(intro riff) A G E------------------------------------------------------------------- | B------------------------------------------------------------------- | G-2---2---2-----------2---2-2--------------------------------------- | D-2---2---2-----------2---2-2---------5---5---5---------------0-2-0- | A-0---3---4-----------0---2-0---------5---5---5-----------0h2------- | E-------------------------------------3---5---3---------3----------- | (fill 1) D E------------------------- | B------------------------- | G------2-5---5-4-2---2---- | D-0-/4-------------4------ | A----------------------3b- | E------------------------- | or E------------------------ | B------------------------ | G-------2---5-4-2---2---- | D-0-3/4-----------4------ | A---------------------3b- | E------------------------ | (fill 2) G E--------------------------- | B--------------------------- | G-----------0-/4-2-0---/4-0- | D-------0-2----------------- | A---0h2--------------------- | E-3------------------------- | (fill 3) E------------------------- | B------------------------- | G-4-2-0------------------- | D-------4-2-0------------- | A-------------4-2-0------- | E-------------------3-2-0- | (riff 1) (doubles the vocal melody) E---------------------------------------------------------------------- | B---------------------------------------------------------------------- | G-/7-7-----------/7---7------------------------------------------------ | D------(b9)(b9)7------------(b9)(b9)7---7---h(b9)--7---7------------------------- | A-----------------------------(b9)--(b9)-------(b9)----(b9)---7h8-7---7-------- | E--------------------------------------------------10-------------7-10- | (fill 4) E--------------------------------------------------------------------- | B---0h1p0---------0h1p0---0-----0h1p0---0-----0h3p0---0-----0h3p0---0- | etc. G-0-------2-0---0-------2-----0-------2-----0-------2-----0-------2--- | D--------------------------------------------------------------------- | A--------------------------------------------------------------------- | E--------------------------------------------------------------------- | (fill5) E------------------------------------------------------------------- | B------------------------------------------------------------------- | G------------------------------------------------------------------- | D------------------------------------------------------------------- | A-2p0---2p0---2p0---2p0---2p0---2p0---2p0---2p0--------------------- | E-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------------------------- | A G D Why did I break off more than to bite D (fill 1) Losing in the last frame A A! A! G D Stew all my complications and my reasons in the yard D Bm A G (fill2) Bars and guitars, guns and girls A G D With my yellow coat off, told the kid to get lost D (fill 1) (fill3) He's runnin' his mouth to some bikers E F#m G A Tally your wins with a buck toothed grin Bm C A4 A Cuz life is too short of course A4 A Too short of course D A Life's junk will suck the will right out 'ya G D Hold on lord, I can't do it without ya Bm A G D Seems like a lot of gray in the world (riff 1) Women, Wine and Song, Women, Wine and Song Will make it all move along to a lovely beat Bm A G (fill 2) (intro again, with some Joel solo, Then repeat everything else) Drinker of elixir at 3 in the morning Playin' all the wrong games Try to maim a doe and bring her back home Even for breakfast in the morning (fill4) (Make that 3 eggs) Got too excited made her feel like prey Lost her in the last phase Tally your wins but you'll lose again Cuz life is too short of course It's too short of course Life's trouble sucked the wind right out 'ya Hold on lord, I can't do it without ya Seems like a lot of gray in the world Women, Wine and Song, Women, Wine and Song Will make it all move along to another day, yea Life's trouble sucked the wind right out 'ya Hold on lord, I can't do it without ya Seems like a lot of gray in the world Women, Wine and Song, Women, Wine and Song Will make it all move along to another day, yea Bm A G (fill5) (back to the intro riff, with some more piano solo, end with) E----------- | B----------- | G-2---2---2- | D-2---2---2- | A-0---3---4- | E----------- |