Billy Joel
Piano Man
Piano Man (1973)

Dm7...  D°... (piano)

C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  C/E  D7  G  
                                                                 w/ harmonica
C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  G  C  {F/C  C5  F/C C C/D C  x 1.75  (3/4)}

     C      C/B        Am       C/G
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
F             C/E            D7  G
  The regular crowd shuffles in
           C     C/B         Am         C/G
There's an old maaan sitting next to me
       F           G         C    F/C
Makin' love to his tonic and gin

C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  G  C    F/C <  w/ harmonica

  He says "Son, can you play me a memory
  I'm not really sure how it goes
  But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
  When I wore a younger man's clothes"                (C  F/C -> C   C/B)

    Am       Am/G         D7/F♯  F
    Laaa, la laaa   di da daaa 
    Am    Am/G         D7/F♯  f♯ e f♯ G  G/F  C/E  G7/D
       La laaa   di di daaa        da da

  Sing us a song, you're the piano man
  Sing us a song tonight
  Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
  And you've got us all feelin' all right

C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  G  C  {F/C  C5  F/C C C/D C  x 1.75}

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke and he'll light up your smoke
But there's some place that he'd rather be

  He says "Bill, I believe this is killing me"
  As his smile ran away from his face
  "Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
  If I could get out of this place"

    Oh laaa, la laaa, di da daaa 
    La laaa, di di daaa, da da

Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life

C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  G  C    F/C <  w/ harmonica

  And the waitress is practicing politics
  As the businessman slowly gets stoned
  Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
  But it's better than drinkin' alone

    Am  Am/G  D7/F♯  F

    Am  Am/G  D7/F♯  D7

    Am  Am/G  D7/F♯   f♯ e f♯ G  G/F  C/E  G7/D

  Sing us a song you're the piano man
  Sing us a song tonight 
  Well we're all in the mood for a melody
  And you got us all feeling alright

C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  G  C  {F/C  C5  F/C C C/D C  x 1.75}

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about their life for a while                        C  C < F/C  F/C  

  And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore
  And the microphone smells like a beer
  And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
  And say "Man, what are you doin' here?"

    Oh laaa, la laaa, di da daaa 
    La laaa, di di daaa, da da

  Sing us a song you're the piano man 
  Sing us a song tonight
  Well we're all in the mood for a melody 
  And you got us all feeling alright

C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  G  C  {F/C  C5  F/C C C/D C  x 2}  fin: (ral., reste)