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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: Cm7 | Cm7 | Cdim7
       :4/4: Cdim7

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

       Bb | F | Eb | Bb
       Eb | F7sus4 F7sus4 F7

       Bb | Eb
       Bbmaj | 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          F7sus4    Bb
Making love to his tonic and gin.

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

              Eb | F7sus4 F7sus4 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       F7sus4        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            F7sus4    Bb
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb
              Bb | F | Eb | Bb
              Eb | F7sus4 F7sus4 F7

              Bb | Eb
              Bbmaj | 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              F7sus4      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          F7sus4       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       F7sus4        Bb
And probably will be for life.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb
              Bb | F | Eb | Bb
              Eb | F7sus4 F7sus4 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          F7sus4     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            F7sus4    Bb
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb
              Bb | F | Eb | Bb
              Eb | F7sus4 F7sus4 F7

              Bb | Eb
              Bbmaj | 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        F7sus4       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            F7sus4     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            F7sus4    Bb
And you’ve got us feeling alright.

Instrumental: Bb | Bb
              Bb | F | Eb | Bb
              Eb | F7sus4 F7sus4 F7

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

Finger notations of uku chords

Cm7 for ukulele
Cdim7 for ukulele
Bb for ukulele
F for ukulele
Eb for ukulele
Ebmaj for ukulele
C7 for ukulele
F7sus4 for ukulele
F7 for ukulele
Bbmaj for ukulele
C for ukulele
Gm for ukulele
Gm7 for ukulele

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

 


 

 

 

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