The Entertainer

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The Entertainer
Streetlife Serenade, 1975
Billy Joel (Greatest of all time)
G Cmaj7
Chords Used: :320033 :x32000
C Am
:x32010 :x02210
D G/B
:xx0232 :x2003x
NO CAPO
note: all "G/B" chords are just two quick downstrums
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G C
I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand
C G/B C D
Another Serenader and another long-haired band
G C
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts
Cmaj7 D
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
Am Cmaj7
And I won't be here in another year
D G
If I don't stay on the charts
[Verse 2]
G C
I am the entertainer and I've had to pay my price
C G/B C D
The things I did not know at first I learned by doin' twice
G C
Ah, but still they come to haunt me, still they want their say
Cmaj7 D
So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants
Am Cmaj7
I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check
D G
And they go their merry way
[Verse 3]
G C
I am the entertainer, been all around the world
C G/B C D
I've played all kinds of palaces and laid all kinds of girls
G C
I can't remember faces, I don't remember names
Cmaj7 D
Ah, but what the hell, You know it's just as well
Am Cmaj7
'Cause after a while and a thousand miles
D G
It all becomes the same
[Verse 4]
G C
I am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs
C G/B C D
I'd like to spend a day or two, but I can't stay that long
G C
No, I've got to meet expenses, I got to stay in line
Cmaj7 D
Gotta get those fees to the agencies
Am C
And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay
D G
So I just don't have the time
[Verse 5]
G C
I am the entertainer, I come to do my show
C G/B C D
You've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio
G C
Ah, it took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
Cmaj7 D
It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long
Am C
If you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit
D G
So they cut it down to 3:05
[Verse 6]
G C
I am the entertainer, the idol of my age
C G/B C D
I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage
G C
Ah, you've seen me in the papers, I've been in the magazines
Cmaj7 D
But if I go cold I won't get sold
Am C
I'll get put in the back in the discount rack
D G
Like another can of beans
[Verse 7]
G C
(let ring) (let ring)
I am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand
C G/B C D
(let ring)
Another Serenader and another long-haired band
G C
(let ring) (let ring)
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts
Cmaj7 D
But I know the game, you'll forget my name
Am Cmaj7
I won't be here in another year
D G
If I don't stay on the charts

The Entertainer chords and lyrics

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

The Entertainer
Streetlife Serenade, 1975
Billy Joel (Greatest of all time)
Chords Used: G:320033   Cmaj7:x32000
             C:x32010      Am:x02210
             D:xx0232     G/B:x2003x
NO CAPO
note: all "G/B" chords are just two quick downstrums
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Verse 7]

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