James

Level 4D112 BPMBilly Joel
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Lyrics

(Dm7)James (Gm7)We were always your friends

(F)from our childhood days

(Gm7)And And we made our plans

(F)and we had er to (G)go your our sep'rate ter (C)ways (F7)I went on in the road

(G#aug)you ing pur up to an ed (A7)pecuca tion.

(Dm7)James (Gm7)Do you like ways your life

(F)can you find release,

(Gm7)And will you ever change,

(F)Will you ev er to (G)write your our mas'rate (C)terpiece?

(F7)Are you still in the school

(G#aug)liv ing pur up to an ex (A7)pecutations?

(Dm)James

(Abmaj7)You were so relied upon

(C9sus)Ev'rybody (C)knows how (Bb)hard you (F)tried

(Dm)Hey,

(Bbmaj7)Oh, now (Abmaj7)look at what a job you've done

and (C9sus)carrying the (C)weight of (Gm7)fam'ly (A7)pride

(Dm7)James (Gm7)you've been well behaved

(F)you've been working (Cm)hard

(D7)but will you always stay

(F)someone else's dream of who you are

(F9)Do what's (F7)good for you,

or (E7)you're not (G#aug)good for anybody.

(Dm7)James.

(F9)I went on the road

(E7)you pursued an education.

(Gm7)satisfied.

(Dm7)James (Gm7)do you like your life?

(F)Can you find (Cm)release

(D7)and will you ever change

(F)when will you write your (G)masterpiece?

(F9)Do what's (F7)good for you,

or you're not good for anybody.

(Dm7)James.

Song info

James by Billy Joel is a level 4 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of D at 112 BPM. This is the whole song, with the letter inside every note, and it plays in your browser for free. When a part is hard, Practice takes it one line at a time.

Level
4 of 5
Key
D
Tempo
112 BPM
Chords
A7 Abmaj7 Am7 Bb Bbmaj7 C C9 Cm
Artist
Billy Joel
Genre
Pop
Style
Ballad
Mood
Melancholic

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