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Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

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[Intro]
F  Gm  C  Bb  F  C7
FA bottle of white, Gma bottle of red
CPerhaps a bottle of roBbse insteadF  
CGet a table C/Bbnear the Amstreet
In our old faAm/Bbmiliar Cplace
You and I, Bbface to Cface, Bbum umm
FA bottle of red, Bba bottle of white
CIt all depends on your BbappeFtite
GI'll meet you G/Aanytime G/Byou Cwant
In our IC/DtaliC/Ean ReFstaurantBb  
[Sax Solo]
C  F  Bb  C  F  Bb
Eb  Ab  Eb  Ab  D
GThings are okay with Dme these days
GGot a good job, got a good office
CGot a new wife, Fgot a new life
And the Am7family's fineD  
Oh, Gwe lost touch Dlong ago
GYou lost weight I did not know
CYou could ever Flook so nice after Am7so much timeD  
Do you reEbmember those days hanging Bbout at the village Fgreen
EbEngineer boots, leather Bbjackets and tight blue Fjeans
Woah you drop a Ebdime in the box play the Bbsong about New OrFleans
EbCold beer, Bbhot lights
CMy sweet roDmantic teenage Gnights
[Ragtime Bit] 
G    C  Am  D
G    C  Am  D
[Piano Solo]  
G  G
G  G/F  G/E  D
G  G/F  G/E  D
GOh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh
GOh, oh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh
GBrenda and Eddie were the popular steadies
And the Dking and the queen of the promD  C  
GRiding around with the G/Bcar top down and the Cradio on
GNobody looked any DfinerD  C  
Or was Gmore of a hit at the CParkway Diner
GWe never knew we could Fwant more than that out of Elife
Surely AmBrenda and Am/BEddie would Calways know Dhow to surGvive
Oh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh
GOh, oh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh
GBrenda and Eddy were still going steady in the Dsummer of seventy fiveD  C  
GWhen they decided the G/Bmarriage would be at the Cend of July
GEveryone said they were DcrazyD  C  
GBrenda you know that you're Cmuch too lazy
GEddie could never afFford to live that kind of Elife
Oh, but Amthere we were Am/Bwaving CBrenda and DEddie goodGbye
Oh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh
Well, they Fgot an apartment with deep pile carpet
And a Dcouple of paintings from GSears
A Fbig waterbed that they bought with the bread
They had Dsaved for a couple of Gyears
They Fstarted to fight when the money got tight
And they Djust didn't count on the Emtears, woh A7oh, woh D7oh...yeah rock n Groll
[Sax Solo] 
G  D
G  G/B  C
G  D  D C
G  C
G  F  E
Am  Am/B  C  D
GOh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh
Well, they Flived for a while in a very nice style
But it's Dalways the same in the endG  
They Fgot a divorce as a matter of course
And they Dparted the closest of friendsG  
Then the Fking and the queen went back to the green
But you can Dnever go back there aEmgain, oh A7oh, oh Doh
GBrenda and Eddie had had it already by the Dsummer of seventy fiveD  C  
From the Ghigh to the low to the G/Bend of the show
For the Crest of their lives
They Gcouldn't go back to the DgreasersD  C  
The Gbest they could do was pick Cup their pieces
GWe always knew they would Fboth find a way to get Eby
AmThat's all I Am/Bheard about CBrenda and DEddie
AmCan't tell you Am/Bmore cause I Ctold you alDready
And Amhere we are Am/Bwaving CBrenda and DEddie goodGbye
Oh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh
GOh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh
GOh G/Foh, oh G/Eoh, oh Doh oh oh oh
[Run Down] 
(NOTES)   F   E   D   C   B  A  
         C Bb A G F E
   F  BbYeah yeah CyeahBb  F  
C C/Bb Am Am/Bb C  Bb C  Bb
FA bottle of red, Bboooh a bottle of white
CWhatever kind of mood you're Bbin toFnight
GI'll meet you G/Aanytime G/Byou Cwant
In our IC/DtaliC/Ean ReFstaurantBb  
[Sax Outro]
C  F  Bb  C  F  Bb
Dm  Em  F  G  C
Notes:
Run Down: There are no chords to fit over this part, the whole band plays the run down:
    e|-----------------|
    B|-----------------|
    G|-----------------|
    D|-320-------------|
    A|----320-310------|
    E|-----------310---|

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The story behind the song

This song is a characteristic observation of New York life, an epic that unfolds over seven minutes. It's considered one of Billy Joel's most celebrated compositions, even though it was never released as a single. The song's musical influences include the second side of The Beatles' Abbey Road. At its heart, it plays like a vivid, sprawling narrative, capturing moments and feelings as if from a beloved film.

