{"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":495839,"song":"The Entertainer","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/495839-the-entertainer-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/495839?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":343,"content":"The Entertainer\r\nStreetlife Serenade, 1975\r\nBilly Joel (Greatest of all time)\r\n\r\nChords Used: [ch]G[/ch]:320033 [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]:x32000\r\n [ch]C[/ch]:x32010 [ch]Am[/ch]:x02210\r\n [ch]D[/ch]:xx0232 [ch]G/B[/ch]:x2003x\r\n\r\nNO CAPO\r\n\r\nnote: all \"G/B\" chords are just two quick downstrums\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nI am the entertainer and I know just where I stand[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnother Serenader and another long-haired band[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nToday I am your champion, I may have won your hearts[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I know the game, you'll forget my name[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] \r\nAnd I won't be here in another year[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nIf I don't stay on the charts[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI am the entertainer and I've had to pay my price[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThe things I did not know at first I learned by doin' twice[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAh, but still they come to haunt me, still they want their say[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAnd they go their merry way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nI am the entertainer, been all around the world[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've played all kinds of palaces and laid all kinds of girls[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nI can't remember faces, I don't remember names[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, but what the hell, You know it's just as well[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] \r\n'Cause after a while and a thousand miles[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n It all becomes the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nI am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI'd like to spend a day or two, but I can't stay that long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo, I've got to meet expenses, I got to stay in line[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGotta get those fees to the agencies[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nSo I just don't have the time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nI am the entertainer, I come to do my show[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAh, it took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was a beautiful song, but it ran too long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo they cut it down to 3:05[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nI am the entertainer, the idol of my age[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nI make all kinds of money when I go on the stage[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAh, you've seen me in the papers, I've been in the magazines[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBut if I go cold I won't get sold[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'll get put in the back in the discount rack[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike another can of beans[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] (let ring) [ch]C[/ch] (let ring)\r\nI am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] (let ring) [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnother Serenader and another long-haired band[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] (let ring) [ch]C[/ch] (let ring)\r\nToday I am your champion, I may have won your hearts[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I know the game, you'll forget my name[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI won't be here in another year[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf I don't stay on the charts[/tab]","plain_text":"The Entertainer\nStreetlife Serenade, 1975\nBilly Joel (Greatest of all time)\n\nChords Used: G:320033 Cmaj7:x32000\n C:x32010 Am:x02210\n D:xx0232 G/B:x2003x\n\nNO CAPO\n\nnote: all \"G/B\" chords are just two quick downstrums\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nG\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]","chords":["G","Cmaj7","C","Am","D","G/B"],"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]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}