Piano Man - Billy Joel

Prelude

Dm7 Ddim

Intro

C G/B F/A C/G

Fmaj7 C/E D G

C G/B F/A C/G

F F/G

Turnaround

C F/C G/C F C/E G/D

Verse 1

It's Cnine o'G/Bclock on a F/ASaturdayC/G

The Fregular C/Ecrowd shuffles DinG

There's an Cold maG/Bn sitting F/Anext to meC/G

Makin' Flove to his F/Gtonic and Cgin

Interlude

C G/B F/A C/G

F F/G

C F/C

Verse 2

He says, "CSon, can you G/Bplay me a F/AmemoryC/G

I'm Fnot really C/Esure how it DgoesG

But it's Csad and it's G/Bsweet and I F/Aknew it comC/Gplete

When FI wore a F/Gyounger man's Cclothes"

Bridge

AmLa la Am/Gla, di da D7/F#daF

AmLa Am/Gla, di di D7/F#da da GdumG/F G/E G/D

Chorus

CSing us a G/Bsong, you're the F/Apiano manC/G

FSing us a C/Esong toDnightG

Well, we're Call in theG/B mood for a F/AmelodyC/G

And Fyou've got us F/Gfeelin' alCright

Interlude

C G/B F/A C/G

F F/G

Turnaround

C F/C G/C F C/E G/D

Verse 3

Now JCohn at the G/Bbar is a F/Afriend of mineC/G

He Fgets me my C/Edrinks for DfreeG

And he's Cquick with a G/Bjoke or to F/Alight up your C/Gsmoke

But there's Fsomeplace that F/Ghe'd rather beC F/C

Verse 4

He says, "CBill, I beG/Blieve this is F/Akilling me."C/G

As the Fsmile ran aC/Eway from his DfaceG

"Well I'm Csure that I G/Bcould be a F/Amovie starC/G

If FI could get F/Gout of this Cplace"

Bridge

AmLa la Am/Gla, di da D7/F#daF

AmLa Am/Gla, di di D7/F#da da GdumG/F G/E G/D

Verse 5

Now CPaul is a G/Breal estate F/AnovelistC/G

Who Fnever had C/Etime for a DwifeG

And he's Ctalkin' with G/BDavy, who's F/Astill in the C/GNavy

And Fprobably F/Gwill be for Clife

Interlude

C G/B F/A C/G

F F/G

C F/C

Verse 6

And the Cwaitress is G/Bpracticing F/ApoliticsC/G

As the Fbusinessmen C/Eslowly get DstonedG

Yes, they're Csharing a G/Bdrink they call F/AlonelinessC/G

But it's Fbetter than F/Gdrinkin' aClone

Solo

Am Am/G D7/F# F

Am Am/G D7/F#

G G/F G/E G/D

Chorus

CSing us a G/Bsong, you're the F/Apiano manC/G

FSing us a C/Esong toDnightG

Well, we're Call in theG/B mood for a F/AmelodyC/G

And Fyou've got us F/Gfeelin' alCright

Interlude

C G/B F/A C/G

F F/G

Turnaround

C F/C G/C F C/E G/D

Verse 7

It's a Cpretty good G/Bcrowd for a F/ASaturdayC/G

And the Fmanager C/Egives me a DsmileG

'Cause he Cknows that it's G/Bme they've been F/Acomin' to C/Gsee

To forFget about F/Glife for a CwhileF/C

Verse 8

And the Cpiano, it G/Bsounds like a F/AcarnivalC/G

And the Fmicrophone C/Esmells like a DbeerG

And they Csit at the G/Bbar and put F/Abread in my C/Gjar

And say, "FMan, what are F/Gyou doin' Chere?"

Bridge

AmLa la Am/Gla, di da D7/F#daF

AmLa Am/Gla, di di D7/F#da da GdumG/F G/E G/D

Chorus

CSing us a G/Bsong, you're the F/Apiano manC/G

FSing us a C/Esong toDnightG

Well, we're Call in theG/B mood for a F/AmelodyC/G

And Fyou've got us F/Gfeelin' alCright

[Coda] (interlude + turnaround)

C G/B F/A C/G

F F/G

C F/C G/C F C/E G/D

C F/C G/C (FriC/EtardG/Dando)C