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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl - BPM - 129

[BPM - 129]
[Intro]
"uh oh .." etc - 
[E] [F#m] [G#m] ([A] [B])

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl ......... [F#m] She's been living in her
[G#m] uptown world [A] I bet she [B] never had a 
[E] back street guy [F#m] I bet her mama never 
[G#m] told her [A] why I'm gonna [B] try for an
[E] Uptown girl [F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Chorus]
[C] And when she [Am] knows what
She [Dm] wants from her [G] time
[C] And when she [Am] wakes up
And [Dm] makes up her [G] mind
[A] She'll see I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse] 
[E] Uptown girl ... [F#m] You know I've seen her in her 
[G#m] uptown world [A] She's getting [B] tired of her
[E] high class toys [F#m] And all her presents from her 
[G#m] uptown boys [A] She's got a [B] choice

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl .....  [F#m] You know I can't afford to 
[G#m] buy her pearls [A] But maybe [B] someday when my  
[E] ship comes in [F#m] She'll understand what kind of 
[G#m] guy I've been [A] And then I'll [B] win

[Chorus]
[C] And when she's [Am] walking
She's [Dm] looking so [G] fine
[C] And when she's [Am] talking
She'll [Dm] say that she's [G] mine
[A] She'll say I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse - Drum fills section - snare only really on 4]
(just play bass drum and chords on 1 and put fills in on snare when appropriate)
[E] Uptown girl ......[F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E]Uptown girl [F#m]  
She's my uptown [G#m] girl .. You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] uptown girl [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ......... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love (end on E)            

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