Christie Lee chords by
Billy Joel

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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Let me tell you a story

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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About a woman and a man

Dm

Dm

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D

D

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Maybe you will find familiar

G

G

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Maybe you won't understand

Verse 2
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The man's name I don't remember
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He was always Joe to me
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But I can't forget the woman
She was always Christie Lee
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Verse 3
He was working in a night club
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That's where he played the saxophone
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He used to fake to stock arrangements
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He left the customers alone
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Verse 4
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But one night before the last song
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G G 
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About a quarter after three
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He saw her standing at the coat check
And made his move on Christie Lee
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Verse 5

Christie Lee, Christie Lee

Am

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G

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F

F

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Christie Lee, Christie Lee

G

G

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C

C

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Verse 6

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She was a nice piece of music

Am

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G

G

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She had a rhythm all her own

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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D

D

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He blew a solo like a blind man

G

G

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She really dug his saxophone

Verse 7
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She wanted more than just an encore
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G G 
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And he could play in every key
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G G 
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He left the stage and packed his alto
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F F 
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And he took it home with Christie Lee
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Oh I heard the man

Verse 8
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knew
"the Bird" like the bible
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C C 
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You know the man could
blow an educated axe
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He couldn't see that Christie
Lee was a woman
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Who didn't need another lover
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G G 
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All she wanted was the sax

Verse 9

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It took a while for him to notice

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G

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F

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It took a while for him to see

G

G

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He was never in control here

C

C

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It was always Christie Lee

Verse 10

C

C

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Christie Lee, Christie Lee

Am

Am

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G

G

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Christie Lee, Christie Lee

Interlude 1

F

F

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Verse 11
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Oh the man took a calculated gamble
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Yes the man had the power
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to  perform
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But Christie Lee was more than
he knew how to handle
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She didn't need him as a man
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All she wanted was the horn

Verse 12
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They say that Joe became a  wino
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They say he always drinks alone
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They say he stumbles like a blind man
They say he sold his saxophone
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Verse 13
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Even the band must face the music
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That's what the moral is  to me
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The only time you hit the high note
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Is when you play for Christie Lee

Verse 14

C

C

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Christie Lee,

Am

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F

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C

C

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C

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Christie Lee

Am

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Christie Lee, Christie Lee

Outro 1

C

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