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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Elton John and Billy Joel - Piano Man live chords
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[C] [F] .
[E] [Dm] .
All right, now performing Billy Joel's Piano [E] Man, Elton John and Billy Joel.
[F] .
[Bb] .
[E] [G] .
[C] .
[G] [Am] .
[C] .
[F] [C] [D] .
[G] [C] .
[G] [F] .
[C] .
[F] [G] [C] .
[F] .
[C] .
[F] [C] .
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.
.
[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.
.
[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.
.
[G] .
[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.
.
[G] .
[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.
.
[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.
.
[G] .
[F] [C] .
[F] [G] .
[C] [F] .
[C] [F] [C] .
[F] .
[C] [F] .
[C] [Dm] [C] .
[N] .
Doesn't get any better than that.
.
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.
.
[C] .
[G] .
[Bm] [G] [N] .
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
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Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
F
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To learn Billy Joel - Piano Man - Fan Live chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, F, C, G, Am, C, G and C. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 90 BPM and then match the original tempo of 182 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ .
All right, now performing Billy Joel's Piano [E] Man, Elton John and Billy Joel.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
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.
_ .
_ [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.
_ .
[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.
_ _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
[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.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
[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.
_ .
[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.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ .
Doesn't get any better than that.
_ .
_ 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.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ _ .

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