Billy Joel – Everybody Loves You Now (Guitar)

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This song is originally from Billy's first solo album, Cold Spring Harbor, released November 1971. A fantastic live version of this song is on Songs In The Attic, Billy Joel's first live album, which was recorded in June - July 1980 during the Glass Houses tour and was released September 10, 1981. Songs In The Attic features songs from Cold Spring Harbor in a better form, since Billy's first album was sped up in studio and he "sounded like a chipmunk." He wasn't happy with the sound of the album, so Songs In The Attic was a way to make it better and sound more raw and personal. Intro: C F x4
C                                 Dm
Baby all the lights are turned on you

F                                 C
Now you're in the center of the stage

C                               Dm
Everything revolves on what you do

F                                          C
Ah, you are in your prime; you've come of age

    Am6     C/G    F         C/E     G
And you can always have your way somehow

F              G         C
But everybody loves you now
[Intro]
C                              Dm
You can walk away from your mistakes

F                                 C
You can turn your back on what you do

C                               Dm
Just a little smile is all it takes

F                                       C
Yeah, you can have your cake and eat it too

Am6     C/G    F         C/E     G
Loneliness will get to you somehow

F              G         C
But everybody loves you now

Bb            F/A               C
Ah, they all want your white body

Bb        F/A           C
And they await your reply

Bb        F/A             C           C (B)       Am
Ah, but between you and me and the Staten Island ferry

G  F#dim       Fm
        So do I

C                                Dm
All the people want to know your name

F                                      C
Soon there will be lines outside your door

C                                Dm
Feelings do not matter in your game

F                                         C
Yeah, 'cause nothing's gonna touch you anymore

        Am6     C/G    F    C/E     G
So your life is only living anyhow

F               G         C
And everybody loves you now

C                                      Dm
Close your eyes when you don't want to see

F                                    C
Stay at home when you don't want to go

C                              Dm
Only speak to those who will agree

F                                                C
Yeah, and close your mind when you don't want to know

Am6      C/G      F     C/E     G
You have lost you innocence somehow

F                        C
But everybody loves you now

Bb               F/A                  C
Ah, you know that nothing lasts forever

Bb              F/A          C
And it's all been done before

Bb          F/A            C                      Am
Ah, but you ain't got the time to go to Cold Spring Harbor

G F#dim   Fm
No more

C                               Dm
See how all the people gather 'round

F                                  C
Hey, isn't it a thrill to see them crawl?

C                                     Dm
Keep your eyes ahead and don't look down

F                                           C
Yeah, and lock yourself inside your sacred wall

Am6     C/G    F         C/E     G
This is what you wanted; ain't you proud?

F                  G         C
'Cause everybody loves you now
This is a very fun song to play, just like all of Billy Joel's songs. The man's a hit-maker. Stay groovy and keep on rockin'.