Piano Man Chords by Billy Joel

Tempo:
189.5 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel: Piano Man chords
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[Dm]
[Bb]
[G]
[C] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] It's [G] nine o'clock [F] on a Saturday, [G] [C]
[F] [C] a regular crowd [D]
shuffles in.
[G] [C] There's an old [G] man [F] sitting next to [C] me, [F] making love to [G] his tonic [C] and gin.
[G] [F]
[C] [F]
[G] [C]
[F] [C] He says, son, can you [G] play me [F] a memory?
[C] [F] I'm not really [C] sure [D] how it [G] goes.
[C] But it's sad and [G] it's sweet, and [F] I knew it [C] complete [F] when I wore [Dm] a young [C] man's clothes.
[Am] La, [G] la, la, [D] la, la, [F] [G]
[Am] la, la, [G] la, [D] la, la, [G] la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
[C] [G]
[C] Sing [B] us a song, [A] you're the piano [G] man.
[F]
Sing us [C] a song [D] tonight.
[G] [C] Well, we're all in the [G]
mood [A] for a melody, [C]
[F] and you've got [G] us feeling [C] all right.
[G] [F] [C]
[F] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] Now John at [G] the bar [A] is [F] a friend of [G] mine.
[C] [F] He gets me [C] my drinks [D] for free.
[G] And [C] he's quick with a [G]
joke or [A] to light up your [G] [C] smoke, but [F] there's some place that he'd rather [C]
be.
[F]
He says, [C] Bill, I [G]
believe this [Am] is killing [C] me, [F] as a smile ran [C] away from [D] his [G] face.
Well, [C] I'm sure that [G] I could be a [F] movie [C] star [F] if I could [G] get out of [C] this place.
[Am] Oh, la, [G] la, la, [D] la, la,
[F] [Am] [G] la, la, [D] la, la, [G] la, la, la, la, la, la, [C]
la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
[G] [C] Now Paul [G] is a real [A] estate [G] novelist [F] who never had [C] time [D] for a wife.
[G] And [C] he's talking with [G] Davey, [F] who's still in [G] the [C] Navy and [F] probably [G]
will be [C] flying.
[B] [F]
[G] [C] [F]
[G] [C]
[F]
[C] The waitress [G] is practicing [F]
[G] politics as [F] the vendors' [C] men slowly get [D] stoned.
[G]
Yes, [C] they're sharing a [G] drink they [F] call [C] loveliness, but [F] it's better [G] than drinking [C] alone.
[A] [G]
[D] [F]
[Am] [D]
[F] [Am]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] Sing us [B] a song, [A] you're the piano [G] [C] man.
[F] Sing us [C] a song [D]
tonight.
[G] Well, [C] we're all in [G] the mood [A] for a melody, [C]
[F] and you've got [Dm] us feeling [C] all right.
[B] [Am]
[G] [C] [F] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] It's a pretty good [B] crowd [G] [A] for a Saturday, [G] [C]
[F] and the manager [C] gives me a [D]
smile.
[G] Because [C] he knows that [G] it's me [A] they've been coming to [G] [C] see, [F] to forget about [G] life [C] for a while.
And the piano, [G] it sounds [Am] like a [G] carnival, and the [F] [Em] microphone smells [D] like a beer.
[G] And [C] they sit at the [G] bar and [F] put bread in [C] my jar [F] and say, man, what [G] are you doing [C] here?
[A] Oh, la, [G] la, [D] la, la, la, [F]
[A] la, [G] la, [D] la, la, la, [G] la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [C]
[G] la.
[C] Sing us [G] a song, [Am] you're the piano [G] man.
[F] Sing [C] us a [D] song tonight.
[G] Well, [C] we're all in [G] the mood [Am] for a melody, [G]
[C] [F] and you've got [G] us feeling [C] all right.
