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Say Goodbye to Hollywood – Billy Joel
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Billy Joel
Say Goodbye to Hollywood (1976)
(Billy Joel)
From: "Turnstiles"
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I think it sounds good to have the bass included in the chords.
Of course it is possible to just play C straight through.
VERSE/INTRO
C [C/G]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|3-----3-3-------|
E|------------3---|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
C/E x-x-2-0-1-0
G7sus4 3-5-3-5-3-3
Dm7/G 3-x-0-2-1-1
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INTRO
| no chord | % | C [C/G]| % |
(drums only)
C [C/G] C
Bobby's driving through the city tonight
[C/G]C [C/G]F
Through the lights in a hot new rent-a-car
C [C/G] C
He joins the lovers in his heavy machine
[C/G]C [C/G]F C/E
It's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard
Dm
Say goodbye to Hollywood
G7sus4 Am
Say goodbye my baby
F
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Dm7/G | C [C/G]| % |
Say goodbye my baby
C [C/G] C
Johnny's taking care of things for awhile
[C/G]C [C/G]F
And his style is so right for troubadours
C [C/G] C
They got him sitting with his back to the door
[C/G]C [C/G]F C/E
Now he won't be my fast gun anymore
Dm
Say goodbye to Hollywood
G7sus4 Am
Say goodbye my baby
F
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Dm7/G | C [C/G]| C |
Say goodbye my baby
Cmaj7 B7 Em
Moving on is a chance you take any time
C G D
You try to stay together, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Cmaj7 B7 Em
Say a word out of line and you find that the friends
C G Dm G
You had are gone forever...for-e-ever
C [C/G] C
So many faces in and out of my life
[C/G] C [C/G]F
Some will last, some will just be now and then
C [C/G] C
Life is a series of hellos and good-byes
[C/G]C [C/G]F C/E
I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again
Dm
Say goodbye to Hollywood
G7sus4 Am
Say goodbye my baby
F
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Dm7/G | C [C/G]| C |
Say goodbye my baby
SOLO (sax)
| C [C/G]| % | % | F |
| C [C/G]| % | % | F C/E |
| Dm | % | G7sus4 | Am |
| F | % | Dm7/G | C [C/G]| C |
Cmaj7 B7 Em
Moving on is a chance you take any time
C G D
You try to stay together, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Cmaj7 B7 Em
Say a word out of line and you find that the friends
C G Dm G
You had are gone forever...for-e-ever
C [C/G] C
So many faces in and out of my life
[C/G] C [C/G]F
Some will last, some will just be now and then
C [C/G] C
Life is a series of hellos and good-byes
[C/G]C [C/G]F C/E
I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again
Dm
Say goodbye to Hollywood
G7sus4 Am
Say goodbye my baby
F
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Dm7/G | no chord | % |
Say goodbye my baby (drums only)
OUTRO
| C [C/G]| % | % | F |
| C [C/G]| % | % | F C/E |
| Dm | % | G7sus4 | Am |
| F | % | Dm7/G | no chord | % |
drums (fade)
