52nd Street Chords
by Billy Joel
52nd Street by Billy Joel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D/E. It uses the chords D/E, D, Em, C9, Am7, Bm7, Cmaj7, Bmaj7, Bbmaj7, A#dim, A/C#, C7, B7, A#7sus, Ebm7, Dm7, G7, B9, Bb9, A9 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D/E D Em C9
D/E D Em C9
Am7 Bm7 Em D/E Em
They say it takes a lot to keep a love alive
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Bbmaj7
In every heart there pumps a different beat
Am7 A#dim Bm7 A/C#
But if we shift the rhythm into overdrive
C7 B7 A#7sus B7 A#7sus B7
Well, we could generate a lot of heat
D/E D Em C9
On Fifty Second Street
D/E D Em C9
On Fifty Second Street
Em Ebm7 Dm7
We're gonna have a little show parade
G7 Cmaj7 B9
Before they know the second bar was played
Bb9 A9 Am7
We're gonna slip it to 'em short and sweet
D7
On Fifty Second Street
(Clarinet Solo)
D/E D Em C9
D/E D Em C9
Em Ebm7 Dm7 G7
Cmaj7 B9 Bb9 A9 Am7 D7
(Solo continued Repeat and Fade w/vocal ad lib)
D/E D Em C9