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Somewhere Along The Line

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[Intro]
  G    D    F    C    D7sus4    Gx2
[Verse]
Well, it's a Grainy night in CParis,
and I'm Amsitting by the SeiDne,
It's a pGleasure to be sCoaking G/Bin the AmEuropean rDain,
Now my Embelly's full of Bm/Dfancy food and Cwine.
Oh but in the G/Bmorning there'll be Chell to pay
Dsus4somewhere along the liGne.
In the morning there'll be Chell to pay
D7sus4somewhere along the linGe.D  F  C  D7sus4  G  
[Verse]
GSweet Virginia Ccigarette Amburnin' in my hanDd.
Well you Gused to be a Cfriend of G/Bmine but Amnow I understDand,
You've been Emeating up inBm/Dside me for some Ctime.
Oh and I G/Bknow you're gonna Cget me
Dsus4somewhere along the liGne.
Well I know you're gonna Cget me
D7sus4somewhere along the liGneD  F  C  
[Bridge]
DSomewhere along the line,Ebdim  
Well I Emknow it's just a matter of tiCme.
Well the G/Bfun falls through and the Crent comes due
Am7somewhere along the line.F  
OhDsus4  D7  
[Verse]
Well you kGnow I love my wComan,
And I wAmould not let her dowDn,
And I dGid my share of Clovin' G/Bwhen I Amused to get arDound.
Now I'm Emsatisfied,
And Bm/Dshe is lookin' Cfine,
Oh but you Gpay for satisCfaction
Dsus4somewhere along the linGe,
But you pay for your satisCfaction
D7sus4somewhere along the linGe
[Instrumental]
G/B  C  D  G
G/B  C  D
G  D  F  C  D7sus4  G
[Verse]
Hey it's Ggood to be a yCoung man,
And to Amlive the way you pleDase,
Yes a Gyoung man is the Cking of G/Bev'ry Amkingdom that he sDees.
But there's an Emold and feeble Bm/Dman not far beChind,
Oh that Gsurely will catch Cup to him
Dsus4somewhere along the linGe,
Well it surely will catch Cup to him
D7sus4somewhere along the linGe
[Outro]
Well you Gknow it will catch Cup to him D7sus4somewhere along the Gline
Whoa Gwhoa,   whoa, CohD7sus4  G  
G   C   D7sus4  G
G   C   D7sus4
G  D  F  C  D7sus4  G

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The story behind the song

Billy Joel is an American singer-songwriter and pianist who began his solo career in 1971. This song appears on his 1973 album Piano Man. At its heart, the song plays like a reflection on life's journey, suggesting a moment of looking back at the path taken and the experiences gathered along the way.

AI-written from these sources:List of Billy Joel band members — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Somewhere Along The Line

by Billy Joel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7sus4

G/B

Bm/D

Dsus4

Ebdim

Am7

[Intro]

G D F C D7sus4 G

[Verse]

G C

Well, it's a rainy night in Paris,

Am D

and I'm sitting by the Seine,

G C G/B Am D

It's a pleasure to be soaking in the European rain,

Em Bm/D C

Now my belly's full of fancy food and wine.

G/B C

Oh but in the morning there'll be hell to pay

Dsus4 G

somewhere along the line.

In the morning there'll be hell to pay

D7sus4 G D F C D7sus4 G

somewhere along the line.

[Verse]

G C Am D

Sweet Virginia cigarette burnin' in my hand.

G C G/B Am D

Well you used to be a friend of mine but now I understand,

Em Bm/D C

You've been eating up inside me for some time.

G/B C

Oh and I know you're gonna get me

Dsus4 G

somewhere along the line.

Well I know you're gonna get me

D7sus4 G D F C

somewhere along the line

[Bridge]

D Ebdim

Somewhere along the line,

Em C

Well I know it's just a matter of time.

G/B C

Well the fun falls through and the rent comes due

Am7 F

somewhere along the line.

Dsus4 D7

[Verse]

G C

Well you know I love my woman,

Am D

And I would not let her down,

G C G/B Am D

And I did my share of lovin' when I used to get around.

Now I'm satisfied,

Bm/D C

And she is lookin' fine,

G C

Oh but you pay for satisfaction

Dsus4 G

somewhere along the line,

But you pay for your satisfaction

D7sus4 G

somewhere along the line

[Instrumental]

G/B C D G

G/B C D

G D F C D7sus4 G

[Verse]

G C

Hey it's good to be a young man,

Am D

And to live the way you please,

G C G/B Am D

Yes a young man is the king of ev'ry kingdom that he sees.

Em Bm/D C

But there's an old and feeble man not far behind,

G C

Oh that surely will catch up to him

Dsus4 G

somewhere along the line,

Well it surely will catch up to him

D7sus4 G

somewhere along the line

[Outro]

G C D7sus4 G

Well you know it will catch up to him somewhere along the line

G C D7sus4 G

Whoa whoa, whoa, oh

G C D7sus4 G

G C D7sus4

G D F C D7sus4 G

About Somewhere Along The Line Chords by Billy Joel

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