Billy Joel

The Entertainer(Chords)

Billy Joel

Key: C

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Verse 1:

C F I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand F C/E F G Another Serenader and another long-haired band C F Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts Fmaj7 G But I know the game, you'll forget my name Dm Fmaj7 And I won't be here in another year G C If I don't stay on the charts

Verse 2:

C F I am the entertainer and I've had to pay my price F C/E F G The things I did not know at first I learned by doin' twice C F Ah, but still they come to haunt me, still they want their say Fmaj7 G So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants Dm Fmaj7 I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check G C And they go their merry way

Verse 3:

C F I am the entertainer, been all around the world F C/E F G I've played all kinds of palaces and laid all kinds of girls C F I can't remember faces, I don't remember names Fmaj7 G Ah, but what the hell, You know it's just as well Dm Fmaj7 'Cause after a while and a thousand miles G C It all becomes the same

Verse 4:

C F I am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs F C/E F G I'd like to spend a day or two, but I can't stay that long C F No, I've got to meet expenses, I got to stay in line Fmaj7 G Gotta get those fees to the agencies Dm F And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay G C So I just don't have the time

Verse 5:

C F I am the entertainer, I come to do my show F C/E F G You've heard my latest record, it's been on the radio C F Ah, it took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life Fmaj7 G It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long Dm F If you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit G C So they cut it down to 3:05

Verse 6:

C F I am the entertainer, the idol of my age F C/E F G I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage C F Ah, you've seen me in the papers, I've been in the magazines Fmaj7 G But if I go cold I won't get sold Dm F I'll get put in the back in the discount rack G C Like another can of beans

Verse 7:

C (let ring) F (let ring) I am the entertainer, and I know just where I stand F (let ring) C/E F G Another Serenader and another long-haired band C (let ring) F (let ring) Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts Fmaj7 G But I know the game, you'll forget my name Dm Fmaj7 I won't be here in another year G C If I don't stay on the charts

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