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Entertainer

Billy Joel
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Chords Used: :320033 :x32000
  :x32010 :x02210
  :xx0232 :x2003x
 note: all "G/B" chords are just two quick downstrums
 I am  the entertainer and I know  just where I stand
 Another  Serenader  and another  long-haired band
 Today  I am your champion, I may  have won your hearts
 But I know  the game, you'll forget  my name
 And I won't  be here in another  year
 If I don't  stay on the charts
 I am  the entertainer and I've had  to pay my price
 The things  I did not know at first  I learned  by doin'  twice
 Ah, but still  they come to haunt me, still  they want their say
 So I've learned  to dance with a hand  in my pants
 I let 'em rub  my neck and I write  'em a check
 And they go  their merry way
 I am  the entertainer, been  all around the world
 I've played  all kinds of palaces  and laid  all kinds of girls
 I can't  remember faces,  I don't remember names
 Ah, but what  the hell, You know it's  just as well
 'Cause after  a while and a thousand  miles
 It all becomes the same
 I am  the entertainer, I bring  to you my songs
 I'd like  to spend a day or two,  but I  can't stay that long
 No, I've got  to meet expenses, I got  to stay in line
 Gotta get  those fees to the agencies
 And I'd love  to stay but there's bills  to pay
 So I just  don't have the time
 I am  the entertainer, I come  to do my show
 You've heard  my latest record,  it's been  on the radio
 Ah, it took  me years to write it, they were the best  years of my life
 It was a beautiful  song, but it ran  too long
 If you're gonna  have a hit, you gotta  make it fit
 So they cut  it down to 3:05
I  am the entertainer, the idol  of my age
 I make  all kinds of money  when I  go on the stage
 Ah, you've seen  me in the papers, I've been  in the magazines
 But if I  go cold I won't  get sold
 I'll get put  in the back in the discount  rack
 Like another  can of beans
 I am  the entertainer, and I know  just where I stand
 Another  Serenader  and another  long-haired band
 Today  I am your champion, I may  have won your hearts
 But I know  the game, you'll forget  my name
 I won't  be here in another  year
 If I don't  stay on the charts
 100% positive on this one

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Readable chord sheet for Entertainer by Billy Joel

Chords Used: [G]:320033   [Cmaj7]:x32000
             [C]:x32010      [Am]:x02210
             [D]:xx0232     [G/B]:x2003x

note: all "G/B" chords are just two quick downstrums

[G]

I [G]am the entertainer and I [C]know just where I stand
A[C]nother Serenade[G/B]r and an[C]other long-haired b[D]and
To[G]day I am your champion, I [C]may have won your hearts
But I [Cmaj7]know the game, you'll fo[D]rget my name
And I [Am]won't be here in [Cmaj7]another year
If I [D]don't stay on the ch[G]arts

I [G]am the entertainer and I've [C]had to pay my price
The [C]things I did not know at firs[G/B]t I lea[C]rned by doin'[D] twice
Ah, but [G]still they come to haunt me, s[C]till they want their say
So I've l[Cmaj7]earned to dance with a h[D]and in my pants
I let 'em [Am]rub my neck and I [Cmaj7]write 'em a check
And they [D]go their merry wa[G]y

I [G]am the entertainer, [C]been all around the world
I've [C]played all kinds of palace[G/B]s and l[C]aid all kinds of [D]girls
I [G]can't remember faces,[C] I don't remember names
Ah, but [Cmaj7]what the hell, You know it'[D]s just as well
'Cause a[Am]fter a while and a t[Cmaj7]housand miles
[D] It all becomes the s[G]ame

I [G]am the entertainer, I [C]bring to you my songs
I'd [C]like to spend a day or tw[G/B]o, but I[C] can't stay that [D]long
No, I've [G]got to meet expenses, I [C]got to stay in line
Gotta [Cmaj7]get those fees to the [D]agencies
And I'd [Am]love to stay but there's [C]bills to pay
So I [D]just don't have the ti[G]me

I [G]am the entertainer, I [C]come to do my show
You've [C]heard my latest recor[G/B]d, it's [C]been on the ra[D]dio
Ah, it [G]took me years to write it, they were the [C]best years of my life
It was a b[Cmaj7]eautiful song, but it [D]ran too long
If you're [Am]gonna have a hit, you [C]gotta make it fit
So they [D]cut it down to 3:0[G]5

[G]I am the entertainer, the [C]idol of my age
I [C]make all kinds of mone[G/B]y when [C]I go on the [D]stage
Ah, you've [G]seen me in the papers, I've [C]been in the magazines
But if [Cmaj7]I go cold I [D]won't get sold
I'll get [Am]put in the back in the [C]discount rack
Like a[D]nother can of be[G]ans

I [G]am the entertainer, and I [C]know just where I stand
A[C]nother Serenade[G/B]r and an[C]other long-haired [D]band
To[G]day I am your champion, I [C]may have won your hearts
But I [Cmaj7]know the game, you'll for[D]get my name
I [Am]won't be here in a[Cmaj7]nother year
If I [D]don't stay on the c[G]harts

100% positive on this one

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