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Movin out /anthony song

Billy Joel

RockAdvanced for beginners10 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Dm××
Gm7Diagram coming soon
C×
Fmaj7Diagram coming soon
G7
BbDiagram coming soon
F
A7×
Em
D××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro 
 
Dm - Gm7 - C - C+ - Fmaj7 
 
 
Dm             Gm7         
Anthony works in the grocery store 
C       C+           Fmaj7 
Savin' his pennies for someday 
Dm          Gm7 
Mama Leone left a note on the door, 
      C       C+      Fmaj7 
She said, "Sonny, move out to the country." 
Dm 
Workin' too hard can give you 
G7 
A heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack 
Bb           C               Dm 
You oughta know by now (You oughta know by now) 
Dm             G7 
Who needs a house out in Hackensack? 
C        C+           F 
Is that what you get for your money?  
Bb             C 
It seems such a waste of time 
A7            Dm 
If that's what it's all about 
Gm7             Em   A7       Dm 
If that's movin' up then I'm     movin' out.  
 
Dm            Gm7 
Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat 
C          C+    Fmaj7 
At night he becomes a bartender 
        Dm                Gm7     
He works at Mister Cacciatore's down on Sullivan Street 
C        C+    Fmaj7 
Across from the medical center 
     Dm                G7 
He's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillac 
Bb           C               Dm 
You oughta know by now (You oughta know by now) 
Dm                 G7 
And if he can't drive with a broken back 
C        C+       F 
At least he can polish the fenders  
Bb             C 
It seems such a waste of time 
A7            Dm 
If that's what it's all about 
Gm7             Em   A7 
If that's movin' up then I'm     movin' out.  
D                  Gm7 
You should never argue with a crazy mi-mi-mi-mi-mind 
Bb           C 
You oughta know by now 
Dm               G7 
You can pay Uncle Sam with overtime 
C        C+         F 
Is that all you get for your money?  
Bb               C 
If that's what you have in mind 
A7                  Dm 
If that's what you're all about 
Gm7                Em  A7           Dm 
Good luck movin' up cos I'm     movin' out.  
 
 
 
 
          
 

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Chord set

Dm · Gm7 · C · Fmaj7 · G7 · Bb · F · A7 · Em · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.