Vienna - Billy Joel
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Capo: Fret 1
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
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Vienna – Billy Joel
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Written by: Billy Joel
From: “The Stranger” (1977)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Play: A
Key: Bb
For chords in original key tranpose +1 (and "use flats")
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[Intro] / [Coda]
not all embellishments are included
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------
B|2-----------
G|--------4---
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
4 + 1 + 2 +
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5---|------2p0
----|4--------
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3 + 4 + 1 +
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2-----0-1|2---
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2 + 3 + 4 + 1
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----1-------|2
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+ 2 + 3 + 4 +
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[Aaug [Aaug
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|--1---1---1-
B|--2---2---2-
G|--2---2---2-
D|------------
A|0-----------
E|-------3----
/G [C#7/G# [D
4 + 1 + 2 +
--1-|---------
--2-|--6---6--
--2-|--4---4--
----|--6---6--
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----|4--------
/A [Dm6/
3 + 4 + 1 +
--2---2--|--1-
--3---3--|--0-
--2---2--|--2-
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0--------|----
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F [E7 [A
2 + 3 + 4 + 1
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--0---0---0-|2
--2---1---1-|2
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+ 2 + 3 + 4 +
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CHORDS
E-A-
G 3-x-
B/C# x-4-
C#7 x-4-
A/G# 4-x-
A/F# 2-x-
A/E 0-x-
F#m7 2-x-
B7 x-2-
F9 x-x-
E7 x-x-
D-G-B-e
0-0-3-3 (= [G5
4-4-4-x
6-4-6-x
2-2-2-x
2-2-2-x
2-2-2-x
2-2-2-0 or 2-4
4-2-4-x or x-2
3-2-4-3 or (F7
2-1-3-0 or
)
-2-2-5-2
-4-2-4-2
) 1-3-1-2-1-x
0-2-0-1-3-x
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Slow down you
crazy child
You're so ambi
tious for a ju
venile
But then if yo
u're so smart
Tell me, why a
re you still s
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o afraid
[Verse 2]
Where's the f
ire, what's th
e hurry about
You better coo
l it off befor
e you burn it
out
You got so muc
h to do
And only so ma
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ny hours in a
day, hey-ey -e
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y
[Pre-Chorus]
But you know
that when the
truth is told
That you can g
et what you wa
nt
Or you can jus
#
t get old
You're gonna .
.. kick off be
fore you even
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get halfway th
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rough, ooh-ooh
[Chorus]
When will you
realize
Vienna waits
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for you
[Verse 3]
Slow down, yo
u're doing fin
e
You can't be e
verything you
want to be bef
ore your time
Although it's
so romantic on
the borderlin
e tonight, ton
igh-ight
[Verse 4]
Too bad, but
it's the life
you lead
You're so ahea
d of yourself
that you forgo
t what you nee
d
Though you can
see when you'
re wrong
You know you c
an't always se
e when you're
right, you're
righ-ight
[Pre-Chorus]
You got your
passion, you g
ot your pride
But don't you
know that only
fools are sat
isfied
Dream on, but
don't imagine
they'll all c
ome true, ooh-
ooh
[Chorus]
When will you
realize
Vienna waits
for you
[Instrumental]
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[Pre-Chorus]
Slow down you
crazy child
And take the p
hone off the h
ook and disapp
/
ear for a whil
e
It's alright,
you can affor
d to lose a da
y or two, ooh-
ooh
[Chorus]
When will you
realize
Vienna waits
for you
[Pre-Chorus]
And you know
that when the
truth is told
That you can g
et what you wa
#
nt or you can
just get old
You're gonna .
.. kick off be
fore you even
get halfway th
rough, ooh-ooh
[Chorus]
Why don't you
realize
Vienna waits
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for you
When will you
realize
(break)
[
Vienna waits
]
for you
[Coda]
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