Chords for Piano Man (Billy Joel) Cover by Kevin Laurence
Tempo:
90.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[E] [G] [C]
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] It's nine o [G]'clock [F] on a [C] Saturday [F] The [C] regular crowd [D] shuffles [G] in
[C] There's an [G] old man [F] sitting [C] next to me [F] Making love to his sonic [C] engine
He [G] [F]
[C] [F] [G] [C]
[F] [C] says, [G] son, can you play [F] me a [C] memory?
[F] I'm [Em] not really [D] sure how it [G] goes
[C] But it started [G] sweet [F] and I [C] knew it complete [F] When [G] our younger [C] man's close
[Am]
[C] La la [D] dee dee da [F] [Am]
[C] La [D] dee dee da [G] da da
[Em] Sing [G] [C]
us [G] a [F] song, you're the [C] piano man [F]
[C] Sing us a [D] song [G] tonight
[C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] [F] You've [G] got us feeling [C] alright
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] Now John at the [G] bar, [F] he's a friend of mine [C] [F] He [C] gets me my drinks [D] for [G] free
[C] And he's [G] quick with a joke, [F] ought to light up your [C] smoke
[F] But there's [G] some place [F] that he'd [C] rather be
[F] He [C] says, will I [G] believe [F] this is killing [C] me?
[F] As I [C] smile right away [D] from his [G] face
[C] Well, I'm sure that [G] I could [F] be a movie [C] star [F] If I could [G] get out of [C] this place
[Am]
La [C] la [D] dee dee da [F] [Am] La [C] [D] dee dee da [G] da da
[C] [G] [C] Now Paul [G] is a real [F] estate novelist [C] [F] Who never had [C] time [D] for a [G] wife
[C] And he's talking with [G] Davy, [F] who's still in [C] the Navy [F] And probably will [C] be for life
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[C] And the [G] waitress is [Am] practicing politics [C] [F] As the [C] businessmen's [D] floating at stone
[G] [C] And they're [G] sharing a drink [F] they call [C] loneliness [F] But it's better [C] than drinking alone
And I [Am] just said, [C] [D]
[F] [Am] [G] [D]
[F] [Am] [C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[G] [C] sing us [G] a [F] song, you're the piano [C] man [F] Sing us a [C] [D] song [G] tonight
[C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] [F] You've got [G] us feeling [C]
alright
[G] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] It's a pretty good [G] crowd [F] for a Saturday [C] [F] And the manager [C] gives [D] me a [G] smile
[C] Cause he knows that [G] it's me [F] they've been coming to see [C] [F] So forget [G] about life [C] for a while
And
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[C] the [G] piano [F] sounds like a carnival [C] [F] And the microphone [C] smells [D] like a beer
[G] [C] And they sit at the [G] bar [F] and put bread in [C] my jar [F] Say, man, what are you [C] doing here?
[Am] La [C] la [D]
dee dee da [F] [Am] La [C] [D] dee dee da [G] da da
[Em] Sing [G] [C] us [G] a [Dm] song, you're the piano [C] man [F] Sing us [C] a [D] song tonight
[G] [C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] [F] You've got [G] us [C] feeling alright
[G] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[E] [G] [C]
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] It's nine o [G]'clock [F] on a [C] Saturday [F] The [C] regular crowd [D] shuffles [G] in
[C] There's an [G] old man [F] sitting [C] next to me [F] Making love to his sonic [C] engine
He [G] [F]
[C] [F] [G] [C]
[F] [C] says, [G] son, can you play [F] me a [C] memory?
[F] I'm [Em] not really [D] sure how it [G] goes
[C] But it started [G] sweet [F] and I [C] knew it complete [F] When [G] our younger [C] man's close
[Am]
[C] La la [D] dee dee da [F] [Am]
[C] La [D] dee dee da [G] da da
[Em] Sing [G] [C]
us [G] a [F] song, you're the [C] piano man [F]
[C] Sing us a [D] song [G] tonight
[C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] [F] You've [G] got us feeling [C] alright
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] Now John at the [G] bar, [F] he's a friend of mine [C] [F] He [C] gets me my drinks [D] for [G] free
[C] And he's [G] quick with a joke, [F] ought to light up your [C] smoke
[F] But there's [G] some place [F] that he'd [C] rather be
[F] He [C] says, will I [G] believe [F] this is killing [C] me?
