Uptown Girl Chords
by Billy Joel846,230 views, added to favorites 19,537 times
Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Key: | E |
Capo: | 2nd fret |
Author Unregistered. 9 contributors total, last edit on Oct 23, 2024
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CAPO 2nd fret for original key
For chords in original key transpose +2
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
Am7-5 x-0-1-0-1-x / 5-x-5-5-4-x / x-0-5-5-4-3
[Intro]
D Em
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
D/F# G A
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 1]
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
She's been living in her uptown world
G A D
I bet she never had a back street guy
Em D/F#
I bet her mama never told her why
G A
I'm gonna try for an
[Verse 2]
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
She's been living in her white bread world
G A D
As long as anyone with hot blood can
Em D/F#
And now she's looking for a downtown man
G A
That's what I am
[Bridge]
Bb Gm
And when she knows what
Cm F
She wants from her time
Bb Gm
And when she wakes up
Am7-5 D7
And makes up her mind
G Em
She'll see I'm not so tough
Am
Just because
A
I'm in love with an
[Chorus]
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
You know I've seen her in her uptown world
G A D
She's getting tired of her high class toys
Em D/F#
And all the presents from her uptown boys
G A
She's got a choice
[Interlude]
F G E Am G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F G E A
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 3]
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
G A D
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
Em D/F#
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
G A
And then I'll win
[Bridge]
Bb Gm
And when she's walking
Cm F
She's looking so fine
Bb Gm
And when she's talking
Am7-5 D7
She'll say that she's mine
G Em
She'll say I'm not so tough
Am
Just because
A
I'm in love with an
[Verse 4]
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
She's been living in her white bread world
G A D
As long as anyone with hot blood can
Em D/F#
And now she's looking for a downtown man
G A
That's what I am
[Interlude]
F G E Am G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F G E A
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Outro]
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
She's my uptown girl
G A
You know I'm in love
D
With an uptown girl
Em D/F#
My uptown girl
G A
You know I'm in love
D
With an uptown girl
Em D/F#
My uptown girl
G A
You know I'm in love
D
With an uptown girl
Em D/F#
My uptown girl
(repeat and fade)
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Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
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48 comments

screw the key! this is great! ;P
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great =]
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Actually the Billy Joel version is two half-steps higher than this tab, not lower... So the first chord should be an 'E'.
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