Billy Joel - Piano Man
Travellin Prayer
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Transcribed By: ZL
TRAVELLIN' PRAYER from Piano Man
INTRO: D G D G D G D
D
Hey Lord, take a look all around
G C D
Tonight to find where my baby's gonna be
G
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
C C/B A D* A G A
'Cause she is far across the sea
D G C
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
F Bb
And make sure that she's gonna be alright
A D G D A D G D A
And things are gonna be alright with me
D G
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
C D G D A
And make sure that all her dreams are sweet.
D G
Said now, would ya guide her along the roads
C C/B A D* A G A
And make them softer for her feet
D G C
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
F Bb
And make sure that she's gonna be alright
A D G D A D G D A
Until she's home and here with me
D G
Hey, Lord would ya look out for her tonight
C D G D A
If she is sleepin' under the sky
D G
Said now, make sure the ground she's sleepin' on
C C/B A D* A G A
Is always warm and dry
D G C
Ummm, don'tcha give her too much rain
F Bb
Try to keep her away from pain
A D G D A D G D A
Because my baby hates to cry
D G
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
C D G D A
'Cause it gets rough along the way
D G
Said now, this song seems strange it's just because
C C/B A D* A G A
I don't know how to pray
D G C
Ummm, won'tcha give her peace of mind
F Bb
And if you ever find the time
A D G D A D G D A
Won'tcha tell her I miss her everyday
PIANO SOLO: Same as Verse
VIOLIN SOLO: Same as Verse
D
Hey Lord, take a look all around
G C D G D A
Tonight to find where my baby's gonna be
D G
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
C C/B A D* A G A
'Cause she is far across the sea
D G C
Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight
F Bb
And make sure that she's gonna be alright
A D G D A
Until she's home and here with me
D G D A D G D A
With me
OUTRO: D
D G D A Until fade
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CHORDS: EADGBE
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G 320003
C X32010
D XX0232
C/B X22010
F 133211
A X02220
Bb X13331
D* X04232
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Piano Man
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Transcribed By: ZL
PIANO MAN from Piano Man
INTRO: C C/B Am Am/G F F/E D G
C C/B Am Am/G F F/G
C F G F F/E* Dm7
C F G F F/E* Dm7
C C/B Am Am/G
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
F F/E D G
The regular crowd shuffles in
C C/B Am Am/G
There's an old man sitting next to me
F F/G C
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
HARMONICA: C C/B Am Am/G F G
C F
C C/B Am Am/G
He says, Son, can you play me a memory?
F F/E D G
I'm not really sure how it goes
C C/B Am Am/G
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
F F/G C
When I wore a younger man's clothes
Am Am/G Am/F# F
La la la, de de da
Am Am/G D7 G G/F G/E G/D
La la, de de da da da
CHORUS 1:
C C/B Am Am/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
F F/E D G
Sing us a song tonight
C C/B Am Am/G
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
F F/G C
And you've got us feeling alright
HARMONICA: C C/B Am Am/G F F/G
C F G F F/E* Dm7
C F G F F/E* Dm7
C C/B Am Am/G
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
F F/E D G
He gets me my drinks for free
C C/B Am Am/G
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
F F/G C F
But there's some place that he'd rather be
C C/B Am Am/G
He says, Bill, I believe this is killing me
F F/E D G
As the smile ran away from his face
C C/B Am Am/G
Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
F F/G C
If I could get out of this place
Am Am/G Am/F# F
Oh, la la la, de de da
Am Am/G D7 G G/F G/E G/D
La la, de de da da da
C C/B Am Am/G
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
F F/E D G
Who never had time for a wife
C C/B Am Am/G
And he's talking with Davy who's still in the navy
F F/G C
And probably will be for life
HARMONICA: C C/B Am Am/G F G
C F
C C/B Am Am/G
And the waitress is practicing politics
F F/E D G
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
C C/B Am Am/G
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
F F/G C
But it's better than drinking alone
SOLO: Am Am/G Am/F# F
Am Am/G Am/F# F
Am Am/G Am/F# F
G G/F G/E G/D
CHORUS 2
HARMONICA: C C/B Am Am/G F F/G
C F G F F/E* Dm7
C F G F F/E* Dm7
C C/B Am Am/G
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
F F/E D G
And the manager gives me a smile
C C/B Am Am/G
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see
F F/G C F
To forget about life for a while
C C/B Am Am/G
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
F F/E D G
And the microphone smells like a beer
C C/B Am Am/G
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
F F/G C
And say, Man, what are you doing here?
