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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":183124,"song":"Keeping The Faith","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/183124-keeping-the-faith-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/183124?type=chord","rating":4.77448,"votes":105,"content":"BILLY JOEL - KEEPING THE FAITH\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf it seems like I've been lost in let's remember[/tab]\r\nIf you think I'm feeling older and missing my younger days\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, then you should have known me much better[/tab]\r\nCause my past is something that never\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGot in my way  oh no[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStill I would not be here now if I never had the hunger[/tab]\r\nAnd I'm not ashamed to say the wild boys were my friends, oh\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause I never felt the desire till their music set me on fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]A6[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen I was saved, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A6[/ch]\r\nThat's why I'm keeping the faith[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     N.C.\r\nYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKeeping the faith[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe wore matador boots[/tab]\r\nOnly Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heel\r\nIridescent socks with the same color shirt\r\nAnd a tight pair of chinos\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, I put on my shark skin jacket[/tab]\r\nYou know the kind with the velvet collar\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd ditty-bop shades, oh yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\nI took a fresh pack of Luckies and a mint called Sen-Sen\r\nMy old man's Trojans and his Old Spice after shave, oh\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCombed my hair in a pompadour[/tab]\r\nLike the rest of the Romeos wore\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]A6[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA permanent wave yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A6[/ch]\r\nWe were keeping the faith[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     N.C.\r\nYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKeeping the faith[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Bridge)\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can get just so much from a good thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can linger too long in your dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSay goodbye to the oldies but goodies[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nCause the good old days weren't always good[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nLearned stickball as a formal education[/tab]\r\nLost a lot of fights but it taught me how to lose O.K.   oh\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI heard about sex but not enough[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI found you could dance and still look tough anyway, oh yes I did[/tab]\r\nI found out a man ain't just being macho\r\nAte an awful lot of late night drive-in food drank a lot of take-home pay\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI thought I was the Duke of Earl[/tab]\r\nWhen I made it with a red-haired girl\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]A6[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn a Chevrolet, oh yes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A6[/ch]\r\nWe were keeping the faith[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     N.C.\r\nYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKeeping the faith[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Bridge)\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh oh ho, oh oh ho, oh oh ho-oh [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh oh ho, oh oh ho, oh oh ho-oh [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh oh ho, oh oh ho, oh oh ho-oh [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nYou know the good old days weren't always good[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nTomorrow ain't as bad as it seems[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI told you my reasons for the whole revival[/tab]\r\nNow I'm going outside to have an ice cold beer in the shade, oh\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm going to listen to my 45's[/tab]\r\nAin't it wonderful to be alive\r\n\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A6[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the rock 'n' roll plays yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A6[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the memory stays, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A6[/ch]\r\nI'm keeping the faith[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     N.C.\r\nYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKeeping the faith[/tab]\r\n\r\n(fade)\r\n\r\nI'm keeping the faith, \r\nyes I am\r\nYou know I'm keeping the faith, oh yes I am\r\nYou know I'm keeping the faith, oh yeah I am\r\nOh I'm keeping the faith, oh yes\r\nOoh, keeping the faith...","plain_text":"BILLY JOEL - KEEPING THE FAITH\n\nD\n\n\nIf you think I'm feeling older and missing my younger days\n\nCause my past is something that never\n\n\n\nAnd I'm not ashamed to say the wild boys were my friends, oh\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnly Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heel\nIridescent socks with the same color shirt\nAnd a tight pair of chinos\n\nYou know the kind with the velvet collar\n\n\nI took a fresh pack of Luckies and a mint called Sen-Sen\nMy old man's Trojans and his Old Spice after shave, oh\n\nLike the rest of the Romeos wore\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Bridge)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLost a lot of fights but it taught me how to lose O.K.   oh\n\n\nI found out a man ain't just being macho\nAte an awful lot of late night drive-in food drank a lot of take-home pay\n\nWhen I made it with a red-haired girl\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Bridge)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNow I'm going outside to have an ice cold beer in the shade, oh\n\nAin't it wonderful to be alive\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(fade)\n\nI'm keeping the faith, \nyes I am\nYou know I'm keeping the faith, oh yes I am\nYou know I'm keeping the faith, oh yeah I am\nOh I'm keeping the faith, oh yes\nOoh, keeping the faith...","chords":["D","G","A6","C","A","Em7","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}