Biography:
Billy Joel (born William Martin Joel on May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York, USA) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become a multi-million-selling recording artist. Joel recorded many popular hit songs and albums from 1971 until he stopped recording pop/rock music in 1993. He is one of the very few rock (or even pop) artists to have Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s.
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Other songs:
- Allentown
- And So It Goes
- Big Shot
- Captain Jack
- Christie Lee
- Don't Ask Me Why
- Down Easter Alexa
- Goodnight My Angel (+goodnight Moon By Eric Whitacre)
- Goodnight Saigon
- Honesty
- It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
- Just The Way You Are
- Laura
- Longest Time
- Lullabye (goodnight, My Angel)
- Movin' Out
- Movin' Out (anthony's Song)
- My Life
- New York State Of Mind
- Only The Good Die Young
- Piano Man
- River Of Dreams
- Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
- She's Always A Woman
- She's Got A Way
- She's Got A Way (live Version)
- The Longest Time
- The Stranger
- Two Thousand Years
- Uptown Girl
- Vienna
- We Didn't Start The Fire
- You May Be Right
- It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
- She’s Always A Woman To Me
- Vienna Waits For You
- 52Nd Street
- A Matter Of Trust
- Aint No Crime
- All About Soul
- All For Leyna
- Always A Woman
- An Innocent Man
- Angry Young Man
- Baby Grand
- Ballad Of Billy The Kid
- Big Man On Mulberry Street
- Blonde Over Blue
- Cetait Toi You Were The One
- Christmas In Fallujah
- Close To The Borderline
- Dont Ask Me Why
- Down Easters Alexa
- Entertainer
- Everybody Has A Dream
- Everybody Loves You Now
- Falling Of The Rain
- Famous Last Words
- Get It Right The First Time
- Getting Closer
- Goodnight My Angel
- Got To Begin Again
- Great Suburban Showdown
- Half A Mile Away
- Hey Girl
- I Dont Want To Be Alone
- I Go To Extremes
- If I Only Had The Words To Tell You
- Its Still Rock And Roll To Me
- Ive Loved These Days
- James
- Keeping The Faith
- Last Of The Big Time Spenders
- Leave A Tender Moment Alone
- Leningrad
- Light As The Breeze
- Los Angelenos
- Lullabye Goodnight My Angel
- Maybe Im Amazed
- Miami 2017
- Modern Woman
- Movin Out
- No Mans Land
- Oyster Bay
- Pressure
- Roberta
- Rosalindas Eyes
- Say Goodbye To Hollywood
- Shades Of Grey
- Shameless
- Shes Always A Woman
- Shes Got A Way
- Shes Right On Time
- Sleeping With The Television On
- Sometimes A Fantasy
- Somewhere Along The Line
- Souvenir
- State Of Grace
- Stop In Nevada
- Storm Front
- Streetlife Serenader
- Summer Highland Falls
- Surprises
- Tell Her About It
- Temptation
- The Night Is Still Young
- The River Of Dreams
- This Is The Time
- This Night
- Through The Long Night
- To Make You Feel My Love
- Tomorrow Is Today
- Travelin Prayer
- Turn Around
- Until The Night
- We Didnt Start The Fire
- Weekend Song
- Wheres The Orchestra
- Why Judy Why
- Why Should I Worry
- Worse Comes To Worst
- You Can Make Me Free
- You Look So Good To Me
- Youre My Home
- Youre Only Human
- Zanzibar
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A Matter of Trust
by Billy Joel
[Intro]
Sings w/o instruments first
"One, two, a one, two, three, four"
[Lead Guitar]
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|----7/9--7---------7-9-7---7---|
D|----7/9--7-9---7h9-------9---9-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|(x2)
Rhythm Guitar:
D Bm (x2)
[Verse 1]
D Bm
Some love is just a lie of the heart
D Bm F#m
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
A7
And they may not want it to end
D
But it will, it's just a question of when
[Verse 2]
D Bm
I've lived long enough to have learned
D Bm F#m
The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned
A7
But that won't happen to us
D
Because it's always been a matter of trust
[Instrumental Break]
(same as intro)
[Verse 3]
D Bm
I know you're an emotional girl
D Bm F#m
It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world
A7
I can't offer you proof
D
But you're gonna face a moment of truth
[Verse 4]
