Chords for Billy Joel - Piano Man (Official HD Video)

Tempo:
189.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel - Piano Man (Official HD Video) chords
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[Dm] .
[A#] .
[G] .
[C] [G] .
[F] [G] [C] [F] .
[C] [D] .
[G] [C] [G] .
[F] [G] [C] .
[F] [G] [C] .
[F] [C] .
[F] [C] .
[F] [C] [F] .
[C] It's nine [G] o'clock [F] on a Saturday, [G] [C] [F] .
[C] the regular crowd [D] shuffles in.
[G] [C] There's an old .
[G] man [A] sitting next to [G] me, [C] .
making [F] love to [G] his tonic [C] and gin.
.
[G] [F] .
[C] [F] [G] .
[C] .
[F] [C] He says, son, can you [G] play me [F] a memory?.
[C] [F] I'm not [C] really sure [D] how it [G] goes, [C] but it's sad and [G] 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 la [D] la [F] [G] [Am].
la, [G] la la [D] la la la [G] la.
.
[C] [G] .
[C] Sing us [B] a song, [A] you're the piano [G] man.
[F] Sing us [C] a song [D] tonight.
[G] .
[C] Well we're all in the [G] mood [A] for a melody.
[C] [F].
And you got [G] us feeling [C] alright.
Now .
[G] [F] [C] .
[F] [G] [C] .
[F] [C] .
[F] [C] [F] .
[C] [F] .
[C] John at [G] the bar is a [F] friend of [G] mine.
[C] [F] He gets me [C] my drinks [D] for free .
[G] And [C] he's quick with a [G] joke or [A] to light up your [G] smoke.
[F] But there's some place that he'd rather [C] be.
[F] .
He says, [C] Bill I [G] believe this [Am] is killing [C] me.
[F] As a smile ran [C] away from [D] his [G] face.
Well [C] I'm sure that [G] I could be [A] a movie [C] star .
[F] If I could [G] get out of [C] this place.
Oh [A] la [G] la la [D] [F] .
[Am] la la la [D] la la la la.
[G] .
[C] .
[G] Now [C] Paul [G] is a real [A] estate [G] novelist .
[F] Who never had [C] time [D] for a wife.
[G] [C] And he's talking with [G] Davy, [F] who's still in the [G].
[C] Navy.
And [F] probably [G] will be [C] polite.
The .
[B] [F] .
[G] [C] [F] [G] .
[C] .
[F] [C] .
waitress [G] is practicing [F] .
[G] politics.
As [F] the businessmen [C].
slowly get [D] stoned.
[G] Yes [C] they're sharing a [G] drink they [F] call loneliness.
[C] But [F] it's better [G] than drinking [C] alone .
[A] [G] Sing .
[D] [F] [Am] .
[D] [F] .
[Am] .
[D] [G] .
[C] .
[G] [C] us a [B] .
song, [A] you're the piano [C] man .
[F] Sing us [C] a song [D].
tonight.
[G] Well [C] we're all in [G] the mood [A] for a melody.
[C] .
[F] And you got us [Dm] feeling [C] .
alright.
It's [G] [Am] [G] .
[C] [F] [G] .
[C] [F] [C] .
[F] [C] .
[F] [C] [F] .
[C] a pretty good [B] crowd [G] .
[A] for a Saturday.
[G] [C] [F] And the manager [C] gives me a [D] .
smile.
[G] Cause [C] he knows that [G] it's me [A] they've been coming to [G] [C] see.
[F] To forget about [G] life [C] for a while.
And [F] .
[C] the piano [G] sounds [F] like a [G] carnival.
And the [F] microphone [Em] smells [D] like a beer.
[G] And [C] they sit at the [G] bar and [F] put bread in my [C] jar.
And say [F] man what are [Dm] you doing [C] .
here.
[A] Oh la [G] la [F#m] la la la [D] [F] la [A] [G] la [D] la la la.
Sing [G] .
[C] [G] .
[C] us [G] a song, [Am] you're the piano [C] man.
[F] Sing us a [Em] [C] [D] song tonight.
[G] Well [C] we're all [G] .
in the mood [F] for a melody.
[G] [C] .
[F] And you got [G] us feeling [C] alright.
[G] [F] [G] .
[C] [F] [G] .
[C] [F] [C] .
[F] [C] .
[F] [C] [F] .
[C] [F] [C] .
[N] .
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To start learning Billy Joel - (Album Version) Piano Man chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, C, F, G, F, G, C and G in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 94 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 189. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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

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