Chords for Elton John and Billy Joel - Piano Man live
Tempo:
181.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
C
G
F
Am
D
C
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[C] [F] .
[E] [Dm] .
All right, now performing Billy Joel's Piano [E] Man, Elton John and Billy Joel.
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It's nine [G] o'clock [Am] on a Saturday, [C] .
[F] the regular [C] crowd .
[D] shuffles in.
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[C] There's an old man [G] .
[Am] sitting next to [C] me, [F] making love to [G] his Tom Hinton [C] Jim.
He says, [G] .
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[C] son, [G] can you play [Am] me a [C] memory?
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[F] I'm not really [C] sure how it [D] goes.
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And [C] it sounded [G] sweet, [F] and I knew it [C] complete, [F] when I wore a [G] younger [C] man's clothes.
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[Am] Da da [D] da dee dee da, [F] .
[Am] [C] da da da [D] dee dee da.
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[Em] [G] .
[C] Sing us a [G] song, [Am] you piano [C] man, .
[F] sing us a [Em] .
song [D] tonight.
[G] .
[C] While we're all in [G] the mood [Am] for a melody, [C] .
[F] you got [G] us feeling [C] all right.
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[C] Oh, now John [G] and the Pop, [F] he's a friend of mine, [C] .
[F] and he gets me my [C] drinks for [D] free.
[G] And [C] he's quick with a [G] jug, [F] how to light up [C] your smoke, [F] if there's someplace [G] he'd rather [C] be.
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[F] [C] He says, Bill, I [G] believe this [Am] is killing [C] me, there's [F] a smile [C] right away from his [D] face.
[G] Well, [C] I'm sure that I [G] could [Am] be a movie [G] star, [F] if I [G] could get out of this [C] place.
[Am].
Da da [G] da dee [D] dee da, [F] [G] .
[Am] da da da [D] dee dee da.
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[G] .
[C] [G] Oh, [C] now Paul [G] is a real [Am] estate novelist, [C] .
[F] who never [Em] had time [D] for a wife.
[G] .
[C] And he's talking [G] with Davy, [Am] who's still in [C] the Navy, .
[F] probably [G] will be [C] for life.
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[C] And the waitress [G] is practicing [Am] politics, [C] as [F] the businessmen [C] slowly get [D] stoned.
[G] [C] Yes, they're sharing a [G] drink they [Am].
call loneliness, [C] [F] but it's better [G] than drinking [C] .
alone.
And I just [Am] say, [D] .
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[F] [G] [Am] .
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[C] [G] .
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sing us a song, you [Am] piano man, [C] .
[F] sing us [C] a song [D] tonight.
[G] .
While [C] we're all in the [G] mood [Am] for a melody, [C] .
[F] you got [G] us feeling [C] all right.
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[F] [C] .
[F] [Dm] .
[C] [F] .
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[C] [F] [C] Well, it's nine [G] o'clock [Am] on a Saturday, [G] .
[F] and the regular [C] crowd is [D] over there.
[G] .
[C] And the manager [Em] says, [Am] it's me you've [G] become, and I see [F] you've been getting by, [G] like for [C] a while.
Okay.
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[F] [C] And the piano, [G] it sounds [Am] like a [C] carnival, and [F] the microphone [C] smells like [D] a beer.
[G] [C] And they send in the [G] bar, and [Am] put bread in [C] my jar, and [F] say, man, what are you doing [C] here?.
[Am] Oh, la [G] la la [D] dee dee da, [F] [Am] .
[Em] la la la [D] dee dee da.
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[C] .
[G] [C] Sing us [G] a song, [Am] you piano [C] man, [F] sing us [C] a song [D] tonight.
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[G] [C] While we're all in the [G] mood [Am] for a melody, [C] .
[F] you got [G] us feeling all [C] right.
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[F] [C] .
[F] [G] .
[C] [F] .
[C] [F] [C] .
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[C] [Dm] [C] .
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[N] .
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Doesn't get any better than that.
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Billy Joel, Elton John, thank you [D] gentlemen.
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[G] Elton, all of you gentlemen, sir, thank [D] you again.
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The two CDs [C] are right here.
[G] They'll be in Phoenix and Las Vegas, the [D] next tour, catch them there.
Also, thanks to .
[C] Dick Bunches for [G] helping us out tonight.
[D] Tomorrow night, Chris Rock will be here, and Giselle.
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[C] Stay tuned for Conan, [G] he's coming up next.
Bye everybody, [D] thanks for watching, see you later.
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[Bm] [G] [N] .
[E] [Dm] .
