James
Billy Joel
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Tom : F
Dm7 Gm7 C
James... we were always friends,
F Cm D7
From our childhood days
Gm7 C
And we made our plans,
F Dm7 G F/C C
And we had to go our separate ways.
F7/9 Bb
I went on the road
E7 A
You pursued an education.
[Refrão]
Dm7 Gm7 C
James...do you like your life,
F Cm D7
Can you find release,
Gm7 C
And will you ever change
[Próxima Parte]
F Dm7 G F/C C
Will you ever write your masterpiece.
F7/9 Bb
Are you still in school
E7 A
Living up to expectations...
Dm Bbmaj7 Am7
James...
Abmaj7 Gm7
You were so relied upon
C#9 Bb F A
everybody knows how hard you tried
Dm Bbmaj7 Am7
Hey...
Ab Gm7
just look at what a job you've done
C#9 C Asus A
Carrying the weight of family pride.
Dm7 Gm7 C
James... you've been well behaved,
F Cm D7
You've been working so hard
Gm7 C
But will you always stay
F Dm7 G F/C C
Someone else's dream of who you are.
F7/9 Bb
Do what's good for you
E7 A
or you're not good for anybody...
James
Dm7 Gm7 C F C/E Dm7 Gm7 C7 F A7 Dm7 F/C C
F7/9 Bb
I went on the road
E7 A
You pursued an education...
Dm Bbmaj7 Am7
James...
Abmaj7 Gm7
How you gonna know for sure
C#9 Bb F A
everything was so well organized.
Dm Bbmaj7 Am7
Hey...
Ab Gm7
now everything is so secure,
C#9 C Asus A
and everybody else is satisfied.
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
F Dm7 G F/C C
When will you write your masterpiece.
F7/9 Bb
Do what's good for you
E7 A
or you're not good for anybody...
James...
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