xPIANO MAN
By: Billy Joel
Tabbed by Caroline & Kris
Waltzing rhythm 6/8
[Intro]
C G Am C F C D G
C G Am C F G C C F F
[Verse 1]
C G Am C
Its nine o’clock on a saturday
F C D G
The regular crowd shuffles in
C G Am C
There’s an old man sitting next to me
F G C C
Making love to his tonic and gin
[Instrumental]
C G Am C F G C C F F
[Verse 2]
C G Am C
He says son can you play me a memory
F C D G
I’m not really sure how it goes
C G Am C
But it’s sad and its sweet and I knew it complete
F G C C
when I wore a younger man’s clothes
[Interlude]
Am C D7 D7 Am
La da da de de Da
C D7 D7 G G7 G* G7*
da da de de Da da DA
[Chorus]
C G Am C
Sing us a song you’re the piano man
F C D G
Sing us a song tonight
C G Am C
Well we’re all in the mood for a melody
F G C C
and you’ve got us feeling all right
[Instrumental]
C G Am C F G C C F F C C F F
[Verse 3]
C G Am
Now john at the bar is a friend of mine
F D
He gets me my drinks for free
C G Am
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
F G C
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
C G Am
He says, "bill, i believe this is killing me."
F D
As the smile ran away from his face
C G Am
"well i'm sure that i could be a movie star
F G C
If i could get out of this place"
[Interlude]
Am C D7 D7 Am
La da da de de Da
C D7 D7 G G7 G* G7*
da da de de Da da DA
[Verse 5]
C G Am
Now paul is a real estate novelist
F D
Who never had time for a wife
C G Am
And he's talkin' with davy who's still in the navy
F G C
And probably will be for life
C G Am
And the waitress is practicing politics
F D
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
C G Am
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
F G C
But it's better than drinkin' alone
[Chorus]
C G Am C
Sing us a song you’re the piano man
F C D G
Sing us a song tonight
C G Am C
Well we’re all in the mood for a melody
F G C C
and you’ve got us feeling all right
[Verse 6]
C G Am
It's a pretty good crowd for a saturday
F D
And the manager gives me a smile
C G Am
'cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
F G C
To forget about life for a while
C G Am
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
F D
And the microphone smells like a beer
C G Am
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
F G C
And say, "man, what are you doin' here?
[Interlude]
Am C D7 D7 Am
La da da de de Da
C D7 D7 G G7 G* G7*
da da de de Da da DA
[Chorus]
C G Am C
Sing us a song you’re the piano man
F C D G
Sing us a song tonight
C G Am C
Well we’re all in the mood for a melody
F G C C
and you’ve got us feeling all right
Chords
G7 G7* G*
1 1 0
0 3 3
0 0 0
0 0 0
2 2 2
3 3 x