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Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

by Billy Joel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/Bb

Am/Bb

G/A

G/B

C/D

C/E

Am7

G/F

G/E

Am/B

[Intro]

F Gm C Bb F C7

F Gm

A bottle of white, a bottle of red

C Bb F

Perhaps a bottle of rose instead

C C/Bb Am

Get a table near the street

Am/Bb C

In our old familiar place

Bb C Bb

You and I, face to face, um umm

F Bb

A bottle of red, a bottle of white

C Bb F

It all depends on your appetite

G G/A G/B C

I'll meet you anytime you want

C/D C/E F Bb

In our Italian Restaurant

[Sax Solo]

C F Bb C F Bb

Eb Ab Eb Ab D

G D

Things are okay with me these days

Got a good job, got a good office

C F

Got a new wife, got a new life

Am7 D

And the family's fine

G D

Oh, we lost touch long ago

You lost weight I did not know

C F Am7 D

You could ever look so nice after so much time

Eb Bb F

Do you remember those days hanging out at the village green

Eb Bb F

Engineer boots, leather jackets and tight blue jeans

Eb Bb F

Woah you drop a dime in the box play the song about New Orleans

Eb Bb

Cold beer, hot lights

C D G

My sweet romantic teenage nights

[Ragtime Bit]

G C Am D

[Piano Solo]

G G

G G/F G/E D

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh

G G/F G/E D

Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh

Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies

D D C

And the king and the queen of the prom

G G/B C

Riding around with the car top down and the radio on

G D D C

Nobody looked any finer

G C

Or was more of a hit at the Parkway Diner

G F E

We never knew we could want more than that out of life

Am Am/B C D G

Surely Brenda and Eddie would always know how to survive

G/F G/E D

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh

G G/F G/E D

Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh

G D D C

Brenda and Eddy were still going steady in the summer of seventy five

G G/B C

When they decided the marriage would be at the end of July

G D D C

Everyone said they were crazy

G C

Brenda you know that you're much too lazy

G F E

Eddie could never afford to live that kind of life

Am Am/B C D G

Oh, but there we were waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye

G/F G/E D

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh

Well, they got an apartment with deep pile carpet

D G

And a couple of paintings from Sears

A big waterbed that they bought with the bread

D G

They had saved for a couple of years

They started to fight when the money got tight

D Em A7 D7 G

And they just didn't count on the tears, woh oh, woh oh...yeah rock n roll

[Sax Solo]

G D

G G/B C

G D D C

G C

G F E

Am Am/B C D

G G/F G/E D

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh

Well, they lived for a while in a very nice style

D G

But it's always the same in the end

They got a divorce as a matter of course

D G

And they parted the closest of friends

Then the king and the queen went back to the green

D Em A7 D

But you can never go back there again, oh oh, oh oh

G D D C

Brenda and Eddie had had it already by the summer of seventy five

G G/B

From the high to the low to the end of the show

For the rest of their lives

G D D C

They couldn't go back to the greasers

G C

The best they could do was pick up their pieces

G F E

We always knew they would both find a way to get by

Am Am/B C D

That's all I heard about Brenda and Eddie

Am Am/B C D

Can't tell you more cause I told you already

Am Am/B C D G

And here we are waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye

G/F G/E D

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh

G G/F G/E D

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh

G G/F G/E D

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh

[Run Down]

F E D C B A

(NOTES)

C Bb A G F E

F Bb C Bb F

Yeah yeah yeah

C C/Bb Am Am/Bb C Bb C Bb

F Bb

A bottle of red, oooh a bottle of white

C Bb F

Whatever kind of mood you're in tonight

G G/A G/B C

I'll meet you anytime you want

C/D C/E F Bb

In our Italian Restaurant

[Sax Outro]

C F Bb C F Bb

Dm Em F G C

Notes:

Run Down: There are no chords to fit over this part, the whole band plays the run down:

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-320-------------|

A|----320-310------|

E|-----------310---|

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