Piano Man chords by Billy Joel
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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It's nine o’clock on a saturday
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The regular crowd shuffles in
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There's an old man
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sittin' next to me
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Makin' love to his tonic and gin
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He says
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"Son, can you play me a memory?
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I'm not really sure how it goes
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But it's sad, and it's sweet,
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and I knew it complete
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When I wore a younger man's clothes"
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Pre-chorus 1
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La, la- la, di-dee- da
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la-la, di-dee- da da-
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Chorus 1
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Sing us a song, you're the piano man
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Sing us a song tonight
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Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
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And you've got us feeling alright
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
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He gets me my drinks for free
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And he's quick with a joke,
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or to light up your smoke
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But there's someplace
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that he'd rather be
He says,
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"Bill, I believe this is killing me"
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As the smile ran away from his face
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"Well I'm sure that I could
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be a movie star
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If I could get out of this place"
Pre-chorus 2
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la-la, di-dee- da da-
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Verse 3
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Now Paul is a real estate novelist
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Who never had time for a wife
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And he's talkin' with Davy,
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who's still in the Navy
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And probably will be for life
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And the waitress is practicing politics
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As the businessmen slowly get stoned
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Yes, they're sharing a drink
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they call loneliness
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But it's better than drinkin' alone
Solo 1
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Chorus 2
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Sing us a song, you're the piano man
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Sing us a song tonight
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Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
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And you've got us feeling alright
Interlude 2
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Verse 4
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It's a pretty good crowd for a saturday
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And the manager gives me a smile
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'Cause he knows that it's me
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they've been comin' to see
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To forget about life for a while
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And the piano, it sounds
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like a carnival
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And the microphone smells like a beer
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And they sit at the bar
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and put bread in my jar
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And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
Pre-chorus 3
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Oh, la, la-la, di-dee- da
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la-la, di-dee- da da-
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dum
Chorus 3
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Sing us a song, you're the piano man
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Sing us a song tonight
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Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
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And you've got us feeling alright
Outro 1
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Piano Man
Billy Joel
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