In My Life chords by Billy Joel

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Intro 1

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Got

Verse 1
a call from an old friend,
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we used to be real close
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Said he couldn't go on the
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American way
Closed the shops, the house,
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bought a ticket to the West Coast
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Now he gives them a stand -up routine
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in L .A.
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I  don't need you to worry for me,
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cause I'm all right
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I don't want you to tell me
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it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore,
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this is my life
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Go ahead with your own life,
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leave me alone
Never said you had to offer
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me a second chance
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I never said I was a victim of circumstance
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I still belong, don't get me wrong
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And you can speak your mind,
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but not on my time
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They will tell you you can't sleep alone
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in a strange place
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Then they'll tell you
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with somebody else
But sooner or later
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you'll sleep in your own space
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Either way it's okay, you wake up with your
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self
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I don't need you to worry for me,
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cause I'm alright
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I don't want you to tell me
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it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore,
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this is my life
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Go ahead with your own life,
leave me alone
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Oh  no, I never said you had to
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offer me a second chance
I never said I wasn't fit for
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this circumstance
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I still belong,
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but don't get me wrong
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You can speak your mind,
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but not on my time
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I don't care what you say anymore,
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this is my life
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Go ahead with your own life,
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leave me alone
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Keep it to yourself,
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it's my life
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Keep it to yourself,
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it's my life
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Keep it to yourself,
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it's my life
Take them to your school,
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it's more than life