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The Night Is Still Young

Billy Joel

RockAdvanced for beginners11 chords

How to play it

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

G○○○
C×○○
D××○
F
BbDiagram coming soon
D#dim7Diagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
Dm7Diagram coming soon
Bbmaj7Diagram coming soon
Ebmaj7Diagram coming soon
Bmaj7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro 
 
G C/G G D/G  
G C/G G D/G 
F Bb/F F C/F  D  D#dim7 
 
Verse 
 
Em7                                                     Dm7 
I'm young enough to still see the passionate boy that I used to be 
  Bbmaj7                                                    Ebmaj7 
But I'm old enough to say I got a good look at the other side 
Em7                                                 F 
I know we got to work real hard, maybe even for the rest of our lives 
    Dm7                                              C 
But right now I just want to take what I can get tonight 
 
 
 
G C/G G D/G 
           While the night is still young 
G C/G G D/G 
           I want to keep making love to you 
          F                   Bb/F F C/F  D  D#dim7 
While the night is still young 
 
Verse 
 
Em7          
I'd like to settle down, get married 
                 Dm7 
And maybe have a child someday 
      Bmaj7 
I can see a time coming when 
                             Ebmaj7 
I'm gonna throw my suitcase out 
Em7 
No more separations 
                                      F 
Where you have to say goodnight to a telephone 
Dm7                                                C 
Baby I've decided that ain't what this life is all about 
 
Bridge 
 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
 
 
 
G C/G G D/G 
           While the night is still young 
G C/G G D/G 
           I want to try to make the world brand new 
          F                   Bb/F F C/F  D  D#dim7 
While the night is still young 
 
Verse 
 
Em7                                                  Dm7 
Rock and Roll music was the only thing I ever gave a damn about 
           Bmaj7                                                Ebmaj7 
There was something that was missing but I never used to wonder why 
Em7                                             F 
Now I know you're the one I need to make things right again 
  Dm7                                                      C 
And I may lose the battle but you're giving me the will to try 
 
Bridge 
 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
 
G C/G G D/G 
           Because the night is still young 
G C/G G D/G 
           I got a lot of catching up I gotta do 
          F                   Bb/F F C/F   
While the night is still young 
                        D 
Oh the night is still young 
 
Interlude 
 
G    F    Em7 
G    F    Em7 
 
Bridge 
 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
G C F Bb Dm7 
Oh 
 
Outro 
G C/G G D/G  
G C/G G D/G 
F Bb/F F C/F  D  D#dim7 
 
G C/G G D/G  
G C/G G D/G 
F Bb/F F C/F  D  D#dim7

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Chord set

G · C · D · F · Bb · D#dim7 · Em7 · Dm7 · Bbmaj7 · Ebmaj7 · Bmaj7

Practice tip

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