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Piano Man Chords

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Chords
CGFC
Key
C
bpm
176
Genre
Classic rockPop
Artist
Billy Joel
jam sessions
99774
Release year
1973
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It's nine o'clock on a SaturdayThe regular crowd shuffles inThere's an old man sittin' next to meMakin' love to his tonic and ginHe says, "Son, can you play me a memory?I'm not really sure how it goesBut it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it completeWhen I wore a younger man's clothes"La, la-la, di-dee-daLa-la, di-dee-da, da-dumSing us a song, you're the piano manSing us a song tonightWell, we're all in the mood for a melodyAnd you've got us feelin' alrightNow John at the bar is a friend of mineHe gets me my drinks for freeAnd he's quick with a joke or to light up your smokeBut there's some place that he'd rather beHe says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me"As the smile ran away from his face"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie starIf I could get out of this place"Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-daLa-la, di-dee-da, da-dumNow Paul is a real estate novelistWho never had time for a wifeAnd he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the NavyAnd probably will be for lifeAnd the waitress is practicing politicsAs the businessmen slowly get stonedYes, they're sharing a drink they call lonelinessBut it's better than drinkin' aloneSing us a song, you're the piano manSing us a song tonightWell, we're all in the mood for a melodyAnd you've got us feelin' alrightIt's a pretty good crowd for a SaturdayAnd the manager gives me a smile'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to seeTo forget about life for a whileAnd the piano, it sounds like a carnivalAnd the microphone smells like a beerAnd they sit at the bar and put bread in my jarAnd say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-daLa-la, di-dee-da, da-dumSing us a song, you're the piano manSing us a song tonightWell, we're all in the mood for a melodyAnd you've got us feelin' alrightLyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: Billy Joel | Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Intro

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday

Verse

The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sittin' next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory?

Chorus

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"
La, la-la, di-dee-da
La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum
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 feelin' alright

Instrumental

Verse

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

Chorus

He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me"
As the 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, la, la-la, di-dee-da
La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum
Now Paul is a real estate novelist

Verse

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

Chorus

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

Bridge

Chorus

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 feelin' alright

Instrumental

Bridge

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday

Verse

And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival

Chorus

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, la, la-la, di-dee-da
La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum
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 feelin' alright

Outro

Silence

By: Billy Joel · Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind · Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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