Piano Man Chords by Billy Joel

Tempo:
127.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Piano Man chords
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[Bb]
[G]
[C] [G] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
[F] [C] [D]
[F] [C]
It's [B] nine o'clock [G] on [F] a Saturday
[G] [F] the regular [D] crowd shuffles in
[G] [C] There's an old [G] man
[A] Sitting next to [C] me
[F] Making love [G] to his tonic [C] and gin
[G]
[F]
[C] [F]
He says son.
Can you play [F] me a memory?
I'm not really [C] sure [D] how it goes
[G] But [C] 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 la [G] [D] la
La [G] [Am] la
[D] [G]
Sing [C] [G] [C]
us a [B] song you're [A] the piano [G] man
[F] Sing us [C] a song [D] tonight
[G]
Well, we're all [G] in the mood for [A] a melody
[C] [F] and you got [G] us feeling [C] all right
[G] [F]
[G] [F] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [D]
[C] [F] [C] [F] Now [C] John at [G] the bar is a friend of mine
[F] He gets me [C] my drinks for [D] free
[G]
And he's quick with a [G] joke or to [A] light up your [C] smoke, but [F] there's some place that he'd rather be
[C]
He [C] says bill.
I [G] believe this [Am] is killing [G] me [F] as a smile ran away from [E] his face
[G] Well, [C] I'm sure [G] I could be a [F] movie star
[G]
[F] If I could get out of this [C] place
[A] [G] [D] [F]
[Am] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [C] Now Paul [G] is a real estate [A] novelist
[F] Who never [C] had time [D] for a wife?
[G] And he's talking with Davey [F] who's still in the [C] Navy [F] and probably [G]
will be for [C] life
[B] [Am] [G] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] Waitresses [G] practicing [F]
politics [C] as the [C] businessmen slowly gets [D] down
[G] Yes, [C] they're sharing [G] a drink.
They call loneliness, [C] but it's better [G] than drinking [C] alone
[A] [G]
[D] [Am]
[D] [F] [A]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [C] Sing us a [B] song you're [A] the piano man
[G] [F] Sing us [C] a song [D] tonight
[G] [C] Well, we're all in the [G] mood for [F] a melody [C]
[F] and you got [G] us feeling [C] all right
[B] [G]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [F]
[C]
[F] [C] It's a pretty good crowd [A] for a Saturday [C] [F] and the manager [C] gives me [D] a smile
[G] [C] Cuz he knows that it's [G] me.
They've been coming to see [F] to forget [G] about life for [C] a while
[G]
[Am] [G] The [F] microphone [Em]
smells like a [D] [G] beer
And [C] they sit at the [G] bar [F] and put bread in [C] my jar and say [F] man.
What [G] are you doing [C] here?
[A] Oh
[G] Did it
[D] [F] [A]
It
[G] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
Sing us a [G] song you're [Am] a piano [G] man [F] sing us [C] a song
[D] [G]
[G] [F] [G] And [F] you got [G] us feeling [C] all right
[F]
[C] [F] [G] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To jam and learn Billy Joel - Piano Man chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: C, F, C, Bm, Am and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 89 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 178 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: A Minor.

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

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