



Vienna is the lead track on the second side of Billy Joel’s 1977 album The Stranger which I still have on vinyl. You've got your passion, you've got your pride. You know, you can't always see when you're right, you're right. DO NOT SHOW ADS Intro: C 0 B7 1 E7 2 F 3 Fm 4 G6 5 C 6 0 Am 7 C 8 1Slow down you crazy child G 9 A# 10 2You're so ambitious for a juvenile F 11 C 12 3But then if you're so smart tell me why D 13 E7 14 4Are you still so afraid? Am 15 C 16 5Where's the fire, what's the hurry about? G 17 A# 18 6You better cool it off before you burn it out F 19 7You got so much to do and only C 20 D 21 E 22 8So many hours in a day F 23 G 24 9But you know that when the truth is told C 25 C 26 10That you can get what you want Am 27 G 28 11Or you can just get old F 29 Bm7 30 E 31 Am 32 D 33 12You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through, Oh oh G#7 34 A 35 D 36 13When will you realise.Vienna waits for you 14 15 Am 37 C 38 16Slow down you're doing fine G 39 A# 40 17You can't be everything you want to be before your time F 41 C 42 D 43 E7 44 18Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight, tonight Am 45 C 46 19Too bad but it's the life you lead G 47 A# 48 20You're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need F 49 21Though you can see when you're wrong C 50 D 51 E 52 22You know you can't always see when you're right, you're right F 53 G 54 23You got your passion you got your pride C 55 C 56 Am 57 G 58 24But don't you know that only fools are satisfied? F 59 Bm7 60 E 61 Am 62 D 63 25Dream on but don't imagine they'll all come true, Oh oh G#7 64 G 65 C 66 26When will you realise.Vienna waits for you 27 28Solo: Am 67 C 68 G 69 C 70 F 71 C 72 D 73 E 74 29 F 75 G 76 30Slow down you crazy child F 77 C 78 Am 79 G 80 31Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while F 81 Bm7 82 E 83 Am 84 D 85 32It's alright you can afford to lose a day or two, Oh oh G#7 86 G 87 C 88 33When will you realise.Vienna waits for you 34 35 F 89 G 90 36And you know that when the truth is told C 91 C 92 37That you can get what you want Am 93 G 94 38Or you can just get old F 95 Bm7 96 E 97 Am 98 D 99 39You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through, Oh oh G#7 100 G 101 C 102 A7 103 40Why don't you realise.Vienna waits for you D 104 G 105 C 106 41When will you realise. Verse 1 Slow down, you crazy child You're so ambitious for a juvenile But then if you're so smart, then tell me Why are you still so afraid, hmm Where's the fire, what's the hurry about You'd. In interviews Billy Joel always cites Vienna, among all the songs he’s written, as one of his favourites. You're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need.
