Oyster Bay chords by Billy Joel

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:  OYSTER BAY
ARTIST: BILLY JOEL
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


        OYSTER BAY
        BILLY JOEL

INTRO:
Em

VERSE:
     Em              A
From my room, I see the blue Pacific Ocean
     F               G  G Bm
Yes, my hotel has me right beside the shore

     Em        G
Well, today it`s San Francisco
    A
And tomorrow it`s L.A.
    F                  G  G
And I feel as though I`ve been this way before


VERSE:
    Em               A
Well my woman helps my feet to keep on walkin`
    F                  G  G
But my manager he stands right outside the door

Bm       Em
Yes, there`s an up `n` comin` superstar
     A
And he`s gettin` rave revues
      F              C  C
But there ain`t no time for fishin` anymore


CHORUS:
C                 Em
 I never thought that things would go this far
C                Em
 I never thought that life would be this way
C             Em
 I never thought I`d be a superstar

   Dm
And Jesus Christ
  Em
I wish that I
   F
Was back in Oyster Bay
      F  Bb   F   C F C F B
Takin` it easy... Oh yeah...


VERSE:
B       Em                  A
 But there`s lots of friendly folks that say `good morning`
     F                    G  G Bm
But somehow you know I just don`t believe their smiles

    Em
I`d be New York City bound
       A
Where I could be among my friends
     F                 G  G
But the road back home it seems a million miles


VERSE:
   Em               A
I can see the lights of Hollywood below me
     F                   G  G
But somehow they just don`t move me like they should
  Bm    Em
I know it`s hard to understand
      A
But I would be a fisherman
   F
If I only had the chance,
       C  C
You know I would


CHORUS:
C                 Em
 I never thought that things would go this far
C               Em
 I never thought that I`d be here today
C             Em
 I never thought I`d be a superstar

     Dm
Oh, and Jesus Christ
  Em
I wish that I
   F
Was back in Oyster Bay
      F  Bb   F   C F C F Gm F
Takin` it easy... Oh yeah...


INSTRUMENTAL:
C G Bb F


OUTRO:
C          G  Bb        F
Be with my wife all day, happy to be that way
 C          G   Bb          F
Wanting it back sometimes, wanting some peace of mind

C          G  Bb        F
Be with my wife all day, happy to be that way
 C          G   Bb        F
Wanting it back sometimes, wanting to be so kind

C          G  Bb        F
Be with my wife all day, happy to be that way
 C          G   Bb          F
Wanting it back sometimes, having some peace of mind - FADE OUT