Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Keeping the Faith" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn Keeping the Faith Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Billy Joel
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Keeping the Faith" smoothly on your guitar.
D If it seems like I've been lost in let's remember If you think I'm feeling older and missing my younger days G Oh, then you should have known me much better Cause my past is something that never D Got in my way oh no D Still I would not be here now if I never had the hunger And I'm not ashamed to say the wild boys were my friends, oh G Cause I never felt the desire till their music set me on fire Chorus: A6 G Then I was saved, yeah A6 That's why I'm keeping the faith G Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah D Keeping the faith We wore matador boots, only Flagg Brothers had 'em with a Cuban heel Iridescent socks with the same color shirt and a tight pair of chinos Oh, I put on my shark skin jacket, you know the kind with the velvet collar And ditty-bop shades, oh yeah I took a fresh pack of Luckies and a mint called Sen-Sen My old man's Trojans and his Old Spice aftershave, oh Combed my hair in a pompadour like the rest of the Romeos wore A permanent wave, yeah Chorus: We were keepin' the faith Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keepin' the faith A G D You can get just so much from a good thing A G D You can linger too long in your dreams A G D Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies Em7 Cause the good old days weren't always good A7 And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems Learned stickball as a formal education Lost a lot of fights but it taught me how to lose okay, oh I heard about sex but not enough I found you could dance and still look tough anyway Oh yes I did I found out a man ain't just bein' macho Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in food, drank a lot of take home pay I thought I was the Duke of Earl When I made it with a red-haired girl in a Chevrolet Oh, yeah Chorus: We were keepin' the faith Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keepin' the faith Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh You know the good ol' days weren't always good And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems I told you my reasons for the whole revival Now I'm goin' outside to have an ice cold beer in the shade, oh I'm going to listen to my 45's Ain't it wonderful to be alive when the rock 'n' roll plays, yeah When the memory stays, yeah Chorus: I'm keepin' the faith Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keepin' the faith I'm keepin' the faith, yes I am You know I'm keepin' the faith, oh yes I am You know I'm keepin' the faith, oh you know I will I'm keepin' the faith, oh yeah! Ooh I'm keepin' the faith, oh yeah | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A6  A7  D  Em7  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 "Keeping the Faith" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Keeping the Faith" by Billy Joel.