Billy Joel-Summer Highland Falls
[Intro - BPM 93 - No drums - arp][F] [Fmaj7/A] [Gm7] [Bbsus2]
[Am7] [C] [Bbsus2] [Bbsus2]
Standard fingering with R/H so can play descending Bsus2 arp fluently
E 1--1--1-0h1p0--1-
B -----1-------1---
G --2-2---------2--
D -----------------
A --------0--------
E 1----------------
DRB-S-B-S-B---S-B-S-B
E ---------------------
B ----6-3-----6-3------
G --3----5p3-3---5p35--
D ---------------------
A ---------------------
E -3-3------3----------
E --3-1p0----3--1p0-------1-------1------
B -1-----3p1-------1-11h3--3p1------3p1-1
G ------------------0----3----3--3-----3-
D -----------------------------3---------
A 0---------3--3------1---------1--------
E ---------------------------------------
When descending the notes of the Bsus2 do the pulloff
with the little finger and then move that to 3rd fret
of D string - to fret - nice rolling sustained figure
[Repeat above once]
[Verse1]
They say that
[F] these are not the [Fmaj7/A] best of times But
[Gm7] they're the only [Bbsus2] times I've ever
[F] known [Fmaj7/A] [Gm7] [Bbsus2] And I
[F] believe there is a [Fmaj7/A] time for medi
[Gm7] tation In [Bbsus2] cathedrals of our
[C] own ([C] [G]) [C] [A7] Now I've
[Dm] seen that sad sur [C] render in my
[Bbsus2] lover's eyes [Bbsus2/A] And
[G7sus4] I can only [G7] stand upon and
[Cadd9] sympathize [C] For we are
[Bb] always what our [F] situations [Gm7] hand us It's either
[C] sadness or [Bbsus2] euphoria - [Eb] [Bbsus2]
(drums in)
[Intro - again]
[F] [Fmaj7/A] [Gm7] [Bbsus2]
[Am7] [C] [Bbsus2] [Bbsus2]
[Verse2]
So we'll
[F] argue and we'll [Fmaj7/A] compromise
And [Gm7] realize that [Bbsus2] nothing's ever
[F] changed [Fmaj7/A] [Gm7] [Bbsus2] ..For all our
[F] mutual [Fmaj7/A] experience Our
[Gm7] separate con [Bbsus2] clusions are the
[C] same ([C] [G]) [C] [A7] .. Now we are
[Dm] forced to recog [C] nize our inhu
[Bbsus2] manity [Bbsus2/A] .. Our
[G7sus4] reason co [G7] exists with our in
[Cadd9] sanity [C] .. And though we
[Bb] choose between re [F] ality and [Gm7] madness .. It's either
[C] sadness or [Bbsus2] euphoria [Eb] [Bbsus2]
[Solo - Intro - again]
[F] [Fmaj7/A] [Gm7] [Bbsus2]
[Am7] [C] [Bbsus2] [Bbsus2]
[F] [Fmaj7/A] [Gm7] [Bbsus2]
[C] ([C] [G]) [C] [A7]
[Verse3]
How
[Dm] thoughtlessly we [C] dissipate our
[Bbsus2] energies [Bbsus2/A] Per
[G7sus4] haps we don't ful [G7] fill each other's
[Cadd9] fantasies [C] .. And as we
[Bb] stand upon the [F] ledges of our [Gm7] lives With our
[C] respective simi [Bbsus2] larities [Eb] [Bbsus2] It's either
[C] sadness or [F] euphoria.
[Outro]
[F] [Fmaj7/A] [Gm7] [Bbsus2]
[F] Wo [Fmaj7/A] oo woh oo [Gm7] oh oo [Bbsus2] woh oh oo
[F] oh [Fmaj7/A] ooh [Gm7] wo ooh [Bbsus2] woh oh oo
(slows done to end)
[Am7] woh oh [C] oh [Bbsus2] oh [C - (C C Cadd9 C Cadd6)]
[F]
[Notes]
Final chord C C C9 C C6 (x3x210 - move 2nd finger up to G string when playing normal C)