Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

by Billy Joel
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Lyrics

A bot tle of white,

a bot tle of red

Per haps a bot tle of ro in (F)stead

We’ll get a ta ble near the street In our old fa (Bb)mil iar place (Gm)You and I (Gm)face to (Gm)face (C)mm (Bb)mm A bot tle of red,

a bot tle of white

it all de pends up on your (Bb)ap pe tite

I’ll meet you (F)an y time (G)you want In our I tal ian res tau rant

(G)Things are o kay with me these days (Dm)Got a good job, I (G7)got a good of fice, I (C)got a new wife, (C)got a new life and the fam ’ly is fine

We lost touch long a go, You lost weight I (G7)did not know You could ev er look so nice af ter (Am7)so much time Do you re (Eb)mem ber those days hang ing (Bb)out at the Vil lage Green

The (Eb)en gi neer boots, leath er (Bb)jack ets and tight blue jeans.

You drop a (Eb)dime in the box play a (Bb)song a bout New Or leans

Cold beer, hot lights My sweet ro man tic (D)teen age nights.

Whoa whoa whoa

whoa whoa whoa

(G)Bren da and Ed die were the pop u lar stead stead ies and the (D)king and the queen of the prom (G)Rid ing a round with the car top would down and the ra di o on

(G)No bod y looked an y fin er (C)or was (G)more of a hit at the park way din er (G)we nev er knew we could want more than that out of life

Sure (E)ly Bren we da were and Ed wav die ing would Bren al da ways and know Ed how to sur vive Whoa whoa whoa

whoa whoa whoa

(G)Bren da and Ed die were still pop go ing stead stead y in the (D)sum mer of sev en ty five.

(G)When they de cid ed the mar riage would be at the end of Ju ly

(G)Ev ’ry one said they were cra zy, (C)or was (G)“Bren da, you know that you’re much too la zy (G)Ed die could nev er af ford to live that kind of life.”

Oh, (E)but there we da were and Ed wav die ing would Bren al da ways and know Ed how die good bye.

Whoa whoa whoa

whoa whoa whoa

whoa whoa whoa Well, they (F)got an a part (C)ment with (F)deep pile car (C)pets and a (D)cou ple of paint (D7)ings from Sears A (F)big wa ter bed (C)that they (F)bought with the bread (C)they saved for a cou (D7)ple of years.

They (F)start ed to fight (C)when the (F)mon ey got tight and they (D)just did n’t count on the tears Whoa whoa

whoa whoa whoa Well, they (F)lived for a while (C)in a (F)ver y nice style, but it’s (D)al ways the (G)same (D)in the (C)end.

They (F)got a di vorce (C)as a (F)mat ter of course and they part ed the (G)clos (D)est of (C)friends then the (F)king and the queen (C)went (F)back to the green, but you can (D)nev er go (G)back (D)there a (Em)gain Whoa whoa

(G)Bren da and Ed die had had it al read y by the (D)sum mer of sev en ty five (C)From the (G)high to the low to the end of the show for the rest of their lives

(C)They (G)could n’t go back to the greas ers (C)the (G)best they could do was pick up their piec es (G)we al ways knew they would both find a way to get (E)by.

(E7)Oh, and that’s all I (G)heard a bout (C)Bren da and Ed die (Am)can’t tell you more ’cause I’ve told you al read y and here we are (G)wav ing Bren da and Ed die good bye Whoa whoa whoa

whoa whoa whoa

whoa whoa whoa

A bot tle of red,

a bot tle of white

What ev er kind of mood you’re in to (F)night

I’ll meet you (F)an y time (G)you want in our I tal ian res tau rant

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant — Piano Lead Sheet

"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" lead sheet with chords, melody, and lyrics. Play the melody while following chord symbols above. Perfect for sing-along or accompaniment. Key of Bb, 120 BPM.

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About “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

What key is "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel played in?
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant is arranged in the key of Bb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
What's the tempo (BPM) of "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"?
The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
Is "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" easy to play on piano?
This is an advanced arrangement. We recommend breaking it into sections and using the speed control to drill harder passages.
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Who composed "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"?
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" was originally performed by Billy Joel. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
What chords are used in "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"?
This arrangement uses 29 chords: A7, Abmaj7, Am, Am7, Bb, Bbmaj7, C, C7, +21 more.
What other songs by Billy Joel can I play here?
Try "EVERYBODY HAS A DREAM", "CAPTAIN JACK", "SHAMELESS". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.

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