Chords for Piano Man - Billy Joel (Acoustic Cover)
Tempo:
61.3 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Fm
Db
Bbm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[Fm] [Db]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab]
It's nine o'clock [Fm] on a Saturday, making a [Bbm] crowd jump in.
[Ab] There's an old man [Fm] sitting next to me, making a big piece [Ab] of money in the end.
He said, son, can you [Fm] pay me a memory?
[Bbm] I'm not really sure how it goes, [Ab] but it's sad and it's [Fm] sweet and I knew it complete.
[Eb] I'm younger [Ab] than he's grown.
[Fm] [Bbm] [Fm] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Ab] Now John's a [Fm] friend of mine, [Bbm] by a great deceitful breed.
And he's quick with a joke, [Fm] or he'll light up your smoke.
But there's some [Eb] place he'd [Ab] rather be.
[Db] He says, [Cm] do I believe this is killing me?
[Db]
Smiles away [Bbm] from his face.
[Ab] I'm sure that I [Fm] could be a movie star, [Db] if I could get [Ab] out of this delay.
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Fm] [Bbm] [Bb]
[Ab] Sing us a [Fm] song, you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a [Bbm] song tonight.
Yeah, we're all in the [Fm] mood for a melody.
[Db] You've got us [Ab] feeling alright.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Db] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm] [Ab]
Now [Bb] Paul's a realistic [Fm] novelist.
[Db] We're ahead of time for a while.
[Ab]
And he's talking [Fm] the daily, still in the navy.
And he [Eb] probably [Ab] will be for life.
[Db] [Ab] And the waitress is [Cm] practicing politics.
[Db] The businessman's [Bbm] slowly getting stoned.
[Ab] They're all sharing [F] a drink they [Fm] call a weakness.
[Db] But it's better than [Ab] drinking alone.
[Fm] Oh, la, [Bbm] la, la, [Fm] la.
La, [Bbm] la, la, [F] la, la.
[Ab] Sing us a [Fm] song, you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a [Bbm] song tonight.
[Ab] Yeah, we're all in the [Fm] mood for a melody.
[Db] And you've got us feeling [Ab] alright.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Db] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
But it's a pretty crowded [Fm] Saturday.
[Db] The manager gives me a smile.
[Ab] But he knows it's [Gm] me [Fm] they've been promising to get [Eb] by.
[Ab] Life and why.
[Db] [Ab] And the piano [Fm] sounds like a carnival.
[Db] And the microphone [Bbm] smells like [Ab] beer.
They sit at the [Fm] bar and the food's back in my jar.
[Db] Sings Bradley, the [Ab] villain here.
[Fm] Oh, la, [Bbm] la, la, la.
[Cm] La, la, [Bbm] la, [Bb] la, la.
Sing us a song, [Fm] you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a song [Eb] tonight.
[Ab] Yeah, we're all in the mood [Fm] for a melody.
And you've [Eb] got us feeling [Ab] alright.
[Eb] [Gm] [Fm] [Db] [Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Db]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab]
It's nine o'clock [Fm] on a Saturday, making a [Bbm] crowd jump in.
[Ab] There's an old man [Fm] sitting next to me, making a big piece [Ab] of money in the end.
He said, son, can you [Fm] pay me a memory?
[Bbm] I'm not really sure how it goes, [Ab] but it's sad and it's [Fm] sweet and I knew it complete.
[Eb] I'm younger [Ab] than he's grown.
[Fm] [Bbm] [Fm] [Bbm]
[Bb] [Ab] Now John's a [Fm] friend of mine, [Bbm] by a great deceitful breed.
And he's quick with a joke, [Fm] or he'll light up your smoke.
But there's some [Eb] place he'd [Ab] rather be.
[Db] He says, [Cm] do I believe this is killing me?
[Db]
Smiles away [Bbm] from his face.
[Ab] I'm sure that I [Fm] could be a movie star, [Db] if I could get [Ab] out of this delay.
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Fm] [Bbm] [Bb]
[Ab] Sing us a [Fm] song, you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a [Bbm] song tonight.
Yeah, we're all in the [Fm] mood for a melody.
[Db] You've got us [Ab] feeling alright.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Db] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm] [Ab]
Now [Bb] Paul's a realistic [Fm] novelist.
[Db] We're ahead of time for a while.
[Ab]
And he's talking [Fm] the daily, still in the navy.
And he [Eb] probably [Ab] will be for life.
[Db] [Ab] And the waitress is [Cm] practicing politics.
[Db] The businessman's [Bbm] slowly getting stoned.
[Ab] They're all sharing [F] a drink they [Fm] call a weakness.
[Db] But it's better than [Ab] drinking alone.
[Fm] Oh, la, [Bbm] la, la, [Fm] la.
La, [Bbm] la, la, [F] la, la.
[Ab] Sing us a [Fm] song, you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a [Bbm] song tonight.
[Ab] Yeah, we're all in the [Fm] mood for a melody.
[Db] And you've got us feeling [Ab] alright.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Db] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
But it's a pretty crowded [Fm] Saturday.
[Db] The manager gives me a smile.
[Ab] But he knows it's [Gm] me [Fm] they've been promising to get [Eb] by.
[Ab] Life and why.
[Db] [Ab] And the piano [Fm] sounds like a carnival.
[Db] And the microphone [Bbm] smells like [Ab] beer.
They sit at the [Fm] bar and the food's back in my jar.
[Db] Sings Bradley, the [Ab] villain here.
[Fm] Oh, la, [Bbm] la, la, la.
[Cm] La, la, [Bbm] la, [Bb] la, la.
Sing us a song, [Fm] you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a song [Eb] tonight.
