Billy Joel – Keeping The Faith
Guitar chords and lyrics of Keeping The Faith by Billy Joel
Published 1983
Original key D
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D
If it seems like I’ve been lost in let’s remember
D
If you think I’m feeling older and missing my younger days
. G
Oh, then you should have known me much better
Cause my past is something that never
. D
Got in my way oh no
D
Still I would not be here now if I never had the hunger
D
And I’m not ashamed to say the wild boys were my friends
. G
Cause I never felt the desire ‘til their music set me on fire
. A6 G
And then I was saved, yeah
. A6
that’s why I’m keeping the faith
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
. D
Keeping the faith
D
We wore matador boots only Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heel
Iridescent socks with the same color shirt and a tight pair of chinos
. G
I put on my shark skin jacket
You know the kind with the velvet collar
. D
And ditty-bop shades
I took a fresh pack of Luckies and a mint called Sen-Sen
My old man’s Trojans and his Old Spice after shave
. G
Combed my hair in a pompadour
Like the rest of the Romeos wore
. A6 G
A permanent wave yeah
. A6
We were keeping the faith
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
. D
Keeping the faith
A G D
You can get just so much from a good thing
A G D
You can linger too long in your dreams
A G D
Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies
. Em7
Cause the good old days weren’t always good
. A7
And tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
D
Learned stickball as a formal education
Lost a lot of fights but it taught me how to lose O.K.
. G
I heard about sex but not enough
. D
I found you could dance and still look tough anyway
I found out a man ain’t just being macho
Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in food drank a lot of take-home pay
. G
I thought I was the Duke of Earl when I made it with a red-haired girl
. A6 G
In a Chevrolet oh yeah
. A6
We were keeping the faith
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
. D
Keeping the faith
. Em7
Cause the good old days weren’t always good
. A7
And tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
D
Now I told you my reasons for the whole revival
Now I’m going outside to have an ice cold beer in the shade
. G
I’m going to listen to my 45’s, ain’t it wonderful to be alive
. A6 G
When the rock ‘n’ roll plays Yeah
. A6 G
When the memory stays Yeah
. A6
I’m keeping the faith
G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D
Keeping the faith…
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