Piano Man - Billy Joel, guitar chords

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

Intro: C G F C F C D7 G C G F C  F G C G

Verse:
     C      G          F    C
Itʼs nine oʼclock on a Saturday
    F       C              D7 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           D7 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."

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, youʼre the piano man
F         C      D7   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          D7  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

          C         G             F       C
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
       F          C            D7  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"

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           F            C
And heʼs talking with Davy, whoʼs 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               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     D7   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          D7    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
        F          C             D7  G
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?"

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, youʼre the piano man
F         C     D7   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