Billy Joel: "Piano Man"
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± BPM (tempo): ♩ = 95-180 beats per minute
Intro: :3/4: Dm7 | Dm7 | E7
:4/4: E7
:3/4: C | G | F | C
F | C | D7 | G
C | G | F | C
F | G7 G7 G7
C | F
C | F C Dm7 } ×2
Dm7 C G F C F
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday,
C D G
The regular crowd shuffles in.
C G F C
There’s an old man sitting next to me
F G7 C
Making love to his tonic and gin.
Instrumental: C | C
C | G | F | C
F | G7 G7 G7
C | C | F | F
F 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
But it’s sad and it’s sweet,
F C
And I knew it complete
F G7 C G
When I wore a younger man’s clothes.”
Am Am7
La, la, la,
D F G
Li, di, da.
Am Am7
La, la,
D G
Li, di, da,
D7 G
Da, dum.
Instrumental: G | G | C | G7
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 G7 C
And you’ve got us feeling alright.
Instrumental: C | C
C | G | F | C
F | G7 G7 G7
C | F
C | F C Dm7 } ×2
Dm7 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
And he’s quick with a joke
F C
Or to light up your smoke,
F G7 C
But there’s someplace that he’d rather be.
Instrumental: C | C | F | F
F C G
He says, “Bill, I believe
F C
This is killing me,”
F C D7 G
As a smile ran away from his face.
C
“Well, I’m sure
G F C
That I could be a movie star
F G7 C
If I could get out of this place.”
G Am Am7
Oh, la, la, la,
D F G
Li, di, da.
Am Am7
La, la,
D G
Li, di, da,
D7 G
Da, dum.
Instrumental: G | G | C | G7
G7 C G F C
Now Paul is a real estate novelist,
F C D7 G
Who never had time for a wife.
C G
And he’s talking with Davy,
F C
Who’s still in the Navy
F G7 C
And probably will be for life.
Instrumental: C | C
C | G | F | C
F | G7 G7 G7
C | C | F | F
F C G F C
And the waitress is practicing politics
F C D7 G
As the businessmen slowly get stoned.
C G
Yes, they’re sharing a drink
F C
They call “Loneliness,”
F G7 C
But it’s better than drinking alone.
Instrumental: C | C C G
Am | Am7
D7 | F F G } ×2
Am | Am7
D | D G D7
G | G | C | G7
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 G7 C
And you’ve got us feeling alright.
Instrumental: C | C
C | G | F | C
F | G7 G7 G7
C | F
C | F C Dm7 } ×2
Dm7 C G F C
It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday,
F C D G
And the manager gives me a smile,
C G
‘Cause he knows that it’s me
F C
They’ve been coming to see
F G7 C
To forget about life for a while.
Instrumental: C | C | F | F
F 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
And they sit at the bar
F C
And put bread in my jar,
F G7 C
And say, “Man, what are you doing here?”
G Am Am7
Oh, la, la, la,
D F G
Li, di, da.
Am Am7
La, la,
D G
Li, di, da,
D7 G
Da, dum.
Instrumental: G | G | C | G7
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 G7 C
And you’ve got us feeling alright.
Instrumental: C | C
C | G | F | C
F | G7 G7 G7
C | F
C | F C Dm7 } ×2
C
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