Chords for Billy Joel - Piano Man (from Live at Shea Stadium)
Tempo:
179.25 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm]
[C] [D]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] It's nine [F] o'clock on [Gm] a Saturday [F] [Eb] The [Bb] regular crowd shuffles [G] in
[F] [Bb] There's an old [Dm] man [G] sitting [Eb] next to [F] me [Eb] Bringing love to [F] his town [Bb] and town
He
[Dm]
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] says, son, [F] can you play [Eb] me a memory?
[Bb]
[Eb] I'm not really [Bb] sure how [C] it goes
[F]
But [Bb] his tang is [F] sweet [Eb] and I knew it [Bb] complete [Eb] When I wore [F] a younger [Bb] man's clothes
[Fm] [Gm] La la la [C] dee dee da [Eb] La [Gm] [F]
la [C] dee dee da
[Dm]
[F] [A]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Now John at [F] the bar [Eb] is a friend of [Bb] mine [Eb] He gets me [Bb] my drinks [C] to drink
[F]
And [Bb] it's good with a [F] joke, [Eb] ought to light up your [F] smoke But [Eb] there's some place [F] that he'd [Bb] rather go
[Eb]
He [Bb] says, son, I [F]
ain't [Gm] Mrs.
Kennedy [Bb] I [Eb] [Dm] ran away from this [C] place
[F]
But [Bb] I'm sure that [F] I could be [Gm] a movie [Bb] star [Eb] If I could [F] get out of this [Bb] place
[Fm] [Gm] La la la [C] dee dee da [Eb]
[F] [Gm] [F] La la [C] dee dee
[F]
[Bb] [F]
da
[Bb] Now Paul [F] is a real [Gm] estate novelist [Bb]
[Eb] But never had [Dm] time for [C] a wife
[F]
[Bb] He's talking with [Dm] Davy, [Gm] who's still in the [Bb]
Navy [Eb] And probably [F]
will be [Bb] a part-time
[Dm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] And the waitress [F] is practicing [Gm] politics As [Eb] the businessman [Dm] slowly gets [C] stoned
[F]
[Bb] Yes, they're sharing a [F] drink, they [Gm] call loneliness [Bb]
But [Eb] it's better to [A] drink [Bb] in the Lord's [Gm] majesty
[C] [Eb]
[Gm]
[E] [Eb]
[Gm]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
Sing us [Dm] a song, [Gm] young gentleman Sing [Eb]
us [Bb] a song [C]
tonight
[F] [Bb] Well, we're all in the [F] mood for [Eb] a melody [Bb] [Eb] And you've got [F] us feeling [Bb] all right
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] It's a pretty good [F] crowd [Gm] for a Saturday [Bb] [Eb] I don't mind a [Bb] jerk gives me a [C] smile
[F] [Bb] Cause he knows that [F] it's me they've [Gm] been coming to [Bb] see [Eb] To forget [F] about life
[Bb]
And [Eb]
[Bb] the piano [Am] sounds [Gm] like a car [Bb] And [Eb] the microphone [Bb] smells [C] like a beer
[F] And [Bb] they said, come [Dm] on, and [Gm] put bread in [Bb] my shop [Eb] Say, [F] man, what are you [Bb] doing here?
[Gm] La la la [C]
[Eb] [Gm] [Dm]
[C] dee dee da [F] La la dee dee
[A] [Bb] [N]
[C] [D]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] It's nine [F] o'clock on [Gm] a Saturday [F] [Eb] The [Bb] regular crowd shuffles [G] in
[F] [Bb] There's an old [Dm] man [G] sitting [Eb] next to [F] me [Eb] Bringing love to [F] his town [Bb] and town
He
[Dm]
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] says, son, [F] can you play [Eb] me a memory?
[Bb]
[Eb] I'm not really [Bb] sure how [C] it goes
[F]
But [Bb] his tang is [F] sweet [Eb] and I knew it [Bb] complete [Eb] When I wore [F] a younger [Bb] man's clothes
[Fm] [Gm] La la la [C] dee dee da [Eb] La [Gm] [F]
la [C] dee dee da
[Dm]
[F] [A]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Now John at [F] the bar [Eb] is a friend of [Bb] mine [Eb] He gets me [Bb] my drinks [C] to drink
[F]
And [Bb] it's good with a [F] joke, [Eb] ought to light up your [F] smoke But [Eb] there's some place [F] that he'd [Bb] rather go
[Eb]
He [Bb] says, son, I [F]
ain't [Gm] Mrs.
