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Journey-Dont Stop Believing - BPM - 129

[Intro - BPM 118 - No drums - Guitar pattern is pluck 3 high strings - then play root note]
E B C#m A - E B G#m A
 
[Verse 1]
[E] Just a [B] small town girl, [C#m] living in a [A] lonely world
[E] She took the [B] midnight train going [G#m] anywhe [A] re
 
[Verse 2]
[E] Just a [B] city boy, [C#m] born and raised in [A] south Detroit
[E] He took the [B] midnight train going [G#m] anywhe [A] re
 
[V.3 INSTRUMENTAL](guitar entrance 4 bars in)
E B C#m A - E B G#m A
 
[Verse 4]
[E] A singer in a [B] smoky room, [C#m] 
 the smell of wine and [A] cheap perfume
[E] For a smile they can [B] share the night, 
it goes (strum to build) [G#m] on and on
 and [A] on and on
 
[Chorus - Full drum]
[A] Strangers waiting [E] up and down the boulevard
Their [A] shadows searching in the [E] night
[A] Streetlight, people, [E] living just to find emotion
[A] Hiding, somewhere in the 
 night[B]xx[E] xxxx [B]x[E][A]
 
[Instrumental]
E B C#m A
 
[Verse 5]
[E] Working hard to [B] get my fill [C#m] , everybody [A] wants a thrill
[E] Paying anything to [B] roll the dice, just [G#m] one more t [A] ime
 
[Verse 6]
[E] Some will win, [B] some will lose, [C#m] some were born to [A] sing the blues
[E] Oh, the movie [B] never ends; it goes [G#m] on and on and [A] on and on
 
[Chorus]
[A] Strangers waiting [E] up and down the boulevard
Their [A] shadows searching in the [E] night
[A] Streetlights, people, [E] living just to find emotion
[A] Hiding, somewhere in the 
 night[B]xx[E] xxxx [B]x[E][A] 

[GUITAR SOLO OVER VERSE CHORDS]
E B C#m A - E B G#m A

[Outro] 
[E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling
[E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m] [A] 
[E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling
[E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m] [A] 
[E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling
[E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m] [A] 
[Fade Out - or end on E]

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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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