Stop In Nevada chords by Billy Joel

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
D              G
 He always found it hard to take her
Em      A      D  G
 She wouldn't listen to advice
D               G
 And though he never tried to make her
Em               G  Bm
 She often thought it would be nice

Chorus:
A                   D
Oh, and now she's headin' out to California
       A                         D
It's been a long time comin' but she's feeling like a woman tonight
     A                           D
And she left a little letter said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada
G  D  Em  A  D A
Goodbye, goodbye.

Verse 2:
D               G
 She tried for years to be a good wife
Em     A         D  G
 It never quite got off the ground
D               G
 And all those stories of the good life
Em              G  Bm
 Convinced her not to hang around

Chorus:
A                   D
Oh, and now she's heading out to California
    A
And she doesn't know what's comin' but she's sure of what she's
D
leaving behind
     A                           D
And she left a little letter said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada
G  D  Em A
Goodbye, goodbye.

Instrumental:
D G Em D A

Bridge:
D                G
 And though she finds it hard to leave him
Em      A         D  G
 She knows it would be worse to stay
D               G
 He wouldn't understand the reasons
Em           G  Bm
 That make a woman run away

Final Chorus:
A                   D
Oh, and now she's heading out to California
      A                          D
With some money in her pocket she's a rocket on the fourth of July
     A                           D
And she left a little letter said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada
G  D  Em  A                   D
Goodbye, good-Oh, and now she's heading out to California
      A                          D
With some money in her pocket she's a rocket on the fourth of July
     A                           D
And she left a little letter said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada
G  D  Em A
Goodbye, goodbye.

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