Chords for Billy Joel - Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway) (from Old Grey Whistle Test)
Tempo:
82.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Gm]
[D] [Am] [G] [Gm]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] Seen the lights go [D] out on Broadway
Saw the Empire State [E] lay low
[F#m] Life went on beyond [Bm] the palaces
They all bought Cadillacs
[A] And left [G] their long go
[A]
[D] We [G] held a concert out [D] in Brooklyn
[Bm] To watch [G] the island bridges [B] blow
[D]
They turned [G] our power [D] down
And drove [G] us [A] underground
But we [G] went right on [D] with the show
[A] Oh oh [D] oh oh
[A] [D] [G] Seen the lights go out [D] on Broadway
[Bm] Saw [G] the ruins at [A] my base
[F#m] You know we almost did [Bm] not notice it
See [D] it [A] all the time
[G] 42nd Street.
[D] They burned the churches up through Arno.
[Bm] Back in [G] that Spanish Civil [A] War, [D] the [G] flames were everywhere, [A] but no [G] one really [A] cared.
They [G] always burned up [D] there before.
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
I've seen the rats lie down on the floor.
[Dm]
[Bm] I've watched [G] the mighty [A] skyline fall.
[F#m] The folks were waiting [Bm] at the battery.
The [A] Union went on strike.
They [G] never sailed at all.
[D] They sent a chariot out from North Park [Bm]
and [G] fed the Yankees up [A] for free.
[D] They [G] said the Queens could [A] stay.
They [G] blew the Bronx [A] away.
[G] They sank Manhattan [D] out at sea.
[A] [D]
You [G] know those lights were [D] bright on Broadway.
[B] That was [G] so many years ago.
[A] [G] [F#m] Before we all [Bm] lived here in Florida.
Before [D] the mafia [A] took [G] over Mexico.
[A] [D] There [G] are not many who [D] remember.
[A] [Bm] They [G] say a handful still [A] survive.
[D] Tell the world about [A] the way [G] the lights went [A] out.
[G] Keep the memory [A#] alive.
[Am] [G]
[A#] [D] [Am] [G]
[A#] [D]
[D] [Am] [G] [Gm]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] Seen the lights go [D] out on Broadway
Saw the Empire State [E] lay low
[F#m] Life went on beyond [Bm] the palaces
They all bought Cadillacs
[A] And left [G] their long go
[A]
[D] We [G] held a concert out [D] in Brooklyn
[Bm] To watch [G] the island bridges [B] blow
[D]
They turned [G] our power [D] down
And drove [G] us [A] underground
But we [G] went right on [D] with the show
[A] Oh oh [D] oh oh
[A] [D] [G] Seen the lights go out [D] on Broadway
[Bm] Saw [G] the ruins at [A] my base
[F#m] You know we almost did [Bm] not notice it
See [D] it [A] all the time
[G] 42nd Street.
[D] They burned the churches up through Arno.
[Bm] Back in [G] that Spanish Civil [A] War, [D] the [G] flames were everywhere, [A] but no [G] one really [A] cared.
They [G] always burned up [D] there before.
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
I've seen the rats lie down on the floor.
[Dm]
[Bm] I've watched [G] the mighty [A] skyline fall.
[F#m] The folks were waiting [Bm] at the battery.
The [A] Union went on strike.
They [G] never sailed at all.
[D] They sent a chariot out from North Park [Bm]
and [G] fed the Yankees up [A] for free.
[D] They [G] said the Queens could [A] stay.
They [G] blew the Bronx [A] away.
[G] They sank Manhattan [D] out at sea.
[A] [D]
You [G] know those lights were [D] bright on Broadway.
[B] That was [G] so many years ago.
[A] [G] [F#m] Before we all [Bm] lived here in Florida.
Before [D] the mafia [A] took [G] over Mexico.
[A] [D] There [G] are not many who [D] remember.
[A] [Bm] They [G] say a handful still [A] survive.
[D] Tell the world about [A] the way [G] the lights went [A] out.
[G] Keep the memory [A#] alive.
