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[Intro - Sustain high B as much as possible on E string to simulate the keys] 
1 BAR PER CHORD
[B-799877]        [B/A-x04447]      [E/G# - 4x6x57]                 [E-0-x-9-9-12-x]
[B-799877]        [B/A-x04447]      [E/G# - 4x6x57 x 0x9999 0-x-9-9-12-x] [E-0-x-9-9-12-x]
Final riff - 0x9999 0x9912x between E/G# and E
  
[Verse 1] 
I bought a 
[B] toothbrush, some [D#m/A#-668876] toothpaste, a [G#m] flannel for my face [G#m]
[C#/E#-x8666x] Pyjamas, a [C#/E#] hairbrush, new [Em] shoes and a [Em] case .... I 
[Bm] said to my re [Bm] flection, let's get [F#m] out of this [F#m] place 
([G/A] [G/A] [A] [D]) Passed the 
[E] church and the [E] steeple, the [G] laundry on the [G] hill
[B] Billboards and the [B] buildings [A/E] Memories of it [C#/E#] still keep
[Bm/F#-224322] Calling [Bm/F#]  and [E] calling ....[E] But  
[Bm/F#] forget it all  [G/F]  I know I [E] will  [E/D-xx0100]    
 
[Chorus]
[B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other      [E] 
[B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered   [E]  What's been 
[C#] going on .. [C#]  now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no 
[B] other  [B/A]  [E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an 
[B] other  [B/A]  [E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis 
[C#m] covered 
[Em] [Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
 
[Verse 2]
I'm at the  [B] carpark, the  [D#m/A#] airport, the  [G#m] baggage carousel
[C#/E#] The people keep on [C#/E#] grabbing, ain't  [Em] wishing I was [Em] well .. I 
[Bm] said, "It's no [Bm] occasion, it's no [F#m] story I can [F#m] tell"   
([G/A] [G/A] [A] [D]) At my
[E] bedside, empty [E] pocket, a [G] foot without a [G] sock .. Your  
[B] body gets much [B] closer  I  [A/E] fumble for the  [C#/E#] clock
Al [Bm/F#] armed .. .[Bm/F#]...by the se [E] duction [E]
I  [Bm/F#] wish  [G/F]  that it would [E] stop [E/D]    
  
[Chorus] 
[B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other      [E] 
[B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered   [E]  What's been 
[C#] going on .. [C#]  now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no 
[B] other  [B/A]  [E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an 
[B] other  [B/A]  [E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis 
[C#m] covered 
[Em] [Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)   
 
[Verse 3] (half-length)
I bought a 
[B] novel, some  [D#m/A#] perfume, a  [G#m] fortune all for [G#m] you
[C#/E#] But it's not my [C#/E#] conscience that [Em] hates to be un [Em] true .. I 
[Bm] asked of my re [Bm] flection, tell me [F#m] what is there to [F#m] do
([G/A] [G/A] [A] [D])
  
[Chorus]
[B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other      [E] 
[B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered   [E] 
What's been [C#] going on [C#]
Now that [F#] you have gone [F#]
There's no [B] other  [B/A]    
[E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other   [B/A]     
[E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered     [C#m]   Huhhh!
  
[Chorus hook to fade]
[B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other      [E] 
[B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered   [E] 
[B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other      [E] 
[B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered   [E] 
(fade end eventually on [B])

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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl

[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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