One min ute I’m in Cen tral Park,
then I’m down on De lan cy (G)Street.
From the Bow ’ry to St.
(G)Mark’s,
there’s a (C)syn co pat ed (G)beat.
(G)Whoo, whoo, (C)whoo, whoo, (G)whoo.
I’m (G)street wise,
I can (G)im pro vise.
(G)Whoo, whoo, (C)whoo, whoo, (G)whoo.
I’m (G)street smart,
I’ve got (G)New York Cit y heart.
Why should I wor ry?
Why should I care?
I may not have a dime,
but I got street sa voir faire.
Why should I wor ry?
Why should I care?
It’s just be bop u la tion and I got street sa voir faire
What I do is what I say,
on (G)Sut ton Place or (C)Broad way.
What I am is what I know,
in (G)Har lem or So ho.
(G)E ven in Grand Cen tral (C)Sta tion;
it’s all be bop u la tion.
(G)Whoo, whoo, (C)whoo, whoo, (G)whoo.
The (Em)rhy thm of the cit y, but (C)once you get it down,
then (Bm)you can own this town,
(Am)you can wear the crown.
Why should I wor ry?
Why should I care?
I may not have a dime,
but I got street sa voir faire.
Why should I wor ry?
Why should I care?
It’s just be bop u la tion and I got street sa voir faire (CN.C.)Ev ’ry thing goes.
Ev ’ry thing gits.
They love me at the Chel sea, they a dore me at the Ritz.
Why should I wor ry?
Why should I care?
And e ven when I cross that line
I got street sa voir faire.
(G)Whoo, whoo, (C)whoo, whoo, (G)whoo.
(G)Whoo, whoo, (C)whoo, whoo, (G)whoo.
(G)Whoo, whoo, (C)whoo, whoo, (G)whoo.
(G)Whoo, whoo, (C)whoo, whoo, (G)whoo.
This page shows “Why Should I Worry?” by Billy Joel in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 168 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.