Uptown Girl

Billy Joel

  • A
  • Am
  • Am7(5-)
  • Bb
  • Cm
  • D
  • D/F#
  • D7
  • E
  • Em
  • F
  • G
  • Gm
Continues after the ad
Key:
[Intro]
D Em Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
D/F# G A Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh [First Part]
D Uptown girl
Em D/F# She's been living in her uptown world
G A D I bet she never had a back street guy
Em D/F# I bet her mama never told her why
G A I'm gonna try for an [Second Part]
D Uptown girl
Em D/F# She's been living in her white bread world
G A D As long as anyone with hot blood can
Em And now she's looking for a
D/F# downtown man
G A That's what I am [Bridge]
Bb Gm And when she knows what
Cm F She wants from her time
Bb Gm And when she wakes up
Am7(5-) D7 And makes up her mind
G Em She'll see I'm not so tough
Am Just because
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A I'm in love with an [Chorus]
D Uptown girl
Em You know I've seen her in her
D/F# uptown world
G A D She's getting tired of her high class toys
Em And all the presents from her
D/F# uptown boys
G A She's got a choice
F G E Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Am G oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F G E Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
A oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh [Second Part]
D Uptown girl
Em D/F# You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
G A D But maybe someday when my ship comes in
Em She'll understand what kind of guy
D/F# I've been
G A And then I'll win [Bridge]
Bb Gm And when she's walking
Cm F She's looking so fine
Bb Gm And when she's talking
Am7(5-) D7 She'll say that she's mine
G Em She'll say I'm not so tough
Am Just because
A I'm in love with an [Third Part]
D Uptown girl
Em D/F# She's been living in her white bread world
G A D As long as anyone with hot blood can
Em And now she's looking for a
D/F# downtown man
G A That's what I am
F G E Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Am G Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F G E Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
A Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
D Uptown girl
Em D/F# She's my uptown girl
G A You know I'm in love
D With an uptown girl
Em D/F# My uptown girl
G A You know I'm in love
D With an uptown girl
Em D/F# My uptown girl
G A You know I'm in love
D With an uptown girl
Em D/F# My uptown girl
Song details

Composition: Billy Joel

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