James chords by Billy Joel

James Billy Joel

|Dm7|Gm7|C|F C/E|
|Dm7|Gm|C|F A7|
|Dm7|Gm7|C|F A7|

Dm7   Gm7         C
James... we were always friends,
F          Cm D7
From our childhood days
Gm7         C
And we made our plans,
F       Dm7   G    F/C C
And we had to go our separate ways.
F7/9       Bb
I went on the road
E7       A
You pursued an education.

Dm7   Gm7         C
James...do you like your life,
F        Cm D7
Can you find release,
Gm7         C
And will you ever change
F       Dm7    G   F/C C
Will you ever write your masterpiece.
F7/9       Bb
Are you still in school
E7      A
Living up to expectations...

|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
James...
Abmaj7        Gm7
You were so relied upon
C9sus        Bb   F   A
everybody knows how hard you tried
|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
Hey...
   Ab             Gm7
just look at what a job you've done
C9sus    C     Asus   A
Carrying the weight of family pride.

Dm7   Gm7         C
James... you've been well behaved,
F           Cm D7
You've been working so hard
Gm7         C
But will you always stay
F       Dm7    G    F/C C
Someone else's dream of who you are.
F7/9         Bb
Do what's good for you
E7      A
or you're not good for anybody...

James
|Dm7|Gm7|C|F C/E|
|Dm7|Gm7|C7|F A7|
|Dm7|F/C C|

F7/9       Bb
I went on the road
E7       A
You pursued an education...

|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
James...
Abmaj7         Gm7
How you gonna know for sure
C9sus       Bb   F   A
everything was so well organized.
|Dm|Bbmaj7|Am7|
Hey...
  Ab        Gm7
now everything is so secure,
C9sus    C     Asus   A
and everybody else is satisfied.

Dm7   Gm7         C
James... do you like your life,
F        Cm D7
Can you find release
Gm7         C
And will you ever change,
F       Dm7    G   F/C C
When will you write your masterpiece.
F7/9         Bb
Do what's good for you
E7           A
or you're not good for anybody...

James...

|Dm7|Gm7|C|F C/E|
|Dm7|Gm|C7|F A7|
|Dm7|Gm7|C|F C/E|
|Dm7| Gm7|C|F A7|
|Dm7|Gm7|F/C C|Bb/F F|