Piano Man - Billy Joel, guitar chords

Published: 2019-06-14 15:29
Selection chords: Ethan Cooper

Intro: C# G# F# C# F# C# D#7 G# C# G# F# C#  F# G# C# G#

Verse:
     C#      G#          F#    C#
Itʼs nine oʼclock on a Saturday
    F#       C#              D#7 G#
The regular crowd shuffles in
           C#       G#       F#       C#
Thereʼs 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#           D#7 G#
Iʼm not really sure how it goes
         C#            G#           F#          C#
But itʼs sad and itʼs sweet and I knew it complete
     F#        G#             C#
When I wore a younger manʼs clothes."

A#m              D#7
la la la, di da da
A#m           D#7    G#  F# C# G#7
La la, di di da da dum

Chorus:
C#         G#                F#     C#
Sing us a song, youʼre the piano man
F#         C#      D#7   G#
Sing us a song tonight
            C#          G#          F#   C#
Well, weʼre all in the mood for a melody
    F#                 G#         C#   G#
And youʼve got us all feeling alright

Verse:
    C#           G#        F#         C#
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
   F#          C#          D#7  G#
He gets me my drinks for free
         C#            G#              F#             C#
And heʼs quick with a joke and heʼll light up your smoke
            F#               G#           C# G#
But thereʼs some place that heʼd rather be

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He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
       F#          C#            D#7  G#
As the smile ran away from his face
          C#           G#          F#     C#
"Well Iʼm sure that I could be a movie star
   F#           G#           C#
If I could get out of this place"

A#m              D#7
la la la, di da da
A#m           D#7    G# F# C# G#7
La la, di di da da dum

Verse:
    C#         G#           F#   C#
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
    F#         C#          D#7  G#
Who never had time for a wife
         C#            G#           F#            C#
And heʼs talking with Davy, whoʼs still in the Navy
    F#             G#      C#   G#
And probably will be for life

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And the waitress is practicing politics
       F#           C#           D#7   G#
As the businessman slowly gets stoned
             C#         G#               F#     C#
Yes, theyʼre sharing a drink they call loneliness
         F#           G#         C#  G#
But itʼs better than drinking alone

Chorus:
C#         G#                F#     C#
Sing us a song, youʼre the piano man
F#         C#     D#7   G#
Sing us a song tonight
            C#          G#          F#   C#
Well, weʼre all in the mood for a melody
    F#                 G#         C#  G#
And youʼve got us all feeling alright

Verse:
       C#           G#           F#    C#
Itʼs a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
        F#       C#          D#7    G#
And the manager gives me a smile
          C#               G#               F#         C#
ʼCause he knows that itʼs me theyʼve 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
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And the microphone smells like a beer
         C#          G#           F#           C#
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
          F#             G#         C#     G#
And say, "Man, what are you doing here?"

A#m              D#7
la la la, di da da
A#m           D#7    G#  F# C# G#7
La la, di di da da dum

Chorus:
C#         G#                F#     C#
Sing us a song, youʼre the piano man
F#         C#     D#7   G#
Sing us a song tonight
            C#          G#          F#   C#
Well, weʼre all in the mood for a melody
    F#                 G#         C#
And youʼve got us all feeling alright