Keeping The Faith
Billy Joel
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Tom : D
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D
If it seems...
D
If you think...
G
Oh, then you should...
G
Cause my past...
D
Got in my way
D
Still I would...
D
And I'm not...
G
Oh cause I never felt...
A6 G
And then I was saved, yeah
A6
...keeping the faith
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D
Keeping the faith
D
We wore matador...
D
Iridescent socks...
G
I put on my...
D
And ditty-bop shades
D
I took a fresh...
D
My old man's...
G
Combed my hair...
A6 G
A permanent wave Yeah
A6
....the faith
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D
Keeping the faith
A G D
You can get just so much from a good thing
A G D
You can linger too long in your dreams
A G D
Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies
{ Em7 }
Cause the good ole...
A7
And tomorrow...
D
Learned stickball...
D
Lost a lot of fights...
G
I heard about...
G
I found you...
D
anyway
D
I found out...
D
Ate an awful lot...
D
Drank a lot...
G
I thought I was...
G
When I made it...
A6 G
In the Chevrolet Oh yeah
A6
We were keeping the faith
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D
Keeping the faith
[Solo]
{ A }{ G }{ D }
{ A }{ G }{ D }
{ A }{ G }{ D }
{ Em7 }
You know the good...
A7
And tomorrow...
D
Now I told...
Now I'm going...
G
I'm going to listen...
A6 G
When the rock 'n' roll plays Yeah
A6 G
When the memory stays Yeah
A6
I'm keeping the faith
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D
Keeping the faith...
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