All right, now performing Billy Joel's Piano [E] Man, Elton John and Billy Joel.
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It's nine [G] o'clock [Am] on a Saturday, [C] .
[F] the regular [C] crowd .
[D] shuffles in.
[G] .
[C] There's an old man [G] .
[Am] sitting next to [C] me, [F] making love to [G] his Tom Hinton [C] Jim.
He says, [G] .
[F] [C] .
[F] [G] .
[C] .
[F] .
[C] son, [G] can you play [Am] me a [C] memory?
.
[F] I'm not really [C] sure how it [D] goes.
[G] .
And [C] it sounded [G] sweet, [F] and I knew it [C] complete, [F] when I wore a [G] younger [C] man's clothes.
.
[Am] Da da [D] da dee dee da, [F] .
[Am] [C] da da da [D] dee dee da.
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[G] .
[Em] [G] .
[C] Sing us a [G] song, [Am] you piano [C] man, .
[F] sing us a [Em] .
song [D] tonight.
[G] .
[C] While we're all in [G] the mood [Am] for a melody, [C] .
[F] you got [G] us feeling [C] all right.
.
[G] [F] .
[C] .
[F] [G] .
[C] [F] .
[C] .
[F] .
[C] Oh, now John [G] and the Pop, [F] he's a friend of mine, [C] .
[F] and he gets me my [C] drinks for [D] free.
[G] And [C] he's quick with a [G] jug, [F] how to light up [C] your smoke, [F] if there's someplace [G] he'd rather [C] be.
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[F] [C] He says, Bill, I [G] believe this [Am] is killing [C] me, there's [F] a smile [C] right away from his [D] face.
[G] Well, [C] I'm sure that I [G] could [Am] be a movie [G] star, [F] if I [G] could get out of this [C] place.
[Am].
Da da [G] da dee [D] dee da, [F] [G] .
[Am] da da da [D] dee dee da.
.
[G] .
[C] [G] Oh, [C] now Paul [G] is a real [Am] estate novelist, [C] .
[F] who never [Em] had time [D] for a wife.
[G] .
[C] And he's talking [G] with Davy, [Am] who's still in [C] the Navy, .
[F] probably [G] will be [C] for life.
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[F] [C] .
[F] [G] .
[C] .
[F] .
[C] And the waitress [G] is practicing [Am] politics, [C] as [F] the businessmen [C] slowly get [D] stoned.
[G] [C] Yes, they're sharing a [G] drink they [Am].
call loneliness, [C] [F] but it's better [G] than drinking [C] .
alone.
And I just [Am] say, [D] .
[F] [Am] .
[D] .
[F] [G] [Am] .
[D] .
[G] .
[C] [G] .
[C] [G] .
sing us a song, you [Am] piano man, [C] .
[F] sing us [C] a song [D] tonight.
[G] .
While [C] we're all in the [G] mood [Am] for a melody, [C] .
[F] you got [G] us feeling [C] all right.
.
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[F] [C] .
[F] [Dm] .
[C] [F] .
[C] .
[F] .
[C] [F] [C] Well, it's nine [G] o'clock [Am] on a Saturday, [G] .
[F] and the regular [C] crowd is [D] over there.
[G] .
[C] And the manager [Em] says, [Am] it's me you've [G] become, and I see [F] you've been getting by, [G] like for [C] a while.
Okay.
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[F] [C] And the piano, [G] it sounds [Am] like a [C] carnival, and [F] the microphone [C] smells like [D] a beer.
[G] [C] And they send in the [G] bar, and [Am] put bread in [C] my jar, and [F] say, man, what are you doing [C] here?.
[Am] Oh, la [G] la la [D] dee dee da, [F] [Am] .
[Em] la la la [D] dee dee da.
[G] .
[C] .
[G] [C] Sing us [G] a song, [Am] you piano [C] man, [F] sing us [C] a song [D] tonight.
.
[G] [C] While we're all in the [G] mood [Am] for a melody, [C] .
[F] you got [G] us feeling all [C] right.
.
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[F] [C] .
[F] [G] .
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Doesn't get any better than that.
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Billy Joel, Elton John, thank you [D] gentlemen.
[C] .
[G] Elton, all of you gentlemen, sir, thank [D] you again.
.
The two CDs [C] are right here.
[G] They'll be in Phoenix and Las Vegas, the [D] next tour, catch them there.
Also, thanks to .
[C] Dick Bunches for [G] helping us out tonight.
[D] Tomorrow night, Chris Rock will be here, and Giselle.
.
[C] Stay tuned for Conan, [G] he's coming up next.
Bye everybody, [D] thanks for watching, see you later.
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