Billy Joel – Zanzibar (Guitar)

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[Intro] Gaug | B7 Eaug (Augmented run up: G B D# G B D# G) | Am9 | % | % | % | [Verse 1]
Am9                 F9
Ali dances and the audience applauds

            Am9                                Bbmaj7
Though he's bathed in sweat he hasn't lost his style

C               F
  Ali don't you go downtown

C                  Am                Bm7b5    E7
  You gave away another round for free       Whoa...

Am9                   F9
Me, I'm just another face at Zanzibar

        Am9                              Bbmaj7
But the waitress always serves a secret smile   Whoa...

C                       F
  She's waiting out in Shantytown

E7                      Am               Bm7b5  G N.C.
  She's gonna pull the curtains down for me

N.C.  C
For me
[Chorus]
Gaug                   Cm7
I've got the old man's car,

Fm9                Bb
I've got a jazz guitar

Ebmaj9           Abmaj7  Gm7   Fm7
I've got a tab at Zan -- zi -- bar

F#m7b5  Gm7    Abmaj7     Ab7 D7  N.C.
To -- night is where I'll be

N.C.  Gaug  B7 Eaug
I'll be
[Interlude] | Am9 | % | % | % E7#9 E7b9 | [Verse 2]
Am9                         F9
Rose, he knows he's such a credit to the game,

        Am9                              Bbmaj7
But the Yankees grab the headlines every time

C              F
   Melodrama's so much fun

C                         Am          Bm7b5   E7
   In black and white for everyone to see     whoa

Am9                       F9
   Me, I'm trying just to get to second base

         Am9                          Bbmaj7
And I'd steal it if she only gave the sign    whoa

C                       F
   She's gonna give the go ahead

E7                   Am           Bm7b5  G
    The inning isn't over yet for me

N.C.  C
For me
[Chorus]
Gaug                   Cm7
I've got the old man's car,

Fm9                Bb
I've got a jazz guitar

Ebmaj9           Abmaj7  Gm7   Fm7
I've got a tab at Zan -- zi -- bar

F#m7b5  Gm7    Abmaj7     Ab7 D7  N.C.
To -- night is where I'll be

N.C.  Gaug  B7 Eaug
I'll be
[Instrumental] | Am9 | % | % | % | | Am9 | % | F9 | % | Am9 | % | Bbmaj7| % | | C | F | C E7 | Am | Bm7b5 | E7 | Am9 | % | % | % | [Verse 3]
Am9                             F9
   Tell the waitress I'll come back to Zanzibar

        Am9                            Bbmaj7
I'll be hiding in the darkness with my beer     whoa

C                       F
  She's waiting out in Shantytown

E7                      Am               Bm7b5  G N.C.
  She's gonna pull the curtains down for me

N.C.  C
For me
[Chorus]
Gaug                   Cm7
I've got the old man's car,

Fm9                Bb
I've got a jazz guitar

Ebmaj9           Abmaj7  Gm7   Fm7
I've got a tab at Zan -- zi -- bar

F#m7b5  Gm7    Abmaj7     Ab7 D7  N.C.
To -- night is where I'll be

N.C.  Gaug  B7 Eaug
I'll be
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