Lyrics
James
We were al ways your friends
from our child hood days
And And we made our plans
and we had er to go your our sep ’rate ter ways
(F7)I went on in the road
you ing pur up sued to an ed pec u ca tion.
James
Do you like ways your life
can you find re lease,
And will you ev er change,
Will you ev er to write your our mas ’rate ter piece?
(F7)Are you still in the school
liv ing pur up sued to an ex pec u ta tions?
(Dm)James
(Abmaj7)You were so re lied up on
(C9sus)Ev ’ry bod y (C)knows how (Bb)hard you (F)tried
(Dm)Hey,
Oh, now (Abmaj7)look at what a job you’ve done
and (C9sus)car ry ing the (C)weight of (Gm7)fam ’ly (A7)pride
(Dm7)James
you’ve been well be haved
you’ve been work ing (Cm)hard
but will you al ways stay
some one else ’s dream of who you are
(F9)Do what’s (F7)good for you,
or (E)you’re not (G#)good for an y bod y.
(Dm7)James.
(F9)I went on the road
(E)you pur sued an ed u ca tion.
(Gm7)sat is fied.
(Dm7)James
do you like your life?
Can you find re (Cm)lease
and will you ev er change
when will you write your (G)mas ter piece?
(F9)Do what’s (F7)good for you,
or you’re not good for an y bod y.
(Dm7)James.
James by Billy Joel
Easy piano arrangement in the key of G at 112 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.