Piano Man Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Key: | C |
| Capo: | no capo |
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PIANO MAN
By: Billy Joel
Tabbed by Caroline & Kris
Waltzing rhythm 6/8
[Intro]
C G Am C F C D G
C G Am C F G C C F F
[Verse 1]
C G Am C
Its nine o’clock on a saturday
F C D G
The regular crowd shuffles in
C G Am C
There’s an old man sitting next to me
F G C C
Making love to his tonic and gin
[Instrumental]
C G Am C F G C C F F
[Verse 2]
C G Am C
He says son can you play me a memory
F C D G
I’m not really sure how it goes
C G Am C
But it’s sad and its sweet and I knew it complete
F G C C
when I wore a younger man’s clothes
[Interlude]
Am C D7 D7 Am
La da da de de Da
C D7 D7 G G7 G* G7*
da da de de Da da DA
[Chorus]
C G Am C
Sing us a song you’re the piano man
F C D G
Sing us a song tonight
C G Am C
Well we’re all in the mood for a melody
F G C C
and you’ve got us feeling all right
[Instrumental]
C G Am C F G C C F F C C F F
[Verse 3]
C G Am C
Now john at the bar is a friend of mine
F C D G
He gets me my drinks for free
C G Am C
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
F G C C
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
C G Am C
He says, "bill, i believe this is killing me."
F C D G
As the smile ran away from his face
C G Am C
"well i'm sure that i could be a movie star
F G C C
If i could get out of this place"
[Interlude]
Am C D7 D7 Am
La da da de de Da
C D7 D7 G G7 G* G7*
da da de de Da da DA
[Verse 5]
C G Am C
Now paul is a real estate novelist
F C D G
Who never had time for a wife
C G Am C
And he's talkin' with davy who's still in the navy
F G C C
And probably will be for life
C G Am C
And the waitress is practicing politics
F C D G
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
C G Am C
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
F G C C
But it's better than drinkin' alone
[Chorus]
C G Am C
Sing us a song you’re the piano man
F C D G
Sing us a song tonight
C G Am C
Well we’re all in the mood for a melody
F G C C
and you’ve got us feeling all right
[Verse 6]
C G Am C
It's a pretty good crowd for a saturday
F C D G
And the manager gives me a smile
C G Am C
'cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
F G C C
To forget about life for a while
C G Am C
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
F C D G
And the microphone smells like a beer
C G Am C
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
F G C C
And say, "man, what are you doin' here?
[Interlude]
Am C D7 D7 Am
La da da de de Da
C D7 D7 G G7 G* G7*
da da de de Da da DA
[Chorus]
C G Am C
Sing us a song you’re the piano man
F C D G
Sing us a song tonight
C G Am C
Well we’re all in the mood for a melody
F G C C
and you’ve got us feeling all right
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20 comments
Nothin wrong with that ... I vote good job.
+5
Look at the original piano man, some of the chords are off.
+2
This is the best version, by far. How can so many people prefer Version 5 over this escapes me, because the F in version 5, should be an Am, it just sounds better. I feel I'm a little qualified because I had the Billy Joel Greatest Hits guitar book with chords but lost it and this version, while not perfect, comes closest in capturing the essence of the song, version 5, I'd give a 2, tops.
+2