Billy Joel – James (Ukulele)

Dm7      Gm7                  C 
James... we were always friends,

F                   Cm  D7   
From our childhood days

Gm7                 C
And we made our plans,

F              Dm7     G       F/C C
And we had to go our separate ways.

F7/9              Bb
I went on the road

E7             A   
You pursued an education.

Dm7     Gm7                 C 
James...do you like your life,

F               Cm  D7   
Can you find release,

Gm7                 C
And will you ever change

F              Dm7       G     F/C C
Will you ever write your masterpiece.

F7/9              Bb
Are you still in school

E7           A   
Living up to expectations...

|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
James...

Abmaj7                Gm7
You were so relied upon

C9sus                Bb      F     A
everybody knows how hard you tried

|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
Hey...

     Ab                         Gm7
just look at what a job you've done

C9sus        C          Asus     A
Carrying the weight of family pride.

Dm7      Gm7                  C 
James... you've been well behaved,

F                      Cm  D7   
You've been working so hard

Gm7                 C
But will you always stay

F              Dm7       G       F/C C
Someone else's dream of who you are.

F7/9                  Bb
Do what's good for you

E7           A   
or you're not good for anybody...

F7/9              Bb
I went on the road

E7             A   
You pursued an education...

|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
James...

Abmaj7                 Gm7
How you gonna know for sure

C9sus             Bb      F     A
everything was so well organized.

|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
Hey...

    Ab               Gm7
now everything is so secure,

C9sus        C          Asus     A
and everybody else is satisfied.

Dm7     Gm7                 C 
James... do you like your life,

F               Cm  D7   
Can you find release

Gm7                 C
And will you ever change,

F              Dm7       G     F/C C
When will you write your masterpiece.

F7/9                 Bb
Do what's good for you

E7                     A   
or you're not good for anybody...