Chords for Billy Joel - Piano Man (Vinyl)

Tempo:
189.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Joel - Piano Man (Vinyl) chords
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[Dm]
[Bb] [G]
[C]
[G] [F]
[G] [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 on [F] a Saturday, [G] [C] [F]
the [C] regular crowd [D] shuffles [G] in.
[C] There's an old [G]
man [Dm] sitting next to [G] me, [C]
[F] making love to his [G] tonic [C] and gin.
[G] [F] [C]
[F] [G]
[C] [F]
He [C] says, son, can [G] you play [F] me a memory?
[C]
[F] I'm not really [C] sure [D] how it [G] goes.
But [C] it's sad and [G] it's sweet, and [F] I knew it [C] complete [F] when I wore [Dm] a younger [C] man's clothes.
[Am] La [G] la la [D] la la [F] la [G] [Am] la [G] la [D] la la la [G] la la la.
[C] [G] [C]
Sing us [G] a song, [A] you're the piano [G] man.
[F] Sing [C] us a song [D] tonight.
[G]
Well, [C] we're all in [G] the 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 the [G] bar is [A] a friend of [G] mine.
[C] [F] He gets [C] me my drinks for [D] free.
[G]
[C] And he's quick with [G] a joke or to [F] light up your [G] smoke, but [F] there's some place that he'd [C] rather be.
[F] He [C] says, Bill, I [G] believe this [Am] is killing me.
[C] As [F] a smile [C] ran away [D] from his [G] face.
[C] Well, I'm sure that [G] I could be [F] a movie [C] star [F] if I could get [G] out of this [C]
place.
[Am] Oh la [G] la [D] la la [F] la
[Am] [G] la [D] la la la la [G] la.
[C] [G]
[C] Now Paul is [G] a real estate [A] [G] novelist [F] who never had [C] time [D] for a [G] wife.
[C] And he's talking [G] with David, [F] who's still in the [C] Navy [F] and probably [G] will be [C] for life.
[B] [F] [C]
[F] [G]
[C] [F]
The [C] waitress [G] is practicing [F] politics [G]
as [F] the [C] businessmen slowly get [D] stoned.
[G] Yes, [C] they're sharing [G] a drink they [F] call loneliness, [C] [F] but it's better [G] than drinking [C] alone.
[Am] [G] [D]
[F] [Am]
[D] [F]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] Sing us [G] a song, [A] you're the piano [C] man.
[F] Sing us [C] a song [D] tonight.
[G] Well, [C] we're all [G] in the mood [F] for a melody, [C]
[F] and you've got [Dm] us feeling [C] all right.
[G] [Am] [G] [C]
[F] [Dm] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
It's a pretty good [B] [G] crowd [A] for a Saturday.
[G] [C] And [F] the manager [C] gives me a [D] smile.
[G]
[C] Because he knows [G] that it's me they've [A] been coming to [G] see [C] to [F]
forget [G] about life for [C] a while.
[F]
[C] And the piano [G] sounds [F] like a carnival.
[G] And [F] the microphone [Em] smells [D] like a beer.
[G]
And [C] they sit at [G] the bar and put [F] bread in my [C] jar and [F] say, man, [G] what are you [C] doing here?
Oh [A] la [G] la la la [D] la [F] la [A] [G] la [D] la la la la la.
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] Sing us [G] a song, [Am] you're the piano [G] man.
[F] Sing us [C] a song [D] tonight.
[G]
Well, [C] we're all in the [G] mood for [F] 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]
[F] [C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To start learning Billy Joel - (Album Version) Piano Man chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, C, F, G, C and G in sequence. Start with a comfortable 94 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 189. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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

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This song was authored by Billy Joel.

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