Published: 2019-06-14 15:29 Selection chords: Ethan Cooper
Tonality
Intro: CGFCFCD7GCGFCFGCG
Verse:
CGFC
Itʼs nine oʼclock on a Saturday
FCD7G
The regular crowd shuffles in
CGFC
Thereʼs an old man sitting next to me
FGCG
Making love to his tonic and gin
CGFC
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
FCD7G
Iʼm not really sure how it goes
CGFC
But itʼs sad and itʼs sweet and I knew it complete
FGC
When I wore a younger manʼs clothes."
AmD7
la la la, di da da
AmD7GFCG7
La la, di di da da dum
Chorus:
CGFC
Sing us a song, youʼre the piano man
FCD7G
Sing us a song tonight
CGFC
Well, weʼre all in the mood for a melody
FGCG
And youʼve got us all feeling alright
Verse:
CGFC
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
FCD7G
He gets me my drinks for free
CGFC
And heʼs quick with a joke and heʼll light up your smoke
FGCG
But thereʼs some place that heʼd rather be
CGFC
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
FCD7G
As the smile ran away from his face
CGFC
"Well Iʼm sure that I could be a movie star
FGC
If I could get out of this place"
AmD7
la la la, di da da
AmD7GFCG7
La la, di di da da dum
Verse:
CGFC
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
FCD7G
Who never had time for a wife
CGFC
And heʼs talking with Davy, whoʼs still in the Navy
FGCG
And probably will be for life
CGFC
And the waitress is practicing politics
FCD7G
As the businessman slowly gets stoned
CGFC
Yes, theyʼre sharing a drink they call loneliness
FGCG
But itʼs better than drinking alone
Chorus:
CGFC
Sing us a song, youʼre the piano man
FCD7G
Sing us a song tonight
CGFC
Well, weʼre all in the mood for a melody
FGCG
And youʼve got us all feeling alright
Verse:
CGFC
Itʼs a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
FCD7G
And the manager gives me a smile
CGFC
ʼCause he knows that itʼs me theyʼve been coming to see
FGCG
To forget about life for a while
CGFC
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
FCD7G
And the microphone smells like a beer
CGFC
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
FGCG
And say, "Man, what are you doing here?"
AmD7
la la la, di da da
AmD7GFCG7
La la, di di da da dum
Chorus:
CGFC
Sing us a song, youʼre the piano man
FCD7G
Sing us a song tonight
CGFC
Well, weʼre all in the mood for a melody
FGC
And youʼve got us all feeling alright