Chords for Billy Joel - Piano Man (Lyrics)

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94.575 bpm
Chords used:

C

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F

D

A

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Billy Joel - Piano Man (Lyrics) chords
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[G] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] It's nine [G] o'clock [F] on a Saturday
[G] [C]
[F] the [C] regular crowd [D] shuffles [G] in
[C] There's an old [G] [Dm] man
Sitting next to [C] me
[F] Making [G] love to his tonic [C] and gin
He [G] [F]
[G] [C] [F] [G] [C]
[F] [C] says son.
[G] Can you play me [F] a memory?
[C] [F] I'm not [C] really sure [D] how it [G] goes
[C] But it's sad [G] and it's [F] sweet and I knew it [C] complete
[F] When I [Dm] wore a young [C] man's clothes
[Am] [G]
[D] [F] [G] [Am] [G] [D]
[G] [C] Sing [G]
[C] [B] us a song [A] you're the piano [G] man
[F] Sing us [C] a [D] song tonight
[G] [C] Well, we're all in [G] the mood [A] for a melody [G] [C] [F] and you've [G] got us feeling [C] all right
[G] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] Now John [G] at the bar is [F] a friend [G] of mine
[C] [F] He gets me [C] my drinks [D] for free
[G] [C] And he's quick with [G] a joke or a [A] light up [G] your smoke, [C] but [F] there's some [G] place that he'd [C] rather be
[F] [C] He says bill.
[G] I [Am] believe this is killing [C] me as [F] a [C] smile ran away [D] from his face
[G] [C] Well, I'm sure [G] I could [A] be a movie [C] star
[F] If I [G] could get out of this [C] place
[Am]
[G] [D] [F] [Am] [G]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] Now [C] Paul is [G] a real [A] estate [G] novelist
[F] Who never had [C] time for [D] a [G] wife?
[C] And he's [G] talking with David [F] who's still in the [C] Navy [F] and probably [G] will be for [C] life
[B] [F]
[G] [C] [F] [G] [C]
[F] The [C] waitress [G] is practicing [F]
[G] politics
[F] As the business men [C] slowly [D] gets down
[G]
[C] Yes, they're sharing [G] a drink.
[F] They call loneliness, [C] but [F] it's better [G] than drinking [C] alone
[A] [G] Sing [D] [F] [Am] [D]
[F] [Am] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [B] us a song [A] you're the [G] piano [C] man
[F] Sing us [C] a [D] song tonight
[G] [C] Well, we're all [G] in the mood for [F] a melody [C]
[F] and you've [Dm] got us feeling [C] all right
It's [G] [Am] [C] [F] [Dm]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [C] a pretty good [G] crowd [A] for a Saturday [G] [C] and [F] the [C] manager gives me a [D]
[G] smile
[C] Cuz he [G] knows that it's me.
[A] They've been coming to [C] see [F] to forget [G] about life [C] for a while
[F]
[C] [G] Sounds [F] like a [G] carnival and [F] the [Em] microphone smells [D] like a [G] beer
And [C] they sit [G] at the bar [F] and put bread in my [C] jar [F] and say man.
[Dm] What are you [C] doing here?
[A] [G] Did [D] it
[F]
[A] [G] [D] [G]
Sing [C] [G] [C] us [G] a song you're [Am] a piano [G] man
[F] Sing [C] us a song [D]
[G] tonight
Well, [C] we're all in the [G] mood [F] for a melody [G]
[F] and you've got [G] us [C] feeling all right
[G] [F] [G] [C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
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D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Billy Joel - (Album Version) Piano Man chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, C, G, C, F and C of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 47 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 95 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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

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This song was written by Billy Joel.

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