Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
Turnstiles, 1976
Billy Joel (greatest of all time)
These sound pretty much dead-on.
NO CAPO
Chords Used: D:xx0232 D/F#:2x023x A:x02220 G/D:xx0003
C:x32010 Gmaj7:3x0002 F#m7:242222
G:320003 G/B:x2003x B7sus2:x24222
Bb:x13331 Bm:x24432 Asus4:x02230
Intro: D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)Bb (x1333x@1)D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)Bb (x1333x@1)D/F# (200232@1)Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)D (xx0232@1)G/B (143121@7)A (x02220@1)G/B (143121@7)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)name="chord_143121@7">G/B
D (xx0232@1) G/B (143121@7) D (xx0232@1) AI've (x02220@1)seen the lights go out on Broadway
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)I saw the Empire State laid low.
F#m7 (131141@2) Bm (x24432@1)
And life went on beyond the Palisades,
B7sus2 D (xx0232@1)They all bought Cadillacs
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)And left there long ago.
D (xx0232@1) G/B (143121@7) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)
They held a concert out in Brooklyn
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A--Asus4-A
To watch the Island bridges blow.
D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1)They turned our power down
D (xx0232@1) G/B (143121@7)And drove us underground
A (x02220@1) G/B (143121@7) D (xx0232@1)
But we went right on with the show
INTERLUDE x2: D D A Asus4 A
D (xx0232@1) G/D (4x3121@7) D (xx0232@1) I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
I saw the ruins at my feet
F#m7 (131141@2) Bm (x24432@1) B7sus2
You know we almost didn't notice it
B7sus2 A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)
We'd see it all the time on Forty-Second Street.
D (xx0232@1) G/D (4x3121@7) D (xx0232@1)They burned the churches up in Harlem
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
Like in that Spanish Civil War
D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1)The flames were everywhere
D (xx0232@1) G/B (143121@7)But no one really cared
A (x02220@1) G/B (143121@7) D (xx0232@1)It always burned up there before
INTERLUDE x2: D D A Asus4 A
D (xx0232@1) G/D (4x3121@7) D (xx0232@1)I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
I watched the mighty skyline fall.
F#m7 (131141@2) Bm (x24432@1) B7sus2
The boats were waiting at the Battery
B7sus2 A (x02220@1)The union went on strike
G (320003@1)
They never sailed at all.
D (xx0232@1) G/D (4x3121@7) D (xx0232@1) They sent a carrier out from Norfolk
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)Asus2 (x02200@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
And picked the Yankees up for free.
D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1) They said that Queens could stay
D (xx0232@1) G/B (143121@7)They blew the Bronx away
A (x02220@1) G/B (143121@7) D (xx0232@1)And sank Manhattan out at sea
INTERLUDE x2: D D A Asus4 A
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)You know those lights were bright on Broadway
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)But that was so many years ago
F#m7 (131141@2) Bm (x24432@1) B7sus2
Before we all lived here in Florida
B7sus2 A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)Before the Mafia took over Mexico.
D (xx0232@1) G/D (4x3121@7) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) There are not many who remember
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)
They say a handful still survive
D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1)To tell the world about
D (xx0232@1) G/BThe (143121@7)way the lights went out
A (x02220@1) G/B (143121@7) Bb (x1333x@1) And keep the memory alive
CODA (repeat for as long as u like): D C G Bb
