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Billy Joel - Uptown Girl Chords

Chord reference D, Em, G, A, Bb, Gm, Cm, F, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D][Em][D][G][A]

[D]Uptown girl, [Em]she’s been living in her [D]uptown world [G]I bet she [A]never had a [D]back street guy [Em]I bet her mama never [D]told her why [G]I’m gonna [A]try for an

[D]Uptown girl, [Em]she’s been living in her [D]white bread world [G]As long as [A]anyone with [D]hot blood can [Em]And now she’s looking for a [D]downtown man [G]That’s what I [A]am

[Bb]And when she [Gm]knows what she [Cm]wants from her [F]time [Bb]And when she [Gm]wakes up and [Cm]makes up her [F]mind

[G]She’ll see I’m [Em]not so tough [C]Just because [A]I’m in love with an [D]uptown girl [Em]You know I’ve seen her in her [D]uptown world [G]She’s getting [A]tired of her [D]high class toys [Em]And all her presents from her [D]uptown boys [G]She’s got a [A]choice

[F]Whoo-ooo-ooo-[G]ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo [Em]ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-[Am]ooo-ooo-[G]ooo-oah [F]Whoo-ooo-ooo-[G]ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo [Em]ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-[A]ooo-ooo-[A]ooo-oah

[D]Uptown girl, [Em]you know I can’t afford to [D]buy her pearls [G]But maybe [A]someday when my [D]ship comes in [Em]She’ll understand what kind of [D]guy I’ve been [G]And then I’ll [A]win

[Bb]And when she’s [Gm]walking, she’s [Cm]looking so [F]fine [Bb]And when she’s [Gm]talking, she’ll [Cm]say that she’s [F]mine [G]She’ll say I’m [Em]not so tough, [C]just because [A]I’m in love with an

[D]Uptown girl, [Em]she’s been living in her [D]white bread world [G]As long as [A]anyone with [D]hot blood can [Em]And now she’s looking for a [D]downtown man [G]That’s what I [A]am

[F]Whoo-ooo-ooo-[G]ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo [Em]ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-[Am]ooo-ooo-[G]ooo-oah [F]Whoo-ooo-ooo-[G]ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo [Em]ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-[A]ooo-ooo-[A]ooo-oah

[D]Uptown girl, [Em]she’s my uptown [D]girl You [G]know I’m in [A]love with an [D]uptown girl [Em]My uptown [D]girl you [G]know I’m in [A]love With an [D]uptown girl, [Em]my uptown [D]girl You [G]know I’m in [A]love with an [D]uptown girl [Em]My uptown [D]girl

Artist Billy Joel
Album An Innocent Man
Genres Pop
Year 1983
Key D

How to Play Uptown Girl on Guitar?

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl can be played in the key of D using the D, Em, G, A, Bb, Gm, Cm, F, C chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Uptown Girl with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.