Kennedy [Bb] I [Eb] [Dm] ran away from this [C] place
[F]
But [Bb] I'm sure that [F] I could be [Gm] a movie [Bb] star [Eb] If I could [F] get out of this [Bb] place
[Fm] [Gm] La la la [C] dee dee da [Eb]
[F] [Gm] [F] La la [C] dee dee
[F]
[Bb] [F]
da
[Bb] Now Paul [F] is a real [Gm] estate novelist [Bb]
[Eb] But never had [Dm] time for [C] a wife
[F]
[Bb] He's talking with [Dm] Davy, [Gm] who's still in the [Bb]
Navy [Eb] And probably [F]
will be [Bb] a part-time
[Dm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] And the waitress [F] is practicing [Gm] politics As [Eb] the businessman [Dm] slowly gets [C] stoned
[F]
[Bb] Yes, they're sharing a [F] drink, they [Gm] call loneliness [Bb]
But [Eb] it's better to [A] drink [Bb] in the Lord's [Gm] majesty
[C] [Eb]
[Gm]
[E] [Eb]
[Gm]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
Sing us [Dm] a song, [Gm] young gentleman Sing [Eb]
us [Bb] a song [C]
tonight
[F] [Bb] Well, we're all in the [F] mood for [Eb] a melody [Bb] [Eb] And you've got [F] us feeling [Bb] all right
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] It's a pretty good [F] crowd [Gm] for a Saturday [Bb] [Eb] I don't mind a [Bb] jerk gives me a [C] smile
[F] [Bb] Cause he knows that [F] it's me they've [Gm] been coming to [Bb] see [Eb] To forget [F] about life
[Bb]
And [Eb]
[Bb] the piano [Am] sounds [Gm] like a car [Bb] And [Eb] the microphone [Bb] smells [C] like a beer
[F] And [Bb] they said, come [Dm] on, and [Gm] put bread in [Bb] my shop [Eb] Say, [F] man, what are you [Bb] doing here?
[Gm] La la la [C]
[Eb] [Gm] [Dm]
[C] dee dee da [F] La la dee dee
[A] [Bb] [N]
Key:
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Eb
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[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] It's nine [F] o'clock on [Gm] a Saturday [F] _ _ [Eb] The _ [Bb] regular crowd shuffles [G] in
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] There's an old _ [Dm] _ man [G] sitting [Eb] next to [F] me _ [Eb] Bringing love to [F] his town [Bb] and town
_ He _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] says, son, [F] can you play [Eb] me a memory?
[Bb] _ _
[Eb] I'm not really [Bb] sure how [C] it goes
[F] _
But [Bb] his tang is [F] sweet [Eb] and I knew it _ [Bb] complete [Eb] When I wore [F] a younger _ [Bb] man's clothes _
[Fm] _ [Gm] La la la [C] dee dee da _ [Eb] La _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
la [C] dee dee da
_ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] Now _ John at [F] the bar [Eb] is a friend of [Bb] mine _ [Eb] He gets me [Bb] my drinks [C] to drink
_ [F] _
And [Bb] it's good with a [F] joke, _ [Eb] ought to light up your [F] smoke But [Eb] there's some place [F] that he'd [Bb] rather go _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
He [Bb] says, son, I [F] _
ain't [Gm] Mrs.
