No Mans Land

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

I've seen those [G]big machines come [D]rolling through the [A]quiet pines

Blue Suits and [G]bankers with their [D]Volvos and their [A]valentines

Give us this [G]day our daily [D]discount outlet [A]merchandise

Raise up a [G]multiplex and [D]we will make a [A]sacrifice

Now we're gonna get the [A/B]big business

Now we're gonna get the [A/B]real thing

Everybody's all excited about it

Who remembers when it [G]all began [D]out here in [E]No man's Land

Before they passed the [G]master plan [D]out here in [E]No man's Land

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