Guitar chord Uptown Girl

Uptown Girl was written and composed by Billy Joel, inspired by his own dating experiences with upper-class social circles, and also inspired by Elle Macpherson, Joels girlfriend at the time, as well as Christie Brinkley and Whitney Houston. The lyrics are about a middle-class man who falls in love with an upper-class girl. The song was a major hit, topping charts in several countries.

Key:  D
Introduction:
D
  
Em
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh 
D/F#
  
G
  
A
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh 
D
 
Uptown girl
Em
                        
D
 
 She's been living in her uptown world
G
          
A
           
D
 
 I bet she never had a back street guy
Em
                    
D
 
 I bet her mama never told her why
G
          
A
 
 I'm gonna try for an

D
 
Uptown girl
Em
                        
D
 
 She's been living in her white bread world
G
           
A
           
D
 
 As long as anyone with hot blood can
Em
                           
D
 
 And now she's looking for a downtown man
G
              
A
 
 That's what I am

Bb
           
Gm
 
And when she knows what
    
Cm
             
F
 
She wants from her time
Bb
           
Gm
 
And when she wakes up
    
Am7(b5)
        
D7
 
And makes up her mind
G
              
Em
 
She'll see I'm not so tough
Am
 
Just because
A
 
I'm in love with an

D
 
Uptown girl
Em
                             
D
 
 You know I've seen her in her uptown world
G
              
A
            
D
 
 She's getting tired of her high class toys
Em
                             
D
 
 And all the presents from her uptown boys
G
            
A
 
 She's got a choice

F
            
G
               
E
               
Am
      
G
 
 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F
            
G
               
E
               
A
 
 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

D
 
Uptown girl
Em
                          
D
 
 You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
G
          
A
               
D
 
 But maybe someday when my ship comes in
Em
                              
D
 
 She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
G
              
A
 
 And then I'll win

Bb
             
Gm
 
And when she's walking
      
Cm
         
F
 
She's looking so fine
Bb
             
Gm
 
And when she's talking
       
Am7(b5)
          
D7
 
She'll say that she's mine
G
              
Em
 
She'll say I'm not so tough
Am
 
Just because
A
 
I'm in love with an

D
 
Uptown girl
Em
                         
D
 
 She's been living in her white bread world
G
           
A
           
D
 
 As long as anyone with hot blood can
Em
                           
D
 
 And now she's looking for a downtown man
G
              
A
 
 That's what I am

F
            
G
               
E
               
Am
      
G
 
 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F
            
G
               
E
               
A
 
 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

D
 
Uptown girl
Em
               
D
 
 She's my uptown girl
    
G
           
A
 
You know I'm in love
        
D
 
With an uptown girl
Em
          
D
 
My uptown girl
    
G
           
A
 
You know I'm in love
        
D
 
With an uptown girl
Em
          
D
 
My uptown girl
    
G
           
A
 
You know I'm in love
        
D
 
With an uptown girl
Em
          
D
 
My uptown girl
(repeat and fade)