Intro: E - capo on 2nd fret for correct pitch. Billy Joel sings in F#
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V1: Of all the people in the world
That I [Abm]know, you're the [A]best place to [Abm]go
When I [A]cry, [B]when I [E]cry
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V2: I've never asked for much before
Not be[Abm]fore, things are c[A]hanged, I need [Abm]more
Tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
Bridge: C#m [ch]Cdim7[/ch] B Eb Ab [ch]B7/F#[/ch]
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V3: I never thought that she would say,
Say good[Abm]bye, but she [A]did
and now [Abm]I,
Want to [A]die, [B]I want to [E]die
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V4: I never thought that I would need,
Need a [Abm]friend, but I [A]did in the [Abm]end
Tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
C#m [ch]C#m/B[/ch] F#sus4-F#
Chorus: Ohh what a scene, it's
[Bm]wrong for her to [Bm/A]hang me
up this [Esus4-E]way.
[Am]Ohhh[Am/G] where you [Dsus4-D]been
'cause [G]its so hard to [G/F#]make it
E [ch]B7/Eb[/ch]
through the day
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V5: A man my age is very young
so I'm [Abm]told, why do [A]I feel so [Abm]old?
tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
Bridge
V6: Solo
E-[ch]Abm/Eb[/ch]-C#m-Abm-A-Abm-A-B-E
Chorus
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V7: There's no tomorrow cause my dreams
did not [Abm]last, so I [A]live in the [Abm]past
tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V1: Of all the people in the world
That I [Abm]know, you're the [A]best place to [Abm]go
When I [A]cry, [B]when I [E]cry
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V2: I've never asked for much before
Not be[Abm]fore, things are c[A]hanged, I need [Abm]more
Tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
Bridge: C#m [ch]Cdim7[/ch] B Eb Ab [ch]B7/F#[/ch]
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V3: I never thought that she would say,
Say good[Abm]bye, but she [A]did
and now [Abm]I,
Want to [A]die, [B]I want to [E]die
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V4: I never thought that I would need,
Need a [Abm]friend, but I [A]did in the [Abm]end
Tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
C#m [ch]C#m/B[/ch] F#sus4-F#
Chorus: Ohh what a scene, it's
[Bm]wrong for her to [Bm/A]hang me
up this [Esus4-E]way.
[Am]Ohhh[Am/G] where you [Dsus4-D]been
'cause [G]its so hard to [G/F#]make it
E [ch]B7/Eb[/ch]
through the day
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V5: A man my age is very young
so I'm [Abm]told, why do [A]I feel so [Abm]old?
tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
Bridge
V6: Solo
E-[ch]Abm/Eb[/ch]-C#m-Abm-A-Abm-A-B-E
Chorus
E [ch]Abm/Eb[/ch] C#m
V7: There's no tomorrow cause my dreams
did not [Abm]last, so I [A]live in the [Abm]past
tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why
tell me [A]why [B]Judy [E]why