Billy Joel —
Piano Man

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© Chorded by Mikhail Ocheret // specialist (https://Muzland.info)
± BPM (tempo): ♩ = 95-180 beats per minute

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel

Intro: :3/4: Bm7 | Bm7 | C#7
       :4/4: C#7

       :3/4: A | E | D | A
       D | A | B7 | E

       A | E | D | A
       D | E7 E7 E7

       A | D
       A | D A Bm7  } ×2

Bm7  A      E          D         A   D
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday,
           A           B       E
The regular crowd shuffles in.
           A      E        D          A
There’s an old man sitting next to me
       D           E7        A
Making love to his tonic and gin.

Instrumental: A | A
              A | E | D | A

              D | E7 E7 E7
              A | A | D | D

D         A              E       D       A
He says, “Son, can you play me a memory?
    D            A         B7    E
I’m not really sure how it goes,
         A            E
But it’s sad and it’s sweet,
      D             A
And I knew it complete
     D        E7            A         E
When I wore a younger man’s clothes.”

   F#m      F#m7
   La, la, la,
           B     D     E
   Li, di, da.
 F#m    F#m7
   La, la,
           B          E
   Li, di, da,
 B7    E
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: E | E | A | E7

A          E               D          A
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man,
D          A      B7    E
Sing us a song tonight.
            A           E         D      A
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    D             E7        A
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: A | A
              A | E | D | A
              D | E7 E7 E7

              A | D
              A | D A Bm7  } ×2

Bm7 A            E       D               A
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine.
   D          A           B7   E
He gets me my drinks for free.
         A              E
And he’s quick with a joke
      D                    A
Or to light up your smoke,
            D               E7          A
But there’s someplace that he’d rather be.

Instrumental: A | A | D | D

D         A          E
He says, “Bill, I believe
        D            A
This is killing me,”
      D         A            B7    E
As a smile ran away from his face.
           A
“Well, I’m sure
       E            D        A
That I could be a movie star
   D           E7           A
If I could get out of this place.”

 E     F#m      F#m7
   Oh, la, la, la,
           B     D     E
   Li, di, da.
 F#m    F#m7
   La, la,
           B          E
   Li, di, da,
 B7    E
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: E | E | A | E7

E7   A        E           D         A
Now Paul is a real estate novelist,
    D           A        B7    E
Who never had time for a wife.
         A              E
And he’s talking with Davy,
      D              A
Who’s still in the Navy
    D        E7            A
And probably will be for life.

Instrumental: A | A
              A | E | D | A
              D | E7 E7 E7

              A | A | D | D

D         A         E          D        A
And the waitress is practicing politics
       D           A             B7   E
As the businessmen slowly get stoned.
             A           E
Yes, they’re sharing a drink
           D            A
They call “Loneliness,”
         D           E7         A
But it’s better than drinking alone.

Instrumental: A | A A E

              F#m | F#m7
              B7 | D D E  } ×2

              F#m | F#m7
              B | B E B7
              E | E | A | E7

A          E               D          A
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
D          A      B7    E
Sing us a song tonight.
            A           E         D      A
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    D             E7        A
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: A | A
              A | E | D | A
              D | E7 E7 E7

              A | D
              A | D A Bm7  } ×2

Bm7    A              E        D         A
It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday,
        D       A            B    E
And the manager gives me a smile,
          A               E
‘Cause he knows that it’s me
             D             A
They’ve been coming to see
      D         E7           A
To forget about life for a while.

Instrumental: A | A | D | D

D       A         E             D        A
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival,
        D           A            B7    E
And the microphone smells like a beer.
         A            E
And they sit at the bar
        D            A
And put bread in my jar,
          D             E7         A
And say, “Man, what are you doing here?”

 E     F#m      F#m7
   Oh, la, la, la,
           B     D     E
   Li, di, da.
 F#m    F#m7
   La, la,
           B          E
   Li, di, da,
 B7    E
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: E | E | A | E7

A         E                D          A
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
D          A      B7    E
Sing us a song tonight.
            A           E         D      A
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    D             E7        A
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: A | A
              A | E | D | A
              D | E7 E7 E7

              A | D
              A | D A Bm7  } ×2
              A