movin out anthonys song
Billy Joel
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Movin' Out - Billy Joel
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Written by: Billy Joel
From: "The Stranger" (1977)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: soprano C
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
Caug 1-0-0-3
C7sus4 0-0-1-1
A7 0-1-0-0
Em7 0-2-0-2
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[Intro]
Dm Gm7 C Caug F Dm Gm7 C Caug F
[Verse]
Dm Gm7
Anthony works in the grocery store
C Caug F
Saving his pennies for someday
Dm Gm7
Mama Leone left a note on the door
C Caug F
She said, "Sonny, move out to the country"
[Bridge]
Dm G7
Working too hard can give you a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack
Bb C
You ought to know by now
Dm G7
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
C7sus4 C7 F
Is that all you get for your money?
[Chorus]
Bb C C7 A A7 Dm
It seems like a waste of time, if that's what it's all about
Dm7 Bb Em7
A [ Dm ]
Mama, if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out
[Interlude]
Dm Gm7 C Caug F Dm Gm7 C Caug F
[Verse]
Dm Gm7
Sergeant O'Leary is walking the beat
C Caug F
At night he becomes a bar tender
Dm Gm7
He works at Mister Cacciatore's down on Sullivan Street
C Caug F
Across from the Medical Center
[Bridge]
Dm G7
And he's trading in his Chevy for a Cadillac-ac-ac-ac-ac-ac
Bb C
You ought to know by now
Dm G7
And if he can't drive with a broken back
C7sus4 C7 F
At least he can polish the fenders
[Chorus]
Bb C C7 A A7 Dm
It seems like a waste of time, if that's what it's all about
Dm7 Bb Em7
A [ Dm ]
Yea, if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out
[Interlude]
Dm Gm7 C Caug F Dm Gm7 C Caug F
[Bridge]
Dm G7
You should never argue with a crazy ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mind
Bb C
You ought to know by now
Dm G7
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
C7sus4 C7 F
Is that all you get for your money?
[Chorus]
Bb C C7 A A7 Dm
And it seems such a waste of time, if that's what it's all about
Dm7 Bb Em7
A [ Dm ]
Good luck movin' up 'cos I'm movin' out
[Interlude]
Dm Gm7 C Caug F Dm Gm7 C Caug F
[Outro]
| D | G | A | D |
voc ad lib (repeat and fade)
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