[Ab] Yeah, we're all in the mood [Fm] for a melody.
And you've [Eb] got us feeling [Ab] alright.
[Eb] [Gm] [Fm] [Db] [Eb] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab]
Key:
Ab
Fm
Db
Bbm
Eb
Ab
Fm
Db
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's nine o'clock [Fm] on a Saturday, making a [Bbm] crowd jump in.
[Ab] There's an old man [Fm] sitting next to me, making a big piece [Ab] of money in the end.
_ He said, son, can you [Fm] pay me a memory?
[Bbm] I'm not really sure how it goes, [Ab] but it's sad and it's [Fm] sweet and I knew it complete.
[Eb] I'm younger [Ab] than he's grown.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ Now John's a [Fm] friend of mine, _ [Bbm] by a great deceitful breed.
And he's quick with a joke, [Fm] or he'll light up your smoke.
But there's some [Eb] place he'd [Ab] rather be.
[Db] _ He says, [Cm] do I believe this is killing me?
[Db]
Smiles away [Bbm] from his face.
[Ab] I'm sure that I [Fm] could be a movie star, [Db] if I could get [Ab] out of this delay.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ Sing us a [Fm] song, you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a [Bbm] song tonight.
Yeah, we're all in the [Fm] mood for a melody.
[Db] You've got us [Ab] feeling alright.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now [Bb] Paul's a realistic [Fm] novelist.
_ [Db] We're ahead of time for a while.
[Ab]
And he's talking [Fm] the daily, still in the navy.
And he [Eb] probably [Ab] will be for life.
[Db] _ [Ab] And the waitress is [Cm] practicing politics.
[Db] The businessman's [Bbm] slowly getting stoned.
[Ab] They're all sharing [F] a drink they [Fm] call a weakness.
[Db] But it's better than [Ab] drinking alone.
[Fm] Oh, la, [Bbm] la, la, [Fm] la.
La, [Bbm] la, la, [F] la, la. _
[Ab] _ _ Sing us a [Fm] song, you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a [Bbm] song tonight.
[Ab] Yeah, we're all in the [Fm] mood for a melody.
[Db] And you've got us feeling [Ab] alright.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ But it's a pretty crowded [Fm] Saturday.
[Db] The manager gives me a smile.
[Ab] But he knows it's [Gm] me [Fm] they've been promising to get [Eb] by.
[Ab] Life and why. _
[Db] _ [Ab] And the piano [Fm] sounds like a carnival.
[Db] And the microphone [Bbm] smells like [Ab] beer.
They sit at the [Fm] bar and the food's back in my jar.
[Db] Sings Bradley, the [Ab] villain here.
[Fm] Oh, la, [Bbm] la, la, la.
_ [Cm] La, la, [Bbm] la, [Bb] la, la. _
_ Sing us a song, [Fm] you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a song [Eb] tonight.
[Ab] Yeah, we're all in the mood [Fm] for a melody.
And you've [Eb] got us feeling [Ab] alright.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's nine o'clock [Fm] on a Saturday, making a [Bbm] crowd jump in.
[Ab] There's an old man [Fm] sitting next to me, making a big piece [Ab] of money in the end.
_ He said, son, can you [Fm] pay me a memory?
[Bbm] I'm not really sure how it goes, [Ab] but it's sad and it's [Fm] sweet and I knew it complete.
[Eb] I'm younger [Ab] than he's grown.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ Now John's a [Fm] friend of mine, _ [Bbm] by a great deceitful breed.
And he's quick with a joke, [Fm] or he'll light up your smoke.
But there's some [Eb] place he'd [Ab] rather be.
[Db] _ He says, [Cm] do I believe this is killing me?
[Db]
Smiles away [Bbm] from his face.
[Ab] I'm sure that I [Fm] could be a movie star, [Db] if I could get [Ab] out of this delay.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ Sing us a [Fm] song, you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a [Bbm] song tonight.
Yeah, we're all in the [Fm] mood for a melody.
[Db] You've got us [Ab] feeling alright.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now [Bb] Paul's a realistic [Fm] novelist.
_ [Db] We're ahead of time for a while.
[Ab]
And he's talking [Fm] the daily, still in the navy.
And he [Eb] probably [Ab] will be for life.
[Db] _ [Ab] And the waitress is [Cm] practicing politics.
[Db] The businessman's [Bbm] slowly getting stoned.
[Ab] They're all sharing [F] a drink they [Fm] call a weakness.
[Db] But it's better than [Ab] drinking alone.
[Fm] Oh, la, [Bbm] la, la, [Fm] la.
La, [Bbm] la, la, [F] la, la. _
[Ab] _ _ Sing us a [Fm] song, you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a [Bbm] song tonight.
[Ab] Yeah, we're all in the [Fm] mood for a melody.
[Db] And you've got us feeling [Ab] alright.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ But it's a pretty crowded [Fm] Saturday.
[Db] The manager gives me a smile.
[Ab] But he knows it's [Gm] me [Fm] they've been promising to get [Eb] by.
[Ab] Life and why. _
[Db] _ [Ab] And the piano [Fm] sounds like a carnival.
[Db] And the microphone [Bbm] smells like [Ab] beer.
They sit at the [Fm] bar and the food's back in my jar.
[Db] Sings Bradley, the [Ab] villain here.
[Fm] Oh, la, [Bbm] la, la, la.
_ [Cm] La, la, [Bbm] la, [Bb] la, la. _
_ Sing us a song, [Fm] you piano man.
[Db] Sing us a song [Eb] tonight.
[Ab] Yeah, we're all in the mood [Fm] for a melody.
And you've [Eb] got us feeling [Ab] alright.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _