Billy Joel - I Go to Extremes: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "I Go to Extremes" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C Call me a joker, call me a fool. Right at this moment I'm totally cool. C C/E F Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife. C I feel like I'm in the prime of my life. A# F/A Sometimes it feels like I'm going to fast C/G D7/F# I don't know how long this feeling will last. C/G G C Maybe it's only tonight. Chorus: A# Darling I don't know why F/A G C Csus4 I go to extremes. A# F/A G C Csus4 Too high or too low there ain't no in betweens. A#6 A7 Dm Dm/E Fm And if I stand or I fall, it's all or nothing at all A# F/A G C Csus4 Darling I don't know why I go to extremes. Sometimes I'm tired, sometimes I'm shot Sometimes I don't know How much more I've got Maybe I'm headed over the hill Maybe I've set myself up for the kill Tell me how much Do you think you can take Until the heart in you Is starting to break? Sometimes it feels like it will Chorus: Darling, I don't know Why I go to extremes Too high or too low There ain't no in-betweens You can be sure when I'm gone I won't be out there too long Darling, I don't know Why I go to extremes D A# Out of the darkness, into the light, F C leaving the scene of the crime. D A# F Either I'm wrong or I'm perfectly right every time. Am F Sometimes I lie awake night after night, C coming apart at the G seams. D A# F Eager to please, ready to fight why do C I go to extremes. Chorus: And if I stand or I fall It's all or nothing at all Darling, I don't know Why I go to extremes Oh, I don't know Why I go to extremes Too high or too low There ain't no in-betweens You can be sure when I'm gone I won't be out there too long Darling, I don't know Why I go to extremes I don't know why I don't know why I don't know why I don't know why I don't know why I don't know why Out of the dark, into the lights Either I'm wrong Or I'm perfectly right I don't know why You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A7  A#  A#6  Am  C  Csus4  D  D7  Dm  E  F  F#  Fm  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Go to Extremes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Go to Extremes" by Billy Joel.