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Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Well, we're living here in Allentown
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And they're closing all the factories down
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Bm
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Out in Bethlehem, they're killing time
F#m
F#m
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Filling out forms
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Standing in line
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Well, our fathers fought
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the Second World War
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Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore
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Bm
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Met our mothers at the U SO
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F#m
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Asked them to dance
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Danced with them slow
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And we're living here in Allentown
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Chorus 1
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But the restlessness was handed down
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And it's getting very hard to stay
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Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Well, we're waiting here in Allentown
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For the Pennsylvania we never found
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Bm
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For the promises our teachers gave
F#m
F#m
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If we worked hard
D
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A
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If we behaved
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D
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So the graduations hang on the wall
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Am
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But they never really helped us at all
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Bm
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No, they never taught us what was real
F#m
F#m
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Iron and coke
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Chromium steel
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And we're waiting here in Allentown
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Chorus 2
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But they've taken all the coal from the ground
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And the union people crawled away
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Bm
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Interlude 2
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Bridge 1
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Every child had a pretty good shot
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Bb
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To get at least as far as their old man got
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But something happened
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on the way to that place
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They threw an American flag in our
Interlude 3
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(face)
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Chorus 3
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Well, I'm living here in Allentown
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And it's hard to keep a good man down
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But I won't be getting up today
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Interlude 4
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Bridge 2
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Outro 1
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And it's getting very hard to stay
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And we're living here in Allentown
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Em

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Am

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • F

  • Bb

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Allentown by Billy Joel is G major.

The primary chords used in Allentown are C, Em, D, G, A, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Em, D, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of Allentown is approximately 114 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Allentown using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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