[Am] [G]
[A#] [D] [Am] [G]
[A#] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
F#m
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] Seen the lights go [D] out on Broadway _ _
Saw the Empire State [E] lay low _ _ _
[F#m] Life went on beyond [Bm] the palaces
They all bought Cadillacs
[A] And left [G] their long go
[A] _ _
[D] We [G] held a concert out [D] in Brooklyn _ _
[Bm] To watch [G] the island bridges [B] blow
_ _ [D] _
They turned [G] our power [D] down
And drove [G] us [A] underground
But we [G] went right on [D] with the _ show
[A] Oh oh [D] oh oh _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] Seen the lights go out [D] on Broadway
_ _ [Bm] Saw [G] the ruins at [A] my base
_ _ [F#m] You know we almost did [Bm] not notice it
See [D] it [A] all the time _
[G] 42nd Street.
_ _ [D] They burned the churches up through Arno.
_ _ [Bm] Back in [G] that Spanish Civil [A] War, _ _ _ [D] the [G] flames were everywhere, [A] but no [G] one really [A] cared.
They [G] always burned up [D] there before.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ I've seen the rats lie down on the floor.
_ [Dm] _ _
[Bm] I've watched [G] the mighty [A] skyline fall. _ _
[F#m] The folks were waiting [Bm] at the battery.
The [A] Union went on strike.
They [G] never sailed at all.
[D] They sent a chariot out from North Park [Bm] _
and [G] fed the Yankees up [A] for free. _ _ _
[D] They [G] said the Queens could [A] stay.
They [G] blew the Bronx [A] away.
[G] They sank Manhattan [D] out at sea. _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
You _ _ _ [G] know those lights were [D] bright on Broadway.
_ _ [B] _ That was [G] so many years ago.
[A] _ _ [G] _ [F#m] Before we all [Bm] lived here in Florida.
_ Before [D] the mafia [A] took [G] over Mexico.
_ [A] _ [D] There [G] are not many who [D] remember.
_ [A] _ [Bm] They [G] say a handful still [A] survive.
_ _ _ [D] Tell the world about [A] the way [G] the lights went [A] out.
[G] Keep the memory [A#] alive. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[A#] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[A#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] Seen the lights go [D] out on Broadway _ _
Saw the Empire State [E] lay low _ _ _
[F#m] Life went on beyond [Bm] the palaces
They all bought Cadillacs
[A] And left [G] their long go
[A] _ _
[D] We [G] held a concert out [D] in Brooklyn _ _
[Bm] To watch [G] the island bridges [B] blow
_ _ [D] _
They turned [G] our power [D] down
And drove [G] us [A] underground
But we [G] went right on [D] with the _ show
[A] Oh oh [D] oh oh _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] Seen the lights go out [D] on Broadway
_ _ [Bm] Saw [G] the ruins at [A] my base
_ _ [F#m] You know we almost did [Bm] not notice it
See [D] it [A] all the time _
[G] 42nd Street.
_ _ [D] They burned the churches up through Arno.
_ _ [Bm] Back in [G] that Spanish Civil [A] War, _ _ _ [D] the [G] flames were everywhere, [A] but no [G] one really [A] cared.
They [G] always burned up [D] there before.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ I've seen the rats lie down on the floor.
_ [Dm] _ _
[Bm] I've watched [G] the mighty [A] skyline fall. _ _
[F#m] The folks were waiting [Bm] at the battery.
The [A] Union went on strike.
They [G] never sailed at all.
[D] They sent a chariot out from North Park [Bm] _
and [G] fed the Yankees up [A] for free. _ _ _
[D] They [G] said the Queens could [A] stay.
They [G] blew the Bronx [A] away.
[G] They sank Manhattan [D] out at sea. _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
You _ _ _ [G] know those lights were [D] bright on Broadway.
_ _ [B] _ That was [G] so many years ago.
[A] _ _ [G] _ [F#m] Before we all [Bm] lived here in Florida.
_ Before [D] the mafia [A] took [G] over Mexico.
_ [A] _ [D] There [G] are not many who [D] remember.
_ [A] _ [Bm] They [G] say a handful still [A] survive.
_ _ _ [D] Tell the world about [A] the way [G] the lights went [A] out.
[G] Keep the memory [A#] alive. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[A#] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[A#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _