Vienna

Words & Music:

Billy Joel

Gm             Bb                  F               Ab

Slow down, you crazy child, you're so ambitious for juvenile.

               Eb                             Bb                    C  D9sus D

But then it if you're so smart, then tell me, why are you still so afraid?

Gm                           Bb

Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?

             F                      Ab

You'd better cool it off before you burn it out.

           Eb                     Bb                 Am7  D9sus  D

You've got so much to do and only so many hours in a day.

Eb                         F

But you know that when the truth is told,

             Bb           Bb/A            Gm       G/F

That you can get what you want or you can just get old.

               Eb                   Am7      D7      Gm7     C

You're going to kick off before you even get halfway through.

              Gb9    F7                  Bb

When will you realize...Vienna waits for you?

 

Slow down, you're doing fine, you can't be everything you want to be before your time.

Although, it's so romantic on the borderline tonight, tonight...

Too bad, but it's the life you lead,

You're so ahead of yourself, that you forgot what you need.

Though you can see when you're wrong,

You know you can't always see when you're right... you're right...

You got your passion, you got your pride;

But don't you know that only fools are satisfied?

Dream on the don't imagine they'll all come true.

When will you realize...Vienna waits for you?

 

INSTRUMENTAL HALF-VERSE

 

Eb             F                     Bb            Bb/A       Gm          Gm/F

Slow down, you crazy child, take the phone off the hook & disappear for a while.

Eb                      Am7              D7     Gm7

It's all right, you can afford to lose a day or two.

C             Gb9    F7                  Bb

When will you realize...Vienna waits for you?

 

And you know that when the truth is told,

That you can get what you want or you can just get old.

You're going to kick off before you even get halfway through.

 

C             Gb9    F                   Bb         G7

When will you realize...Vienna waits for you?

              C9sus  F7                  Bb

When will you realize...Vienna waits for you?