Uptown Girl Chords
by Billy Joel64,647 views, added to favorites 1,385 times
| Difficulty: | intermediate |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author outbackjosiah [a] 125. 2 contributors total, last edit on Apr 22, 2023
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[Intro]
E F#m G#m A B
[Verse 1]
E F#m
Uptown girl
G#m A
She's been living in her uptown world
B E F#m
I bet she never had a back street guy
G#m A
I bet her mama never told her why
B
I'm gonna try for an
[Verse 2]
E F#m
Uptown girl
G#m A
She's been living in her white bread world
B E F#m
As long as anyone with hot blood can
G#m A
And now she's looking for a downtown man
B
That's what I am
[Chorus 1]
C Am
And when she knows what
Dm G
She wants from her time
C Am
And when she wakes up
Dm G
And makes up her mind
[Chorus 2]
A F#m
She'll see I'm not so tough
D
Just because
B
I'm in love with an
[Verse 3]
E F#m
Uptown girl
G#m A
You know I've seen her in her uptown world
B E F#m
She's getting tired of her high class toys
G#m A
And all her presents from her uptown boys
B
She's got a choice
[Bridge]
G A F# Bm A
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
G A F# B
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
[Verse 4]
E F#m
Uptown girl
G#m A
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
B E F#m
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
G#m A
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
B
And then I'll win
[Chorus 1]
C Am
And when she's walking
Dm G
She's looking so fine
C Am
And when she's talking
Dm G
She'll say that she's mine
[Chorus 2]
A F#m
She'll say I'm not so tough
D
Just because
B
I'm in love with an
[Verse 5]
E F#m
Uptown girl
G#m A
She's been living in her white bread world
B E F#m
As long as anyone with hot blood can
G#m A
And now she's looking for a downtown man
B
That's what I am
[Bridge]
G A F# Bm A
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
G A F# B
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
[Outro]
E F#m
Uptown girl
G#m
She's my uptown girl
A B
You know I'm in love
E F#m
With an uptown girl
G#m
My uptown girl
A B
You know I'm in love
E F#m
With an uptown girl
G#m
My uptown girl
A B
You know I'm in love
E F#m
With an uptown girl
G#m
My uptown girl
A B
(You know I'm in love)
E F#m
With an uptown girl
G#m
My uptown girl
(fade out)
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Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
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4 comments
Ab should be G#. It makes no sense to use both sharps and flats without changing key.
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C Am
And when she's walking
Dm G
She's looking so fine
C Am
And when she's talking
Bdim E
She'll say that she's mine
A F#m
She'll say I'm not so tough
Bm
Just because
B
I'm in love with an
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I've listened a bit more to this song. It's really hard to hear the chords under the bass and the harmonizing vocals. My suggestions are:
Verse: E F#m7 E/G# A A/B (x2)
Chorus: C Am7 Dm7 G C Am7 Bm7b5(=Dm/B) E7 A F#m7 Bm B
Bridge: G A F#/A# Bm A G A F#/A# B
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