Piano Man Billy Joel
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CAPO 3
It's[G] nin[D/F#]e o'clock [Em]on a Satu[Em/D]rday
The reg[C]ular crowd [G/B]shuffles in[A7] [D]
There's[G] an old ma[D/F#]n sitting[Em] next to me[Em/D]
Making l[C]ove to his toni[C/D]c and gin[G]
He sa[G]ys, "So[D/F#]n, can you p[Em]lay me a [Em/D]memory
I'm no[C]t really[G/B] sure how i[A7]t go[D]es
But it[G]'s sad an[D/F#]d it's sweet a[Em]nd I kne[Em/D]w it complete
When I[C] wore a[C/D] younger ma[G]n's clothes."
[Em]la la [Em/D]la, da d[Em/C#]i da da[C]
[Em]La la,[Em/D] da di d[A]a da[A7] dum[D] [Cadd9] [B/Dsus] [Asus4]
[G]Sing u[D/F#]s a song, y[Em]ou're t[Em/D]he piano man
[C]Sing u[G/B]s a song [A7]toni[D]ght
Well, w[G]e're [D/F#]all in th[Em]e mood[Em/D] for a melody
And you[C]'ve got[C/D] us all fee[G]ling alright
Now [G]John a[D/F#]t the bar[Em] is a f[Em/D]riend of mine
He ge[C]ts me my [G/B]drinks for fr[A7]ee[D]
And he's [G]quick wit[D/F#]h a joke and[Em] he'll lig[Em/D]ht up your smoke
But there[C]'s some place[C/D] that he'd rath[G]er be
He s[G]ays, "Bill,[D/F#] I believe thi[Em]s is kill[Em/D]ing me."
As[C] the sm[G/B]ile ran away from h[A7]is f[D]ace
"W[G]ell I'm s[D/F#]ure that I cou[Em]ld be a mo[Em/D]vie star
If [C]I could g[C/D]et out of this [G]place"
[Em]la la [Em/D]la, da d[Em/C#]i da da[C]
[Em]La la,[Em/D] da di d[A]a da[A7] dum[D] [Cadd9] [B/Dsus] [Asus4]
Now[G] Paul [D/F#]is a real e[Em]state [Em/D]novelist
Who n[C]ever had[G/B] time for [A7]a wi[D]fe
And h[G]e's talk[D/F#]ing with Dav[Em]y, who's s[Em/D]till in the Navy
And [C]probabl[C/D]y will be f[G]or life
And [G]the waitr[D/F#]ess is pra[Em]cticing p[Em/D]olitics
As t[C]he busine[G/B]ssman slowly get[A7]s st[D]oned
Yes,[G] they're[D/F#] sharing a dr[Em]ink they c[Em/D]all loneliness
But i[C]t's bett[C/D]er than drin[G]king alone
[G]Sing u[D/F#]s a song, y[Em]ou're t[Em/D]he piano man
[C]Sing u[G/B]s a song [A7]toni[D]ght
Well, w[G]e're [D/F#]all in th[Em]e mood[Em/D] for a melody
And you[C]'ve got[C/D] us all fee[G]ling alright
It's[G] a pre[D/F#]tty good cro[Em]wd for a [Em/D]Saturday
And t[C]he manag[G/B]er gives me a s[A7]mile[D]
'Cause[G] he knows t[D/F#]hat it's me the[Em]y've been [Em/D]coming to see
To fo[C]rget abou[C/D]t life for a[G] while
And th[G]e pian[D/F#]o, it soun[Em]ds like a[Em/D] carnival
And th[C]e micr[G/B]ophone smells lik[A7]e a [D]beer
And th[G]ey sit [D/F#]at the bar a[Em]nd put brea[Em/D]d in my jar
And say, "Man, [C]what are you doing he[C/D]re?"[G]
[Em]la la [Em/D]la, da d[Em/C#]i da da[C]
[Em]La la,[Em/D] da di d[A]a da[A7] dum[D] [Cadd9] [B/Dsus] [Asus4]
[G]Sing us[D/F#] a song, you'[Em]re the pi[Em/D]ano man
[C]Sing us a[G/B] song toni[A7]ght[D]
Wel[G]l, we're all i[D/F#]n the mood for[Em] a melody[Em/D]
And y[C]ou've got us a[C/D]ll feeling [G]alright
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