.
[D] [G] I'll do what I have to.
[E] [A]
[D]
[G] Okay.
[C]
[G] Well, see that there?
[Gm] Okay, now, 50 [N] years ago, in 1967,
50 years ago, it was called the Summer of the Clubs.
Beats.
So that album was called Spice Up The Place.
Jackal was one [Bb] of the best albums,
[G] maybe the best album I ever heard.
Like a rock and roll [Gb] man.
[Gm] And it wasn't for the [Eb] Beatles.
[C] I wasn't [N] a Beatle, but I don't know what I was doing.
I was doing some jazz practice.
[C] I was going to do this [N] song.
So
[G]
[Bm] [Em]
[C]
[G]
[Bm] [Em]
[C]
[G] [Am]
I [G]
[Bm] saw the blue sky [Em] last night.
[C]
But I [F] just had to die.
[Em]
[G] [C]
I saw [F] the borderline.
[Em]
[C] [G]
You know [Bm] it's like that.
[Em]
[G] [C]
Fear [Em] knows that [Am] the lights have changed.
[G]
God, [Bm] the people are so [Em] sad.
[G] [C]
[F] [Em] Don't break the peace, [G] don't eat, don't cross [C] the line.
[G] I saw [Bm] the blue sky.
[Em]
[C]
It was [Em] only about [A] just one.
[Am] [G]
God, [Bm] the people turned [Em] away.
I [C]
[F] just had to go.
[Em]
I regret [C] the
[G]
[Am] [G]
[Ab] [D]
[E] [Bm] [C]
[E]
peace.
[B] [F]
[Em] [E]
Don't break the peace, don't eat, don't cross [D] the line.
[E] [B]
[E] Don't eat, don't cross [B] the line.
[E] The people were right.
They were [D] turning back.
[E]
They were sad.
[B] [E]
The people kept [B] on screaming.
[C]
[G]
I
[D]
[Bm] [A]
I
[E]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[C] [G]
[Bm] The people [Em] were right.
[Bm] [C] [Bm]
[Am] The people kept [G] [Bm]
[Em] on screaming.
I saw the
[C] borderline.
It had [F] to come to an end.
[Em] God, the people turned away.
[C]
I just had to go.
[E] [G] [Ab] [D]
[E]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[N]
Key:
G
C
Em
E
Bm
G
C
Em
[Fm] See the [C] bright blue moon in the morning? _ _
_ [F] _ [Dm] I'm going to the restaurant [Em] tomorrow. _ _
_ I have a reason.
[Am] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Db] I'll have a say in what I say. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] I'll do what I have to.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Okay.
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] Well, see that there?
_ [Gm] Okay, _ _ now, 50 [N] years ago, _ _ _ in 1967, _ _ _ _
_ _ 50 years ago, it was called the Summer of the Clubs. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Beats.
So that album was called Spice Up The Place.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Jackal was one [Bb] of the best albums, _
[G] maybe the best album I ever heard.
Like a rock and roll [Gb] man.
_ _ _ [Gm] And it wasn't for the [Eb] Beatles.
[C] I wasn't [N] a Beatle, but I don't know what I was doing.
_ _ _ _ _ I was doing some jazz practice.
_ _ [C] I was going to do this _ [N] _ _ song. _ _ _
So_
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ I _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] saw the blue sky [Em] last night.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
But I [F] just had to die.
[Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
I saw [F] the _ borderline.
[Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
You know [Bm] it's like that.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Fear [Em] knows that [Am] the lights have _ changed.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
God, [Bm] the people are so [Em] sad.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] Don't break the peace, [G] don't eat, don't cross [C] the line. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I saw [Bm] the blue sky.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
It was [Em] only about [A] just one.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
God, [Bm] the people turned [Em] away.
_ I _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] just had to go.
_ [Em] _ _
I regret _ [C] the _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ peace.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't break the peace, _ _ _ don't _ _ eat, don't cross [D] the line. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Don't eat, don't _ cross [B] the _ line.
[E] The people were right.
_ _ _ They were [D] turning back.
_ _ _ _ _ [E]
They were sad.
[B] _ _ _ [E] _
The people kept [B] on screaming.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ I_
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ I_
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ The people [Em] were right.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Am] The people kept _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] on screaming.
I saw the _ _
_ [C] _ borderline.
It had [F] to come to an end.
[Em] _ God, the people turned away. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I just had to go.
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [F] _ [Dm] I'm going to the restaurant [Em] tomorrow. _ _
_ I have a reason.
[Am] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Db] I'll have a say in what I say. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] I'll do what I have to.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Okay.
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] Well, see that there?
_ [Gm] Okay, _ _ now, 50 [N] years ago, _ _ _ in 1967, _ _ _ _
_ _ 50 years ago, it was called the Summer of the Clubs. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Beats.
So that album was called Spice Up The Place.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Jackal was one [Bb] of the best albums, _
[G] maybe the best album I ever heard.
Like a rock and roll [Gb] man.
_ _ _ [Gm] And it wasn't for the [Eb] Beatles.
[C] I wasn't [N] a Beatle, but I don't know what I was doing.
_ _ _ _ _ I was doing some jazz practice.
_ _ [C] I was going to do this _ [N] _ _ song. _ _ _
So_
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ I _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] saw the blue sky [Em] last night.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
But I [F] just had to die.
[Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
I saw [F] the _ borderline.
[Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
You know [Bm] it's like that.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Fear [Em] knows that [Am] the lights have _ changed.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
God, [Bm] the people are so [Em] sad.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] Don't break the peace, [G] don't eat, don't cross [C] the line. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I saw [Bm] the blue sky.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
It was [Em] only about [A] just one.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
God, [Bm] the people turned [Em] away.
_ I _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] just had to go.
_ [Em] _ _
I regret _ [C] the _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ peace.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't break the peace, _ _ _ don't _ _ eat, don't cross [D] the line. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] Don't eat, don't _ cross [B] the _ line.
[E] The people were right.
_ _ _ They were [D] turning back.
_ _ _ _ _ [E]
They were sad.
[B] _ _ _ [E] _
The people kept [B] on screaming.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ I_
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ I_
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ The people [Em] were right.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Am] The people kept _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] on screaming.
I saw the _ _
_ [C] _ borderline.
It had [F] to come to an end.
[Em] _ God, the people turned away. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I just had to go.
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _