Billy Joel —
Piano Man

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± BPM (tempo): ♩ = 95-180 beats per minute

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel

Intro: :3/4: Em7 | Em7 | F#7
       :4/4: F#7

       :3/4: D | A | G | D
       G | D | E7 | A

       D | A | G | D
       G | A7 A7 A7

       D | G
       D | G D Em7  } ×2

Em7  D      A          G         D   G
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday,
           D           E       A
The regular crowd shuffles in.
           D      A        G          D
There’s an old man sitting next to me
       G           A7        D
Making love to his tonic and gin.

Instrumental: D | D
              D | A | G | D

              G | A7 A7 A7
              D | D | G | G

G         D              A       G       D
He says, “Son, can you play me a memory?
    G            D         E7    A
I’m not really sure how it goes,
         D            A
But it’s sad and it’s sweet,
      G             D
And I knew it complete
     G        A7            D         A
When I wore a younger man’s clothes.”

   Bm       Bm7
   La, la, la,
           E     G     A
   Li, di, da.
 Bm     Bm7
   La, la,
           E          A
   Li, di, da,
 E7    A
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: A | A | D | A7

D          A               G          D
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man,
G          D      E7    A
Sing us a song tonight.
            D           A         G      D
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    G             A7        D
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: D | D
              D | A | G | D
              G | A7 A7 A7

              D | G
              D | G D Em7  } ×2

Em7 D            A       G               D
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine.
   G          D           E7   A
He gets me my drinks for free.
         D              A
And he’s quick with a joke
      G                    D
Or to light up your smoke,
            G               A7          D
But there’s someplace that he’d rather be.

Instrumental: D | D | G | G

G         D          A
He says, “Bill, I believe
        G            D
This is killing me,”
      G         D            E7    A
As a smile ran away from his face.
           D
“Well, I’m sure
       A            G        D
That I could be a movie star
   G           A7           D
If I could get out of this place.”

 A     Bm       Bm7
   Oh, la, la, la,
           E     G     A
   Li, di, da.
 Bm     Bm7
   La, la,
           E          A
   Li, di, da,
 E7    A
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: A | A | D | A7

A7   D        A           G         D
Now Paul is a real estate novelist,
    G           D        E7    A
Who never had time for a wife.
         D              A
And he’s talking with Davy,
      G              D
Who’s still in the Navy
    G        A7            D
And probably will be for life.

Instrumental: D | D
              D | A | G | D
              G | A7 A7 A7

              D | D | G | G

G         D         A          G        D
And the waitress is practicing politics
       G           D             E7   A
As the businessmen slowly get stoned.
             D           A
Yes, they’re sharing a drink
           G            D
They call “Loneliness,”
         G           A7         D
But it’s better than drinking alone.

Instrumental: D | D D A

              Bm | Bm7
              E7 | G G A  } ×2

              Bm | Bm7
              E | E A E7
              A | A | D | A7

D          A               G          D
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
G          D      E7    A
Sing us a song tonight.
            D           A         G      D
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    G             A7        D
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: D | D
              D | A | G | D
              G | A7 A7 A7

              D | G
              D | G D Em7  } ×2

Em7    D              A        G         D
It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday,
        G       D            E    A
And the manager gives me a smile,
          D               A
‘Cause he knows that it’s me
             G             D
They’ve been coming to see
      G         A7           D
To forget about life for a while.

Instrumental: D | D | G | G

G       D         A             G        D
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival,
        G           D            E7    A
And the microphone smells like a beer.
         D            A
And they sit at the bar
        G            D
And put bread in my jar,
          G             A7         D
And say, “Man, what are you doing here?”

 A     Bm       Bm7
   Oh, la, la, la,
           E     G     A
   Li, di, da.
 Bm     Bm7
   La, la,
           E          A
   Li, di, da,
 E7    A
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: A | A | D | A7

D         A                G          D
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
G          D      E7    A
Sing us a song tonight.
            D           A         G      D
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    G             A7        D
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: D | D
              D | A | G | D
              G | A7 A7 A7

              D | G
              D | G D Em7  } ×2
              D