Famous Last Words

Billy Joel

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Intro: (2x) Sitting here in Avalon looking at the pouring rain Summer time has come and gone and everybody’s home again Closing down for the season I found the last of the souvenirs I can still taste the wedding cake and it’s sweet after all these years Chorus: These are the last words I have to say That’s why this took so long to write There will be other words some other day But that’s the story of my life There’s comfort in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall They’re pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the Legion Hall They swept away all the streamers after the Labor Day parade Nothing left for a dreamer now only one final serenade Chorus: And these are the last words I have to say Before another age goes by With all those other songs I’ll have to play But that’s the story of my life And it’s so clear standing here where I am Ain’t that what justice is for? Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn anymore Solo: u> Stack the chairs on the table tops Hang the sheets on the chandeliers It slows down but it never stops Ain’t it sweet after all these years Chorus: And these are the last words I have to say It’s always hard to say goodbye But now it’s time to put this book away Ain’t that the story of my life Chorus: These are the last words I have to say That’s why this took so long to write There will be other words some other day But that’s the story of my life Chorus: And these are the last words I have to say Before another age goes by With all those other songs I’ll have to play But that’s the story of my life Outro:

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Keeping the faith

D, G, A6, A, A7

Travellin prayer

D, G, C, C/B, A, F, Bb

A Minor Variation

E7, Am, Am7, Dbm7, D6, C, D, C7, B7, Bb7, A7

Streetlife Serenader

G, F, C, Em, E, A, Fmaj7, D, F#m, Dbm, B, Bb, Dm

I go to extremes

Bb, F/A, C, F, D, G, Gm7, A7, Dm, Fm6, F4, Am, Dm7

Blonde Over Blue

Cmaj7, C, F4, Ebmaj7, F6, F, Fadd9, G, D, B

Big Shot

Em, G, E4, D6, C, F/C, G/F, F/D, Em7, F, G/C, G/D, D, F/A, C/E, C/G, G/B, D7

Why judy why

G, D/F#, Em, Bm, C, Am, Am/D, B, B/A, Em7, Dm, Dm/C, G7, Cm, Cm/Bb, F7, Bb, Bb/A, D7

Modern Woman

F, Eb6, F13/A, Bb, G#6, C, Dm11, Am7, F/A, Gm7, Bb/F, C/E, Eb

Money Or Love

Eb, Cm, G#, G, Bb, Db, F, A

La chanson évoque le moment où l'on fait le bilan de sa vie, assis sous la pluie, en contemplant les souvenirs passés et les adieux nécessaires. Elle parle de la mélancolie qui accompagne la fin d'une saison et la difficulté de tourner la page. On y ressent une douce nostalgie, même face aux évènements qui s'effacent avec le temps, comme un mariage dont le goût du gâteau persiste, des souvenirs qui se mélangent à la routine quotidienne. Dans un cadre où les gens se réunissent à la fin de l'été, il s'agit aussi d'une réflexion sur le passage du temps et les mots qu'on a à dire avant de faire une pause. La chanson nous rappelle que même si on doit dire au revoir, d'autres chapitres et d'autres paroles viendront plus tard, mais chaque instant a son importance dans le récit de notre existence.

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