Am Am/G Am/F# F
Oh, la la la, de de da
Am Am/G D7 G G/F G/E G/D
La la, de de da da da
CHORUS 3
HARMONICA: C C/B Am Am/G F F/G
C F G F F/E* Dm7
C F G F F/E* Dm7 C
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CHORDS: EADGBE
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C X32010
Am X02210
C/B X20010
G/D XX0033
Am/F# 2X2210
F 133211
D7 XX0212
Am7 X02010
F/E 033211
G 320003
Dm7 XX0221
G/F 120033
F/E* XX2011
D XX0232
F/G 333211
G/E 022033
Am/G 3X2210
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Aint No Crime is yet to be transcribed.
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Youre My Home
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Transcribed By: Marcelo
You're My Home"
by Billy Joel
CAPO: 5th fret
INTRO: C C/B Fsus4 F C C/B Fsus4 G
C C/B C7sus4
When you look into my eyes
F Dm7 G
And you see the crazy gypsy in my soul
C C/B C7sus4
It always comes as a surprise
F Dm7 G
When I feel my withered roots begin to grow.
Em7 Em7 F F/E Dm7
Well I never had a place that I could call my very own
F G C C/B Fsus4 G
But that's alright, my love, 'cause you're my home.
C C/B C7sus4
When you touch my weary head
F Dm7 G
And you tell me everything will be alright
C C/B C7sus4
You say, "Use my body for your bed.
F Dm7 G
And my love will keep you warm throughout the night."
Em7 Em7 F F/E Dm7
Well I never be a stranger and I'll never be alone
F G C C C/B
Wherever we're together, that's my home.
Am G C C C/B
Home can be the Pennsylvania Turnpike,
Am G F
Indiana's early morning dew, oh!
Am G C C C/B
High up in the hills of California,
Am G F
Home is just another word for you.
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Em7 Em7 F F/E Dm7
Well I never had a place that I could call my very own.
F G C C/B Fsus4 G
But that's alright, my love, 'cause you're my home.
C C/B C7sus4
And if I travel all my life
F Dm7 G
And I never get to stop and settle down
C C/B C7sus4
Long as I have you by my side, oh
F Dm7 G
There's room for love and good wars(?) all around.
Em7 Em7 F F/E Dm7
You're my castle, you're my cabin, and my instant pleasure dome.
F G C C/B Fsus4 G
I need you in my house, 'cause you're my home.
C C/B Fsus4 G C C/B Fsus4 G C C/B Fsus4 G
You're my ho - me.
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The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
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Transcribed By: Aladdin
Billy Joel
"The Ballad of Billy The Kid"
This is a kick-ass song for piano, but on guitar is sounds quite
good. These are the base chords and such, listen to the song to
get down the little licks.
Intro:
It starts off with a cool cowboy horse trot. It's played like this:
E---------|
B---------|
G---------|
D---0-2-0-|
A---------|
E-3-------|
Pre-Verse:
F F C C F G
Verse:
G Em F G Em F C D G Em F C G Am7 D
Chorus:
C D Em Bm C C G C D Em Bm C Dsus4 Dadd9 D
Bridge/Ending:
In the middle is the Bridge, which is the same as the Ending.
It's played like this:
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G-----0-0---2-0-------|
D-0-2-----2-----2-2-0-|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
And ended like this:
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------------2-0---|
A---0-3-3-3-0-------3-|
E-3-----------3-------|
So the order is:
I V PV V PV V PV C V PV B PV V PV C V PV E
I - Intro
PV - Pre-Verse
V - Verse
C - Chorus
B - Bridge
E - Ending
And thats it! Listen to the song to get the timings and the strum
pattern and the tempos right, because those all change quite a few
times. They wont let me post the lyrics, but they are rather simple
to get. Rock on.
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Worse Comes To Worst is yet to be transcribed.
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Stop In Nevada is yet to be transcribed.
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If I Only Had The Words To Tell You
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Transcribed By: Bougeman
Bb Bb/D Eb Bb/D
If I only had the words to tell you
Cm7 Ab7 F7
If you only had the time to understand
Bb Bb/D Eb Bb/D
Though I know it wouldn’t change your feelings
Cm7 F7(sus4) Bb Db F7
And I know you’ll carry on the best you can.
Bb Bb/D Eb Bb/D
If I only had the urge to tell you
Cm7 F7(sus4) Ab7 F7
If you only knew how hard it is to say
Bb Bb/D Eb Bb/D
When the simple lines have all been taken
Dm7 F7(sus4) Bb Ab11 Ab7
And the radio repeats them ev’ry day.
Db Db/F Gb Db/F
If I never find the song to sing you
Ebm7 Cb9 Ab7
If you always find it hard to comprehend
Db Db/F Gbmaj7 Gb Db/F
Well, you know there wouldn’t be much meaning
Ebm7 Ab11 Db
If I had to sing those tired words again.
F7 Bbm F7 Bbm
Life goes on and on
Ab Db Ab Db
And tonight will soon be gone
Gbmaj7 Fm7 Ebm7 Ab11 Ab7
But if we try we can be sure.
Db Db/F Gb Db/F
If I only had the words to tell you
Ebm7 Db9 Ab7
If you only had the time to understand
Db Db/F Gbmaj7 Gb Db/F
But I only have these arms to hold you
Ebm7 Ab11 Db
And it’s all that you can ask of any man.
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Somewhere Along The Line is yet to be transcribed.
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Captain Jack
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Transcribed By: ZL
CAPTAIN JACK from Piano Man
INTRO: G D C
F Bbmaj7 F Bbmaj7
F Bbmaj7
Saturday night and you're still hangin' around
F Bbmaj7
Tired of livin' in your one-horse town
F Bbmaj7
You'd like to find a little hole in the ground
Am C
For a while u-hm-hm
F Bbmaj7
So you go to the village in your tie-dye jeans
F Bbmaj7
And you stare at the junkies and the closet queens
F Bbmaj7
It's like some pornographic magazine
Am D
And you smile u-hm-hm
CHORUS 1:
G D C D
Captain Jack will get you high tonight
G D C
And take you to your special island
G D C D
Captain Jack will get you by tonight
G D C
Just a little push and you'll be smilin'
F Bbmaj7 F Bbmaj7
F Bbmaj7
Your sister's gone out, she's on a date
F Bbmaj7
You just sit at home and masturbate
F Bbmaj7
The phone is gonna ring soon but you just can't wait
Am C
For that call u-hm-hm
F Bbmaj7
So you stand on the corner in you New English clothes
F Bbmaj7
And you look so polished from your hair down to your toes
F Bbmaj7
Oh but still your finger's gonna pick your nose
Am D
After all u-hm-hm
CHORUS 2
F Bbmaj7 F Bbmaj7
F Bbmaj7
So you decide to take a holiday
F Bbmaj7
You got your tape deck and your brand new chevrolet
F Bbmaj7
Ah there ain't no place to go anyway
Am C
And what for u-hm-hm
F Bbmaj7
So you've got everything, ah but nothing's cool
F Bbmaj7
They just found your Father in the swimming pool
F Bbmaj7
And you guess you wont be going back to school
Am D
Any more
CHORUS 3:
G D C D
Captain Jack can get you high tonight
G D C
And take you to your special island
G D C D
Oh, Captain Jack will get you by tonight
G D C
Just a little push and you'll be smilin' la la la
F Bbmaj7 F Bbmaj7
F Bbmaj7
So you play your albums and you smoke your pot
F Bbmaj7
And you meet your girlfriend in the parking lot
F Bbmaj7
Oh but still you're aching for the things you haven't got
Am C
What went wrong u-hm-hm
F Bbmaj7
And if you can't understand why your world is so dead
F Bbmaj7
Why you've gotta keep in style and feed your head
F Bbmaj7
Well you're twenty one and still your Mother makes your bed
Am D
And that's too long Whoa-whoa-whoa-yeah-yeah
CHORUS 4:
G D C D
Well Captain Jack can get you high tonight
G D C
And take you to your special island
G D C D
Well now Captain Jack will get you by tonight
G D C
Just a little push and you'll be smilin'
CHORUS 5:
G D C D
Oh Captain Jack will get you high tonight
G D C
And take you to your special isle
G D C D
Well now Captain Jack will make you high tonight
G D C
Just a little push and you'll be smilin'
CHORUS 6:
G D C D
Yeah Captain Jack will get you high tonight
G D C
And take you to your special island
G D C D
Captain Jack will make you high tonight
G D C D G D C
G D C D G D C
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NOTES:
CHORUS:
G D C D G D C G
E---------------------------3-------------------------------
B--------------------------3---3----------------------------
G------------------------5B--5B-5B535-----------------------
D------------------------------------5----------------------
A--235-23-235-35--235-23--------------235-23-235-35--235-23-
E-3--------------3----------------------------------3-------
POST CHORUS LICKS: F Major Pentatonic:
F G A C D F G A C D F
E-----------------------10-13-
B------------------10-13------
G-------------10-12-----------
D--------10-12----------------
A---10-12---------------------
E-13--------------------------
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CHORDS: EADGBE
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G 320003
C X32010
D XX0232
Bbmaj7 X13231
F 133211
Am X02210
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