Piano Man — Billy Joel
Chords and lyrics for Piano Man by Billy Joel (key of C).
Harmonica
[C] [C/B] [Am] [C/G] [F] [C/E] [D7] [G]
[C] [C/B] [Am] [C/G] [F] [G11]
[C] [F/C] [Cmaj7] [G11]
[C] [F/C] [Cmaj7] [G11]
Verse
It's [C]nine [C/B]o'clock on a [Am]Saturday,[C/G] [F] the regular [C/E]crowd shuffles [D7]in[G]
There's an [C]old [C/B]man sitting [Am]next to me [C/G] making [F]love to his [G11]tonic and [C]gin
Harmonica
[C] [C/B] [Am] [C/G] [F] [G11]
[C] [F/C]
Verse
He says [C]son, can you [C/B]play me a [Am]memory [C/G] I'm [F]not really [C/E]sure how it [D7]goes
[G]
But it's [C]sad and it's [Em/B]sweet and I [Am]knew it [C/G]complete when [F]I wore a [G11]younger
man's [C]clothes
Bridge
[Am]Da da da[Am/G] de de [D7/F#]Da [F] [Am] dada[Am/G] dede [D7/F#]da [D7] da [G][G/F]da[G7/D][C/E]
Chorus
[C]Sing us a [Em/B]song, you're the [Am]piano man[C/G] [F]Sing us a [C/E]song [D7]tonight[G]
Well, we're [C]all in the [Em/B]mood for a [Am]melody [C/G] and [F]you've got us [G11]feeling
[C]alright
Harmonica
[C] [Em/B] [Am] [C/G] [F] [G11]
[C] [F/C] [Cmaj7] [G11]
[C] [F/C] [Cmaj7] [G11]
Verse
Now [C]John at the [Em/B]bar is a [Am]friend of mine,[C/G] he [F]gets me my [C/E]drinks for [D7]free
[G]
And he's [C]quick with a [Em/B]joke or to [Am]light up your [C/G]smoke but there's [F]some place
that [G11]he'd rather [C]be
[F/C] He says [C]Bill, I [Em/B]believe this is [Am]killing me [C/G] as the [F]smile ran [C/E]away
from his [D7]face[G]
Well, I'm [C]sure that I [Em/B]could be a [Am]movie star [C/G] if [F]I could get [G11]out of this
[C]place
Bridge
[Am]Da da da[Am/G] de de [D7/F#]Da [F] [Am] dada[Am/G] dede [D7/F#]da [D7] da [G][G/F]da[G7/D][C/E]
Verse
Now [C]Paul is a [Em/B]real estate [Am]novelist [C/G] who [F]never had [C/E]time for a [D7]wife[G]
And he's [C]talking with [Em/B]Davy who's [Am]still in the [C/G]navy and [F]probably [G11]will be for
[C]life
Harmonica
[C] [Em/B] [Am] [C/G] [F] [G11]
[C] [F/C]
Verse
And the [C]waitress is [Em/B]practising [Am]politics [C/G] as the [F]businessmen [C/E]slowly get
[D7]stoned[G]
Yes, they're [C]sharing a [Em/B]drink they call [Am]loneliness [C/G] but it's [F]better than
[G11]drinking [C]alone
Instrumental
[Am] [Am/G] [D7/F#] [F]
[Am] [Am/G] [D7/F#] [F]
[Am] [Am/G] [D7/F#] [D7]
[G] [G/F] [C/E] [G/D]
Chorus
[C]Sing us a [Em/B]song, you're the [Am]piano man[C/G] [F]Sing us a [C/E]song [D7]tonight[G]
Well, we're [C]all in the [Em/B]mood for a [Am]melody [C/G] and [F]you've got us [G11]feeling
[C]alright
Harmonica
[C] [C/B] [Am] [C/G] [F] [G11]
[C] [F/C] [Cmaj7] [G11]
[C] [F/C] [Cmaj7] [G11]
Verse
It's a [C]pretty good [C/B]crowd for a [Am]Saturday [C/G] and the [F]manager [C/E]gives me a
[D7]smile[G]
'Cause he [C]knows that it's [C/B]me they've been [Am]coming to [C/G]see, to [F]forget about
[G11]life for a [C]while[F/C]
And the [C]piano, it [C/B]sounds like a [Am]carnival [C/G] and the [F]microphone [C/E]smells like
a [D7]beer[G]
And they [C]sit at the [C/B]bar and put [Am]bread in my [C/G]jar and say [F]man, what are [G11]you
doing [C]here?
Bridge
[Am]Da da da[Am/G] de de [D7/F#]Da [F] [Am] dada[Am/G] dede [D7/F#]da [D7] da [G][G/F]da[G7/D][C/E]
Chorus
[C]Sing us a [C/B]song, you're the [Am]piano man[C/G] [F]Sing us a [C/E]song [D7]tonight[G]
Well, we're [C]all in the [C/B]mood for a [Am]melody [C/G] and [F]you've got us [G11]feeling
[C]alright
Harmonica
[C] [C/B] [Am] [C/G] [F] [G11]
[C] [F/C] [Cmaj7] [G11]
[C] [F/C] [Cmaj7] [G/F] [C/E] [G/D] [C]
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