PIANO MAN 
By: Billy Joel
Tabbed by Caroline & Kris 

Waltzing rhythm 6/8


[Intro]

       
         


[Verse 1]

            
Its nine o’clo

            
ck on a saturd

   
ay
             
The regular cr

            
owd shuffles i

     
n
             
There’s an old

             
 man  sitting 

         
next to me
             
Making love to

             
 his tonic and

       
 gin


[Instrumental]

                  


[Verse 2]

             
He says son ca

             
n you play me 

       
a memory
             
I’m not really

             
 sure how it g

      
oes
             
But it’s sad a

             
nd its sweet a

            
nd I knew it c

     
omplete
             
when I wore a 

             
younger man’s 

      
clothes


[Interlude]

           
La da da     d

                 
e de Da
             
da da     de d

                  
e Da     da DA


[Chorus]

            
Sing us a song

            
 you’re the pi

      
ano man
            
Sing us a song

         
 tonight
             
Well we’re all

             
 in the mood f

           
or a melody
             
and you’ve got

             
 us feeling al

       
l right


[Instrumental]

             


[Verse 3]

             
Now john at th

           
e bar is a fri

           
end of mine
             
He gets me my 

            
drinks for fre

   
e
             
And he's quick

             
 with a joke o

            
r to light up 

     
your smoke
             
But there's so

             
meplace that h

                 
e'd rather be

             
He says, "bill

             
, i believe th

            
is is killing 

      
me."
             
As the smile r

             
an away from h

        
is face
             
"well i'm sure

             
 that i could 

            
be a movie sta

    
r
             
If i could get

            
 out of this p

      
lace"


[Interlude]

           
La da da     d

                 
e de Da
             
da da     de d

                  
e Da     da DA


[Verse 5]

             
Now paul is a 

           
real estate no

         
velist
             
Who never had 

            
time for a wif

   
e
             
And he's talki

             
n' with davy w

            
ho's still in 

    
the navy
            
And probably w

             
ill be for lif

    
e

             
And the waitre

             
ss is practici

           
ng politics
             
As the busines

             
smen slowly ge

        
t stoned
             
Yes, they're s

             
haring a drink

            
 they call lon

          
eliness
             
But it's bette

             
r than drinkin

        
' alone


[Chorus]

            
Sing us a song

            
 you’re the pi

        
ano man
            
Sing us a song

        
 tonight
             
Well we’re all

             
 in the mood f

          
or a melody
             
and you’ve got

             
 us feeling al

       
l right


[Verse 6]

             
It's a pretty 

             
good crowd for

           
 a saturday
             
And the manage

            
r gives me a s

     
mile
             
'cause he know

             
s that it's me

              
 they've been 

        
comin' to see
             
To forget abou

            
t life for a w

     
hile

             
And the piano,

             
 it sounds lik

            
e a carnival
             
And the microp

             
hone smells li

          
ke a beer
             
And they sit a

             
t the bar and 

            
put bread in m

  
y jar
             
And say, "man,

             
 what are you 

           
doin' here?


[Interlude]

           
La da da     d

           
e de Da
             
da da     de d

            
e Da     da DA


[Chorus]

            
Sing us a song

            
 you’re the pi

        
ano man
            
Sing us a song

         
 tonight
             
Well we’re all

             
 in the mood f

          
or a melody
             
and you’ve got

             
 us feeling al

       
l right