D Bm
It's hard when you're always afraid
D Bm F#m
You just recover when another belief is betrayed
A7
So break my heart if you must
It's a matter of trust
[Bridge 1]
Em
You can't go the distance
F#m
With too much resistance
Em A
I know you have doubts
F#m G G G G-A A
But for God's sake don't shut me out
[Verse 5]
D Bm
This time you've got nothing to lose
D Bm F#m
You can take it, you can leave it whatever you choose
A7
I won't hold back anything
D
And I'll walk away a fool or a king
[Verse 6]
D Bm
Some love is just a lie of the mind
D Bm F#m
It's make believe until it's only a matter of time
A7
And some might have learned to adjust
D
But then it never was a matter of trust
[Instrumental Break]
(variation of intro lead, but 4x instead of 2x)
Rhythm:
D Bm (x4)
[Bridge 2]
Em
I'm sure you're aware love
F#m Em A
We've both had our share of believing too long
F#m G G G G-A A
When the whole situation was wrong
[Verse 7]
D Bm
Some love is just a lie of the soul
D Bm F#m
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
A7
After you've heard lie upon lie
D
There can hardly be a question of why
[Verse 8]
D Bm
Some love is just a lie of the heart
D Bm F#m
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
A7
But that can't happen to us
D
'Cause it's always been a matter of trust
[Outro]
Play Intro (slightly varies) over and over (Fades out after 6x)
It's a matter of trust
It's always been a matter of trust
It's a matter of trust
************************************
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
************************************
by Billy Joel
[Intro]
Sings w/o instruments first
"One, two, a one, two, three, four"
[Lead Guitar]
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|----7/9--7---------7-9-7---7---|
D|----7/9--7-9---7h9-------9---9-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|(x2)
Rhythm Guitar:
D Bm (x2)
[Verse 1]
D Bm
Some love is just a lie of the heart
D Bm F#m
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
A7
And they may not want it to end
D
But it will, it's just a question of when
[Verse 2]
D Bm
I've lived long enough to have learned
D Bm F#m
The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned
A7
But that won't happen to us
D
Because it's always been a matter of trust
[Instrumental Break]
(same as intro)
[Verse 3]
D Bm
I know you're an emotional girl
D Bm F#m
It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world
A7
I can't offer you proof
D
But you're gonna face a moment of truth
[Verse 4]
D Bm
It's hard when you're always afraid
D Bm F#m
You just recover when another belief is betrayed
A7
So break my heart if you must
It's a matter of trust
[Bridge 1]
Em
You can't go the distance
F#m
With too much resistance
Em A
I know you have doubts
F#m G G G G-A A
But for God's sake don't shut me out
[Verse 5]
D Bm
This time you've got nothing to lose
D Bm F#m
You can take it, you can leave it whatever you choose
A7
I won't hold back anything
D
And I'll walk away a fool or a king
[Verse 6]
D Bm
Some love is just a lie of the mind
D Bm F#m
It's make believe until it's only a matter of time
A7
And some might have learned to adjust
D
But then it never was a matter of trust
[Instrumental Break]
(variation of intro lead, but 4x instead of 2x)
Rhythm:
D Bm (x4)
[Bridge 2]
Em
I'm sure you're aware love
F#m Em A
We've both had our share of believing too long
F#m G G G G-A A
When the whole situation was wrong
[Verse 7]
D Bm
Some love is just a lie of the soul
D Bm F#m
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
A7
After you've heard lie upon lie
D
There can hardly be a question of why
[Verse 8]
D Bm
Some love is just a lie of the heart
D Bm F#m
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
A7
But that can't happen to us
D
'Cause it's always been a matter of trust
[Outro]
Play Intro (slightly varies) over and over (Fades out after 6x)
It's a matter of trust
It's always been a matter of trust
It's a matter of trust
************************************
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
************************************
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