Muzland - chords

Billy Joel
Piano Man

The Key

 
 

Ukulele Chords

 
    • Slow
    • Medium
    • Fast
  • Autoscroll
    Auto
Play
 

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

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel


Intro: :3/4: Cm7 | Cm7 | D7
       :4/4: D7

       :3/4: Bb | F | Eb | Bb
       Eb | Bb | C7 | F

       Bb | F | Eb | Bb
       Eb | F7 F7 F7

       Bb | Eb
       Bb | Eb Bb Cm7  } ×2

Cm7  Bb     F          Eb        Bb  Eb
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday,
           Bb          C       F
The regular crowd shuffles in.
           Bb     F        Eb         Bb
There’s an old man sitting next to me
       Eb          F7        Bb
Making love to his tonic and gin.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb
              Bb | F | Eb | Bb

              Eb | F7 F7 F7
              Bb | Bb | Eb | Eb

Eb        Bb             F       Eb      Bb
He says, “Son, can you play me a memory?
    Eb           Bb        C7    F
I’m not really sure how it goes,
         Bb           F
But it’s sad and it’s sweet,
      Eb            Bb
And I knew it complete
     Eb       F7            Bb        F
When I wore a younger man’s clothes.”

   Gm       Gm7
   La, la, la,
           C     Eb    F
   Li, di, da.
 Gm     Gm7
   La, la,
           C          F
   Li, di, da,
 C7    F
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: F | F | Bb | F7

Bb         F               Eb         Bb
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man,
Eb         Bb     C7    F
Sing us a song tonight.
            Bb          F         Eb     Bb
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    Eb            F7        Bb
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb
              Bb | F | Eb | Bb
              Eb | F7 F7 F7

              Bb | Eb
              Bb | Eb Bb Cm7  } ×2

Cm7 Bb           F       Eb              Bb
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine.
   Eb         Bb          C7   F
He gets me my drinks for free.
         Bb             F
And he’s quick with a joke
      Eb                   Bb
Or to light up your smoke,
            Eb              F7          Bb
But there’s someplace that he’d rather be.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb | Eb | Eb

Eb        Bb         F
He says, “Bill, I believe
        Eb           Bb
This is killing me,”
      Eb        Bb           C7    F
As a smile ran away from his face.
           Bb
“Well, I’m sure
       F            Eb       Bb
That I could be a movie star
   Eb          F7           Bb
If I could get out of this place.”

 F     Gm       Gm7
   Oh, la, la, la,
           C     Eb    F
   Li, di, da.
 Gm     Gm7
   La, la,
           C          F
   Li, di, da,
 C7    F
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: F | F | Bb | F7

F7   Bb       F           Eb        Bb
Now Paul is a real estate novelist,
    Eb          Bb       C7    F
Who never had time for a wife.
         Bb             F
And he’s talking with Davy,
      Eb             Bb
Who’s still in the Navy
    Eb       F7            Bb
And probably will be for life.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb
              Bb | F | Eb | Bb
              Eb | F7 F7 F7

              Bb | Bb | Eb | Eb

Eb        Bb        F          Eb       Bb
And the waitress is practicing politics
       Eb          Bb            C7   F
As the businessmen slowly get stoned.
             Bb          F
Yes, they’re sharing a drink
           Eb           Bb
They call “Loneliness,”
         Eb          F7         Bb
But it’s better than drinking alone.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb Bb F

              Gm | Gm7
              C7 | Eb Eb F  } ×2

              Gm | Gm7
              C | C F C7
              F | F | Bb | F7

Bb         F               Eb         Bb
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
Eb         Bb     C7    F
Sing us a song tonight.
            Bb          F         Eb     Bb
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    Eb            F7        Bb
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb
              Bb | F | Eb | Bb
              Eb | F7 F7 F7

              Bb | Eb
              Bb | Eb Bb Cm7  } ×2

Cm7    Bb             F        Eb        Bb
It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday,
        Eb      Bb           C    F
And the manager gives me a smile,
          Bb              F
‘Cause he knows that it’s me
             Eb            Bb
They’ve been coming to see
      Eb        F7           Bb
To forget about life for a while.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb | Eb | Eb

Eb      Bb        F             Eb       Bb
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival,
        Eb          Bb           C7    F
And the microphone smells like a beer.
         Bb           F
And they sit at the bar
        Eb           Bb
And put bread in my jar,
          Eb            F7         Bb
And say, “Man, what are you doing here?”

 F     Gm       Gm7
   Oh, la, la, la,
           C     Eb    F
   Li, di, da.
 Gm     Gm7
   La, la,
           C          F
   Li, di, da,
 C7    F
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: F | F | Bb | F7

Bb        F                Eb         Bb
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
Eb         Bb     C7    F
Sing us a song tonight.
            Bb          F         Eb     Bb
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    Eb            F7        Bb
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb
              Bb | F | Eb | Bb
              Eb | F7 F7 F7

              Bb | Eb
              Bb | Eb Bb Cm7  } ×2
              Bb
 
 

Finger notations of uku chords

Cm7 for ukulele
D7 for ukulele
Bb for ukulele
F for ukulele
Eb for ukulele
C7 for ukulele
F7 for ukulele
C for ukulele
Gm for ukulele
Gm7 for ukulele

Watch the video

 
 

Ukulele accompaniment chords are extremely close to the original, with consideration of the instrument’s realities.

 


 

 

 

Statistics Published 04.06.22
7188 views
Transposed 18674 times
Billy Joel - more songs with chords
  1. Muzland
  2. B
  3. Billy Joel
  4. Piano Man (Ukulele)