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Keeping The Faith

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BILLY JOEL - KEEPING THE FAITH
D
      D
If it seems like I've been lost in let's remember
If you think I'm feeling older and missing my younger days
             G
Oh, then you should have known me much better
Cause my past is something that never
          D
Got in my way  oh no
        D
Still I would not be here now if I never had the hunger
And I'm not ashamed to say the wild boys were my friends, oh
        G
Cause I never felt the desire till their music set me on fire
           A6     G
Then I was saved, yeah
                           A6
That's why I'm keeping the faith
G
     N.C.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
            D
Keeping the faith
        D
We wore matador boots
Only Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heel
Iridescent socks with the same color shirt
And a tight pair of chinos
      G
Oh, I put on my shark skin jacket
You know the kind with the velvet collar
              D
And ditty-bop shades, oh yeah
I took a fresh pack of Luckies and a mint called Sen-Sen
My old man's Trojans and his Old Spice after shave, oh
          G
Combed my hair in a pompadour
Like the rest of the Romeos wore
            A6   G
A permanent wave yeah
                    A6
We were keeping the faith
G
     N.C.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
            D
Keeping the faith
(Bridge)
        A           G           D
You can get just so much from a good thing
        A          G            D
You can linger too long in your dreams
        A          G          D
Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies
          Em7
Cause the good old days weren't always good
    A7
And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems
D
Learned stickball as a formal education
Lost a lot of fights but it taught me how to lose O.K.   oh
  G
I heard about sex but not enough
                                                D
I found you could dance and still look tough anyway, oh yes I did
I found out a man ain't just being macho
Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in food drank a lot of take-home pay
  G
I thought I was the Duke of Earl
When I made it with a red-haired girl
            A6     G
In a Chevrolet, oh yes
                    A6
We were keeping the faith
G
     N.C.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
            D
Keeping the faith
(Bridge)
      A         G         D
Oh oh ho, oh oh ho, oh oh ho-oh 
      A         G         D
Oh oh ho, oh oh ho, oh oh ho-oh 
      A         G         D
Oh oh ho, oh oh ho, oh oh ho-oh 
             Em7
You know the good old days weren't always good
  A7
Tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems
  D
I told you my reasons for the whole revival
Now I'm going outside to have an ice cold beer in the shade, oh
             G
I'm going to listen to my 45's
Ain't it wonderful to be alive
                       A6    G
When the rock 'n' roll plays yeah
                A6     G
When the memory stays, yeah
                A6
I'm keeping the faith
G
     N.C.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
            D
Keeping the faith
(fade)
I'm keeping the faith, 
yes I am
You know I'm keeping the faith, oh yes I am
You know I'm keeping the faith, oh yeah I am
Oh I'm keeping the faith, oh yes
Ooh, keeping the faith...

Keeping The Faith chords and lyrics

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

BILLY JOEL - KEEPING THE FAITH
D
If you think I'm feeling older and missing my younger days
Cause my past is something that never
And I'm not ashamed to say the wild boys were my friends, oh
Only Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heel
Iridescent socks with the same color shirt
And a tight pair of chinos
You know the kind with the velvet collar
I took a fresh pack of Luckies and a mint called Sen-Sen
My old man's Trojans and his Old Spice after shave, oh
Like the rest of the Romeos wore
(Bridge)
Lost a lot of fights but it taught me how to lose O.K.   oh
I found out a man ain't just being macho
Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in food drank a lot of take-home pay
When I made it with a red-haired girl
(Bridge)
Now I'm going outside to have an ice cold beer in the shade, oh
Ain't it wonderful to be alive
(fade)
I'm keeping the faith, 
yes I am
You know I'm keeping the faith, oh yes I am
You know I'm keeping the faith, oh yeah I am
Oh I'm keeping the faith, oh yes
Ooh, keeping the faith...

Keeping The Faith Chords by Billy Joel

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The chords for "Keeping The Faith" show the original chord names (including D, G, A6, C, A, Em7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.