Billy Joel – Movin Out Anthonys Song (Guitar Tab)
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Artist: Billy Joel
Song: Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
Album: The Stranger
Year: 1977
Tabbed by Adam Paloian
Keys
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide up neck
/ = slide down neck
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
. = don't let the note ring
Here is my tab for one of the greatest Billy Joel songs, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)."
guitar riff in this song is awesome and catchy.
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-.-------------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5--3~~~-----------------3~~-|
E|------5--4--3~~~---------0----1----3/5-------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-.-----------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------------5--4--3~~~----------.-------3--|
E|------5--4--3~~-3------------0---1----1--3/5-----|
"Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his pennies for some day"
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-.-------------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5--3~~~-----------------3~~-|
E|------5--4--3~~~---------0----1----3/5-------|
"Mama Leone left a note on the door
She said "Sonny move out to the country"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-.---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------------5--4--3~~~-----------.-------3--5--------|
E|------5--4--3~~-3------------0----1----1--3/5----------3---|
"Ah but working too hard can give you
A heart attack, ack, ack, ack, ack, ack
You ought-a know by now"
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--6--5---3----5--6--8--6---5----|
G|-3--5--7--5---3----5--7--9--7---5----|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
Is that all you get for your money?"
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-.----------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5--3~~~------------------|
E|------5--4--3~~~---------0----1----3/5----|
"And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin up then I'm...movin out"
Lead Guitar
e|-----1-------------3-------------5------------------10----------------13--------------------------|
B|---------3-------------5-------------5------------------10----------------11----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------6---/9--10----------10----10----------12-------------------|
D|-3------------5--------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10/12---/--5----|
Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5----3--------------4----5--------------5------------|
E|-6--------------6----5--------------5----6---------0-------|
"Mm I' movin' out"
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-.-------------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5--3~~~-----------------3~~-|
E|------5--4--3~~~---------0----1----3/5-------|
"Mm oo oo uh huh mm hm"
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-.-----------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------------5--4--3~~~----------.-------3--|
E|------5--4--3~~-3------------0---1----1--3/5-----|
"Sergeant O'Leary is walkin the beat
At night he becomes a bartender"
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-.-------------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5--3~~~-----------------3~~-|
E|------5--4--3~~~---------0----1----3/5-------|
"He works at Mister Cacciatores down on Sullivan Street
Across from the medical center"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-.---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------------5--4--3~~~-----------.-------3--5--------|
E|------5--4--3~~-3------------0----1----1--3/5----------3---|
"And he's tradin in his Chevy for
A Cadillac ack ack ack ack ack
You ought-a know by now"
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--6--5---3----5--6--8--6---5----|
G|-3--5--7--5---3----5--7--9--7---5----|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"If he can't drive with a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders"
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-.--------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5--3~~~----------------|
E|------5--4--3~~~---------0----1--/--5---|
"And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin up then I'm...movin out"
Lead Guitar
e|-----1-------------3-------------5------------------10----------------13--------------------------|
B|---------3-------------5-------------5------------------10----------------11----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------6---/9--10----------10----10----------12-------------------|
D|-3------------5--------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10/12---/--5----|
Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5----3--------------4----5--------------5------------|
E|-6--------------6----5--------------5----6---------0-------|
"Mm I' movin' out"
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-.-------------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5--3~~~-----------------3~~-|
E|------5--4--3~~~---------0----1----3/5-------|
"Mm oo oo uh huh mm hm"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-.---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5--4--3~~~-------------------3--5---------|
E|------5--4--3~~~------------0----1----1--3/5----------3----|
"You should never argue with a crazy mi mi mi mi mi mind
You ought-a know by now"
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--6--5---3----5--6--8--6---5----|
G|-3--5--7--5---3----5--7--9--7---5----|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
Is that all you get for your money"
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-.----------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5--3~~~------------------|
E|------5--4--3~~~---------0----1----3/5----|
"And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin up then I'm...movin out"
Lead Guitar
e|-----1-------------3-------------5------------------10----------------13--------------------------|
B|---------3-------------5-------------5------------------10----------------11----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------6---/9--10----------10----10----------12-------------------|
D|-3------------5--------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10/12---/--5----|
Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5----3--------------4----5--------------5------------|
E|-6--------------6----5--------------5----6---------0-------|
"Mm I' movin' out"
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-.-------------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5--3~~~-----------------3~~-|
E|------5--4--3~~~---------0----1----3/5-------|
"Mm oo oo uh huh mm hm"
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-.--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------------5--4--3~~~----------.-------3--5--|
E|------5--4--3~~-3------------0---1----1--3/5--------|Break
(Car Driving off)
"I'm movin' out!"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------10----13---12--12---10--10---------------------------------------| G|-11h12---------------------------------------9---9/12---11--11------11---| x3 D|--------------------------------------11h12------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|