Vienna Uke tab by Billy Joel

12 Chords used in the song: Am, C, G, A#, F, D, E, Em, Bm7, E7, Am7, D7

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Year:  1977
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3.75
(Intermediate)
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Am chordAm        C chordC          
Slow down you crazy child
G chordG A# chordA#
You're so ambitious for a juvenile
F chordF C chordC
But then if you're so smart tell me why
D chordD E chordE
You are still so afraid


Am chordAm C chordC
Where's the fire, what's the hurry about
G chordG A# chordA#
You better cool it off before you burn it out
F chordF
You got so much to do and only
C chordC D chordD E chordE
So many hours in a day


F chordF G chordG
But you know that when the truth is told
C chordC Em chordEm
That you can get what you want
Am chordAm C chordC
Or you can just get old
F chordF Bm7 chordBm7 E7 chordE7 Am7 chordAm7 D7 chordD7
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
F chordF
When will you realize
G chordG C chordC
Vienna waits for you


Am chordAm C chordC
Slow down you're doing fine
G chordG
You can't be everything you want to be
A# chordA#
Before your time
F chordF C chordC D chordD E chordE
Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight


Am chordAm C chordC
Too bad but it's the life you lead
G chordG
You're so ahead of yourself
A# chordA#
That you forgot what you need
F chordF
Though you can see when you're wrong
C chordC D chordD E chordE
But you know you can't always see when you're right you're right


F chordF G chordG
You got your passion you got your pride
C chordC Em chordEm Am chordAm C chordC
But don't you know only fools are satisfied
F chordF Bm7 chordBm7 E7 chordE7 Am7 chordAm7 D7 chordD7
Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true
F chordF
When will you realize
G chordG C chordC
Vienna waits for you


F chordF G chordG
Slow down you crazy child
C chordC Em chordEm
Take the phone off the hook
Am chordAm C chordC
And disappear for a while
F chordF Bm7 chordBm7 E7 chordE7 Am7 chordAm7 D7 chordD7
It's alright you can afford to lose a day or two
F chordF
When will you realize
G chordG C chordC
Vienna waits for you

F chordF G chordG
But you know that when the truth is told
C chordC Em chordEm
That you can get what you want
Am chordAm C chordC
Or you can just get old
F chordF Bm7 chordBm7 E7 chordE7 Am7 chordAm7 D7 chordD7
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
F chordF
When will you realize
G chordG C chordC
Vienna waits for you


C chordC F chordF
When will you realize
G chordG C chordC
Vienna waits for you

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I'm always confused when people throw A# into songs where it's supposed to be Bb. The song is in B flat major and the chorus is in G minor, neither of those scales have A#.
16 Jul 2025
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Formatting problems, only.
25 Aug 2016
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About this song: Vienna

"Vienna" is a song from Billy Joel's breakthrough 1977 album The Stranger, released as the B-side to his "She's Always A Woman" single. It was played in a 1981 episode of Taxi called "Vienna Waits." Marilu Henner's character Elaine Nardo refers to the song while on vacation in Europe with Alex Reiger, played by Judd Hirsch. The song can also be found on the soundtrack of 13 Going on 30.In a July 2008 New York Times article, Joel cited this as one of his two favorite songs, along with "Summer, Highland Falls".[1] Read more on Last.fm.

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