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Famous Last Words
Billy Joel
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Billy Joel: Famous Last Words
steady beat - capo 2 frets or one tone higher
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(intro - same as 1st and 2nd verse line):
D G
D G
(verse)
D G
Sitting here in Avalon, looking at the pouring rain
D G
Summertime has come and gone and everybody's home again
A C G
Closing down for the season, I found the last of the souvenirs
A C G
I can still taste the wedding cake and it's sweet after all these years
(chorus)
G C D
These are the last words I have to say
C D
That's why it took so long to write
C D
There will be other words some other day
C D
But that's the story of my life
(verse)
D G
There's comfort in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall
D G
They're pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the Legion Hall
A C G
They swept away all the streamers after the Labor Day parade
A C G
There's Nothing left for a dreamer now, only one final serenade
(chorus)
G C D
And these are the last words I have to say
C D
Before another age goes by
C D
With all those other songs I'll have to play
C D A G
But that's the story of my life
(bridge)
G C G D
And it's so clear standing here where I am
F C G
Ain't that what justice is for?
Bb F Bb C G D
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn anymore
(verse - 1st und 2nd line instrumental)
D G
D G
A C G
Stack the chairs on the table tops, hang the sheets on the chandeliers
A C G
It slows down but it never stops, ain't it sweet after all these years
(chorus)
G C D
And these are the last words I have to say
C D
It's always hard to say goodbye
C D
But now it's time to put this book away
C D
But that's the story of my life
(chorus)
G C D
These are the last words I have to say
C D
That's why it took so long to write
C D
There will be other words some other day
C D
Ain't that the story of my life
(chorus)
G C D
These are the last words I have to say
C D
Before another age goes by
C D
With all those other songs I'll have to play
C D
Ain't that the story of my life
(chorus - instrumental fade out)
G C D