{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1006282,"song":"Christie Lee","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1006282-christie-lee-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1006282?type=chord","rating":4.89913,"votes":23,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]N.C.               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLet me tell you a story[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAbout a woman and a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nMaybe you will find familiar[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nMaybe you won't understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe man's name I don't remember[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe was always Joe to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I can't forget the woman[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C.                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe was always Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell he was working in a night club[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhere he played the saxophone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe used to fake the stock arrangements[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe left the customers alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut one night before the last song[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAbout a quarter after three[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe saw her standing at the coat check[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C.                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd made his move on Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOoo[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOoo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]N.C.                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe was a nice piece of music[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe had a rhythm all her own[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe blew a solo like a blind man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nShe really dug his saxophone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe wanted more than just an encore[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd he could play in every key[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe left the stage and packed his alto[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C.                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd took it home with Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOh I heard the man knew 'the bird' like the bible[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou know the man could blow an educated axe[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe couldn't see that Christie Lee was a woman[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWho didn't need another lover[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                \r\nAll she wanted was the sax[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]N.C.                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt took a while for him to notice[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt took a while for him to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe was never in control here[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C.                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt was always Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOoo[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOoo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOh the man took a calculated gamble[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes the man had the power to perform[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut Christie Lee was more than he knew how to handle[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nShe didn't need him as a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAll she wanted was the horn[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]N.C.                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey say that Joe became a wino[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey say he always drinks alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThey say he stumbles like a blind man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey say he sold his saxophone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEven the band must face the music[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat's what the moral is to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe only time you hit the high notes[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C.                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs when you play for Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOoo[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n\r\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAahh, ha[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\nChristie Lee, Christie Lee","chords":["C","Am","G","F","D7","G7","C/G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}