
vienna
Billy Joel
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Tom : Bb
[Intro] Bb5+ Ab7(11+) Aº Eb/Bb
Gb6(11+) F7 Bb
[Primeira Parte]
Gm Bb
Slow down, you crazy child
F Ab
You're so ambitious for a juvenile
Eb
But then if you're so smart, tell me
Bb C7 D4 D7
Why are you still so afraid?
Gm
Where's the fire
Bb
What's the hurry about?
F
You'd better cool it off
Ab
Before you burn it out
Eb
You've got so much to do and
Bb Am7 D4 D7
Only so many hours in a day
[Refrão]
Eb
But you know that
F
When the truth is told
Bb F/A
That you can get what you want
Gm7 Bb/F
Or you can just get old
Eb
You're gonna kick off
Am7 D7
Before you even get halfway
Gm7 C7
Through, uh uh
[Próxima Parte]
Gb7
When will you realize
F7 Bb
Vienna waits for you?
[Segunda Parte]
Gm Bb
Slow down, you're doing fine
F
You can't be everything you want to be
Ab
Before your time, although it's
Eb Bb
So romantic on the borderline
C D4 D7
Tonight, tonight
Gm Bb
Too bad but it's the life you lead
F
You're so ahead of yourself
Ab
That you forgot what you need
Eb
Though you can see when you're wrong
Bb
You know you can't always see
Am7
When you're right
D4 D7
You're right
[Refrão]
Eb
You've got your passion
F7
You've got your pride
Bb F/A
But don't you know that only fools
Gm7 Bb/F
Are satisfied?
Eb Am7
Dream on, but don't imagine
D7 Gm7 C7
They'll all come true, uh uh
Gb7
When will you realize
F7 Bb
Vienna waits for you?
[Solo] Gm Bb F Ab
Eb Bb Am7 D4 D7
[Refrão]
Eb F
Slow down, you crazy child
Bb F/A
And take the phone off the hook
Gm Bb/F
And disappear for awhile
Eb Am7
It's all right, you can afford to lose
D7 Gm7 C7
A day or two, uh uh
Gb7
When will you realize
F7 Bb
Vienna waits for you?
Eb
And you know that when
F
The truth is told
[Próxima Parte]
Gb7
Why don´t you realize
F7 Bb
Vienna waits for you?
G7 C7(4)
When will you realize
F7
Vienna waits for you?
[Final] Bb5+ Ab7(11+) Aº
Eb/Bb Gb6(11+) F7 Bb
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