Anthem Lights – Billy Joel Medley (Guitar)

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This is a medley performed by Anthem Lights from their album "Icons: A Tribute to the Greats" I've transcribed the song, to get my head into the right frame when approaching the next 'song', I've added the song in brackets before each. I hope that makes sense. [Uptown Girl]
E     F#m          G#m   A     B
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh ohh
[Piano Man]
     E      B/D#       C#m      C#m/B
It's nine o'clock on a saturday

    A       E/G#           F#7   B
The regular crowd shuffles in

           E   B/D#        C#m     E/B
There's an old man sittin' next to me

        A          A/B       E      A/E  B/E  A/E
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
[She's Always A Woman]
        B           E              B              E
She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes

                      A              A6     A
And she can ruin your faith with her casual lies

        B      E              B            G#7
And she only reveals what she wants you to see

    C#m7         E/B             A        B7       E      E/D#
She hides like a child but she's always a woman to me
[Piano Man]
C#m   C#m/B C#m/A#  A
La-la la de de      da

C#m   C#m/B C#m/A#  F#  B      B  B/A  B/G#  F#m
La-la la-la de-de   da  da-da
[Uptown Girl]
E
Uptown girl

F#m                      G#m
She's been living in her uptown world

A           B           E
I bet she's never had a backstreet guy

F#m                   G#m
I bet her momma never told her why

A         B          E
I'm gonna try for an uptown girl
[New York State of Mind]
C                  E7
Some folks like to get away

       Am7              Gm7            C7
Take a holiday from the neighbourhood

F                A7
Hop a flight to Miami Beach

      Dm        Bb9
Or to Hollywood

C       E7/B     Am7        C/G
But I'm taking a Greyhound

       F      C/E   D7   C/F
On the Hudson River Line

         F/G                 Am
I'm in a New York state of mind
[Vienna]
Am            C
Slow down you crazy child

       G                  Bb
You're so ambitious for a juvenile

            F
But then if you're so smart tell me,

C                    F/B       Esus  E
Why are you still so afraid? [mmmmm]
[Piano Man]
A         E/G#            F#m        F#m/E
Sing us a song you're the piano man

D         A/C#     B     E7
Sing us a song tonight

           A          E/A#       F#m    F#m/E
Well we're all in the mood for a melody

D                 D/E       A
And you've got us feelin' alright
[Mash-up ending]
A
Uptown Girl

D/A    E/A        A
Vienna waits for you

     D/A       E/A     A
Shes always a woman to me

         D        E        F#m
I'm in a New York State of Mind

D             E       A
You've got us feeling alright