UPTOWN GIRL Billy Joel
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| / Ah hh hh.| hh hh hh hh | / Ah hh hh hh.| hh hh hh hh |
A Bm A D E
| Up town girl ll | / shes^been living in^her | up town world dd | ~ ^I bet^she never had^a |
A Bm A D E
| back street guy yy | ~ ^I bet^her mama never | told her why yy | ~ ^Im gonna try for^an |
A Bm A
||: Up town girl ll | / Shes^been living in^her | white bread world dd |
||: Up town girl ll | ~ ^You know^I ^cant afford ^to | buy her pearls ss |
D E A Bm
| ~ ^As long^as any one^with | hot blood can nn | ~ ^And now^shes looking for^a |
| ~ ^But maybe someday when^my | ship comes in nn | ~ ^she'll under stand^what kind^of |
A D E F Dm7
| down town man nn | ~ ^thats what^I am mm | / And when she | knows ss what she |
| guy Ive been nn | ~ ^and then^I'll win nn | / And when shes | walk kk ing shes |
Gm C F Dm7 Gm
| wants ss from her | ti ii me ee | / And when she | wakes ss up and | makes ss up her |
| look kk ing so | fi ii ne ee | / And when shes | talk kk ing she'll | say yy that shes |
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| mi ii nd dd | / she'll see I'm | not so tough hh | Just be cause ee | I'm in love with^an |
| mi ii ne ee | / she'll say I'm | not so tough hh | Just be cause ee | I'm in love with^an |
A Bm A
| Up town girl ll | ~ ^You know^Ive seen^her in^her | up town world dd |
| Up town girl ll | / Shes^been living in^her | white bread world dd |
D E A Bm
| ~ ^Shes getting tired of^her | high class toys ss | ~ ^And all^her presents from^her |
| ~ ^As long^as any one^with.| hot blood can nn | ~ ^And now^shes looking for^a |
A D E C Dm7 B7
| Up town boys ss | ~ ^shes got^a choice ee | / Ah hh hh.| hh hh hh hh.| hh hh hh hh |
| Down town man nn | ~ ^thats what^I am mm | / Oh hh hh.| hh hh hh hh.| hh hh hh hh.|
Em C Dm7 B7 E E7
| hh hh hh hh | Ah hh hh hh.| hh hh hh hh.| hh hh hh hh.| hh hh hh hh :||
| hh hh hh hh | Oh hh hh hh.| hh hh hh hh.| hh hh hh hh.| hh hh hh hh |
A Bm A D E
||: Up town girl ll | / Shes^my up town | girl ll ll Dont^you | know I'm^in love with^an :||
Repeat and fade
About this song:
Uptown Girl is performed by Billy Joel.
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