Piano Man Chords by Billy Joel

Tempo:
94.55 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Piano Man chords
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[Dm] [A#]
[G] [C]
[G] [F] [G] [C] [F] [C]
[D] [G] [C] [G] [F]
[G] [C] [F] [G] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] It's nine [G] o'clock on [F] a [G] Saturday, [C] [F] [C] the regular [D] crowd shuffles in.
[G] [C] There's an old [G] man [A] sitting next [G] to me, [C] [F] making love to [G] his [C] tonic and gin.
[G]
[F] [C] [F] [G] [C]
[F] [C] He says, son, [G] can you play me [F] a [C] memory?
[F] I'm not [C] really sure [D] how it [G] goes.
[C] But it's sad [G] and 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-la [D]-la [F]-la, [G] [Am] la [G]-la [D]-la-la-la-la.
[G] [C]
[G] [C] Sing [B] us a song, [A] you're the [G] piano man, [F] sing us [C] a [D] song tonight.
[G] [C] Well, we're all [G] in mood [A] for a [C] melody [F] and you've [G] got us feeling [C] all right.
[G] [F]
[G] [C] Now [F] [G] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] John [G] at the bar [A] is a friend [G] of [C] mine, [F] he gets me [C] my [D] drinks for free.
[G] [C] And he's quick with [G] a joke or [A] to light up [G] your smoke, but [F] there's some place that he'd [C] rather be.
[F] [C] He says, Bill, [G] I believe this is [Am] killing [C] me, as [F] a [C] smile ran away [D] from his [G] face.
[C] Well, I'm sure that [G] I could [A] be a movie [C] star [F] if I [G] could get out of this [C] place.
[A] Oh, [G] la-la [D] [F] [Am]
[G]-la [D]-la-la-la.
[G]
[C] [G] [C] Now Paul [G] is a real [A] estate [G] novelist [F] who never had [C] time for [D] a [G] wife.
[C] And he's [G] talking with Davy, [F] who's still in the [C] Navy [F] and probably [G] will be for [C] life.
[B]
[F] [C] [F] [G] [C]
[F] The [C] waitress [G] is practicing [F] [G] politics [F] as the Bimby's men [C] slowly [D] get stoned.
[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]
[D] [F] [Am] [D]
[F] [Am] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [C] Sing [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 in [G] the mood [A] for a melody [C] [F] and you've got [Dm] us feeling [C] all right.
[G] [Am] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C] It's a pretty good [G] crowd [A] for a Saturday [G] [F] and the [C] manager gives me a [D] [G] smile.
[C] Cause he [G] knows that it's me [A] they've been [G] coming to [C] see [F] to forget [G] about life [C] for a while.
[F] [C] And the piano [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 and [F] put bread in my [C] jar [F] and say, man, [Dm] what are you [C] doing here?
[A] Oh, la [G] [F#m] [D]
[F] [A] [G]-la-la-la [D]-la-la.
[G] [C] [G] [C] Sing us [G] a [F] song, you're the piano [G] man, [F] sing [C] us a song [D] tonight.
[G] Well, [C] we're [G] all in the mood [F] for a [G] melody [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]
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 - Piano Man chords, with this master sequence: F, C, F, G, F, G, C and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 47 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 95 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Rock Classics Of The 70s album.