Piano Man - chords, tab and comments
At the bottom you'll find a link to the complete lyrics.
This song was the breakthrough for Billy Joel in 1973, and the scene is taken from his days as a lounge singer in LA. William Martin Joel is a singer/songwriter and later on serious composer, recording classical compositions. Joel *is* a piano man. This song originally contains an interlude which I've skipped to comfort most people with non-pro skills. It's just as good without. In fact; I've never even tried myself.
G Bm Em Em7 C Am A ... D7
it's nine o'clock on a Saturday the regular crowd shuffles in
G Bm Em ... Em7
there's an old man sitting next to me
C D7/9 G
making love to his tonic and gin
G Bm Em Em7 C Am A ... D7
he says "Son can you play me a memory I'm not really sure how it goes
G Bm C Em
but it's sad and it sweet and I knew it complete
C D7/9 G
when I wore a younger man's clothes"
Em D ... D7 D6 D
da da da de de da da da de de da dum
G G/F# Em
sing us a song : you're the piano man
C A D ... D7
sing us a song tonight
G G/F# Em
we're all in the mood for a melody
C D7/9 G
and you've got us feeling all right