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Allentown

Billy Joel

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There are already 3 chord versions of this song, but I think this one sounds the best..even if I say so myself... C D G/B 2x C D G-Gsus4-G Em A D Well we're living here in Allentown Am D G And they're closing all the factories down Em A Bm Out in Bethlehem they're killing time A G D/F# D/A - A Filling out forms - Standing in line Em A D Well our fathers fought the Second World War Am D G Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore Em A Bm Met our mothers in the USO A G D/F# D/A - A Asked them to dance, Danced with them slow Em A D And we're living here in Allentown F/A G/B C But the restlessness was handed down Am D Em G/B C D And it's getting very hard to stay C D G/B 2x C D G-Gsus4-G Em A D Well we're waiting here in Allentown Am D G For the Pennsylvania we never found Em A Bm For the promises our teachers gave A G D/F# A If we worked hard , If we behaved Em A D So the graduations hang on the wall Am D G But they never really helped us at all Em A Bm No they never taught us what was real A G D/F# A Iron and coke - And chromium steel Em A D And we're waiting here in Allentown F/A G/B C But they've taken all the coal from the ground Am D Em G/B C D And the union people crawled away C D G/B C D F G/F F Every child had a pretty good shot F G/F Bb/F To get at least as far as their old man got F G/F F But something happened on the way to that place F G/F They threw an American flag in our face C D G/B 2x C D G Gsus4 G Em A D Well I'm living here in Allentown F/A G/B C And it's hard to keep a good man down Am D Em G/B C D But I won't be getting up today - ay - ay C D G/B C D SOLO> F G/F F F G/F Bb/F F G/F F F G/F C D G/B 2x C D Em G/B C D And it's getting very hard to stay Am D G And we're living here in Allentown
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