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Vienna by Billy Joel

tags: 1970s, ballad, 


[Intro]

| 
Caug 
     | 
E7 
   
F 
   | 
Fm/G# 
  
G7 
   | 
C 
        |


[Verse 1]


Am 
               
C 

   Slow down you crazy child
       
G 
                 
A# 

You're so ambitious for a juvenile
            
F 
                       
C 

But then if you're so smart tell me why
                   
D 
    E9sus4  
E 

Are you still so afraid


Am 
                              
C 

   Where's the fire, what's the hurry about
          
G 
                       
A# 

You better cool it off before you burn it out
        
F 

You got so much to do and only

C 
                   
Bm 
    E9sus4  
E 

So many hours in a day


[Chorus]


F 
                             
G 

   But you know that when the truth is told
             
C 
             
Em/B 

That you can get what you want
           
Am 
        
C/G 

Or you can just get old
            
F 
                    
Bm7 
        
E7 
   
Am7 
      
D7 

You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
              
G#7 

When will you realize

G 
                  
C 

  Vienna waits for you


[Verse 2]


Am 
                  
C 

   Slow down you're doing fine
             
G 

You can't be everything you want to be
  
A# 

Before your time
              
F 
                 
C 
              
D 
        E9sus4  
E 

Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight, tonight


Am 
                      
C 

   Too bad but it's the life you lead
           
G 

You're so ahead of yourself
            
A# 

That you forgot what you need
               
F 

Though you can see when you're wrong
             
C 
                             
Bm 
            E9sus4 
E 

You know you can't always see when you're right, you're ri  -   ight


[Chorus]


F 
                            
G 

   You got your passion, you got your pride
    
C 
                   
Em/B 
       
Am 
        
C/G 

But don't you know that only fools are satisfied

F 
                       
Bm7 
            
E7 
      
Am7 
   
D7 

   Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true
              
G#7 

When will you realize

G 
             
C 

  Vienna waits for you


[Instrumental]

| 
Am 
   
C 
   | 
G 
    
A# 
       |
| 
F 
    
C 
   | 
Bm 
   E9sus4 
E 
 |


[Chorus]


F 
                 
G 

   Slow down you crazy child
             
C 
             
Em/B 

And take the phone off the hook
         
Am 
          
C/G 

And disappear for a while

F 
                          
Bm7 
            
E7 
    
Am7 
   
D7 

   It's alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
              
G#7 

When will you realize

G 
             
C 

  Vienna waits for you


F 
                             
G 

   And you know that when the truth is told
             
C 
             
Em/B 

That you can get what you want
           
Am 
        
C/G 

Or you can just get old
            
F 
                    
Bm7 
      
E7 
     
Am7 
      
D7 

You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
              
G#7 

Why don't you realize

G 
            
C 

  Vienna waits for you


[Tag]


A7 
               
G#7 
 N.
C 
.
   When will you realize

G 
          
Caug 

  Vienna waits for you


[Outro]

|(
Caug 
)    | 
E7 
   
F 
   | 
Fm/G# 
  
G7 
   | 
C 
     
C