
uptown girl
Billy Joel
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Tom : D
[Intro]
D Em
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
D/F# G A
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Primeira Parte]
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
She's been living in her uptown world
G A D
I bet she never had a back street guy
Em D/F#
I bet her mama never told her why
G A
I'm gonna try for an
[Segunda Parte]
[Refrão]
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
She's been living in her white bread world
G A D
As long as anyone with hot blood can
Em D/F#
And now she's looking for a downtown man
G A
That's what I am
[Ponte]
Bb Gm
And when she knows what
Cm F
She wants from her time
Bb Gm
And when she wakes up
Am7(5-) D7
And makes up her mind
G Em
She'll see I'm not so tough
Am
Just because
A
I'm in love with an
[Refrão]
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
You know I've seen her in her uptown world
G A D
She's getting tired of her high class toys
Em D/F#
And all the presents from her uptown boys
G A
She's got a choice
F G E Am G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F G E A
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Segunda Parte]
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
G A D
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
Em D/F#
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
G A
And then I'll win
[Ponte]
Bb Gm
And when she's walking
Cm F
She's looking so fine
Bb Gm
And when she's talking
Am7(5-) D7
She'll say that she's mine
G Em
She'll say I'm not so tough
Am
Just because
A
I'm in love with an
[Terceira Parte 2x 2x]
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
F G E
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Am G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F G E
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
A
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
D
Uptown girl
Em D/F#
She's my uptown girl
G A
You know I'm in love
D
With an uptown girl
Em D/F#
My uptown girl
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