Famous Last Words Chords
by Billy Joel
Famous Last Words by Billy Joel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, Bb, Eb and Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C C F F (2x)
C F
Sitting here in Avalon, looking at the pouring rain
C F
Summer time has come and gone, and everybody's home again
G Bb C
Closing down for the season, I found the last of the souvenirs
G Bb C
I can still taste the wedding cake and it's sweet after all these years
Chorus:
F Bb C
These are the last words I have to say
F Bb C
That's why this took so long to write
F Bb C
There will be other words some other day
F Bb C
But that's the story of my life
C F
There's comfort in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall
C F
They're pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the Legion Hall
G Bb C
They swept away all the streamers after the Labor Day parade
G Bb C
Nothing left for a dreamer now, only one final serenade
Chorus:
F Bb C
And these are the last words I have to say
F Bb C
Before another age goes by
F Bb C
With all those other songs I'll have to play
F Bb C G F
But that's the story of my life
F Bb F C
And it's so clear standing here where I am
Eb Bb F
Ain't that what justice is for?
Ab Eb Bb F C
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn anymore
Solo:
C C F F
C C F F
G
Stack the chairs on the table tops
Bb F
Hang the sheets on the chandeliers
G
It slows down but it never stops
Bb F
Ain't it sweet after all these years
Chorus:
F Bb C
And these are the last words I have to say
F Bb C
It's always hard to say goodbye
F Bb C
But now it's time to put this book away
F Bb C
Ain't that the story of my life
Chorus:
F Bb C
These are the last words I have to say
F Bb C
That's why this took so long to write
F Bb C
There will be other words some other day
F Bb C
But that's the story of my life
Chorus:
F Bb C
And these are the last words I have to say
F Bb C
Before another age goes by
F Bb C
With all those other songs I'll have to play
F Bb C
But that's the story of my life
Outro: C C F F