Billy Joel – Leave A Tender Moment Alone (Guitar)

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Hey y'all. My name is Mike. I'm a big Billy Joel fan, and everywhere I looked I couldn't find the chords to this song. So, I took the time to figure it out by ear. It was a lot of work, as some of the chords in the bridges were quite confusing, but I think I just about got them all right. Post in the comments and let me know how I did! Enjoy! Intro: EbMaj7 Dm7 Cm7 F Bb
                   EbMaj7    Dm7
Even though I'm in love

Cm7          F      Bb
Sometimes I get so afraid

                   EbMaj7    Dm7
I'll say something so wrong

Cm7         F      Bb
Just to have something to say

                        Fm   Gm G7 
I know the moment isn't right

   Cm7             Bb     G#  
To tell the girl a comical line

Ab/G                    Fm   Gm G7 
To keep the conversation light

   Cm7             Bb                 F 
I guess I'm just frightened out of my mind

                   EbMaj7    Dm7
But if that's how I feel

              Cm7          F      Bb
Then it's the best feeling I've even known

                EbMaj7    Dm7
It's undeniably real

Cm7            F         Bb
Leave a tender moment alone

                   EbMaj7    Dm7
Yes I know I'm in love

      Cm7        F      Bb
But just when I ought to relax

                    EbMaj7    Dm7
I put my foot in my mouth

      Cm7            F         Bb
Cause I'm just avoiding the facts

                      Fm   Gm G7
If the girl gets too close

   Cm7          Bb     G#   
If I need some room to escape

Ab/G             Fm   Gm G7 
When the moment arose

    Cm7           Bb     F 
I'd tell her it's all a mistake

                     EbMaj7    Dm7
But that's not how I feel

    Cm7           F             Bb
No that's not the woman I've known

                  EbMaj7    Dm7
She's undeniably real

    Cm7           F        Bb
So leave a tender moment alone

                 Am
But it's not only me

D7                   EbMaj7          Dm7 
Breaking down when the tension gets high

Cm7                 Em7          A7
Just when I'm in a serious mood

                 Dm7       C#7   Cm7
She is suddenly quiet and shy
Solo follows verse EbMaj7 Dm7 Cm7 F Bb progression
                         Fm   Gm G7
I know the moment isn't right

   Cm7        Bb       G#
To hold my emotions inside

    Ab/G                 Fm   Gm G7 
To change the attitude tonight

Cm7             Bb          F
I've run out of places to hide

                   EbMaj7    Dm7
And if that's how I feel

              Cm7           F         Bb
Then it's the best feeling I've ever known

                EbMaj7    Dm7
It's undeniably real

 Cm7           F         Bb
Leave a tender moment alone
You got to leave a tender moment alone Leave a tender moment Leave it alone You've got to leave a tender moment Leave a tender moment alone