Billy Joel, My Life (1978)
^{Key: :[A] (w: Billy Joel) (Westlife, Key: D)}

INTRO 1: [A]

INTRO 2:
^[F#m]^[Em] [G9] // [Bbmaj7] [Bb6] [F] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
[A] Got a call from an [A/C#] old friend, we used to be [D] real close
[E] Said he couldn't go on the American [A] way
Closed the shop, sold the [A/C#] house, bought a ticket to the [D] West Coast
[E] Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L. [A] A.

REPEAT INTRO 2:

CHORUS:
[A] I don't need you to [A/C#] worry for me cause I'm [D] alright
[E] I don't want you to tell me it's time to come [A] home
[A] I don't care what you [A/C#] say anymore, this is [D] my life
[E] Go ahead with your own life, and leave me a-[F#m]-lone

BRIDGE:
[F#m] I never said you had to offer me a [C#] second chance
[A7] I never said I was a victim of [B7+9] circumstance
^[B7]^[C#]^[D] I still be-[A/C#]-long, [C#] don't get me [F#m] wrong
[B7] And you can speak your mind, but [D/E] not [E] on [D/E] my [E] time

VERSE 2:
[A] They will tell you you [A/C#] can't sleep, alone in a [D] strange place
[E] Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody [A] else
[A] But sooner or [A/C#] later you sleep in your [D] own space
[E] Either way it's okay to wake up with your-[A]-self

REPEAT INTRO 2:

REPEAT CHORUS:

REPEAT BRIDGE:

CHORUS 2: (instrumental 1st half)
[A] [A/C#] [D] [D] // [E] [E] [A] [A]
[A] I don't care what you [A/C#] say anymore, this is [D] my life
[E] Go ahead with your own life, and leave me a-[F#m]-lone

REPEAT INTRO 2: [x2]