Vienna Chords

by Billy Joel
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Bb
Capo: no capo
Author Sirba [a] 432.
9 contributors total, last edit on May 21, 2024
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Chords

Bbaug
D7
Eb
Ebm/Gb
F7
Bb
Gm
F
Ab
C
D9sus4
D
Am
Dm/A
Bb/F
Am7
Gm7
C7
Gb7
G7

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Vienna – Billy Joel
 
 
[Intro]
 
| Bbaug     | D7   Eb   | Ebm/Gb F7   | Bb        |
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Gm               Bb
   Slow down you crazy child
       F                 Ab
You're so ambitious for a juvenile
            Eb                      Bb
But then if you're so smart tell me why
                   C    D9sus4  D
Are you still so afraid
 
Gm                              Bb
   Where's the fire, what's the hurry about
          F                       Ab
You better cool it off before you burn it out
        Eb
You got so much to do and only
Bb                  Am    D9sus4  D
So many hours in a day
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Eb                            F
   But you know that when the truth is told
             Bb            Dm/A
That you can get what you want
           Gm        Bb/F
Or you can just get old
            Eb                   Am7        D7   Gm7      C7
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
              Gb7
When will you realize
F                  Bb
  Vienna waits for you
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Gm                  Bb
   Slow down you're doing fine
             F
You can't be everything you want to be
  Ab
Before your time
              Eb                Bb             C        D9sus4  D
Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight, tonight
 
Gm                      Bb
   Too bad but it's the life you lead
           F
You're so ahead of yourself
            Ab
That you forgot what you need
               Eb
Though you can see when you're wrong
             Bb                            Am            D9sus4 D
You know you can't always see when you're right, you're ri  -   ight
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Eb                           F
   You got your passion, you got your pride
    Bb                  Dm/A       Gm        Bb/F
But don't you know that only fools are satisfied
Eb                      Am7            D7      Gm7   C7
   Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true
              Gb7
When will you realize
F             Bb
  Vienna waits for you
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
| Gm   Bb   | F    Ab       |
| Eb   Bb   | Am   D9sus4 D |
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Eb                F
   Slow down you crazy child
             Bb            Dm/A
And take the phone off the hook
         Gm          Bb/F
And disappear for a while
Eb                         Am7            D7    Gm7   C7
   It's alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
              Gb7
When will you realize
F             Bb
  Vienna waits for you
 
Eb                            F
   And you know that when the truth is told
             Bb            Dm/A
That you can get what you want
           Gm        Bb/F
Or you can just get old
            Eb                   Am7      D7     Gm7      C7
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
              Gb7
Why don't you realize
F            Bb
  Vienna waits for you
 
 
[Tag]
 
G7               Gb7 N.C.
   When will you realize
F          Bbaug
  Vienna waits for you
 
 
[Outro]
 
|(Bbaug)    | D7   Eb   | Ebm/Gb F7   | Bb    Bb
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37 comments
bookstorecowboy
Great job! Just a note that it's a lot easier to play if you capo at III and adjust to key so the first chord on the verse is Em. Thank you!
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a fret so
Well Done..(thanks for this, my personal fave from B.J.) :-D
+13
isthismagic
I really like this tab, but I agree to capo on third fret and Em. I would also like to add that I like to play this song picking low E then high E, A then B. It makes the song more acoustic
+6