Chords for Billy Joel - James (Audio)

Tempo:
69.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Dm

Gm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel - James (Audio) chords
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[Dm] [Gm] [C]
[F] [C] [Dm] [Gm]
[C] [A] [Dm] [Gm]
[C] [F] [Em] [Dm]
James, [Gm] we [C] were always friends [F] from [Cm] our childhood [D] days
[Gm] And we [C] made our plans [F] and we [Dm] had to [G] go our [C] separate ways
[F] I went [Bb] on the road, [Ab]
you [Em] pursued an [A] [Dm] education
[Gm] James, do you [C] like your life?
[F] Can you [Eb] find [D] release?
[Gm] Will you [C] ever change?
[F]
Will you ever [G] write your [C] masterpiece?
[F] Are you [Bb] still in [C] school?
[E] Living up [A] to [Dm] expectations?
[Bb] James, [Am]
[Ab] you were so [Gm] relied upon [C] Everybody [Bb] knows how [F] hard you [A] tried
[Dm]
[Bb] [Am] Hey, [Ab] look at what a [Gm] job you've done [C] Carrying the [F] weight of [A] family pride
[Dm] James, [Gm]
you've been [C] well behaved [F] You've been [Cm] working [D] hard
[Gm] But will you [C] always stay?
[F]
Someone [Dm] else's [G] dream of [C] who you are
[Cm]
[Dm] Do what's [Bb] good for you [Ab] Or you're not [A] good for [Dm] anybody
James, [Gm] [C]
[F] [Am] [Dm] [Gm]
[G] [C] [F] [A] [Dm]
[G] [C] [F] I went [Bb] on the [C] road [E] You pursued [A] an education
[Dm]
[Bb] [Am] James, [Ab] how you gonna [Gm] know for sure [C] Everything was [F] so well [A] organized
[Dm] Hey, [Gm]
[Am] [Ab] now everything is [Gm] so secure [C] And everybody [Bb] else is [A] satisfied
[Dm] James, [Gm] do you [C] like your life?
[F] Can you [Eb] find [D] release?
[Gm]
Will you [C] ever change?
[F] When will you write [G] your [C] masterpiece?
[A] Do what's [Bb] good for [C] you [E] Or you're not good [A] for [Db] [Dm] anybody James
[Gm] [C] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Gm] [C]
[F] [C] [Dm] [G]
[F] [C] [F] [Dm]
[Gm] [C] [F]
[Em] [Dm] [Gm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] www.mooji.org.
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
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To learn Billy Joel - James chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, Dm, Gm, C, F and Dm. A good strategy is to initiate at 34 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 70 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ [Dm]
James, [Gm] we [C] were always friends [F] from [Cm] our childhood [D] days
[Gm] And we [C] made our plans [F] and we [Dm] had to [G] go our [C] separate ways
[F] I went [Bb] on the road, [Ab]
you [Em] pursued an [A] [Dm] education
[Gm] James, do you [C] like your life?
[F] Can you [Eb] find [D] release?
[Gm] Will you [C] ever change?
[F]
Will you ever [G] write your [C] masterpiece?
[F] Are you [Bb] still in [C] school?
[E] Living up [A] to [Dm] expectations?
[Bb] James, _ [Am] _
[Ab] you were so [Gm] relied upon [C] Everybody [Bb] knows how [F] hard you [A] tried
_ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] Hey, [Ab] look at what a [Gm] job you've done [C] Carrying the [F] weight of [A] family pride
_ [Dm] James, [Gm]
you've been [C] well behaved [F] You've been [Cm] working [D] hard
[Gm] But will you [C] always stay?
[F]
Someone [Dm] else's [G] dream of [C] who you are
[Cm]
[Dm] Do what's [Bb] good for you [Ab] Or you're not [A] good for [Dm] anybody
James, [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [A] _ [Dm] _
[G] _ [C] _ [F] I went [Bb] on the [C] road [E] You pursued [A] an education
[Dm] _
_ [Bb] _ [Am] James, [Ab] how you gonna [Gm] know for sure [C] Everything was [F] so well [A] organized
_ [Dm] Hey, [Gm] _
_ [Am] _ [Ab] now everything is [Gm] so secure [C] And everybody [Bb] else is [A] satisfied _
_ [Dm] James, [Gm] do you [C] like your life?
[F] Can you [Eb] find [D] release?
[Gm]
Will you [C] ever change?
[F] When will you write [G] your [C] masterpiece?
_ [A] Do what's [Bb] good for [C] you [E] Or you're not good [A] for [Db] [Dm] anybody James
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ www.mooji.org. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Billy Joel.

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