Piano Man - Billy Joel
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
Piano Man chords
Billy Joel 1973 *
Pretty sure these chords are correct since I use them in my own band.
For an easier version, just play the chords and not the bass notes or additions like (add9).
If you still find an error, please let me know ;)
[Intro]
[Piano (freely)]
[Piano & Harmonica]
[+ Drums & Bass]
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[Verse 1]
It's nine o'cl
ock on a Satur
day
The regular cr
owd shuffles i
n
There's an old
man sitting n
ext to me
Making love to
his tonic and
gin
[Harmonica]
He says, "Son,
can you play
me a memory
I'm not really
sure how it g
oes
But it's sad a
nd it's sweet
and I knew it
complete
When I wore a
younger man's
(
clothes.
[Interlude]
la la la, di d
a da
La la, di di d
a da dum
[Chorus]
Sing us a song
, you're the p
/
iano man
Sing us a song
tonight
Well, we're al
l in the mood
for a melody
And you've got
us feeling al
right
[Harmonica]
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[Verse 2]
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 a smile ran
away from his
face
"Well I'm sure
that I could
be a movie sta
r
If I could get
out of this p
lace"
[Interlude]
la la la, di d
a da
La la, di di d
a da dum
[Verse 3]
Now Paul is a
real estate no
velist
Who never had
time for a wif
e
And he's talki
ng with Davy,
who's still in
the Navy
And probably w
ill be for lif
e
[Harmonica]
And the waitre
ss is practici
ng politics
As the busines
sman slowly ge
ts stoned
Yes, they're s
haring a drink
they call lon
eliness
But it's bette
r than drinkin
g alone
[Piano solo]
[Chorus]
Sing us a song
, you're the p
/
iano man
Sing us a song
tonight
Well, we're al
l in the mood
for a melody
And you've got
us feeling al
right
[Harmonica]
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[Verse 4]
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
coming 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
doing here?"
[Interlude]
la la la, di d
a da
La la, di di d
a da dum
[Chorus]
Sing us a song
, you're the p
/
iano man
Sing us a song
tonight
Well, we're al
l in the mood
for a melody
And you've got
us all feelin
g alright
[Final interlude]
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