Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 17:28:49 -0500
From: "Dirk Cushenbery"  
Subject: j/joel_billy/no_mans_land.pro



No Man's Land - Billy Joel
Transcribed: Dirk Cushenbery (dirkcush@pdq.net)
The chords to the other verses/choruses are identical to the first verse/chorus.

Intro: [E7]

verse #1
[E]I've seen those [G]big machines come [D]rolling through the [A]quiet pines
[E]Blue Suits and [G]bankers with their [D]Volvos and their  [A]valentines
[E]Give us this [G]day our daily [D]discount outlet [A]merchandise
[E]Raise up a [G]multiplex and [D]we will make a [A]sacrifice
[B]Now we're gonna get the [A/B]big business
[B]Now we're gonna get the [A/B]real thing
[B]Everybody's all excited about it

Chorus:
[C]Who remembers when it [G]all began [D]out here in [E]No man's Land
[C]Before they passed the [G]master plan [D]out here in [E]No man's Land
[C]Low supply and [G]high demand [D]here in No man's [E]Land

Verse #2
There aint much work out here in our consumer power base
No major industry, just miles and miles of parking space
This morning's paper says our neighbor's in a cocaine bust
Lots more to read about Lolita and suburban lust
Now we're gonna get the whole picture
Now we're gonna be in prime time
Everybody's all excited about it

Chorus #2
Who remembers when it all began out here in No man's Land
We've just begun to understand out here in No man's Land
Low supply and high demand here in No man's Land

Verse #3
I see these children with their boredom and their vacant stares
God help us all if we're ot blame for their unanswered prayers
They roll the sidewalks up at night, this place goes underground
Thanks to the Condo Kings there's cable now in Zombietown
Now we're gonna get the closed cicuit
Now we're gonna get the top 40
Now we're gonna get the sporsts franchise
Now we're gonna get the major attractions

Chorus #4
Who remembers when it all began out here in No man's Land
Before the whole world was in our hands out here in No man's Land
before the banners and the marching bands out here in No man's Land
Low supply and high demand here in No man's Land