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State of Grace chords by
Billy Joel
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
G
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D
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Eb
Eb
6

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Cm
Cm
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Ab
Ab
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Adim
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Dsus4
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Verse 1
G
G

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There you go,
D
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Eb
Eb
6

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slipping away into a state of grace
Cm
Cm
3

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I know the look that
Ab
Ab
4

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comes across your face
Am
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D
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G
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D
D

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C
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It's so familiar to me
G
G

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D
D

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Here I am, trying to keep
Eb
Eb
6

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you in my line of sight
Cm
Cm
3

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I'm never certain that
Ab
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4

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you read me right
Adim
Adim

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D
D

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Some times you don't
G
G

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C
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want to see me
Verse 2
Em
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Here we are,
D
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Bm
Bm
2

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C
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both of us know we're in love
D
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Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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But that isn't always enough
Bm
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2

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C
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I never could rise above it all,
D
D

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down I fall
Verse 3
G
G

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But darling there you go,
D
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Eb
Eb
6

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slipping away into a state of grace
Cm
Cm
3

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Granted, this world is not
Ab
Ab
4

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a perfect place
Adim
Adim

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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Still it's the world
D
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G
G

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D
D

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C
C

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that I'm in
G
G

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D
D

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Here I am talking while
Eb
Eb
6

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You don't hear a word I say
Cm
Cm
3

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Knowing you're watching
Ab
Ab
4

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me from far away
Adim
Adim

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Dsus4
Dsus4

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Some where that
D
D

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I've never been
G
G

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Verse 4
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D

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G
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C
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D
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Don't you see,
Ddim
Ddim

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Fm
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Em
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C
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you lived a different life than me
Cdim
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3

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Ebdim
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G
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It don't mean you have
A
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to be afraid of how
C
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D
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We're not the same, don't leave me now
Verse 5
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But darling there you go, slipping
Interlude 1

away
Eb
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Cm
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Ab
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4

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Adim
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D
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G
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D
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G
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C
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G
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How can I
Verse 6
Em
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D
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get you
G
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D
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C
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to stay where you are
D
D

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Em
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Keep you from going too far
D
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Bm
Bm
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C
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Holding you here is so hard to do
D
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Dsus4
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D
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I'm losing you
Verse 7
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Eb
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Cm
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Ab
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Adim
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D
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G
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C
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And
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Eb
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Cm
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Ab
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Adim
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Dsus4
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D
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G
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C
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darling there you go,
D
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Eb
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slipping away into a state of grace
Cm
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Ab
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Drifting away into your sacred place
Adim
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Am
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G
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Some place that I've never been
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There you go, slipping away,
Eb
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Cm
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Ab
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Adim
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G
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slipping away into a state of grace
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There you go,
D
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Eb
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Cm
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slipping away into a state of grace
Ab
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D
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Yeah, drifting away into
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C
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that sacred place
Verse 8
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There you go, slipping away
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Eb

    6

  • Cm

    3

  • Ab

    4

  • Adim

  • Am

  • C

  • Dsus4

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • Ddim

  • Fm

  • Cdim

    3

  • Ebdim

  • A

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of State of Grace by Billy Joel is A major.

The primary chords used in State of Grace are A, E, F, Dm, Bb, Bdim.

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