Hey y'all. My name is Mike. I'm a big Billy Joel fan, and everywhere I looked I couldn't
find the chords to this song. So, I took the time to figure it out by ear.
It was a lot of work, as some of the chords in the bridges were quite confusing,
but I think I just about got them all right. Post in the comments and let me know how I did!
Enjoy!
Intro:
EbMaj7 Dm7 Cm7 F Bb
EbMaj7 Dm7
Even though I'm in love
Cm7 F Bb
Sometimes I get so afraid
EbMaj7 Dm7
I'll say something so wrong
Cm7 F Bb
Just to have something to say
Fm Gm G7
I know the moment isn't right
Cm7 Bb G#
To tell the girl a comical line
Ab/G Fm Gm G7
To keep the conversation light
Cm7 Bb F
I guess I'm just frightened out of my mind
EbMaj7 Dm7
But if that's how I feel
Cm7 F Bb
Then it's the best feeling I've even known
EbMaj7 Dm7
It's undeniably real
Cm7 F Bb
Leave a tender moment alone
EbMaj7 Dm7
Yes I know I'm in love
Cm7 F Bb
But just when I ought to relax
EbMaj7 Dm7
I put my foot in my mouth
Cm7 F Bb
Cause I'm just avoiding the facts
Fm Gm G7
If the girl gets too close
Cm7 Bb G#
If I need some room to escape
Ab/G Fm Gm G7
When the moment arose
Cm7 Bb F
I'd tell her it's all a mistake
EbMaj7 Dm7
But that's not how I feel
Cm7 F Bb
No that's not the woman I've known
EbMaj7 Dm7
She's undeniably real
Cm7 F Bb
So leave a tender moment alone
Am
But it's not only me
D7 EbMaj7 Dm7
Breaking down when the tension gets high
Cm7 Em7 A7
Just when I'm in a serious mood
Dm7 C#7 Cm7
She is suddenly quiet and shy
Solo follows verse EbMaj7 Dm7 Cm7 F Bb progression
Fm Gm G7
I know the moment isn't right
Cm7 Bb G#
To hold my emotions inside
Ab/G Fm Gm G7
To change the attitude tonight
Cm7 Bb F
I've run out of places to hide
EbMaj7 Dm7
And if that's how I feel
Cm7 F Bb
Then it's the best feeling I've ever known
EbMaj7 Dm7
It's undeniably real
Cm7 F Bb
Leave a tender moment alone
You got to leave a tender moment alone
Leave a tender moment
Leave it alone
You've got to leave a tender moment
Leave a tender moment alone
