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Billy Joel
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
G
G

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Ab
Ab
4

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A

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I went searching for the truth
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G

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Em
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A
A

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But in my innocence I found
G
G

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All the con men and their acrobats
Em
Em

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A
A

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Who stomped me in the ground
G
G

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If I count up their percentages
Em
Em

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A
A

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I know they're getting rich
G
G

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But they haven't taken everything
Em
Em

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A
A

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Those paybacks are a bitch
Bm
Bm
2

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Though I've
Verse 2
C
C

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lost quite a lot
G
G

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I am still in control
C
C

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They can keep what they've got
A
A

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But they can't have my soul
D
D

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G

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A
A

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D

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And if I don't have this all worked out
G
G

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A
A

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D
D

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Still I'm getting closer, getting closer
G
G

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A
A

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Bm
Bm
2

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I still have far to go no doubt
D
D

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G

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A
A

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D

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But I'm getting closer, getting closer
Verse 3
A
A

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G

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What was ripped off by professionals
Em
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A
A

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Is not all that it seems
G
G

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While I must live up to contracts
Em
Em

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A
A

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I did not give up my dreams
G
G

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If I see it as experience
Em
Em

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A
A

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It hasn't gone to waste

Lately all the missing pieces
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G

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Em
Em

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A
A

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Have been falling into place
G
G

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An d if
Verse 4
C
C

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I could go back
G
G

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and start over somehow
C
C

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I would not change that much
A
A

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Knowing what I know now
D
D

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G

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Thought there have been sins
A
A

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I will regret
D
D

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G
G

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Still I'm getting close,
A
A

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D
D

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getting closer
G
G

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A
A

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Bm
Bm
2

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I don't have all the answers yet
D
D

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G

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A
A

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D

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G

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F

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G

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But I'm getting closer,
F
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Dm
Dm

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G

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F

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getting closer
Dm
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G
G

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Interlude 1
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Dm
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G

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Em
Em

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Em
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G
G

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Em
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G

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Em
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A

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Verse 5
A
A

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G

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I'm a mark for every shyster
Em
Em

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From Topanga to Berlin
A
A

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And I should have
G
G

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learned to kick them out
Em
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As soon as they crawled in
A
A

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G

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So to every bank in Switzerland
Em
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A

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That stores my stolen youth
G
G

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I'm alright because despite the laws
Em
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A
A

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You cannot hide the truth
G
G

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And although
Verse 6
C
C

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you will say
G
G

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I am still too naive
C
C

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But I have not lost faith
A
A

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In the things I believe
Verse 7
D
D

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A
A

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D

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And if I don't have a this all worked out
G
G

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A
A

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D

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Still I'm getting closer, getting closer
G
G

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A

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Bm
Bm
2

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I still have far to go no doubt
D
D

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G

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A
A

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But I'm still getting closer, getting closer
Outro 1
Em
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Em
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Em
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Ab

    4

  • A

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • D

  • F

  • Dm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Getting Closer by Billy Joel is D major.

The primary chords used in Getting Closer are G, Ab, A, Em, Bm, C.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Getting Closer is approximately 88 beats per minute.

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