Billy Joel - Uptown Girl Chords & Tabs

 

Uptown Girl Chords & Tabs

Billy Joel Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Chords

Uptown Girl Chords

   
UPTOWN GIRL written by BILLY JOEL


Classic song by Billy Joel. Here are the chords - guitar not too high in the mix, but still a good one to strum...

D	xx0232
Em	022000
F#m	244222
G	320033   or	355433 (use barre in bridge)
A	x02220
Bb	x13331
Gm	355333
Cm	x35543
F	133211
C	x32010
G/Ab	455433	use your thumb over the top to play this, or 4554xx if you don't play that way
Am	x02210
E	022100
G#m	466444
B	x24442

Comments/corrections/suggestions to Matt Croxall at no_we_are_not@hotmail.com

D	    Em
Uptown girl
			 F#m           G
She's been living in her uptown world
	  A           D               Em
I bet she never had a back street guy
                     F#m	   G
I bet her mama never told her why
          A
I'm gonna try for an

D           Em
Uptown girl
                         F#m                G
She's been living in her white bread world
           A           D              Em
As long as anyone with hot blood can
                            F#m            G
And now she's looking for a downtown man
              A
That's what I am

Bb           Gm
And when she knows what
    Cm             F
She wants from her time
Bb           Gm
And when she wakes up
    Cm           F
And makes up her mind

G              Em
She'll see I'm not so tough
C
Just because
A
I'm in love with an
D            Em
Uptown girl
 			      F#m           G
You know I've seen her in her uptown world
              A            D               Em
She's getting tired of her high class toys
                              F#m            G
And all her presents from her uptown boys
            A
She's got a choice
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/billy_joel/uptown_girl_crd_ver_2.html ]
F            G               G/Ab            Am      G
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
F            G               G/Ab            A       A
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah

D            Em
Uptown girl
                           F#m             G
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
          A               D               Em
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
                               F#m            G
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
              A
And then I'll win

Bb             Gm
And when she's walking
      Cm         F
She's looking so fine
Bb             Gm
And when she's talking
       Cm             F
She'll say that she's mine
G              Em
She'll say I'm not so tough
C
Just because
A
I'm in love with an

D           Em
Uptown girl
                         F#m                G
She's been living in her white bread world
           A           D              Em
As long as anyone with hot blood can
                            F#m            G
And now she's looking for a downtown man
              A
That's what I am

E            F#m
Uptown girl
                G#m
She's my uptown girl
    A           B
You know I'm in love
        E            F#m
With an uptown girl
          G#m
My uptown girl
    A           B
You know I'm in love
        E            F#m
With an uptown girl
          G#m
My uptown girl
    A           B
You know I'm in love
        E           F#m
With an uptown girl
          G#m
My uptown girl

Repeat to fade...

Let me know what you think...
Matt