Year: 1998 - Album: Billy Joel Greatest Hits: Vol. 1-2 (2CD)
Written by Billy Joel
Intro: | Dm | Gm7 | C Caug/E | Fmaj7 | | Dm | Gm7 | C Caug/E | Fmaj7 |Verse 1:
Dm Gm7 Anthony works in the grocery store C Caug/E Fmaj7 Saving his pennies for someday Dm Gm7 Mama Leone left a note on the door C Caug/E Fmaj7 She said, "Sonny, move out to the country"Bridge:
Dm G7 Working too hard can give you a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack Bb C You ought to know by now Dm G7 Who needs a house out in Hackensack? C7sus4 C7/E F Is that all you get for your money?Interlude: | Dm | Gm7 | C Caug/E | Fmaj7 | | Dm | Gm7 | C Caug/E | Fmaj7 |Bb Bb/D C C7/Bb A A/C# Dm It seems like a waste of time, if that's what it's all about Dm/C Bb Bb/D Em7 A Dm Mama, if that's movin' up then I'm ... movin' outVerse 2:
Dm Gm7 Sergeant O'Leary is walking the beat C Caug/E Fmaj7 At night he becomes a bar tender Dm Gm7 He works at Mister Cacciatore's down on Sullivan Street C Caug/E Fmaj7 Across from the Medical CenterBridge:
Dm G7 And he's trading in his Chevy for a Cadillac-ac-ac-ac-ac-ac Bb C You ought to know by now Dm G7 And if he can't drive with a broken back C7sus4 C7/E F At least he can polish the fendersInterlude: | Dm | Gm7 | C Caug/E | Fmaj7 | | Dm | Gm7 | C Caug/E | Fmaj7 |Bb Bb/D C C7/Bb A A/C# Dm It seems like a waste of time, if that's what it's all about Dm/C Bb Bb/D Em7 A Dm Yea, if that's movin' up then I'm ... movin' outBridge:
Dm G7 You should never argue with a crazy ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mind Bb C You ought to know by now Dm G7 You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime C7sus4 C7/E F Is that all you get for your money?Interlude: | Dm | Gm7 | C Caug/E | Fmaj7 | | Dm | Gm7 | C Caug/E | Fmaj7 | Outro: | D | G | A | D | voc ad lib (repeat and fade)Bb Bb/D C C7/Bb A A/C# Dm And if that's what you have in mind, yeah, if that's what you're all about Dm/C Bb Bb/D Em7 A Dm Good luck movin' up 'cos I'm ... movin' out