[G] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [Dm] [C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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Learn the basic chords of Billy Joel - (Album Version) Piano Man chords, with this master sequence: F, C, F, G, C and G. For best results, commence at 94 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 190. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] It's _ [G] nine o'clock [F] on a Saturday, [G] _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] a regular crowd [D]
shuffles in.
[G] _ _ [C] There's an old _ [G] man [F] sitting next to [C] me, _ [F] making love to [G] his tonic [C] and gin. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] He says, son, can you [G] play me [F] a memory?
[C] _ _ [F] I'm not really [C] sure [D] how it _ [G] goes. _
[C] But it's sad and [G] it's sweet, and [F] I knew it [C] complete _ _ [F] when I wore [Dm] a young [C] man's _ _ clothes.
_ [Am] _ La, [G] la, _ la, [D] la, la, _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
[Am] la, la, [G] la, _ [D] la, _ la, _ [G] la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] Sing [B] us a song, [A] you're the piano [G] man.
_ _ [F]
Sing us [C] a song [D] _ tonight.
[G] _ _ [C] Well, we're all in the [G]
mood [A] for a melody, [C] _ _
[F] and you've got [G] us feeling [C] all right. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] Now John at [G] the bar [A] is [F] a friend of [G] mine.
[C] _ [F] He gets me [C] my drinks [D] for free. _
_ [G] _ And [C] he's quick with a [G]
joke or [A] to light up your [G] [C] smoke, but [F] there's some place that he'd rather [C]
be.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ He says, [C] Bill, I [G]
believe this [Am] is killing [C] me, _ [F] as a smile ran [C] away from [D] his _ [G] face.
Well, [C] I'm sure that [G] I could be a [F] movie _ [C] star _ [F] if I could [G] get out of [C] this _ place.
_ _ [Am] Oh, la, [G] la, la, [D] la, la, _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] la, la, [D] la, _ _ la, [G] la, la, la, la, la, la, _ _ [C] _ _
la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
[G] _ _ [C] Now Paul [G] is a real [A] estate _ _ [G] novelist _ [F] who never had [C] _ time [D] for a wife.
[G] _ And [C] he's talking with [G] Davey, [F] who's still in [G] the [C] Navy and [F] _ probably [G]
will be [C] flying. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] The waitress [G] is practicing [F] _ _
[G] politics _ as [F] the vendors' [C] men slowly get [D] _ stoned.
[G] _
Yes, [C] they're sharing a [G] drink they [F] call _ [C] loveliness, but [F] it's better [G] than drinking [C] _ _ alone.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Sing us [B] a song, [A] you're the piano _ [G] [C] man.
_ [F] Sing us [C] a song [D] _
tonight.
_ [G] _ Well, [C] we're all in [G] the mood [A] for a melody, [C] _
_ _ [F] and you've got [Dm] us feeling [C] all right. _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ It's a pretty good [B] crowd [G] _ [A] for a Saturday, [G] _ [C] _
[F] and the manager [C] _ gives me a [D] _
smile.
[G] _ Because [C] he knows that [G] it's me [A] they've been coming to [G] [C] see, [F] to forget about [G] life [C] for a while. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And the piano, [G] it sounds [Am] like a [G] carnival, _ and the [F] _ [Em] microphone smells [D] like a beer.
[G] _ And [C] they sit at the [G] bar and [F] put bread in [C] my jar [F] and say, _ man, what [G] are you doing [C] _ here?
_ _ [A] Oh, la, [G] la, _ [D] la, la, la, _ _ [F] _
_ _ [A] la, _ _ [G] la, [D] la, la, la, _ _ _ _ [G] la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ la.
[C] Sing us [G] a song, [Am] you're the piano _ [G] _ man.
[F] Sing [C] us a _ [D] song tonight.
_ [G] _ Well, [C] we're all in [G] the mood [Am] for a melody, [G] _ _
[C] _ [F] and you've got [G] us feeling [C] all right. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was composed by Billy Joel.

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