F - Fm - - - +
instrumental = verse 1 + C - F - C - F
(2x)
C Em Am - G
1. It's nine o'clock on a Saturday,
F Am D - G
the
regular crowd shuffles in.
C - Em Am - G
There's an old man sitting next to me,
F G C
makin' love to his tonic and gin.
+ C - Em - Am - G - F - G - C - F
C Em Am - G
2. He says, Son, can you play me a memory?
F Am D - G
I'm not really sure how it
goes.
C
Em Am
- G
But it's sad and it's sweet
and I knew it complete,
F G C
when
I wore a younger man's clothes.
Am
C D - Am D - D7
G - G7 - G - G7
La la la, de de da, la la, de de
da, da da.
C
Em Am
- G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man,
F Am D
- G
sing us a song tonight.
C Em Am
- G
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody,
F
G C
and you've got us feeling alright.
+ C - Em - Am - G - F
- G + C - F - C - F (2x)
C Em Am
- G
3. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine,
F Am D - G
he
gets me my drinks for free.
C Em Am G
And he's quick with a joke or
to light up your smoke,
F
G
C
- F
but
there's some place that he'd rather be.
C
Em Am
- G
4. He says, Bill, I believe this is killing me,
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Am D -
G
as
the smile ran away from his face.
C Em Am
- G
Well, I'm sure that I could be
a movie star,
F G C
if I
could get out of this place.
AmC D
- Am D - D7
G - G7 - G - G7
Oh, la
la, de de da, la la, de de da, da da.
C Em Am
- G
5. Now Paul is a real estate novelist,
F Am D - G
who
never had time for a wife.
C
Em Am G
And he's talking with Davy who's still in the navy,
F G
C
and
probably will be for life.
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- G - C - F
C Em Am -
G
6. And the waitress is practicing politics,
F Am D -
G
as
the businessman slowly gets stoned.
C Em Am
- G
Yes, they're sharing a drink
they call loneliness,
F
G C
but
it's better than drinking alone.
+ Am - D7
- Am - D7 - Am - D7 - G - G7 - G - G7
C
Em Am - G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man,
F
Am D - G
sing us a song tonight.
C
Em
Am - G
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody,
F G C
and you've got us feeling
alright.
+ C - Em - Am - G - F
- G + C - F - C - F (2x)
C
Em Am
- G
7. It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
F Am D - G
and
the manager gives me a smile,
C
Em Am G
'cause he knows that it's me
they've been coming to see
F G
C
- F
to
forget about life for a while.
C Em Am
- G
9. And the piano, it sounds like a carnival,
F Am
D - G
and
the microphone smells like a beer,
C Em Am G
and
they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar,
F G
C
and
say, Man, what are you doing here?
AmC D
- Am D - D7
G - G7 - G - G7
Oh, la
la, de de da, la la, de de da, da da.
C
Em
Am - G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man,
F
Am D - G
sing us a song tonight.
C Em Am - G
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody,
F G
C
and you've got us feeling
alright.
+ C - Em - Am - G - F
- G + C - F - C - F (2x) -
C
(orig. = no capo; video = capo 1st) (Billy Joel)