Words & Music by Billy JoelAlbum: The Stranger (1977)INTRO: F Bb C BbF BbA bottle of white, a bottle of redC Bb FPerhaps a bottle of rose insteadC C/Bb AmGet a table near the streetAm/Bb CIn our old familiar placeBb C BbYou and I, face to face, um ummF BbA bottle of red, a bottle of whiteC Bb FIt all depends on your appetiteG G/A G/B CI'll meet you anytime you wantC/D C/E F BbIn our Italian RestaurantSAX SOLO: C F Bb C F BbEb G# Eb G# DGThings are okay with me these daysGGot a good job, got a good officeC Am7Got a new wife, got a new lifeD D DAnd the family's fineGOh, we lost touch long agoGYou lost weight I did not knowC Am7 DYou could ever look so nice after so much timeEb Bb FDo you remember those days hanging out at the village greenEb Bb FEngineer boots, leather jackets and tight blue jeansEb Bb FWoah you drop a dime in the box play the song about New OrleansEb BbCold beer, hot lightsC D GMy sweet romantic teenage nightsRAGTIME BIT: G C Am DG C Am DPIANO SOLO: G GG G/F G/E DG G/F G/E DG G/F G/E DOh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh ohG G/F G/E DOh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh ohGBrenda and Eddie were the popular steadiesD D CAnd the king and the queen of the promG G/B CRiding around with the car top down and the radio onG D D CNobody looked any finerG COr was more of a hit at the Parkway DinerG F EWe never knew we could want more than that out of lifeAm Am/B C D GSurely Brenda and Eddie would always know how to surviveG/F G/E DOh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh ohG G/F G/E DOh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/billy_joel/scenes_from_an_italian_restaurant_crd.html )G D D CBrenda and Eddy were still going steady in the summer of seventy fiveG G/B CWhen they decided the marriage would be at the end of JulyG D D CEveryone said they were crazyG CBrenda you know that you're much too lazyG F EEddie could never afford to live that kind of lifeAm Am/B C D GOh, but there we were waving Brenda and Eddie goodbyeG/F G/E DOh oh, oh oh, oh ohCWell, they got an apartment with deep pile carpetD GAnd a couple of paintings from SearsCA big waterbed that they bought with the breadD GThey had saved for a couple of yearsCThey started to fight when the money got tightD Em AmAnd they just didn't count on the tears, woh oh, woh oh...yeah rock n rollSAX SOLO: G DG G/B CG D D CG CG F EAm Am/B C DG G/F G/E DOh oh, oh oh, oh ohCWell, they lived for a while in a very nice styleD GBut it's always the same in the endCThey got a divorce as a matter of courseD GAnd they parted the closest of friendsCThen the king and the queen went back to the greenD Em Am DBut you can never go back there again, oh oh, oh ohG D D CBrenda and Eddie had had it already by the summer of seventy fiveG G/BFrom the high to the low to the end of the showCFor the rest of their livesG D D CThey couldn't go back to the greasersG CThe best they could do was pick up their piecesG F EWe always knew they would both find a way to get byAm Am/B C DThat's all I heard about Brenda and EddieAm Am/B C DCan't tell you more cause I told you alreadyAm Am/B C D GAnd here we are waving Brenda and Eddie goodbyeG/F G/E DOh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh ohG G/F G/E DOh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh ohG G/F G/E DOh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh ohRUN DOWN: (NOTES) F E D C B AC Bb A G F EF Bb C Bb FYeah yeah yeahC C/Bb Am Am/Bb C Bb C BbF BbA bottle of red, oooh a bottle of whiteC Bb FWhatever kind of mood you're in tonightG G/A G/B CI'll meet you anytime you wantC/D C/E F BbIn our Italian RestaurantSAX OUTRO: C F Bb C F BbDm Em F G CNotes:? Run Down: There are no chords to fit over this part, the whole band plays the run down:E-----------------| B----------------| G-----------------| D-320-------------| A----320-310------| E-----------310---|
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