[Verse]
[C] It's nine o' [Am] clock on a [C] Saturday
The [F] regular [C] crowd shuffles [D] in [G]
There's an [C] old man [Am] sitting [C] next to me making [F] love to his [G] tonic and [C] gin
[Harmonica]
C Am C - F G C
[Verse]
He says [C] son can you [Am] play me a [C] memory
I'm [F] not really [C] sure how it [D] goes [G]
But it's [C] sad and it's [Em] sweet and I [Am] knew it [C] complete when [F] I wore a [G] younger man's [C] clothes
[Bridge]
Am D Am D G F C G7
Da da da de de Da dada dede da
[Chorus]
[C] Sing us a [Em] song you're the [Am] piano man
[C] Sing us a [F] song [D] tonight [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [Em] mood for a [Am] melody
and [F] you've got us [G] feeling [C] alright
[Harmonica]
C Em Am F G C
[Verse]
Now [C] John at the [Em] bar is a [Am] friend of mine,
he [F] gets me my drinks for [D] free [G]
And he's [C] quick with a [Em] joke or to [Am] light up your smoke but there's [F] some place that [G] he'd rather [C] be
[ C F G ] He says [C] Bill I [Em] believe this is [Am] killing me as the [C] smile ran [F] away from his [D] face [G]
Well I'm [C] sure that I [Em] could be a [Am] movie star [C] if [F] I could get [G] out of this [C] place
[Bridge]
Am D F Am D G
Da da da de de Da dada dede da da da
[Verse]
Now [C] Paul is a [Em] real estate [Am] novelist [C] who [F] never had [C] time for a [D] wife [G]
And he's [C] talking with [Em] Davy who's [Am] still in the [C] navy and [F] probably [G] will be for [C] life
[Harmonica]
C Em Am C F G C F G
[Verse]
And the [C] waitress is [Am] practicing [C] politics [Em] as the [Am] businessmen [C] slowly gets [D] stoned [G]
Yes, they're [C] sharing a [Em] drink they call [Am] loneliness [C] but it's [F] better than [G] drinking [C] alone
[Instrumental]
Am D F Am D F
Dah di dah di dah Da da diddy dah, di da
G F G
[Chorus]
[Chorus] [C] Sing us a [Em] song you're the [Am] piano man [C]
[F] Sing us a [C] song [D] tonight [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [Em] mood for a [Am] melody [C]
and [F] you've got us [G] feeling [C] alright
[Harmonica]
C Am C F G C
C F C G
[Verse]
It's a [C] pretty good [Am] crowd for a [C] Saturday [F] and the [C] manager gives me a [D] smile [G]
Cause he [C] knows that it's [Am] me they've been [C] coming to [F] see, to forget [G] about life for a [C] while [ C F C G ]
And the [C] piano [G] sounds like a [C] carnival and the [Am] microphone [C] smells like a [F] beer [G]
And they [C] sit at the [Am] bar and put [C] bread in my [F] jar and say [G] man what are you doing [C] here?
[Bridge]
Am D F Am D G
Da da da de de. Da dada dede da
[Chorus]
[Chorus] [C] Sing us a [Em] song you're the [Am] piano man [C]
[F] Sing us a [C] song [D] tonight [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [Em] mood for a [Am] melody [C]
and [F] you've got us [G] feeling [C] alright
[Harmonica]
C Am C F G C
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Piano Man chords Billy Joel 1973 * [Intro] C G F C F C D7 G C G F C F G C G [Verse 1] C G F C It's nine o'clock on a Saturday F C D7 G The regular crowd shuffles in C G F C There's an old man sitting next to me F G C G Making love to his tonic and gin C G F C He says, "Son, can you play me a memory F C D7 G I'm not really sure how it goes C G F C But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete F G C When I wore a younger man's clothes." [Interlude] Am D7 la la la, di da da Am D7 G F C G7 La la, di di da da dum [Chorus] C G F C Sing us a song, you're the piano man F C D7 G Sing us a song tonight C G F C Well, we're all in the mood for a melody F G C G And you've got us all feeling alright [Verse 2] C G F C Now John at the bar is a friend of mine F C D7 G He gets me my drinks for free C G F C And he's quick with a joke and he'll light up your smoke F G C G But there's some place that he'd rather be C G F C He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me." F C D7 G As the smile ran away from his face C G F C "Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star F G C If I could get out of this place" [Interlude] Am D7 la la la, di da da Am D7 G F C G7 La la, di di da da dum [Verse 3] C G F C Now Paul is a real estate novelist F C D7 G Who never had time for a wife C G F C And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy F G C G And probably will be for life C G F C And the waitress is practicing politics F C D7 G As the businessman slowly gets stoned C G F C Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness F G C G But it's better than drinking alone [Chorus] C G F C Sing us a song, you're the piano man F C D7 G Sing us a song tonight C G F C Well, we're all in the mood for a melody F G C G And you've got us all feeling alright [Verse 4] C G F C It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday F C D7 G And the manager gives me a smile C G F C 'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see F G C G To forget about life for a while C G F C And the piano, it sounds like a carnival F C D7 G And the microphone smells like a beer C G F C And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar F G C G And say, "Man, what are you doing here?" [Interlude] Am D7 la la la, di da da Am D7 G F C G7 La la, di di da da dum [Chorus] C G F C Sing us a song, you're the piano man F C D7 G Sing us a song tonight C G F C Well, we're all in the mood for a melody F G C And you've got us all feeling alright * Alternate: Capo III C = A G = E F = D D7 = B7 G7 = E7 Am = F#m Set8
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