Billy Joel – Allentown (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allentown_(song)
C D G 3x
A 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 Em Filling out forms D A 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 A Met our mothers at the USO A Em Asked them to dance D A A7 Danced with them slow Em A D And we're living here in Allentown. F G C But the restlessness was handed down Am D Em Bm C D G And it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
C D G 2x
A 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 Em If we worked hard D A A7 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 Em Iron or coke, D A A7 Chromium steel. Em A D And we're waiting here in Allentown. F G C But they've taken all the coal from the ground Am D Em Bm C D G And the union people crawled awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
C D G 2x
F G F Every child had a pretty good shot G F Bb To get at least as far as their old man got. F G F If something happened on the way to that place G F G They threw an American flag in our face,
C D G 2x
A Em A D Well I'm living here in Allentown Am D G And it's hard to keep a good man down. Am D Em Bm C D G But I won't be getting up todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy
C D G
Guitar solo
C D G
Am D Em Bm C D G And it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaay. Am D G C G And we're living here in Allentown.
* Alternates:
Capo II
C = Bb
D = C
G = F
Em = Dm
Am = Gm
Bm = Am
A7 = G7
F = Eb
Bb = Ab
Capo III
C = A
D = B
G = E
Em = C#m
Am = F#m
Bm = Abm
A7 = F#7
F = D
Bb = G
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
C = F
D = G
G = C
Em = Am
Am = Dm
Bm = Em
A7 = D7
F = Bb
Bb = Eb
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
C = D
D = E
G = A
Em = F#m
Am = Bm
Bm = C#m
A7 = B7
F = G
Bb = C
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