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Fmaj7*     =  x87555
Any split chords with an E on the bottom (most of the song) can be 
played with an open bottom string.
If you have a band, the guitar should play the top chord with the normal 
voicing, and the bass player should play the bottom line.
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[Intro]
|   C    D|   E5N.C.
[Verse 1]
ETurn on all the B/EChristmas lights
'Cause bD/Eaby's coming A/Ehome tonight
C/EI can hear her fB/Eootsteps in the sEtreetE/D  
CTurn the choral Bmusic higher
A7susPile more wood upAon the fire
Dm7That should make the aG7tmosphere complCeteC/Bb  
[Pre-chorus 1]
  FI've had to wGait forever
  AmBut better laBte than never
[Chorus]
  EShe's    F#m/Ejust      G#m/Ein     A/Etime   F#m/Efor     G#m/Eme
  EShe's    F#m/Eright     G#m/Eon     A/Etime
  EShe's    F#m/Eright    G#m/Ewhere   A/Eshe   F#m/Eshould   G#m/Ebe
  EShe's    F#m/Eright     G#m/Eon     A/Etime
[Verse 2]
EI'm a man with B/Eso much tension
D/EFar too many sA/Eins to mention
C/EShe don't have to tB/Eake it anymEoreE/D  
But sCince she said she's cBoming home
I've A7sustorn out all my tAelephones
Dm7Soon she will be wG7alking through that doCorC/Bb  
[Pre-chorus 2]
  FI may be Ggoing nowhere
  AmBut I don't Bmind if she's there
[Chorus]
  EShe's    F#m/Ejust      G#m/Ein     A/Etime   F#m/Efor     G#m/Eme
  EShe's    F#m/Eright     G#m/Eon     A/Etime
  EShe's    F#m/Eright    G#m/Ewhere   A/Eshe   F#m/Eshould   G#m/Ebe
  EShe's    F#m/Eright     G#m/Eon     Fmaj7time
[Bridge]
  CLeft to my oDwn devEmice
I can aG7/Dlways make beliCeve
That there's nA7/C#othing wrDongDbaug,   whoa, oh, oh, Coh
CStill I will cDhose to lEmive
In the G7/Dcomplicated Cworld
That we A7/C#shared for so lDong
Good or D#dim7bad, right or wrEong
[Verse 3]
EAnd it occB/Eured to me
While D/EI set up my CA/Ehristmas tree
She C/Enever missed a B/Ecue or lost a EbeatE/D  
CEverytime I lBost the meter
A7susThere she was when AI would need her
Dm7Greeting me with foG7otsteps in the stCreetC/Bb  
[Pre-chorus 3]
  FI guess I sGhould have known it
  AmShe'd find the pBerfect moment
[Chorus 3]
  EShe's    F#m/Ejust      G#m/Ein     A/Etime   F#m/Efor     G#m/Eme
  EShe's    F#m/Eright     G#m/Eon     A/Etime
  EShe's    F#m/Eright    G#m/Ewhere   A/Eshe   F#m/Eshould   G#m/Ebe
         E      F#m/E      G#m/E  Fmaj7*
  She's    right     on     time
[Interlude]
|  C   D|  Em   G7/D|  C   A7/C#|  D   D#dim7| E  
EOh B/Eoh oh oh
D/EOh oh A/Eoh oh oh
[Interlude]
|   C/E   B/E|  E   E/D  
[Coda]
CTurn the choral Bmusic higher
A7susPile more wood upAon the fire
Dm7That should make the aG7tmosphere complCeteC/Bb  
[Pre-chorus 4]
  FI've had to Gwait forever
  AmBut better lBate than never
[Chorus]
  EShe's    F#m/Ejust      G#m/Ein     A/Etime   F#m/Efor     G#m/Eme
  EShe's    F#m/Eright     G#m/Eon     A/Etime
  EShe's    F#m/Eright    G#m/Ewhere   A/Eshe   F#m/Eshould   G#m/Ebe
  EShe's    F#m/Eright     G#m/Eon     A/Etime
[Interlude]
E   F#m/E  G#m/E  A/E  F#m/E  G#m/E
[Chorus]
  EShe's    F#m/Eright     G#m/Eon      A/EtiiimmmEeeeE  F#m/E  G#m/E  A/E  F#m/E  G#m/E  
          E      F#m/E      G#m/E      A/EN.C.
  She's    right     on      tiiimmmeee
[Outro]
|   C   D| E5  