[F] As I [C] smile right away [D] from his [G] face
[C] Well, I'm sure that [G] I could [F] be a movie [C] star [F] If I could [G] get out of [C] this place
[Am]
La [C] la [D] dee dee da [F] [Am] La [C] [D] dee dee da [G] da da
[C] [G] [C] Now Paul [G] is a real [F] estate novelist [C] [F] Who never had [C] time [D] for a [G] wife
[C] And he's talking with [G] Davy, [F] who's still in [C] the Navy [F] And probably will [C] be for life
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[C] And the [G] waitress is [Am] practicing politics [C] [F] As the [C] businessmen's [D] floating at stone
[G] [C] And they're [G] sharing a drink [F] they call [C] loneliness [F] But it's better [C] than drinking alone
And I [Am] just said, [C] [D]
[F] [Am] [G] [D]
[F] [Am] [C] [D]
[G] [Em]
[G] [C] sing us [G] a [F] song, you're the piano [C] man [F] Sing us a [C] [D] song [G] tonight
[C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] [F] You've got [G] us feeling [C]
alright
[G] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] It's a pretty good [G] crowd [F] for a Saturday [C] [F] And the manager [C] gives [D] me a [G] smile
[C] Cause he knows that [G] it's me [F] they've been coming to see [C] [F] So forget [G] about life [C] for a while
And
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[C] the [G] piano [F] sounds like a carnival [C] [F] And the microphone [C] smells [D] like a beer
[G] [C] And they sit at the [G] bar [F] and put bread in [C] my jar [F] Say, man, what are you [C] doing here?
[Am] La [C] la [D]
dee dee da [F] [Am] La [C] [D] dee dee da [G] da da
[Em] Sing [G] [C] us [G] a [Dm] song, you're the piano [C] man [F] Sing us [C] a [D] song tonight
[G] [C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] [F] You've got [G] us [C] feeling alright
[G] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[Dm] [C]
Key:
C
F
G
D
Am
C
F
G
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [C] It's nine o [G]'clock [F] on a [C] Saturday [F] The [C] regular crowd [D] shuffles [G] in
[C] There's an [G] old man [F] sitting [C] next to me [F] Making love to his sonic [C] engine
He _ [G] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] says, [G] son, can you play [F] me a [C] memory?
[F] I'm [Em] not really [D] sure how it [G] goes
[C] But it started [G] sweet [F] and I [C] knew it complete [F] When [G] our younger [C] man's close
[Am]
[C] La la [D] dee dee da [F] _ [Am]
[C] La [D] dee dee da [G] da da
[Em] Sing [G] _ _ [C]
us [G] a [F] song, you're the [C] piano man [F]
[C] Sing us a [D] song [G] tonight
[C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] [F] You've [G] got us feeling [C] alright _ _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [C] Now John at the [G] bar, [F] he's a friend of mine [C] [F] He [C] gets me my drinks [D] for [G] free
[C] And he's [G] quick with a joke, [F] ought to light up your [C] smoke
[F] But there's [G] some place [F] that he'd [C] rather be
_ [F] _ He [C] says, will I [G] believe [F] this is killing [C] me?
