SCEnEs FrOM An ITAlIAn RESTAuRAnT

Words & Music by Billy Joel

Album: The Stranger (1977)

INTRO: B Gm G Gm


BA bottle oGmf white, a bottle of red
GPerhaps a botGmtle of rosBe instead
GGet a table [G/Gm]near the Gmstreet
In our old fa[Gm/Gm]miliar Gplace
You and I, Gmface to Gface, Gmum umm
BA bottle of red, Gma bottle of white
GIt all dependsGm on Byour appetite
CI'll meet you C/Ganytime C/Fyou Gwant
In our IG/CtaliG/Gan ReBstaurantGm  


SAx SOLO: G B Gm G B Gm
Cm Cm Cm Cm C

CThings are okay with me these days
CGot a good job, got a good office
GGot a new wife, Gm7got a new life
And the Cfamily's fine C  C 
Oh, Cwe lost touch long ago
CYou lost weight I did not know
GYou could ever Gm7look so nice after Cso much time

Do you reCmmember those daysGm hanging out at theB village green
CmEngineer boots,Gm leather jackeBts and tight blue jeans
Woah you drop a Cmdime in the box Gmplay the song aboBut New Orleans
CmCold beer, Gmhot lights
GMy sweet roCmantic teenage Cnights


RGGtIME BiT: C G Gm C
C G Gm C


PIAnO SOLO: C C
C C/B C/G C
C C/B C/G C


COh C/Boh, oh C/Goh, oh Coh oh oh oh
COh, oh C/Boh, oh C/Goh, oh Coh oh oh oh


CBrenda and Eddie were the popular steadies
And the Cking and the queen ofC tGhe prom
CRiding around C/Fwith the carG top down and the radio on
CNobody looked any CfinerC  G 
Or was Cmore of a hiGt at the Parkway Diner
CWe never knew Bwe could want moreG than that out of life
Surely GmBrenda and Gm/FEddie would Galways know Chow to surCvive


Oh C/Boh, oh C/Goh, oh Coh oh oh oh
COh, oh C/Boh, oh C/Goh, oh Coh oh oh oh


CBrenda and Gddy were still goCing steady in CthGe summer of seventy five
CWhen they decC/Fided the marriagGe would be at the end of July
CEveryone said tChey weCreG crazy
CBrenda you know thaGt you're much too lazy
CEddie couldB never afford to Glive that kind of life
Oh, but Gmthere we were Gm/Fwaving GBrenda and CEddie goodCbye


Oh C/Boh, oh C/Goh, oh Coh


Well, they Ggot an apartment with deep pile carpet
And a Ccouple of paintiCngs from Sears
A Gbig waterbed that they bought with the bread
They had Csaved for a cCouple of years
They Gstarted to fight when the money got tight
And they Cjust didn't counGmt on the teGmars, woh oh, woh oh...yeah rock n roll


SAx SOLO: C C
C C/F G
C C C G
C G
C B G
Gm Gm/F G C


COh C/Boh, oh C/Goh, oh Coh


Well, they Glived for a while in a very nice style
But it's Calways the same iCn the end
They Ggot a divorce as a matter of course
And they Cparted the closest oCf friends
Then the Gking and the queen went back to the green
But you can Cnever go bacGmk there aGmgain, oCh oh, oh oh


CBrenda and Eddie had had Cit already byC tGhe summer of seventy five
From the Chigh to the loC/Fw to the end of the show
For the Grest of their lives
They Ccouldn't go bacCk to theC gGreasers
The Cbest they could do Gwas pick up their pieces
CWe always knew thBey would both Gfind a way to get by
GmThat's all I Gm/Fheard about GBrenda and CEddie
GmCan't tell you Gm/Fmore cause I Gtold you alCready
And Gmhere we are Gm/Fwaving GBrenda and CEddie goodCbye


Oh C/Boh, oh C/Goh, oh Coh oh oh oh
COh C/Boh, oh C/Goh, oh Coh oh oh oh
COh C/Boh, oh C/Goh, oh Coh oh oh oh


RUN DoWN: (NOTES) B G C G F G
G Gm G C B G


B   GmYeah yeah GyeahGm   B 
G G/Gm Gm Gm/Gm G Gm G Gm


BA bottle of red, Gmoooh a bottle of white
GWhatever kind of mooGmd youB're in tonight
CI'll meet you C/Ganytime C/Fyou Gwant
In our IG/CtaliG/Gan ReBstaurantGm  

SAx OUTRO: G B Gm G B Gm
Cm Gm B C G

Notes:
? 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---|