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Allentown

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[Intro]
CDG/B
   x2
C D G Gsus4 G
[Verse 1]
              Em7            A   D    Dsus4   D
Well, we're living here in Allentown
              Am7               D      G   Gsus4   G
And they're closing all the factories down
          Em7                A     Bm
Out in Bethlehem, they're killing time
 F#m/A       Em/G   D/F#        Asus4   A
Filling out forms, standing in line
              Em7              A           D    Dsus4   D
Well, our fathers fought the Second World War
              Em7             A      D    Dsus4   D
Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore
          Em7          A   Bm
Met our mothers at the U-S-O--
 F#m/A         Em/G   D/F#             Asus4   A
Asked them to dance, danced with them slow
[Chorus]
            Em7             A    D   Dsus4   D
And we're living here in Allentown
             F/A           G/B    C   Csus4   C
But the restlessness was handed down
           Am7         D        Em   G/B   C   D
And it's getting very hard to stay
[Instrumental]
CDG/B
   x2
C D G Gsus4 G
[Verse 2]
              Em7            A   D    Dsus4   D
Well, we're waiting here in Allentown
              Em7     A          D    Dsus4   D
For the Pennsylvania we never found
          Em7            A     Bm
For the promises our teachers gave
 F#m/A       Em/G   D/F#      Asus4   A
If we worked hard, if we behaved
          Em7       A           D    Dsus4   D
So the graduations hang on the wall
          Em7            A          D    Dsus4   D
But they never really helped us at all
          Em7             A      Bm
No they never taught us what was real
         Em7        A     Bm
Iron and coke, chromium steel
[Chorus]
            Em7             A    D   Dsus4   D
And we're waiting here in Allentown
             F/A           G/B            C   Csus4   C
But they've taken all the coal from the ground
           Am7         D       Em   G/B   C   D
And the union people crawled away
[Instrumental]
C D G/B
C D
[Bridge]
 F     G/F         F                F
Every child had a pretty good shot
          G/F             G/F
To get at least as far as their old man got
 F                G/F         F                   F
But something happened on the way to that place
               G/F       C
They threw an American flag in our face
[Instrumental]
CDG/B
   x2
C D G Gsus4 G
[Chorus]
G  C/G  G              Em7           A    D   Dsus4   D
              Well, I'm living here in Allentown
          F/A           G/B        C   Csus4   C
And it's hard to keep a good man down
        Am7             D       Em   G/B   C   D
But I won't be getting up today
[Instrumental]
C D G/B
C D
[Solo]
F   G/F   F   G/F   Bb/F
F   G/F   F   G/F   C
[Instrumental]
CDG/B
    x2
[Outro]
           C          Em   D    Em   G/B   C   D
And it's getting very hard to stay
            Am7             D          G   C/G   G
And we're living here in Allentown

Allentown chords and lyrics

Free chords for Allentown by Billy Joel. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
C D G/B x2
C D G Gsus4 G
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
C D G/B x2
C D G Gsus4 G
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
C D G/B
C D 
[Bridge]
[Instrumental]
C D G/B x2
C D G Gsus4 G
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
C D G/B 
C D 
[Solo]
F   G/F   F   G/F   Bb/F   
F   G/F   F   G/F   C 
[Instrumental]
C D G/B  x2
[Outro]

Allentown Chords by Billy Joel

Learn how to play Allentown by Billy Joel with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Allentown chords”, “Allentown guitar chords”, or “Billy Joel Allentown chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Allentown chords and for experienced players who want accurate Allentown lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, D, G/B, G, Gsus4, Em7.

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Is "Allentown" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Allentown" in?

The chords for "Allentown" show the original chord names (including C, D, G/B, G, Gsus4, Em7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.