PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
214 - Uptown Girl
Intro
^ Ah—-- Ah—---
Verse 1
Uptown girl, she’s been living in her uptown world
I bet she never had a back street guy
I bet her mama never told her why I’m gonna try for an
Verse 2
Upton girl, she’s been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she’s looking for a down-town man, that’s what I am.
Bridge
And when she knows what she wants from her ti-yi-yime
And when she wakes up and makes up her mi-yi-yind
She’ll see I’m not so tough
Just because I’m in love with an…
Verse 3
Uptown Girl, you know I’ve seen her in her Uptown world
She’s getting tired of her high class toys
And all her presents from her uptown boys. She’s got a choice.
Interlude
Oh —---- Oh —---
Verse 4
Uptown Girl, you know I can’t afford to buy her pearls
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
She’ll understand what kind of guy I’ve been and then I’ll win.
Bridge
And when she’s walking she’s looking so fi-yi-yine
And when she’s talking she’ll say that she’s mi-yi-yine
She’ll see I’m not so tough
Just because I’m in love with an…
Verse 2 repeat
Uptown Girl, she’s been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can,
And now she’s looking for a downtown man, that’s what I am.
Interlude repeat
Oh —---- Oh —---
Outro
Uptown girl, she’s my uptown girl. You know I’m in love with an
Uptown girl, my uptown girl. You know I’m in love with an
Uptown girl, she’s my uptown girl.
Words and music by Billy Joel.