Piano Man - Billy Joel, guitar chords

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

Intro: B F# E B E B C#7 F# B F# E B  E F# B F#

Verse:
     B      F#          E    B
Itʼs nine oʼclock on a Saturday
    E       B              C#7 F#
The regular crowd shuffles in
           B       F#       E       B
Thereʼs an old man sitting next to me
       E           F#         B  F#
Making love to his tonic and gin

          B            F#         E   B
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
    E          B           C#7 F#
Iʼm not really sure how it goes
         B            F#           E          B
But itʼs sad and itʼs sweet and I knew it complete
     E        F#             B
When I wore a younger manʼs clothes."

G#m              C#7
la la la, di da da
G#m           C#7    F#  E B F#7
La la, di di da da dum

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

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

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

G#m              C#7
la la la, di da da
G#m           C#7    F# E B F#7
La la, di di da da dum

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

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

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

Verse:
       B           F#           E    B
Itʼs a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
        E       B          C#7    F#
And the manager gives me a smile
          B               F#               E         B
ʼCause he knows that itʼs me theyʼve been coming to see
   E            F#           B   F#
To forget about life for a while

        B         F#             E    B
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
        E          B             C#7  F#
And the microphone smells like a beer
         B          F#           E           B
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
          E             F#         B     F#
And say, "Man, what are you doing here?"

G#m              C#7
la la la, di da da
G#m           C#7    F#  E B F#7
La la, di di da da dum

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