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Piano Man - Billy Joel

Intro

c1: C G F C F C D7 G C G F C F G C G

Verse 1

c1: C G F C l1: It's nine o'clock on a Saturday

c1: F C D7 G l1: The regular crowd shuffles in

c1: C G F C l1: There's an old man sitting next to me

c1: F G C G l1: Making love to his tonic and gin

c1: C G F C l1: He says, "Son, can you play me a memory

c1: F C D7 G l1: I'm not really sure how it goes

c1: C G F C l1: But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete

c1: F G C l1: When I wore a younger man's clothes."

Interlude

c1: Am D7 l1: la la la, di da da

c1: Am D7 G F C G7 l1: La la, di di da da dum

Chorus

c1: C G F C l1: Sing us a song, you're the piano man

c1: F C D7 G l1: Sing us a song tonight

c1: C G F C l1: Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

c1: F G C G l1: And you've got us all feeling alright

Verse 2

c1: C G F C l1: Now John at the bar is a friend of mine

c1: F C D7 G l1: He gets me my drinks for free

c1: C G F C l1: And he's quick with a joke and he'll light up your smoke

c1: F G C G l1: But there's some place that he'd rather be

c1: C G F C l1: He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."

c1: F C D7 G l1: As the smile ran away from his face

c1: C G F C l1: "Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star

c1: F G C l1: If I could get out of this place"

Interlude

c1: Am D7 l1: la la la, di da da

c1: Am D7 G F C G7 l1: La la, di di da da dum

Verse 3

c1: C G F C l1: Now Paul is a real estate novelist

c1: F C D7 G l1: Who never had time for a wife

c1: C G F C l1: And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy

c1: F G C G l1: And probably will be for life

c1: C G F C l1: And the waitress is practicing politics

c1: F C D7 G l1: As the businessman slowly gets stoned

c1: C G F C l1: Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness

c1: F G C G l1: But it's better than drinking alone

Chorus

c1: C G F C l1: Sing us a song, you're the piano man

c1: F C D7 G l1: Sing us a song tonight

c1: C G F C l1: Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

c1: F G C G l1: And you've got us all feeling alright

Verse 4

c1: C G F C l1: It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday

c1: F C D7 G l1: And the manager gives me a smile

c1: C G F C l1: 'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see

c1: F G C G l1: To forget about life for a while

c1: C G F C l1: And the piano, it sounds like a carnival

c1: F C D7 G l1: And the microphone smells like a beer

c1: C G F C l1: And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar

c1: F G C G l1: And say, "Man, what are you doing here?"

Interlude

c1: Am D7 l1: la la la, di da da

c1: Am D7 G F C G7 l1: La la, di di da da dum

Chorus

c1: C G F C l1: Sing us a song, you're the piano man

c1: F C D7 G l1: Sing us a song tonight

c1: C G F C l1: Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

c1: F G C
l1: And you've got us all feeling alright