{"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":1042665,"song":"Allentown","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11230101-allentown-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1042665?type=chord","rating":4.71159,"votes":336,"content":"Allentown chords *\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] 3x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell we're living here in Allentown[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they're closing all the factories down[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOut in Bethlehem they're killing time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFilling out forms[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nStanding in line.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell our fathers fought the Second World War[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSpent their weekends on the Jersey Shore[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMet our mothers at the USO[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]  \r\nAsked them to dance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nDanced with them slow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we're living here in Allentown.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the restlessness was handed down[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] 2x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell we're waiting here in Allentown[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor the Pennsylvania we never found[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nFor the promises our teachers gave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIf we worked hard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nIf we behaved.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo the graduations hang on the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut they never really helped us at all[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNo they never taught us what was real[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIron and coke,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nChromium steel.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we're waiting here in Allentown.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut they've taken all the coal from the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the union people crawled awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] 2x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEvery child had a pretty good shot[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nTo get at least as far as their old man got.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf something happened on the way to that place[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey threw an American flag in our face, [/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] 2x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I'm living here in Allentown[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's hard to keep a good man down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I won't be getting up todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nGuitar solo\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's getting very hard to staaaaaaaaaaaaaay.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we're living here in Allentown.[/tab]\r\n\r\nCapo II\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] = [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] = [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] = [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]A7[/ch] = [ch]G7[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] = [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nCapo III\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] = [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] = [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] = [ch]Abm[/ch]\r\n[ch]A7[/ch] = [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] = [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] = [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] = [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] = [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]A7[/ch] = [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] = [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] = [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] = [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] = [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]A7[/ch] = [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] = [ch]C[/ch]\r","plain_text":"Allentown chords *\n\n\nC D G 3x\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC D G 2x\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC D G 2x\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC D G 2x\n\n\n\n\n\nC D G\n\nGuitar solo\n\nC D G\n\n\n\n\nCapo II\nC  = Bb\nD  = C\nG  = F\nEm = Dm\nAm = Gm\nBm = Am\nA7 = G7\nF  = Eb\nBb = Ab\nCapo III\nC  = A\nD  = B\nG  = E\nEm = C#m\nAm = F#m\nBm = Abm\nA7 = F#7\nF  = D\nBb = G\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\nC  = F\nD  = G\nG  = C\nEm = Am\nAm = Dm\nBm = Em\nA7 = D7\nF  = Bb\nBb = Eb\nC  = D\nD  = E\nG  = A\nEm = F#m\nAm = Bm\nBm = C#m\nA7 = B7\nF  = G\nBb = 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