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