[F] As I [C] smile right away [D] from his [G] face
[C] Well, I'm sure that [G] I could [F] be a movie [C] star [F] If I could [G] get out of [C] this place
[Am]
La [C] la [D] dee dee da [F] [Am] La _ [C] [D] dee dee da [G] da da
_ [C] _ [G] _ [C] Now Paul [G] is a real [F] estate novelist [C] [F] Who never had [C] time [D] for a [G] wife
[C] And he's talking with [G] Davy, [F] who's still in [C] the Navy [F] And probably will [C] be for life _ _
_ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] And the [G] waitress is [Am] practicing politics [C] [F] As the [C] businessmen's [D] floating at stone
[G] [C] And they're [G] sharing a drink [F] they call [C] loneliness [F] But it's better [C] than drinking alone
And I [Am] just said, _ [C] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ [C] sing us [G] a [F] song, you're the piano [C] man [F] Sing us a [C] [D] song [G] tonight
[C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] _ [F] You've got [G] us feeling [C]
alright
_ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] It's a pretty good [G] crowd [F] for a Saturday [C] [F] And the manager [C] gives [D] me a [G] smile
[C] Cause he knows that [G] it's me [F] they've been coming to see [C] [F] So forget [G] about life [C] for a while
And _
_ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] the [G] piano [F] sounds like a carnival [C] [F] And the microphone [C] smells [D] like a beer
[G] [C] And they sit at the [G] bar [F] and put bread in [C] my jar [F] Say, man, what are you [C] doing here?
_ [Am] La [C] la [D]
dee dee da [F] _ [Am] La [C] [D] dee dee da [G] da da
[Em] Sing _ [G] _ [C] us [G] a [Dm] song, you're the piano [C] man [F] Sing us [C] a [D] song tonight
[G] [C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] _ [F] You've got [G] us [C] feeling alright
_ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [C] It's nine o [G]'clock [F] on a [C] Saturday [F] The [C] regular crowd [D] shuffles [G] in
[C] There's an [G] old man [F] sitting [C] next to me [F] Making love to his sonic [C] engine
He _ [G] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] says, [G] son, can you play [F] me a [C] memory?
[F] I'm [Em] not really [D] sure how it [G] goes
[C] But it started [G] sweet [F] and I [C] knew it complete [F] When [G] our younger [C] man's close
[Am]
[C] La la [D] dee dee da [F] _ [Am]
[C] La [D] dee dee da [G] da da
[Em] Sing [G] _ _ [C]
us [G] a [F] song, you're the [C] piano man [F]
[C] Sing us a [D] song [G] tonight
[C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] [F] You've [G] got us feeling [C] alright _ _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [C] Now John at the [G] bar, [F] he's a friend of mine [C] [F] He [C] gets me my drinks [D] for [G] free
[C] And he's [G] quick with a joke, [F] ought to light up your [C] smoke
[F] But there's [G] some place [F] that he'd [C] rather be
_ [F] _ He [C] says, will I [G] believe [F] this is killing [C] me?
[F] As I [C] smile right away [D] from his [G] face
[C] Well, I'm sure that [G] I could [F] be a movie [C] star [F] If I could [G] get out of [C] this place
[Am]
La [C] la [D] dee dee da [F] [Am] La _ [C] [D] dee dee da [G] da da
_ [C] _ [G] _ [C] Now Paul [G] is a real [F] estate novelist [C] [F] Who never had [C] time [D] for a [G] wife
[C] And he's talking with [G] Davy, [F] who's still in [C] the Navy [F] And probably will [C] be for life _ _
_ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] And the [G] waitress is [Am] practicing politics [C] [F] As the [C] businessmen's [D] floating at stone
[G] [C] And they're [G] sharing a drink [F] they call [C] loneliness [F] But it's better [C] than drinking alone
And I [Am] just said, _ [C] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ [C] sing us [G] a [F] song, you're the piano [C] man [F] Sing us a [C] [D] song [G] tonight
[C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] _ [F] You've got [G] us feeling [C]
alright
_ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] It's a pretty good [G] crowd [F] for a Saturday [C] [F] And the manager [C] gives [D] me a [G] smile
[C] Cause he knows that [G] it's me [F] they've been coming to see [C] [F] So forget [G] about life [C] for a while
And _
_ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] the [G] piano [F] sounds like a carnival [C] [F] And the microphone [C] smells [D] like a beer
[G] [C] And they sit at the [G] bar [F] and put bread in [C] my jar [F] Say, man, what are you [C] doing here?
_ [Am] La [C] la [D]
dee dee da [F] _ [Am] La [C] [D] dee dee da [G] da da
[Em] Sing _ [G] _ [C] us [G] a [Dm] song, you're the piano [C] man [F] Sing us [C] a [D] song tonight
[G] [C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [F] for a melody [C] _ [F] You've got [G] us [C] feeling alright
_ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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