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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Billy Joel
Two Thousand Years
From The River of Dreams
F
In the beginning
Bb C
there was the cold and the night
Gm
Prophets and angels
C F
gave us the fire and the light
Dm
Man was triumphant
A dim Bb B dim
Armed with the faith and the will
Bb F C
That even the darkest ages couldn't kill
F
Too many kingdoms
Bb C
Too many flags on the field
Gm
So many battles
C F
So many wounds to be healed
Dm
Time is relentless
Adim Bb Bdim
Only true love perseveres
F Bb Dm
It's been a long time and now I'm with you
C F
After two thousand years
F
This is our moment
Bb C
Here at the crossroads of time
Gm
We hope our children
C F
Carry our dreams down the line
Dm
they are the vintage
A dim Bb Bdim
What kind of life will they live?
Bb F C
Is this a curse or a blessing that we give?
F
Sometimes I wonder
Bb C
Why are we so blind to Fate?
Gm
Without compassion
C F
there can be no end to hate
Dm
No end to sorrow
Adim Bb Bdim
caused by the same endless fears
Bb F Dm
Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through
C F
after two thousand years?
F
There will be miracles
Bb C
after the last war is won
Gm
Science and poetry
C F
Rule in the new world to come
Dm
Prophets and angels
dim Bb Bdim
gave us the power to see
Bb F C
what an amazing future there will be
F
And in the evening
Bb C
after the fire and the light
Gm
One thing is certain
C F
nothing can hold back the night
Dm
Time is relentless
Adim Bb Bdim
and as the past disappears
F Bb Dm
We’re on the verge of all things new
C Bb F
We are two thousand years
Outro
F-Bb-C-F
Notes: I find that the F and Bb in the second-to-last line of each stanza is
I placed them where I thought they sounded best, but they are subjective. Also, at the
of
stanza, Joel goes up the bass from F to Bb (starting at F to G etc.) and when the bass
to Bb the chord changes. That’s easier to understand on piano
Billy Joel
Two Thousand Years
From The River of Dreams
F
In the beginning
Bb C
there was the cold and the night
Gm
Prophets and angels
C F
gave us the fire and the light
Dm
Man was triumphant
A dim Bb B dim
Armed with the faith and the will
Bb F C
That even the darkest ages couldn't kill
F
Too many kingdoms
Bb C
Too many flags on the field
Gm
So many battles
C F
So many wounds to be healed
Dm
Time is relentless
Adim Bb Bdim
Only true love perseveres
F Bb Dm
It's been a long time and now I'm with you
C F
After two thousand years
F
This is our moment
Bb C
Here at the crossroads of time
Gm
We hope our children
C F
Carry our dreams down the line
Dm
they are the vintage
A dim Bb Bdim
What kind of life will they live?
Bb F C
Is this a curse or a blessing that we give?
F
Sometimes I wonder
Bb C
Why are we so blind to Fate?
Gm
Without compassion
C F
there can be no end to hate
Dm
No end to sorrow
Adim Bb Bdim
caused by the same endless fears
Bb F Dm
Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through
C F
after two thousand years?
F
There will be miracles
Bb C
after the last war is won
Gm
Science and poetry
C F
Rule in the new world to come
Dm
Prophets and angels
dim Bb Bdim
gave us the power to see
Bb F C
what an amazing future there will be
F
And in the evening
Bb C
after the fire and the light
Gm
One thing is certain
C F
nothing can hold back the night
Dm
Time is relentless
Adim Bb Bdim
and as the past disappears
F Bb Dm
We’re on the verge of all things new
C Bb F
We are two thousand years
Outro
F-Bb-C-F
Notes: I find that the F and Bb in the second-to-last line of each stanza is
I placed them where I thought they sounded best, but they are subjective. Also, at the
of
stanza, Joel goes up the bass from F to Bb (starting at F to G etc.) and when the bass
to Bb the chord changes. That’s easier to understand on piano
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