Piano Man chords by Billy Joel, Ray Charles
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 sittin' next to me
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Makin' love to his tonic
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and gin
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He says, "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
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man's clothes"
Verse 2
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La, la- la, di- dee- da
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La- la, di- dee- da, da- dum
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Sing
Verse 3
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us a song, you're the pi ano 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 feelin' alright
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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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 or
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to light up your smoke
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But there's some place
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that he'd rather be
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He says, "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 be a movie star
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If I could get out of this place"
Verse 5
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Oh, la, la- la, di- dee- da
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La- la, di- dee- da, da- dum
Verse 6
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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
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Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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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 feelin' alright
Interlude 3
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Verse 8
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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 like a carnival
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And the microphone smells like a beer
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And they sit at the bar and
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put bread in my jar
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And say, "Man,
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what are you doin' here?"
Verse 9
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Oh, la, la- la, di- dee- da
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La- la, di- dee- da, da- dum
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Sing
Verse 10
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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 feelin' alright
Outro 1
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Piano Man
Billy Joel, Ray Charles
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