Billy Joel – My Life (Ukulele)

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[Intro] D G D G Em7 D [Verse]
D
Got a call from an old friend

              G
We used to be real close

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

D
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.
[Interlude] D G D G Em7 D [Chorus]
D                                          G
I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright

A                                             D    G D G Em7
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home

D                                          G      G D Em7 D
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life

A                                         Bm
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

                                   Gb7
I never said you had to offer me a second chance

D7                             E
I never said I was a victim of circumstance

G         D     Gb7          Bm
I still belong, don't get me wrong

E7          E7
And you can speak your mind

    G   A  G  A
But not on my time

D                                             G            G D Em7 D
They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place

A                                                   D   G D G Em7
Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody else

D                                     G
But sooner or later you sleep in your own space

A                                         D 
Either way it's okay you wake up with yourself
[Interlude] D G D G Em7 D [Chorus]
D                                          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                                          G       G D Em7 D
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life

A                                         Bm
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

                                   Gb7
I never said you had to offer me a second chance

D7                             E
I never said I was a victim of circumstance

G         D     Gb7          Bm
I still belong, don't get me wrong

E7          E7
And you can speak your mind

    G   A  G  A
But not on my time
[Solo] D G A D [Bridge]
D                                          G       G D Em7 D
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] D G D G Em7 D