Uptown Girl — Billy Joel
Chords and lyrics for Uptown Girl by Billy Joel (key of Dm).
Verse 1
For chords in original key transpose +2
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
Intro
[D] Oh, oh, oh, [Em]oh, oh, oh, oh
[D/F#] Oh, oh, oh, [G]oh, oh, [A]oh, oh
Verse 1
[D]Uptown girl
[Em] She's been living in her [D/F#]uptown world
[G] I bet she [A]never had a [D]back street guy
[Em] I bet her mama never [D/F#]told her why
[G] I'm gonna [A]try for an
Verse 2
[D]Uptown girl
[Em] She's been living in her [D/F#]white bread world
[G] As long as [A]anyone with [D]hot blood can
[Em] And now she's looking for a [D/F#]downtown man
[G] That's what I [A]am
Bridge
[Bb]And when she [Gm]knows what
She [Cm]wants from her [F]time
[Bb]And when she [Gm]wakes up
And [Am7-5]makes up her [D7]mind
[G]She'll see I'm [Em]not so tough
[Am]Just because
[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] She's getting [A]tired of her [D]high class toys
[Em] And all the presents from her [D/F#]uptown boys
[G] She's got a [A]choice
Interlude
[F] Oh, oh, oh, [G]oh, oh, oh, oh, [E]oh, oh, oh, oh, [Am]oh, oh, [G]oh, oh
[F] Oh, oh, oh, [G]oh, oh, oh, oh, [E]oh, oh, oh, oh, [A]oh, oh, oh, oh
Verse 3
[D]Uptown girl
[Em] You know I can't afford to [D/F#]buy her pearls
[G] But maybe [A]someday when my [D]ship comes in
[Em] She'll understand what kind of [D/F#]guy I've been
[G] And then I'll [A]win
Bridge
[Bb]And when she's [Gm]walking
She's [Cm]looking so [F]fine
[Bb]And when she's [Gm]talking
She'll [Am7-5]say that she's [D7]mine
[G]She'll say I'm [Em]not so tough
[Am]Just because
[A]I'm in love with an
Verse 4
[D]Uptown girl
[Em] She's been living in her [D/F#]white bread world
[G] As long as [A]anyone with [D]hot blood can
[Em] And now she's looking for a [D/F#]downtown man
[G] That's what I [A]am
Interlude
[F] Oh, oh, oh, [G]oh, oh, oh, oh, [E]oh, oh, oh, oh, [Am]oh, oh, [G]oh, oh
[F] Oh, oh, oh, [G]oh, oh, oh, oh, [E]oh, oh, oh, oh, [A]oh, oh, oh, oh
Outro
[D]Uptown girl
[Em] She's my uptown [D/F#]girl
You [G]know I'm in [A]love
With an [D]uptown girl
[Em]My uptown [D/F#]girl
You [G]know I'm in [A]love
With an [D]uptown girl
[Em]My uptown [D/F#]girl
You [G]know I'm in [A]love
With an [D]uptown girl
[Em]My uptown [D/F#]girl
(repeat and fade)
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