Kennedy [Bb] I _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] ran away from this [C] _ place
[F] _
But [Bb] I'm sure that [F] I could be [Gm] a movie [Bb] star _ [Eb] If I could [F] get out of this [Bb] _ place _ _
[Fm] _ [Gm] La la la _ [C] dee dee da [Eb] _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] La la [C] dee dee _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
da
[Bb] Now Paul [F] is a real [Gm] estate novelist [Bb] _ _
[Eb] But never had [Dm] time for [C] a wife
_ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] He's talking with [Dm] Davy, _ [Gm] who's still in the [Bb]
Navy [Eb] And probably [F]
will be [Bb] a part-time _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] And the waitress [F] is practicing [Gm] _ politics _ As [Eb] the businessman _ [Dm] slowly gets [C] _ stoned
[F] _
[Bb] Yes, they're sharing a [F] drink, they [Gm] call loneliness [Bb] _
But [Eb] it's better to [A] drink [Bb] in the _ _ Lord's [Gm] majesty _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb]
Sing us [Dm] a song, [Gm] young gentleman _ Sing [Eb] _
us [Bb] a song [C]
tonight
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] Well, we're all in the [F] mood for [Eb] a melody [Bb] _ _ [Eb] And you've got [F] us feeling [Bb] all right _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ It's a pretty good [F] crowd [Gm] for a Saturday [Bb] _ _ [Eb] I don't mind a [Bb] jerk gives me a [C] smile
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] Cause he knows that [F] it's me they've [Gm] been coming to [Bb] see _ [Eb] To forget [F] about life
[Bb] _ _
_ And _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] the piano _ [Am] sounds [Gm] like a car [Bb] _ And [Eb] the microphone _ [Bb] smells [C] like a beer
[F] _ And [Bb] they said, come [Dm] on, and [Gm] put bread in [Bb] my shop [Eb] Say, _ [F] man, what are you [Bb] doing here?
_ _ _ [Gm] La la la [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] dee dee da _ _ [F] La la dee dee
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[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] It's nine [F] o'clock on [Gm] a Saturday [F] _ _ [Eb] The _ [Bb] regular crowd shuffles [G] in
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] There's an old _ [Dm] _ man [G] sitting [Eb] next to [F] me _ [Eb] Bringing love to [F] his town [Bb] and town
_ He _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] says, son, [F] can you play [Eb] me a memory?
[Bb] _ _
[Eb] I'm not really [Bb] sure how [C] it goes
[F] _
But [Bb] his tang is [F] sweet [Eb] and I knew it _ [Bb] complete [Eb] When I wore [F] a younger _ [Bb] man's clothes _
[Fm] _ [Gm] La la la [C] dee dee da _ [Eb] La _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
la [C] dee dee da
_ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] Now _ John at [F] the bar [Eb] is a friend of [Bb] mine _ [Eb] He gets me [Bb] my drinks [C] to drink
_ [F] _
And [Bb] it's good with a [F] joke, _ [Eb] ought to light up your [F] smoke But [Eb] there's some place [F] that he'd [Bb] rather go _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
He [Bb] says, son, I [F] _
ain't [Gm] Mrs.
Kennedy [Bb] I _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] ran away from this [C] _ place
[F] _
But [Bb] I'm sure that [F] I could be [Gm] a movie [Bb] star _ [Eb] If I could [F] get out of this [Bb] _ place _ _
[Fm] _ [Gm] La la la _ [C] dee dee da [Eb] _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] La la [C] dee dee _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
da
[Bb] Now Paul [F] is a real [Gm] estate novelist [Bb] _ _
[Eb] But never had [Dm] time for [C] a wife
_ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] He's talking with [Dm] Davy, _ [Gm] who's still in the [Bb]
Navy [Eb] And probably [F]
will be [Bb] a part-time _ _
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_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] And the waitress [F] is practicing [Gm] _ politics _ As [Eb] the businessman _ [Dm] slowly gets [C] _ stoned
[F] _
[Bb] Yes, they're sharing a [F] drink, they [Gm] call loneliness [Bb] _
But [Eb] it's better to [A] drink [Bb] in the _ _ Lord's [Gm] majesty _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb]
Sing us [Dm] a song, [Gm] young gentleman _ Sing [Eb] _
us [Bb] a song [C]
tonight
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] Well, we're all in the [F] mood for [Eb] a melody [Bb] _ _ [Eb] And you've got [F] us feeling [Bb] all right _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ It's a pretty good [F] crowd [Gm] for a Saturday [Bb] _ _ [Eb] I don't mind a [Bb] jerk gives me a [C] smile
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] Cause he knows that [F] it's me they've [Gm] been coming to [Bb] see _ [Eb] To forget [F] about life
[Bb] _ _
_ And _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] the piano _ [Am] sounds [Gm] like a car [Bb] _ And [Eb] the microphone _ [Bb] smells [C] like a beer
[F] _ And [Bb] they said, come [Dm] on, and [Gm] put bread in [Bb] my shop [Eb] Say, _ [F] man, what are you [Bb] doing here?
_ _ _ [Gm] La la la [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] dee dee da _ _ [F] La la dee dee
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