Somewhere Along The Line Chords

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Somewhere Along The Line by Billy Joel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D/F#, F, C/E, C/D, C, Am, D, C/B, Eb, Em, B, A, G/B and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: (G D/F# F C/E C/D G) 

	    G		   C 
Well it's a rainy night in Paris 
        Am	      D 
And I'm sitting by the Seine 
       G	      C 
It's a pleasure to be soaking 
C/B	Am	D     Eb 
In the European rain 
       Em		D	       C	C 
Now my belly's full of fancy food and wine 
            G		        C 
But in the morning there'll be hell to pay 
D		       G 
Somewhere along the line (XXX) 
		G		   C 
Oh, but in the morning there'll be hell to pay 
D		       G  (XXX) 
Somewhere along the line 
	G	C 
Sweet Virginia Cigarette 
Am		D 
Burning in my hand 
G	       C	        C/B 
Well you used to be a friend of mine 
     Am		D    Eb 
But now I understand 
       Em		D		C 
You've been eating up inside me for some time 
C	G		C 
Oh, and I know your gonna get me 
D		    G    meio (XXX) 
Somewhere along the line 

D 
Somewhere along the line 
 Eb	Em		   D      C  / B / A / B / C 
Well I know it's just a matter of time 
         G/B		    A   B  C              B 
When the fun falls through and the rent comes due 
Am	     / G     F   / E D 
Somewhere along the line 

	G		C 
Well, you know I love my woman 
Am		        D 
And I would not let her down 
      G		      C 
And I did my share of lovin' 
C/B	Am	  D     Eb 
When I used to get around 
        Em	      D	               C 
Now I'm satisfied and she is lookin' fine 
C	    G/B		      C 
Oh, but you pay for your satisfaction 
D		       G 
Somewhere along the line 
	G/B		C 
Well you pay for your satisfaction 
D		      G 
Somewhere along the line 

Solo: G G/B C D (2x) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante