Piano Man

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piano man chords
billy joel *

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 . ”

Am D7
la la la , di da da
Am D7 G F C G7
la la , di di da da dum

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

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”

Am D7
la la la , di da da
Am D7 G F C G7
la la , di di da da dum

now paul is a real estate novelist
who never had time for a wife
and he’s talking with davy , who’s still in the navy
and probably will be for life

and the waitress is practicing politics
as the businessman slowly gets stoned
yes , they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness
but it’s better than drinking alone

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

it’s a pretty good crowd for a saturday
and the manager gives me a smile
’cause he knows that it’s me they’ve been coming to see
to forget about life for a while
and the piano , it sounds like a carnival
and the microphone smells like a beer
and they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
and say , “man , what are you doing here?”

Am D7
la la la , di da da
Am D7 G F C G7
la la , di di da da dum

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
Am = F#m

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