Chords for Billy Joel Uptown Girl with Lyrics
Tempo:
129.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A] I'm gonna [B] try for [E] an uptown girl.
[A]
She's been living [E] in a right-brain world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] with hot gut can.
[A]
And now she's looking for [E] a downtown man.
[A]
That's what [Bm] I am.
[C] And I'm gonna try for an uptown girl.
And when she [Am]
knows what she [Dm] wants from [G] her time.
[C] And when she wakes up [Dm] and wakes up [E] her mind.
[A] You see I'm not so tall.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in love with [E] an uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I've seen her in [E] an uptown [A] girl.
She's been [E] classed polarized.
[F#m]
And all the presents from [E] her uptown boys.
[A]
She's got [B] a choice.
[G] Oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, [F#] [G]
[F#m] [G] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [A#m] [B]
[E] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I can't afford [E] to buy her pearls.
[A]
But [B] baby [E] someday when my step comes in.
[A] She'll understand what kind [E] of guy I've been.
[A]
[B] [C] And when [Am] she's walking [Dm] she's looking [D] so [G]
fine.
[C] And when [Am] she's talking [B] she'll say that she's [E] mine.
[A] And she'll say I'm not so tall.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in [E] [F#m]
love with an [E] uptown [A] girl.
As long as it is [E] what I put in.
[F#m]
And now she's looking [E] for a downtown man.
[A]
That's who I am.
[G] Oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, [F#] [Bm]
[A] [G] oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, [A#m] [B]
[E] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Uptown girl.
[F#m]
She's my [E] uptown girl.
[A] You know I'm in love [E] with an uptown girl.
[F#m]
My [E] uptown girl.
[A]
In love [E] with an uptown [A] girl.
[E] Town girl.
[A]
[B] [E] Uptown girl.
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[E]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] I'm gonna [B] try for [E] an uptown girl.
[A]
She's been living [E] in a right-brain world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] with hot gut can.
[A]
And now she's looking for [E] a downtown man.
[A]
That's what [Bm] I am.
[C] And I'm gonna try for an uptown girl.
And when she [Am]
knows what she [Dm] wants from [G] her time.
[C] And when she wakes up [Dm] and wakes up [E] her mind.
[A] You see I'm not so tall.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in love with [E] an uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I've seen her in [E] an uptown [A] girl.
She's been [E] classed polarized.
[F#m]
And all the presents from [E] her uptown boys.
[A]
She's got [B] a choice.
[G] Oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, [F#] [G]
[F#m] [G] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [A#m] [B]
[E] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I can't afford [E] to buy her pearls.
[A]
But [B] baby [E] someday when my step comes in.
[A] She'll understand what kind [E] of guy I've been.
[A]
[B] [C] And when [Am] she's walking [Dm] she's looking [D] so [G]
fine.
[C] And when [Am] she's talking [B] she'll say that she's [E] mine.
[A] And she'll say I'm not so tall.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in [E] [F#m]
love with an [E] uptown [A] girl.
As long as it is [E] what I put in.
[F#m]
And now she's looking [E] for a downtown man.
[A]
That's who I am.
[G] Oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, [F#] [Bm]
[A] [G] oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, [A#m] [B]
[E] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Uptown girl.
[F#m]
She's my [E] uptown girl.
[A] You know I'm in love [E] with an uptown girl.
[F#m]
My [E] uptown girl.
[A]
In love [E] with an uptown [A] girl.
[E] Town girl.
[A]
[B] [E] Uptown girl.
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [F#m]
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Key:
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] I'm gonna [B] try for [E] an uptown girl.
[A]
She's been living [E] in a right-brain world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] with hot gut can.
[A]
And now she's looking for [E] a downtown man.
[A]
That's what [Bm] I am.
[C] And I'm gonna try for an uptown girl.
And when she [Am] _
knows what she [Dm] wants from [G] her time.
_ _ [C] And when she _ wakes up [Dm] and wakes up [E] her mind.
_ _ [A] You see I'm not so tall.
[Bm] Just _ because [B]
I'm in love with [E] an uptown girl.
_ [F#m]
You know I've seen her in [E] an uptown _ [A] girl.
She's been _ _ [E] _ classed polarized.
[F#m]
And all the presents from [E] her uptown boys.
[A]
She's got [B] a choice.
[G] _ Oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I can't afford [E] to buy her pearls.
[A]
But [B] baby [E] someday when my step comes in.
[A] She'll understand what kind [E] of guy I've been.
[A] _
_ [B] _ _ [C] And when [Am] she's walking [Dm] she's looking [D] so [G]
fine.
_ _ [C] And when [Am] she's talking [B] she'll say that she's [E] mine.
_ _ [A] And she'll say I'm not so tall.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m]
love with an [E] uptown _ [A] girl.
As long as it is [E] what I put in.
[F#m]
And now she's looking [E] for a downtown man.
[A]
That's who I am.
[G] _ Oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Uptown girl.
[F#m] _
She's my [E] uptown girl.
_ [A] You know I'm in love [E] with an uptown girl.
[F#m] _
My [E] uptown girl.
_ _ [A] _
_ In love [E] with an uptown [A] girl.
_ _ [E] Town girl.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ Uptown girl.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] I'm gonna [B] try for [E] an uptown girl.
[A]
She's been living [E] in a right-brain world.
[A]
As long as anyone [E] with hot gut can.
[A]
And now she's looking for [E] a downtown man.
[A]
That's what [Bm] I am.
[C] And I'm gonna try for an uptown girl.
And when she [Am] _
knows what she [Dm] wants from [G] her time.
_ _ [C] And when she _ wakes up [Dm] and wakes up [E] her mind.
_ _ [A] You see I'm not so tall.
[Bm] Just _ because [B]
I'm in love with [E] an uptown girl.
_ [F#m]
You know I've seen her in [E] an uptown _ [A] girl.
She's been _ _ [E] _ classed polarized.
[F#m]
And all the presents from [E] her uptown boys.
[A]
She's got [B] a choice.
[G] _ Oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Uptown girl.
[F#m]
You know I can't afford [E] to buy her pearls.
[A]
But [B] baby [E] someday when my step comes in.
[A] She'll understand what kind [E] of guy I've been.
[A] _
_ [B] _ _ [C] And when [Am] she's walking [Dm] she's looking [D] so [G]
fine.
_ _ [C] And when [Am] she's talking [B] she'll say that she's [E] mine.
_ _ [A] And she'll say I'm not so tall.
[Bm] Just because [B]
I'm in _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m]
love with an [E] uptown _ [A] girl.
As long as it is [E] what I put in.
[F#m]
And now she's looking [E] for a downtown man.
[A]
That's who I am.
[G] _ Oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Uptown girl.
[F#m] _
She's my [E] uptown girl.
_ [A] You know I'm in love [E] with an uptown girl.
[F#m] _
My [E] uptown girl.
_ _ [A] _
_ In love [E] with an uptown [A] girl.
_ _ [E] Town girl.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ Uptown girl.
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