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Zanzibar Chords

Music by: Billy Joel · 1978
Genre Rock Views 365
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[Intro 1]
[G][B][E][Am][Am]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Ali dances and the audie[F]nce applauds
Though he's [Am]bathed in sweat
he hasn't lost his [Bb]style
[C]Ali don't you go [F]downtown
[C]You gave away anoth[Am]er round
for [Dm]free[E]
[Am]Me, I'm just another

[Verse 2]
[F]face at Zanzibar
But the [Am]waitress always serves
a secret [Bb]smile
[C]She's waiting out in Sha[F]ntytown
[E]She's gonna pull
the [Am]curtains down for [Dm]me,[G]

[Chorus 1]
(for [C]me) [G]I've got the old man's [Cm]car
[Fm]I've got a jazz gui[Bb]tar
[Eb]I've got a tab at [Ab]Zan [Gm]zi ba[Fm]r
To[Gm]night, that's [Ab]where I'll [D]be
I'll [G]be[B][E]
[Am][Am][E]

[Verse 3]
[Am]Rose, he knows
he's such a [F]credit to the game
But the [Am]Yan kees grab the headlines
every [Bb]time
[C]Melodrama's so [F]much fun
[C]In black and white for eve[Am]ryone
to [Dm]see[E]
[Am]Me, I'm trying just to get

[Verse 4]
[F]to second base
And I'd [Am]steal it if she only gave the [Bb]sign
[C]She's gonna give the go [F]ahead
[E]The inning isn't ove[Am]r yet
for [Dm]me,[G]

[Chorus 2]
(for [C]me) [G]I've got the old man's [Cm]car
[Fm]I've got a jazz gui[Bb]tar
[Eb]I've got a tab at [Ab]Zan [Gm]zi ba[Fm]r
To[Gm]night that's [Ab]where I'll [D]be
I'll [G]be

[Interlude 1]
[C][A][C#][Bb]
[G][E][C#][Em][B]
[Bm][A][Am][B][E]

[Solo 1]
[Am][Am]
[Am][F][Am][Bb]
[C][C][E][Am]
[Dm][E][Am][Am][Am]

[Verse 5]
[Am]Tell the waitress
I'll come [F]back to Zanzibar
I'll be [Am]hi ding in the darkness with my be[Bb]er
[C]She's waiting out in Sha[F]ntytown
[E]She's gonna pull the cur[Am]tains down
for [Dm]me,[G]

[Chorus 3]
(for [C]me) [G]I've got the old man's [Cm]car
And [Fm]I've got a jazz gui[Bb]tar
[Eb]I've got a tab at [Ab]Zan [Gm]zi ba[Fm]r
To[Gm]night that's [Ab]where I'll [D]be
I'll [G]be[Am][Am]

[Outro 1]
[Am][F][Am][Bb]
[Am][F][Am][Bb]
[Repeat and fade]
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