Allentown by Billy Joel C D G 3x G Em D Well we're living here in
Allentown C D G And they're closing all the factories
down Em A D Out in Bethlehem they're killing
time A Em A D Filling out forms - Standing in
line G Em D Well our fathers fought the Second World
War C D G Spent their weekends on the Jersey
Shore Em A D Met our mothers in the USO A D A D Asked them to dance, Danced with them
slow G Em D And we're living here in
Allentown F G C But the restlessness was handed
down Em C G D Em D And it's getting very hard to
stay C D G C D G G Em D Well we're waiting here in
Allentown C D G For the Pennsylvania we never
found Em A D For the promises our teachers
gave A Em A D If we worked hard , If we behaved G Em D So the graduations hang on the
wall C D G But they never really helped us at
all Em A D No they never taught us what was
real A D A D Iron and coke - And chromium
steel G Em D And we're waiting here in
Allentown F G C But they've taken all the coal from the
ground Em C G D Em D And the union people crawled away C D G F G A# Every child had a pretty good
shot F G A# To get at least as far as their old man
got F G A# But something happened on the way to that
Place F G A# They threw an American flag in our
face C D G G Em D Well I'm living here in Allentown C D G And it's hard to keep a good man
down Em C G D Em D But I won't be getting up today - ay -
ay C D G SOLO> F G A# (4x) Em C G D Em D And it's getting very hard to
stay C D G And we're living here in
Allentown The D Chord is often lifted and dropped on
the E string. The F-G-A# part is played by sliding the F
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