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famous last words Chords

Music by: Billy Joel
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[Intro 1]
[C][F][Fm][C][Bb][C][Bb][F]
[Fm][C]

[Verse 1]
Sitting here in [C]Avalon,
[F]looking at the[Fm] pouring rai[C]n
Summertime has [Bb]come and [F]gone and
everybody's [Fm]home [G]again
Closing down for the season,
I found [Bb]the last of [F]the souven[G]irs
I can still taste the wedding cake and it's
[Am]sweet after all these [Bb]years[Am][Bb][F]

[Verse 2]
These are the [Bb]last words I
[C]have [Bb]to say[F]
That's why it took [Bb]so
long to [C]write[Bb][F]
There will be [Bb]other words
some [C]other [Bb]day[F]
But that's [Bb]the story of my [C]life

[Verse 3]
Comfort in my [Bb]coffee cup,
[F]apples in the ear[Fm]ly fal[C]l
They're pulling all the moorings [Bb]up
[F]and gathering at the Leg[Fm]ion Hall
[G]Swept away all the streamers after
[Bb]the Labor [F]Day[Bb] para[F]de
[G]There's nothing left for a dreamer now,
only [Am]one final ser[Bb]en ad[F]e[Bb]

[Verse 4]
[F]And these are the las[Bb]t words
I [C]have [Bb]to say[F]
Before an[Bb]other age goes [C]by[Bb][F]
With all those [Bb]other songs
I [C]have to [Bb]play[F]
But that's [Bb]the story
of [Am]my life
[G][F]

[Verse 5]
[Eb]
And it's so [Bb]clear standing
[F]here where I [C]am[Eb]
Ain't that what [Bb]justice is [F]for?[Fm]
Frankly, my [Eb]dear,
I [Bb]don't give a [F]damn [C]any[Bb]more
[F]

[Verse 6]
[Fm]Hey-hey-hey
[C]Stack [Bb]Stac[F]k Stac[Fm]k[G]
the chairs on the table tops
Hang [Bb]the sheets on [F]the chan[Bb] deli[F]ers
[G]It slows down but it never stops
Ain't [Am]it sweet after all
these [Bb]years[Am][Bb][F]

[Verse 7]
And these are the [Bb]last words
I [C]have [Bb]to say[F]
It's always [Bb]hard to say
[C]good[Bb]bye[F]
But now it's [Bb]time to put
this [C]book [Bb]away[F]
And that's [Bb]the story
of my life
[C][Bb]

[Verse 8]
[F]
These are the [Bb]last words I
[C]have [Bb]to say[F]
That's why it took [Bb]so long
to [C]write[Bb][F]
There will be [Bb]other words
some [C]other [Bb]day[F]
Ain't that the [Bb]story of my [C]life,
oh
[Bb]

[Verse 9]
[F]
These are [Bb]the last words I
[C]have [Bb]to say[F]
Before an[Bb]other age goes [C]by[Bb][F]
With all those [Bb]other songs I [C]have
[Bb]to play[C][Bb][F]
Ain't that the [Bb]story of my

[Outro 1]
life
[C][Bb][F][Bb][C][Bb][F][Bb]
[C]
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