Uptown Girl chords and lyrics
- Billy Joel
Intro
Verse 1
She's been living in her uptown world
I bet she's never had a backstreet guy
I bet her momma never told her why
I'm gonna try for an
Uptown girl
She's been living in her whitebred world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am
Bridge 1
And when she wakes up and makes up her mind
She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because I'm in love with an
Chorus
You know I've seen her in her uptown world
She's getting tired of her highclass toys
And all her presents from her uptown boys
She's got a choice
PostChorus 1
oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh
Ooh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh,
oh, oh, oh oh, oh,
Verse 2
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
And then I'll win
Bridge 2
And when she's talking she'll say that she's mine
She'll say I'm not so tough
Just because I'm in love with an
Verse 3
She's been living in her whitebred world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am
PostChorus 2
oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh
Ooh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh,
oh, oh, oh oh, oh,
Outro
She's my uptown girl
Don't you know I'm in love with an uptown girl
My uptown girl
Don't you know I'm in love with an uptown girl
My uptown girl
Don't you know I'm in love with an uptown girl
My uptown girl
Don't you know I'm in love with an uptown girl
My uptown girl
Fun fact
In this classic pop tune from 1983, Billy Joel tells the story of a working-class boy infatuated with a sophisticated "uptown girl," and skillfylly merging humor and romance. The ”Uptown Girl” music video is a ”must-watch” for any music lover!
Billy Joel later married the girl portraying the ”Uptown Girl” (Christie Brinkley) in the music video!
When it comes to songwriting, Billy Joel is an expert to change keys and then get back to the original key. This song is a great example on how you can really use the key change to lift a section of a song. Let’s play ”Uptown Girl”!
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