Billy Joel – My Life (Guitar)

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(D) = hold chord into instrumental [Intro] D7 C9 EbM7/F Bb (repeat) [Verse 1]
D                  D/F#
Got a call from an old friend

               G
We used to be real close

A                                   D
Said he couldn't go on the American way

D                          D/F#
Closed the shop, sold the house

                        G
Bought a ticket to the West Coast

A                                        (D)
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.
[Instrumental] D7 C9 EbM7/F Bb (repeat) [Chorus]
D                   D/F#                   G
I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright

A                                                D
   I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home

D                      D/F#                G
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life

A                                             Bm
   Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
[Bridge]
Bm                                  F#7/C#
I never said you had to offer me a second chance

D                                 Esus        E
  I never said I was a victim of circumstance

G           D/F#   F#              Bm
  I still belong,     don't get me wrong

E9
  And you can speak your mind

    G/A  A   G/A  A
But not  on  my   time
[Verse 2]
D                      D/F#
They will tell you you can't sleep

              G
Alone in a strange place

A                                                   D
Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody else

D                           D/F#
But sooner or later you sleep

        G
In your own space

A                                        (D)
Either way it's okay to wake up with yourself
[Instrumental] D7 C9 EbM7/F Bb (repeat) [Chorus]
D                   D/F#                   G
I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright

A                                                D
   I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home

D                      D/F#                G
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life

A                                             Bm
   Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
[Bridge]
Bm                                  F#7/C#
I never said you had to offer me a second chance

D                                 Esus        E
  I never said I was a victim of circumstance

G           D/F#   F#              Bm
  I still belong,     don't get me wrong

E7+9
  And you can speak your mind

    G/A  A   G/A  A
But not  on  my   time
[Solo] | D | D/F# | G | G | | A | A | D | D | [Chorus]
D                      D/F#                G
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life

A                                           (D)
  Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone
[Outro] D7 C9 EbM7/F Bb (repeat to fade)