The track was written & sung by Billy Joel.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: C
- Chords: C, G, F, D7, Am, G7, A, E, D, B7, E7, F#m
- BPM: 78
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Track Info
- Song: Piano Man
- Artist: Billy Joel
- Written by Billy Joel
- Produced by Mike Stewart
- Album: Piano Man
- Released Date: 2 November 1973
[Intro] C G F C F C D7 G
C G F C F G C G [Verse]
C G F C It's nine o'clock on a Saturday F C D7 G The regular crowd shuffles in C G F C There's an old man sitting next to me F G C G Making love to his tonic and gin C G F C He says, "Son, can you play me a memory F C D7 G I'm not really sure how it goes C G But it's sad and it's sweet and
F C
I knew it complete F G C When I wore a younger man's clothes." [Interlude] Am D7 la la la, di da da Am D7 G F C G7 La la, di di da da dum [Chorus] C G F C Sing us a song, you're the piano man F C D7 G Sing us a song tonight C Well, we're all in
G F C
the mood for a melody F G C G And you've got us all feeling alright [Verse] C G F C Now John at the bar is a friend of mine F C D7 G He gets me my drinks for free C G And he's quick with a joke and
F C
he'll light up your smoke F But there's some place that
G C G
he'd rather be C G He says, "Bill, I believe
F C
this is killing me." F C D7 G As the smile ran away from his face C "Well I'm sure that
G F C
I could be a movie star F G C If I could get out of this place" [Interlude] Am D7 la la la, di da da Am D7 G F C G7 La la, di di da da dum [Verse] C G F C Now Paul is a real estate novelist F C D7 G Who never had time for a wife C G And he's talking with Davy,
F C
who's still in the Navy F G C G And probably will be for life C G F C And the waitress is practicing politics F C D7 G As the businessman slowly gets stoned C G Yes, they're sharing a drink
F C
they call loneliness F G C G But it's better than drinking alone [Chorus] C G F C Sing us a song, you're the piano man F C D7 G Sing us a song tonight C Well, we're all in the
G F C
mood for a melody F G C G And you've got us all feeling alright [Verse]
C G F C It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday F C D7 G And the manager gives me a smile C G 'Cause he knows that it's me
F C
they've been coming to see F G C G To forget about life for a while C G F C And the piano, it sounds like a carnival F C D7 G And the microphone smells like a beer C G And they sit at the bar and
F C
put bread in my jar F And say, "Man, what are
G C G
you doing here?" [Interlude] Am D7 la la la, di da da Am D7 G F C G7 La la, di di da da dum [Chorus]
C G Sing us a song,
F C
you're the piano man F C D7 G Sing us a song tonight C Well, we're all in the
G F C
mood for a melody F G C And you've got us all feeling alright
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