Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
Billy Joel
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Tom:
[Intro] G G9 G C
G G9 G C G G9 G C G
Goodnight my angel, time to close your eyes
D7 Am7 D4(7)
And save these questions for another day
G G9 G C G
I think I know what you've been asking me
D7 A D4(7)
I think you know what I've been trying to say
Am A9 Am A9 C7M D
I promised I would never leave you
G D9/F# Em
E°
Then you should always know
G D9/F# Em C G/B Am
Wherever you may go, no matter where you are
A7 D
I never will be far away
G G9 G C G
Goodnight my angel, now it's time to sleep
D7 Am7 D4(7)
And still so many things I want to say
G G9 G C G
Remember all the songs you sang for me
D7 A D4(7)
When we went sailing on an emerald bay
Am A9 Am A9 D D7
And like a boat out on the ocean
G D9/F# Em
E°
I'm rocking you to sleep
G D9/F# Em C G/B Am
The water's dark and deep, inside this ancient heart
A7 D
You'll always be a part of me
F Bb A Gm
( Gm F# )
Cm A
( Fm D )
G G9 G C G
Goodnight my angel, now it's time to dream
D7 A D4(7)
And dream how wonderful your life will be
G G9 G C Am7
Someday your child may cry, and if you sing this lullaby
G D9/F# C D G
INTRO (2x)
Then in your heart there will always be a part of me
G G9 G
Someday we'll all be gone
C Am
But lullabies go on and on
D G D9/F# C D G G9 G C
They never die, that is how you and I will be
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