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Somewhere Along The Line

Billy Joel

RockAdvanced for beginners11 chords

How to play it

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

G
D××
F#Diagram coming soon
F
C×
E
Am×
BDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
Em
A×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: (G D/F# F C/E C/D G) 
 
        G           C 
Well it's a rainy night in Paris 
        Am          D 
And I'm sitting by the Seine 
       G          C 
It's a pleasure to be soaking 
C/B    Am    D     Eb 
In the European rain 
       Em        D           C    C 
Now my belly's full of fancy food and wine 
            G                C 
But in the morning there'll be hell to pay 
D               G 
Somewhere along the line (XXX) 
        G           C 
Oh, but in the morning there'll be hell to pay 
D               G  (XXX) 
Somewhere along the line 
    G    C 
Sweet Virginia Cigarette 
Am        D 
Burning in my hand 
G           C            C/B 
Well you used to be a friend of mine 
     Am        D    Eb 
But now I understand 
       Em        D        C 
You've been eating up inside me for some time 
C    G        C 
Oh, and I know your gonna get me 
D            G    meio (XXX) 
Somewhere along the line 
 
D 
Somewhere along the line 
 Eb    Em           D      C  / B / A / B / C 
Well I know it's just a matter of time 
         G/B            A   B  C              B 
When the fun falls through and the rent comes due 
Am         / G     F   / E D 
Somewhere along the line 
 
    G        C 
Well, you know I love my woman 
Am                D 
And I would not let her down 
      G              C 
And I did my share of lovin' 
C/B    Am      D     Eb 
When I used to get around 
        Em          D                   C 
Now I'm satisfied and she is lookin' fine 
C        G/B              C 
Oh, but you pay for your satisfaction 
D               G 
Somewhere along the line 
    G/B        C 
Well you pay for your satisfaction 
D              G 
Somewhere along the line 
 
Solo: G G/B C D (2x) 
          
 

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Chord set

G · D · F# · F · C · E · Am · B · Eb · Em · A

Practice tip

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