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Piano Man
Billy Joel
(wu) = bass walk-up from G to C
(wd) = bass walk-down from C to Am
/ C - - / Em/B - -
/ Am - - / C/G - - /
/ F - - / C/E - -
/ D7 - - / G (wu) – - /
/ C - - / Em/B - -
/ Am - - / C/G - - /
/ F - - / G - - /
C - - / F - - / Gsus4 - - / F(wd) /
/ C - - / F - - /
Gsus4 - - / F(wd) /
C Em/B Am C/G
It's nine o'clock on
a Saturday
F C/E
D7 G(wu)
The regular crowd shuffles in
C Em/B Am C/G
There's an old man sitting next to me
F G C
(x2)
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
/ C - - / Em/B - -
/ Am - - / C/G - - /
/ F - - / G - - /
C - - / - - - / F/C - - / - - - /
C Em/B
Am C/G
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
F C/E
D7 G(wu)
I'm not really sure how it goes
C Em/B
Am C/G
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
F G C C(wd)
When I wore a younger man’s clothes"
Am Am/G D7/F# F
La la la, de de da
Am Am/G D7/F# (x2) G G/F C/E G7/D
La la, de de da da dum
Chorus:
C Em/B Am C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
F C/E D7
G(wu)
Sing us a song tonight
C Em/B Am C/G
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
F G C (x2)
And you've got us feelin' alright
/ C - - / Em/B - -
/ Am - - / C/G - - /
/ F - - / G - - /
C - - / - - - / F/C - - / - - - /
C Em/B Am C/G
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
F C/E D7 G(wu)
He gets me my drinks for free
C Em/B
Am C/G
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
F G
C (x2) F/C (x2)
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
C Em/B Am C/G
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
F C/E
D7 G(wu)
As the smile ran away from his face
C Em/B Am C/G
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
F G
C C(wd)
If I could get out of this place"
Am
Am/G D7/F# F
La la la, de de da
Am Am/G D7/F# (x2) G G/F C/E G7/D
La la, de de da da dum
C Em/B Am C/G
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
F C/E
D7 G(wu)
Who never had time for a wife
C Em/B Am C/G
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the navy
F G C (x2)
And probably will be for life
/ C - - / Em/B - -
/ Am - - / C/G - - /
/ F - - / G - - / C - - / - - - / F/C - - / - - - /
C Em/B
Am C/G
And the waitress is practicing politics
F C/E
D7 G(wu)
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
C Em/B Am C/G
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
F G
C (x2)
But it's better than drinkin' alone
Instrumental:
Am Am/G D7/F# F
Am Am/G D7/F# F
Am Am/G D7/F# (x2)
G G/F C/E G7/D
Chorus
/ C - - / Em/B - -
/ Am - - / C/G - - /
/ F - - / G - - /
C - - / F - - / Gsus4 - - / F(wd) /
/ C - - / F - - / Gsus4 - - / F(wd) /
C Em/B Am C/G
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
F C/E D7
G(wu)
And the manager gives me a smile
C Em/B Am
C/G
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
F
G C (x2) F/C (x2)
To forget about life for a while
C Em/B Am C/G
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
F C/E
D7 G(wu)
And the microphone smells like a beer
C
Em/B Am C/G
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
F G
C (x2)
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
Am
Am/G D7/F# F
La la la, de de da
Am Am/G D7/F# (x2) G G/F C/E G7/D
La la, de de da da dum
Chorus
/ C - - / Em/B - -
/ Am - - / C/G - - /
/ F - - / G - - /
C - - / F - - / Gsus4 - - / F(wd) /
/ C - - / F - - / Gsus4 - - / F(wd) / C (hold)
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