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Shes Right On Time

by Billy Joel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

B/E

D/E

A/E

C/E

E/D

A7sus

Dm7

C/Bb

F#m/E

G#m/E

G7/D

A7/C#

***********************************

Fmaj7

* = x87555

Any split chords with an E on the bottom (most of the song) can be

played with an open bottom string.

If you have a band, the guitar should play the top chord with the normal

voicing, and the bass player should play the bottom line.

***********************************

[Intro]

C D E5

| | N.C.

[Verse 1]

E B/E

Turn on all the Christmas lights

D/E A/E

'Cause baby's coming home tonight

C/E B/E E E/D

I can hear her footsteps in the street

C B

Turn the choral music higher

A7sus A

Pile more wood upon the fire

Dm7 G7 C C/Bb

That should make the atmosphere complete

[Pre-chorus 1]

F G

I've had to wait forever

Am B

But better late than never

[Chorus]

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E F#m/E G#m/E

She's just in time for me

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E

She's right on time

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E F#m/E G#m/E

She's right where she should be

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E

She's right on time

[Verse 2]

E B/E

I'm a man with so much tension

D/E A/E

Far too many sins to mention

C/E B/E E E/D

She don't have to take it anymore

C B

But since she said she's coming home

A7sus A

I've torn out all my telephones

Dm7 G7 C C/Bb

Soon she will be walking through that door

[Pre-chorus 2]

F G

I may be going nowhere

Am B

But I don't mind if she's there

[Chorus]

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E F#m/E G#m/E

She's just in time for me

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E

She's right on time

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E F#m/E G#m/E

She's right where she should be

E F#m/E G#m/E Fmaj7

She's right on time

[Bridge]

C D Em

Left to my own device

G7/D C

I can always make believe

A7/C# D Dbaug C

That there's nothing wrong, whoa, oh, oh, oh

C D Em

Still I will chose to live

G7/D C

In the complicated world

A7/C# D

That we shared for so long

D#dim7 E

Good or bad, right or wrong

[Verse 3]

E B/E

And it occured to me

D/E A/E

While I set up my Christmas tree

C/E B/E E E/D

She never missed a cue or lost a beat

C B

Everytime I lost the meter

A7sus A

There she was when I would need her

Dm7 G7 C C/Bb

Greeting me with footsteps in the street

[Pre-chorus 3]

F G

I guess I should have known it

Am B

She'd find the perfect moment

[Chorus 3]

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E F#m/E G#m/E

She's just in time for me

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E

She's right on time

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E F#m/E G#m/E

She's right where she should be

E F#m/E G#m/E Fmaj7

She's right on time

[Interlude]

C D Em G7/D C A7/C# D D#dim7 E

| | | | |

E B/E

Oh oh oh oh

D/E A/E

Oh oh oh oh oh

[Interlude]

C/E B/E E E/D

| |

[Coda]

C B

Turn the choral music higher

A7sus A

Pile more wood upon the fire

Dm7 G7 C C/Bb

That should make the atmosphere complete

[Pre-chorus 4]

F G

I've had to wait forever

Am B

But better late than never

[Chorus]

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E F#m/E G#m/E

She's just in time for me

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E

She's right on time

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E F#m/E G#m/E

She's right where she should be

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E

She's right on time

[Interlude]

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E F#m/E G#m/E

[Chorus]

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E E E F#m/E G#m/E A/E F#m/E G#m/E

She's right on tiiimmmeee

E F#m/E G#m/E A/E

N.C.

She's right on tiiimmmeee

[Outro]

C D E5

| |

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