12 Chords used in the song: Am, C, G, A#, F, D, E, Em, Bm7, E7, Am7, D7
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Am C
Slow down you crazy child
G A#
You're so ambitious for a juvenile
F C
But then if you're so smart tell me why
D E
You are still so afraid
Am C
Where's the fire, what's the hurry about
G A#
You better cool it off before you burn it out
F
You got so much to do and only
C D E
So many hours in a day
F G
But you know that when the truth is told
C Em
That you can get what you want
Am C
Or you can just get old
F Bm7 E7 Am7 D7
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
F
When will you realize
G C
Vienna waits for you
Am C
Slow down you're doing fine
G
You can't be everything you want to be
A#
Before your time
F C D E
Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight
Am C
Too bad but it's the life you lead
G
You're so ahead of yourself
A#
That you forgot what you need
F
Though you can see when you're wrong
C D E
But you know you can't always see when you're right you're right
F G
You got your passion you got your pride
C Em Am C
But don't you know only fools are satisfied
F Bm7 E7 Am7 D7
Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true
F
When will you realize
G C
Vienna waits for you
F G
Slow down you crazy child
C Em
Take the phone off the hook
Am C
And disappear for a while
F Bm7 E7 Am7 D7
It's alright you can afford to lose a day or two
F
When will you realize
G C
Vienna waits for you
F G
But you know that when the truth is told
C Em
That you can get what you want
Am C
Or you can just get old
F Bm7 E7 Am7 D7
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
F
When will you realize
G C
Vienna waits for you
C F
When will you realize
G C
Vienna waits for you
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About this song: Vienna
"Vienna" is a song from Billy Joel's breakthrough 1977 album The Stranger, released as the B-side to his "She's Always A Woman" single. It was played in a 1981 episode of Taxi called "Vienna Waits." Marilu Henner's character Elaine Nardo refers to the song while on vacation in Europe with Alex Reiger, played by Judd Hirsch. The song can also be found on the soundtrack of 13 Going on 30.In a July 2008 New York Times article, Joel cited this as one of his two favorite songs, along with "Summer, Highland Falls".[1] Read more on Last.fm.