Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

Intro : E F#m G#m A B

E
uptown girl
F#m
 She's been living in her
G#m
uptown world
A             B
 I bet she never had
      E
a backstreet guy
F#m                              G#m
 I bet her mama never told her why
A               B
 I'm gonna try for an

E
uptown girl
F#m
 She's been living in her
G#m
white bread world
A               B
 as long as anyone
        E
with hot blood can
F#m
 And now she's looking for
   G#m
a downtown man
A                    B
 That's what I am

C                        Am
and when she knows what
          Dm                 G
She wants from her time
C                        Am
and when she wakes up
           Dm                E
and makes up her mind..

A                   F#m
She'll see I'm not so tough
Bm
Just because
D#         B
I'm in love with an

E
Uptown girl
F#m
 You know I've seen
                 G#m
her in her uptown world
A                      B
 She's getting tired of
      E
her high class toys
F#m
 And all her presents
               G#m
from her uptown boys
A                  B
 She's got a choice

G                   A
hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
Bb                 Bm   A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
G                   A
hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
Bb                Bm   B
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo

E
uptown girl
F#m
 You know I can't afford
    G#m
to buy her pearls
A                 B                            E
 but maybe someday when my ship comes in
F#m                                               G#m
 She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
A                      B
 And then I'll win

C                       Am
and when she's walking
         Dm            G
She's looking so fine
C                    Am
and when she's talking
          Dm                 E
She'll say that she's mine

A                    F#m
She'll say I'm not so tough
Bm
just because
D#       B
I'm in love with an

E
uptown girl
F#m                                   G#m
 She's been living in her white bread world
A                 B                  E
 as long as anyone with hot blood can
F#m                                       G#m
 and now she's looking for a downtown man
A                   B
 that's what I am

G                   A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Bb                 Bm   A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
G                   A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Bb                 Bm   B
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo

E
uptown girl
F#m                        G#m
 She's my uptown girl
        A                   B
You know I'm in love
             E
with an uptown girl
F#m               G#m
 My uptown girl
        A                  B
You know I'm in love
             E
with an uptown girl
F#m               G#m
 My uptown girl
        A                  B
You know I'm in love
             E
with an uptown girl
F#m               G#m  A B E
 My uptown girl

~Fadeout

uptown girl
She's been living in her
uptown world
I bet she never had
a backstreet guy
I bet her mama never told her why
I'm gonna try for an

uptown girl
She's been living in her
white bread world
as long as anyone
with hot blood can
And now she's looking for
a downtown man
That's what I am

and when she knows what
She wants from her time
and when she wakes up
and makes up her mind..

She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love with an

Uptown girl
You know I've seen
her in her uptown world
She's getting tired of
her high class toys
And all her presents
from her uptown boys
She's got a choice

hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo

uptown girl
You know I can't afford
to buy her pearls
but maybe someday when my ship comes in
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
And then I'll win

and when she's walking
She's looking so fine
and when she's talking
She'll say that she's mine

She'll say I'm not so tough
just because
I'm in love with an

uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world
as long as anyone with hot blood can
and now she's looking for a downtown man
that's what I am

hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo

uptown girl
She's my uptown girl
You know I'm in love
with an uptown girl
My uptown girl
You know I'm in love
with an uptown girl
My uptown girl
You know I'm in love
with an uptown girl
My uptown girl

~Fadeout