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Last Of The Big Time Spenders

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          LAST OF THE BIG TIME SPENDERS
                   BILLY JOEL
INTRO:
G////  F/ C/ G/     G////  F/ C/ D/   D///// G/
VERSE:
WGell if mFoney makes a rCich manC  F  
TFhen I might never make the gBbradeBb  F  G  
IG'll be a smFall time operCatorC  F  
FIf I just get the landlord pBbaidBb  F  G  
BGut if tFime is an indicCationC  F  
FOf the wealth that I never kBbnewBb  F  G  
TGhen I'm the lFast of the big time spCendersC  F  
'CaFuse I've been spending time on Bbyou, 
WDooo  woo woo wGoo 
CHORUS:
  G   DIt takes time to appreciateG  D  
Lord knows that you can learn to hate itG  C  
I believe, 'cBmause I've been there Amtoo
  G   DWhen it gets down to desperationG  D  
You make the best of the situationG  C  
I can tell, IBm've seen it tAmhru, 
DOh, oh, Goh
VERSE:
ThGough it seFems like the day is wCastedC  F  
AFnd the nights have been overBbdueBb  F  G  
WGell, I'm the lFast of the big time spCendersC  F  
AFnd I've been spendin' time on Bbyou
WDooo  woo woo wGoo 
INSTRUMENTAL:
G  C  F  Bb  Am G  C  F  Bb  D  G
CHORUS:
  G   DIt's been so long since we got togetherG  D  
In between it seems to take foreverG  C  
But I'm a dreamer, BmI'll be there sAmoon
  G   DIt takes time to appreciateG  D  
All of those that you can learn to hateG  C  
I believe, BmI've seen it tAmhru, 
DOh, oh, oooh, Goh, oh, Coh G  
VERSE:
YGou can cFall me the Great PretCenderC  F  
AFnd in a way it might be tBbrueBb  F  G  
  GBut I'm the lFast of the big time spCendersC  F  
AFnd I've been spendin' time on Bbyou, 
WDooo  woo woo wGoo 
OUTRO:
G////  F/ C/ G/     G////  F/ C/ D/   D///// G/G  

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The story behind the song

"Last Of The Big Time Spenders" appears on the album Streetlife Serenade. The song captures a feeling of looking back at a certain kind of life, perhaps a past where resources flowed more freely or a particular kind of bravado once reigned. It evokes a sense of nostalgia for a time when one might have been able to live more extravagantly, or at least with less concern for the future. The song plays like a reflection on changing fortunes and the end of an era.

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

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Last Of The Big Time Spenders

by Billy Joel

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LAST OF THE BIG TIME SPENDERS

BILLY JOEL

INTRO:

G F C G G F C D D G

//// / / / //// / / / ///// /

VERSE:

G F C C F

Well if money makes a rich man

F Bb Bb F G

Then I might never make the grade

G F C C F

I'll be a small time operator

F Bb Bb F G

If I just get the landlord paid

G F C C F

But if time is an indication

F Bb Bb F G

Of the wealth that I never knew

G F C C F

Then I'm the last of the big time spenders

F Bb

'Cause I've been spending time on you,

D G

Wooo woo woo woo

CHORUS:

G D G D

It takes time to appreciate

G C

Lord knows that you can learn to hate it

Bm Am

I believe, 'cause I've been there too

G D G D

When it gets down to desperation

G C

You make the best of the situation

Bm Am

I can tell, I've seen it thru,

D G

Oh, oh, oh

VERSE:

G F C C F

Though it seems like the day is wasted

F Bb Bb F G

And the nights have been overdue

G F C C F

Well, I'm the last of the big time spenders

F Bb

And I've been spendin' time on you

D G

Wooo woo woo woo

INSTRUMENTAL:

G C F Bb Am G C F Bb D G

CHORUS:

G D G D

It's been so long since we got together

G C

In between it seems to take forever

Bm Am

But I'm a dreamer, I'll be there soon

G D G D

It takes time to appreciate

G C

All of those that you can learn to hate

Bm Am

I believe, I've seen it thru,

D G C G

Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oh

VERSE:

G F C C F

You can call me the Great Pretender

F Bb Bb F G

And in a way it might be true

G F C C F

But I'm the last of the big time spenders

F Bb

And I've been spendin' time on you,

D G

Wooo woo woo woo

OUTRO:

G F C G G F C D D G G

//// / / / //// / / / ///// /

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