(intro riff)

     A5                               G5
  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)
     D5
  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)
     G5
  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------------------------- | 

  A5                     G5           D5
  Why did I break off more than to bite
  D5                        (fill 1)
  Losing in the last frame
  A5           A!    A!             G5              D5
  Stew all my complications and my reasons in the yard
  D5                  B5         A5          G5   (fill2)
  Bars and guitars,  guns and girls
          A5                          G5           D5
  With my yellow coat off, told the kid to get lost
  D5                                 (fill 1) (fill3)
  He's runnin' his mouth to some bikers
  E5            F#5         G5            A5
  Tally your wins with a buck toothed grin
      B5          C5          A5     A5
  Cuz life is too short of course
      A5             A5
  Too short of course
  D5                          A5
  Life's junk will suck the will right out 'ya
  G5                     D5
  Hold on lord, I can't do it without ya
  B5           A5        G5            D5
  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

  B5  A5  G5  (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

  B5  A5  G5  (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----------- |