Billy Joel – Allentown (Ukulele)
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1.0x
Chords
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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.
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