Billy Joel —
Piano Man

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

Lyrics and Music by Billy Joel

Intro: :3/4: F#m7 | F#m7 | G#7
       :4/4: G#7

       :3/4: E | B | A | E
       A | E | F#7 | B

       E | B | A | E
       A | B7 B7 B7

       E | A
       E | A E F#m7  } ×2

F#m7 E      B          A         E   A
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday,
           E           F#      B
The regular crowd shuffles in.
           E      B        A          E
There’s an old man sitting next to me
       A           B7        E
Making love to his tonic and gin.

Instrumental: E | E
              E | B | A | E

              A | B7 B7 B7
              E | E | A | A

A         E              B       A       E
He says, “Son, can you play me a memory?
    A            E         F#7   B
I’m not really sure how it goes,
         E            B
But it’s sad and it’s sweet,
      A             E
And I knew it complete
     A        B7            E         B
When I wore a younger man’s clothes.”

   C#m      C#m7
   La, la, la,
           F#    A     B
   Li, di, da.
 C#m    C#m7
   La, la,
           F#         B
   Li, di, da,
 F#7   B
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: B | B | E | B7

E          B               A          E
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man,
A          E      F#7   B
Sing us a song tonight.
            E           B         A      E
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    A             B7        E
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: E | E
              E | B | A | E
              A | B7 B7 B7

              E | A
              E | A E F#m7  } ×2

F#m7 E           B       A               E
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine.
   A          E           F#7  B
He gets me my drinks for free.
         E              B
And he’s quick with a joke
      A                    E
Or to light up your smoke,
            A               B7          E
But there’s someplace that he’d rather be.

Instrumental: E | E | A | A

A         E          B
He says, “Bill, I believe
        A            E
This is killing me,”
      A         E            F#7   B
As a smile ran away from his face.
           E
“Well, I’m sure
       B            A        E
That I could be a movie star
   A           B7           E
If I could get out of this place.”

 B     C#m      C#m7
   Oh, la, la, la,
           F#    A     B
   Li, di, da.
 C#m    C#m7
   La, la,
           F#         B
   Li, di, da,
 F#7   B
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: B | B | E | B7

B7   E        B           A         E
Now Paul is a real estate novelist,
    A           E        F#7   B
Who never had time for a wife.
         E              B
And he’s talking with Davy,
      A              E
Who’s still in the Navy
    A        B7            E
And probably will be for life.

Instrumental: E | E
              E | B | A | E
              A | B7 B7 B7

              E | E | A | A

A         E         B          A        E
And the waitress is practicing politics
       A           E             F#7  B
As the businessmen slowly get stoned.
             E           B
Yes, they’re sharing a drink
           A            E
They call “Loneliness,”
         A           B7         E
But it’s better than drinking alone.

Instrumental: E | E E B

              C#m | C#m7
              F#7 | A A B  } ×2

              C#m | C#m7
              F# | F# B F#7
              B | B | E | B7

E          B               A          E
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
A          E      F#7   B
Sing us a song tonight.
            E           B         A      E
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    A             B7        E
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: E | E
              E | B | A | E
              A | B7 B7 B7

              E | A
              E | A E F#m7  } ×2

F#m7   E              B        A         E
It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday,
        A       E            F#   B
And the manager gives me a smile,
          E               B
‘Cause he knows that it’s me
             A             E
They’ve been coming to see
      A         B7           E
To forget about life for a while.

Instrumental: E | E | A | A

A       E         B             A        E
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival,
        A           E            F#7   B
And the microphone smells like a beer.
         E            B
And they sit at the bar
        A            E
And put bread in my jar,
          A             B7         E
And say, “Man, what are you doing here?”

 B     C#m      C#m7
   Oh, la, la, la,
           F#    A     B
   Li, di, da.
 C#m    C#m7
   La, la,
           F#         B
   Li, di, da,
 F#7   B
   Da, dum.

Instrumental: B | B | E | B7

E         B                A          E
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man.
A          E      F#7   B
Sing us a song tonight.
            E           B         A      E
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
    A             B7        E
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: E | E
              E | B | A | E
              A | B7 B7 B7

              E | A
              E | A E F#m7  } ×2
              E