Chords for Billy Joel - Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) (1980 - Official Audio)

Tempo:
81.375 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

Bm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel - Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) (1980 - Official Audio) chords
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[A] .
[B] .
[A] [N] .
[A] [N] .
[A] [D] I've .
[G] [A#] .
[D] [G] [Gm] .
[D] [G] [D] [G] .
[A] [G] [D] .
[G] [D] [G] seen the lights go out [D] on Broadway Saw [A] [Bm] [G] the Empire State play low.
[A].
[D] And [A] life went on beyond [Bm] the Palisades They [D] all bought [A] Cadillacs and left [G] there long ago.
[A] We [D] [G] held a concert [D] out in Brooklyn To [Bm] [G] watch the island bridges flow.
[A].
[D] They [D] turned [G] our power [D] down And [B] drove us underground.
[A] But we [B] went right on [D] in the show.
[A] [D] [A] [D] .
Oh, [A] oh, oh.
[D] [G] I've seen the lights [D] go out on Broadway [Bm] I [G] saw the ruins [A] at my feet.
You [F#m] know we almost [Bm] didn't notice it I'd [A] see it on time.
On [G] 42nd Street [D] They [G] burned the churches up [D] in Harlem.
[Bm] [G] Like in that Spanish Civil [A] War The [D] [G] flames were everywhere.
[A] [D] But no [G] one really [C#] cared It [G] always burned up [D] there before.
[A] [D].
[A] Oh, [D] oh, [A] oh .
[D] I've seen the rats lie down on Broadway I [Bm] [G] watched the mighty [A] skyline fall .
[F#m] The folks were waiting and [Bm] battered The [A] Union went on strike.
[G] They never sailed at all [D].
They [G] sent the carrier out [D] from the bottom.
And [Bm] .
[G] picked the Yankees up for [A] free They [F#m].
said the [G] Queens could stay.
[D] They blew [B] the Bronx away [C#].
They sank [B] Manhattan out at [D] sea.
[A] Oh, oh, [D] [A] .
[D] oh.
[A] [D] [G] You know those lights were bright [D] on Broadway That [F#m] [Bm] [G] was so many years ago.
[A] [G] Before [A] [F#m] we all lived [Bm] here in Florida [D] Before the mafia [A] took [G] over Mexico.
[A] There [D] are [G] not many who [D].
remember They [Bm] [G] say a handful [D] still [A] survive.
So [G] [D] [G] turn the world [A] about [D] The [B] way the lights went [A] out.
And keep [B] the memory [A#] alive .
[G] [A#] [D] .
[F#] [Em] [A#] [C] [D] .
[N] .
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Billy Joel - (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - June 1980, Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) Miami 2017 chords, practice the chord sequence Bm, G, A, D, A, G and D. Start with a comfortable 40 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 81. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] I've _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A#] _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ .
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
[G] _ [D] _ [G] seen the lights go out [D] on Broadway Saw [A] _ [Bm] _ [G] the Empire State play low.
[A].
[D] And [A] _ life went on beyond [Bm] the Palisades They [D] all bought [A] Cadillacs and left [G] there long ago.
[A] We [D] _ [G] held a concert [D] out in Brooklyn To [Bm] _ [G] watch the island bridges flow.
[A].
[D] They [D] _ turned [G] our power [D] down And [B] drove us underground.
[A] But we [B] went right on [D] in the show.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ .
Oh, [A] oh, oh.
_ _ [D] [G] I've seen the lights [D] go out on Broadway [Bm] I [G] saw the ruins [A] at my feet.
You [F#m] _ know we almost [Bm] didn't notice it I'd [A] see it on time.
On [G] 42nd Street _ [D] They [G] burned the churches up [D] in Harlem.
_ _ [Bm] [G] Like in that Spanish Civil [A] War The _ [D] _ [G] flames were everywhere.
[A] [D] But no [G] one really [C#] cared It [G] always burned up [D] there before.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D].
[A] Oh, [D] _ _ oh, [A] oh _ _ .
_ [D] I've seen the rats lie down on Broadway I [Bm] _ [G] watched the mighty [A] skyline fall _ .
[F#m] The folks were waiting and [Bm] battered _ The [A] Union went on strike.
[G] They never sailed at all _ [D].
They [G] sent the carrier out [D] from the bottom.
And [Bm] _ .
[G] picked the Yankees up for [A] free _ They [F#m].
said the [G] Queens could stay.
[D] They blew [B] the Bronx away [C#].
They sank [B] Manhattan out at [D] sea.
[A] Oh, oh, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
[D] oh.
[A] _ [D] [G] You know those lights were bright [D] on Broadway That [F#m] _ [Bm] _ [G] was so many years ago.
[A] [G] Before [A] _ [F#m] we all lived [Bm] here in Florida _ [D] Before the mafia [A] took [G] over Mexico.
[A] There [D] are [G] not many who [D].
remember They [Bm] _ [G] say a handful [D] still [A] survive.
So [G] _ [D] _ [G] turn the world [A] about [D] The [B] way the lights went [A] out.
And keep [B] the memory [A#] _ alive _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A#] _ _ [D] _ .
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A#] _ [C] _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .

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This song was written by Billy Joel.

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