Written by Billy Joel
Intro: Eb Ab6 Fm Ab Cm Bb Verse Ab Bb Cm Bb She said she'd meet me in the bar at the Plaza Hotel Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab "Wear a jacket and a tie" Bb "What's the oc-ca-sion?" She just smiled Cm Dm7 G And she wouldn't say why Ab Bb Cm Bb So here I am standing, waiting in the lob-by sweating Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab Bullets in this stupid old suit Bb Cm Bb And when she sees me she busts out laughing, "You're a Ab Ab/C Bb Sad sight honey, but you look so cute andInterlude Eb Ab6 Fm Ab Cm Bb Verse Ab Bb Cm Bb It's so con-fusing choosing sides in the heat of the mo- Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab ment just to see if it's real Bb It's so e-ro-tic having Cm Dm7 G You tell me how it should feel But I'm avoiding all the Ab Bb Cm Bb Hard cold facts that I've got to face, so ask me Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab Just one question when this magic night is through Bb Cm Bb Could it have been just any-one or did it have to be you Ab Ab/C Bb And will you still be sayingEb Bb I don't want to be a-lone anymore, I was Eb Bb Checking you out, I was just making sure Eb Bb No, I don't want to be a-lone anymore, and I Eb Bb Want you tonight, although you hurt me before." G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab It didn't matter that I felt like a fool, cause I for- Eb Dm7 got when she walked through the door G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab I said I'm sorry, but she said it was cool, and I don't Cm Bb Want to be alone anymoreSolo Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab Bb Cm Dm7 Verse G But, don't you know that it's Ab Bb Cm Bb Wrong, it's wrong, it's wrong But like the song, being Ab Bb Eb Bb Ab Caught by the wink of an eye Bb Cm I can't be sure we'll get a-long Bb But I'm wil-ling to try Ab Ab/C Bb As long as you can tell meEb Bb I don't want to be a-lone anymore, I was Eb Bb Checking you out, I was just making sure Eb Bb No, I don't want to be a-lone anymore, and I Eb Bb Want you tonight, although you hurt me before G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab It didn't matter that I felt like a fool, cause I for- Eb Dm7 got when she walked through the door G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab I said I'm sorry, but she said it was cool, and I don't Cm Bb Eb Want to be alone anymoreEb Bb I don't want to be a-lone anymore, I was Eb Bb Checking you out, I was just making sure Eb Bb No, I don't want to be a-lone anymore, and I Eb Bb Want you tonight, although you hurt me before G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab It didn't matter that I felt like a fool, cause I for- Eb Dm7 got when she walked through the door G7 G7/B Cm Bb Ab I said I'm sorry, but she said it was cool, and I don't Cm Bb Eb Want to be alone anymore.