Vienna Uke tab by Billy Joel

7 Chords used in the song: Gm, A#, F, D#, C, D, F#

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Year:  1977
Difficulty: 
4.79
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
Strumming pattern: d-d-u-u-dd

Verse 1:
Gm chordGm A# chordA#
Slow down you crazy child
F chordF D# chordD#
You're so ambitious for a juvenile
D# chordD#
But then if you're so smart
A# chordA# C chordC D chordD
Tell me why are you are still so afraid?

Verse 2:
Gm chordGm A# chordA#
Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?
F chordF D# chordD#
You better cool it off before you burn it out
D# chordD#
You got so much to do
A# chordA# c D chordD
And only so many hours in a day

Chorus:
D# chordD# F chordF
But you know that when the truth is told
A# chordA# Gm chordGm
That you can get what you want or you can just get old
D# chordD# D chordD Gm chordGm C chordC
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
F# chordF# F chordF A# chordA#
When will you realize Vienna waits for you

Verse 3:
Gm chordGm A# chordA#
Slow down you're doing fine
F chordF D# chordD#
You can't be everything you want to be before your time
D# chordD#
Although it's so romantic
A# chordA# C chordC D chordD
on the borderline tonight, tonight

Verse 4:
Gm chordGm A# chordA#
Too bad but it's the life you lead
F chordF D# chordD#
You're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need
D# chordD#
Though you can see when you're wrong
A# chordA# C chordC D chordD
But you know you can't always see when you're right you're right

Chorus:
D# chordD# F chordF
You got your passion you got your pride
A# chordA# Gm chordGm
But don't you know only fools are satisfied
D# chordD# D chordD Gm chordGm C chordC
Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true
F# chordF# F chordF A# chordA#
When will you realize Vienna waits for you

Chorus:
D# chordD# F chordF
Slow down you crazy child
A# chordA# Gm chordGm
Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while
D# chordD# D chordD Gm chordGm C chordC
It's alright you can afford to lose a day or two
F# chordF# F chordF A# chordA#
When will you realize Vienna waits for you

Chorus:
D# chordD# F chordF
But you know that when the truth is told
A# chordA# Gm chordGm
That you can get what you want or you can just get old
D# chordD# D chordD Gm chordGm C chordC
you're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
F# chordF# F chordF A# chordA#
When will you realize Vienna waits for you


F# chordF# F chordF A# chordA#
When will you realize Vienna waits for you

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