Piano Man by Billy Joel
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Intro- C, Em, Am, C/G

Verse 1-
C Em Am
It's nine o clock on a saturday

C/G F C/E D7
The regular crowd shuffles in

G C Em Am C/G
There's an old man sitting next to me

C/G F G11 C F/C Cmaj7 G11
Makin' love to his tonic and gin

G11 C Em Am C/G
He says son can you play me a memory?

C/G F C/E D7 G
I'm not really sure how it goes
G C Em Am C/G
But it's sad and its sweet and I knew it complete

C/G F G11 C
When I wore a younger mans clothes

Am Am/G D7/F# F Am
Da da da de de da Da da

Am/G D7/F# D7 G G/F C/E G7/D
de de da da da


Chorus-

C Em Am C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man

F C/E D7
Sing us a song to-night

G C Em Am
well, we're all in the mood for a melody

C/G F G11 C F/C Cmaj7
and you've got us feelin' al-right

Verse 2-
C Em Am
Now john at the bar is a friend of mine

C/G F C/E D7
He gets me my drinks for free

G C Em Am C/G
And hes quick with a joke or to light up your smoke

C/G F G11 C F/C Cmaj7
But theres someplace that he'd rather be

G11 C/E Em Am
He says, bill, I be-lieve this is killing me.

C/G F C/E D7
As a smile ran a-way from his face

G C Em Am C/G
Well Im sure that I could be a movie star

C/G F G11 C
If I could get out of this place

PreChorus-

Am Am/G D7/F# F Am
Da da da de de da Da da

Am/G D7/F# D7 G G/F C/E G7/D
de de da da da

Chorus-
C Em Am C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man

F C/E D7
Sing us a song to-night

G C Em Am
well, we're all in the mood for a melody

C/G F G11 C F/C Cmaj7
and you've got us feelin' al-right

Verse 3-

C Em Am
Now paul is a real estate novelist

C/G F C/E D7 G
Who never had time for a wife

G C Em Am C/G
And hes talkin with davy whos still in the navy

C/G F G11 C F/C Cmaj7
And probably will be for life

G11 C Em Am
And the waitress is practicing politics

C/G F C/E D7
As the businessmen slowly get stoned

G C Em Am C/G
Yes, theyre sharing a drink they call loneli-ness

C/G F G11 C
But its better than drinkin a-lone

PreChorus-

Am Am/G D7/F# F Am
Da da da de de da Da da

Am/G D7/F# D7 G G/F C/E G7/D
de de da da da

Chorus-
C Em Am C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man

F C/E D7
Sing us a song to-night

G C Em Am
well, we're all in the mood for a melody

C/G F G11 C F/C Cmaj7
and you've got us feelin' al-right

Verse 4-

C Em Am
Its a pretty good crowd for a saturday

C/G F C/E D7 G
And the manager gives me a smile

G C Em Am C/G
cause he knows that its me they've been comin to see

C/G F G11 C F/C Cmaj7
To for-get about life for a while

G11 C Em Am C/G
And the piano sounds like a carnival

C/G F C/E D7
And the microphone smells like a beer

G C Em Am C/G
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
C/G F G11 C
And say, man, what are you doin' here?

PreChorus-

Am Am/G D7/F# F Am
Da da da de de da Da da

Am/G D7/F# D7 G G/F C/E G7/D
de de da da da

Chorus-
C Em Am C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man

F C/E D7
Sing us a song to-night

G C Em Am
well, we're all in the mood for a melody

C/G F G11 C F/C Cmaj7
and you've got us feelin' al-right
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