Chords for Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (Audio)
Tempo:
128.8 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
She's been living [E] in her uptown world.
[A]
I bet she [E] never had a backstreet guy.
[A]
I bet her mama [E] never told her why.
[A]
Gonna [E] try for the uptown girl.
[A]
She's been living [E] in her white crib world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] with hot kids can.
[A]
And now she's looking [E] for a downtown man.
[A]
That's what I [C] am.
And when she [Am]
knows what [Dm] she wants from [G] her time.
[C] And when [Am] she wakes up [Dm] and makes up [E] her mind.
[A] She'll see I'm not [F#m] so tough.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in love with [E] an uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I seen her in [E] her uptown [A] world.
She's been taught [E] class, taught [F#m] rice,
And all the lessons from [E] her uptown boys.
[A]
She's got a choice.
[G] Oh, [A]
[A#] [G]
[D] [G] [Em]
[A] [A#m] [C#]
[B] [E] uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I can't [E] afford to buy her a girl.
[A]
But maybe [E] someday when my step comes in.
[F#m]
She'll understand what [E] kind of guy I've been.
[A]
And I'll win.
[C] And when [Am] she's walking, [Dm] she's looking [G] so fine.
[C] And when [Am] she's talking, [B] she'll say that she's [E] mine.
[A] She'll say [F#m] I'm not so tough.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in love [E] with an uptown girl.
[F#m]
She's been living [E] in her white crib world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] can find.
But Katie, [F#m]
and now she's looking [E] for a downtown friend.
[A]
That's [Bm] what I am.
[G] Oh oh [A] oh oh oh [A#m] [Bm]
[A] oh oh.
[G] [A]
Town [A#m] [C#]
[E] girl.
[F#m]
She's my [E] uptown girl.
[A] You know I'm in [E] love with an uptown girl.
[F#m]
My love [E] [A]
[E] with an uptown [F#m] girl.
[E] [A]
[E] Love with an uptown girl.
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[E]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
She's been living [E] in her uptown world.
[A]
I bet she [E] never had a backstreet guy.
[A]
I bet her mama [E] never told her why.
[A]
Gonna [E] try for the uptown girl.
[A]
She's been living [E] in her white crib world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] with hot kids can.
[A]
And now she's looking [E] for a downtown man.
[A]
That's what I [C] am.
And when she [Am]
knows what [Dm] she wants from [G] her time.
[C] And when [Am] she wakes up [Dm] and makes up [E] her mind.
[A] She'll see I'm not [F#m] so tough.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in love with [E] an uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I seen her in [E] her uptown [A] world.
She's been taught [E] class, taught [F#m] rice,
And all the lessons from [E] her uptown boys.
[A]
She's got a choice.
[G] Oh, [A]
[A#] [G]
[D] [G] [Em]
[A] [A#m] [C#]
[B] [E] uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I can't [E] afford to buy her a girl.
[A]
But maybe [E] someday when my step comes in.
[F#m]
She'll understand what [E] kind of guy I've been.
[A]
And I'll win.
[C] And when [Am] she's walking, [Dm] she's looking [G] so fine.
[C] And when [Am] she's talking, [B] she'll say that she's [E] mine.
[A] She'll say [F#m] I'm not so tough.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in love [E] with an uptown girl.
[F#m]
She's been living [E] in her white crib world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] can find.
But Katie, [F#m]
and now she's looking [E] for a downtown friend.
[A]
That's [Bm] what I am.
[G] Oh oh [A] oh oh oh [A#m] [Bm]
[A] oh oh.
[G] [A]
Town [A#m] [C#]
[E] girl.
[F#m]
She's my [E] uptown girl.
[A] You know I'm in [E] love with an uptown girl.
[F#m]
My love [E] [A]
[E] with an uptown [F#m] girl.
[E] [A]
[E] Love with an uptown girl.
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[E]
Key:
E
A
F#m
G
C
E
A
F#m
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
She's been living [E] in her uptown world.
[A]
I bet she [E] never had a backstreet guy.
[A]
I bet her mama [E] never told her why.
[A] _
Gonna [E] try for the uptown girl.
[A] _
She's been living [E] in her white crib world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] with hot kids can.
[A]
And now she's looking [E] for a downtown man.
[A]
That's what I [C] am.
_ And when she [Am] _
knows what [Dm] she wants from [G] her time.
_ _ [C] _ And when [Am] she wakes up [Dm] and makes up [E] her mind.
[A] _ She'll see I'm not [F#m] so tough.
[Bm] Just because _ [B]
I'm in love with [E] an uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I seen her in [E] her uptown [A] world.
She's been taught [E] _ _ class, taught [F#m] rice,
And all the lessons from [E] her uptown boys.
[A]
She's got a choice.
[G] _ Oh, _ [A] _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I can't [E] afford to buy her a girl.
[A]
But maybe [E] someday when my step comes in.
[F#m]
She'll understand what [E] kind of guy I've been.
[A] _
And I'll win.
[C] _ And when [Am] she's walking, [Dm] she's looking [G] so fine.
_ _ [C] _ And when [Am] she's talking, [B] she'll say that she's [E] mine.
_ _ [A] _ She'll say [F#m] I'm not so tough.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in love [E] with an uptown girl.
[F#m] _
She's been living [E] in her white crib world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] can find.
But Katie, [F#m]
and now she's looking [E] for a downtown friend.
[A]
That's [Bm] what I am.
[G] _ Oh oh [A] oh oh oh _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] oh oh.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Town [A#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ girl.
[F#m] _
She's my [E] uptown girl.
_ [A] You know I'm in [E] love with an uptown girl.
[F#m] _
My love [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] with an uptown [F#m] girl.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] Love with an uptown girl.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
She's been living [E] in her uptown world.
[A]
I bet she [E] never had a backstreet guy.
[A]
I bet her mama [E] never told her why.
[A] _
Gonna [E] try for the uptown girl.
[A] _
She's been living [E] in her white crib world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] with hot kids can.
[A]
And now she's looking [E] for a downtown man.
[A]
That's what I [C] am.
_ And when she [Am] _
knows what [Dm] she wants from [G] her time.
_ _ [C] _ And when [Am] she wakes up [Dm] and makes up [E] her mind.
[A] _ She'll see I'm not [F#m] so tough.
[Bm] Just because _ [B]
I'm in love with [E] an uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I seen her in [E] her uptown [A] world.
She's been taught [E] _ _ class, taught [F#m] rice,
And all the lessons from [E] her uptown boys.
[A]
She's got a choice.
[G] _ Oh, _ [A] _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I can't [E] afford to buy her a girl.
[A]
But maybe [E] someday when my step comes in.
[F#m]
She'll understand what [E] kind of guy I've been.
[A] _
And I'll win.
[C] _ And when [Am] she's walking, [Dm] she's looking [G] so fine.
_ _ [C] _ And when [Am] she's talking, [B] she'll say that she's [E] mine.
_ _ [A] _ She'll say [F#m] I'm not so tough.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in love [E] with an uptown girl.
[F#m] _
She's been living [E] in her white crib world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] can find.
But Katie, [F#m]
and now she's looking [E] for a downtown friend.
[A]
That's [Bm] what I am.
[G] _ Oh oh [A] oh oh oh _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] oh oh.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Town [A#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ girl.
[F#m] _
She's my [E] uptown girl.
_ [A] You know I'm in [E] love with an uptown girl.
[F#m] _
My love [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] with an uptown [F#m] girl.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] Love with an uptown girl.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _