This song is originally from Billy's first solo album, Cold Spring Harbor, released
November 1971. A fantastic live version of this song is on Songs In The Attic, Billy Joel's
first live album, which was recorded in June - July 1980 during the Glass Houses tour 
and was released September 10, 1981. Songs In The Attic features songs from Cold Spring
Harbor in a better form, since Billy's first album was sped up in studio and he "sounded 
like a chipmunk." He wasn't happy with the sound of the album, so Songs In The Attic 
was a way to make it better and sound more raw and personal.



Intro:
C   F  x4

C                                 Dm
Baby all the lights are turned on you
F                                 C
Now you're in the center of the stage
C                               Dm
Everything revolves on what you do
F                                          C
Ah, you are in your prime; you've come of age

Dm                F                G
And you can always have your way somehow
F              G         C
But everybody loves you now

[Intro]

C                              Dm
You can walk away from your mistakes
F                                 C
You can turn your back on what you do
C                               Dm
Just a little smile is all it takes
F                                       C
Yeah, you can have your cake and eat it too

Dm             F               G
Loneliness will get to you somehow
F              G         C
But everybody loves you now

Bb            F               C
Ah, they all want your white body
Bb        F           C
And they await your reply
Bb        F             C           C (B)
      Am
Ah, but between you and me and the Staten Island ferry
G  F#dim       Fm
        So do I

C                                Dm
All the people want to know your name
F                                      C
Soon there will be lines outside your door
C                                Dm
Feelings do not matter in your game
F                                         C
Yeah, 'cause nothing's gonna touch you anymore

Dm               F              G
So your life is only living anyhow
F               G         C
And everybody loves you now

C                                      Dm
Close your eyes when you don't want to see
F                                    C
Stay at home when you don't want to go
C                              Dm
Only speak to those who will agree
F                                                C
Yeah, and close your mind when you don't want to know

Dm            F                 G
You have lost you innocence somehow
F                        C
But everybody loves you now

Bb               F                  C
Ah, you know that nothing lasts forever
Bb              F          C
And it's all been done before
Bb          F            C                      Am
Ah, but you ain't got the time to go to Cold Spring Harbor
G F#dim   Fm
No more

C                               Dm
See how all the people gather 'round
F                                  C
Hey, isn't it a thrill to see them crawl?
C                                     Dm
Keep your eyes ahead and don't look down
F                                           C
Yeah, and lock yourself inside your sacred wall

Dm              F                    G
This is what you wanted; ain't you proud?
F                  G         C
'Cause everybody loves you now

This is a very fun song to play, just like all of Billy Joel's songs. The man's a hit-maker.
Stay groovy and keep on rockin'.