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)