My Life
Billy Joel
RockAdvanced for beginners12 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Ebmaj7Diagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
D
G
A
Bm
Am
C9Diagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
D7
E9Diagram coming soon
E7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: G-D-G-G6-D G-D-G-G6-D G-D-G-G6-D Bm-Am-C9 Ebmaj7 Bb D-Bm-Am-C9 Ebmaj7 Bb D G Got a call from an old friend we'd used to be real close A D G D Said he couldn't go on the American way D G Closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to the west coast A D D-Bm-Am-C9-Ebmaj7-Bb Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A. D G I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm allright A D G D I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home D G I don't care what you say anymore this is my life A Bm Go ahead with your own life leave me alone F# I never said you had to offer me a second chance D7 E9 E7 F# G I never said I was a victim of circumstance G D I still belong F# Bm Don't get me wrong E9 And you can speak your mind G A G A But not on my time D G They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place A D G D Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else D G Ah but sooner or later you sleep in your own space A D Either way it's O.K. you wake up with yourself (repeat the chorus at the end)
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Chord set
Ebmaj7 · Bb · D · G · A · Bm · Am · C9 · F# · D7 · E9 · E7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.