Chords & lyrics

Piano man Chords

Music by: Billy Joel · 1973
Genre Folk / World Views 42338
Views 42338 Log in to save
0
Guitar

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Dm][Ddim]
[C][G][F][C]
[F][C][D][G]
[C][G][F][C]
[F][G]
[C][F][C][F][Em][Dm]
[C][F][C][F][Em][Dm]

[Verse 1]
It's [C]nine o’[G]clock on a [F]saturday[C]
[F]The reg[C]ular crowd shu[D]ffles in[G]
There's an [C]old man
[G]sittin' nex[F]t to me[C]
Makin' [F]love to his [G]tonic and [C]gin
[C][G][F][C]
[F][G][C][F]
He says
[C]"Son, can you [G]play me a [F]memory?[C]
I'm [F]not really [C]sure how it [D]goes[G]
But it's [C]sad, and it's [G]sweet,
and I [F]knew it [C]complete
When [F]I wore a y[G]ounger man's c[C]lothes"

[Pre-chorus 1]
[Am]La, la- [C]la, di-dee- [D]da[F]
[Am]la-l[C]a, di-dee- da da[D]-
[G]dum[C][G]

[Chorus 1]
[C]Sing us a [G]song, you're the [F]piano [C]man
[F]Sing us a [C]song [D]tonight[G]
Well, we're [C]all in the [G]mood for a [F]melody[C]
And [F]you've got us [G]feeling al[C]right

[Interlude 1]
[C][G][F][C]
[F][G]
[C][F][C][F][Em][Dm]
[C][F][C][F][Em][Dm]

[Verse 2]
Now [C]John at the [G]bar is a [F]friend of [C]mine
He [F]gets me my [C]drinks for [D]free[G]
And he's [C]quick with a [G]joke,
or to [F]light up your [C]smoke
But there's [F]someplace
that [G]he'd rather [C]be[F]
He says,
[C]"Bill, I [G]believe this is [F]killing [C]me"
As the [F]smile ran [C]away from his [D]face[G]
"Well I'm [C]sure that I [G]could
be a [F]movie [C]star
If [F]I could get o[G]ut of this p[C]lace"

[Pre-chorus 2]
Oh, [Am]la, [C]la-la, di-dee- d[D]a[F]
[Am]la-l[C]a, di-dee- da da[D]-
[G]dum[C][G]

[Verse 3]
Now [C]Paul is a [G]real estate [F]novelist[C]
Who [F]never had [C]time for a [D]wife[G]
And he's [C]talkin' with [G]Davy,
who's [F]still in the [C]Navy
And [F]probably [G]will be for [C]life
[C][G][F][C]
[F][G]
[C][F][C]
And the [C]waitress is [G]practicing [F]politics[C]
As the [F]businessmen [C]slowly get [D]stoned[G]
Yes, they're [C]sharing a [G]drink
they call [F]loneliness[C]
But it's [F]better than [G]drinkin' [C]alone

[Solo 1]
[Am][C][D][F]
[Am][C][D][F]
[Am][C][D]
[G][C][G]

[Chorus 2]
[C]Sing us a [G]song, you're the [F]piano [C]man
[F]Sing us a [C]song [D]tonight[G]
Well, we're [C]all in the [G]mood for a [F]melody[C]
And [F]you've got us [G]feeling al[C]right

[Interlude 2]
[C][G][F][C]
[F][G]
[C][F][C][F][Em][Dm]
[C][F][C][F][Em][Dm]

[Verse 4]
It's a [C]pretty good [G]crowd for a [F]saturday[C]
And the [F]manager [C]gives me a [D]smile[G]
'Cause he [C]knows that it's [G]me
they've been [F]comin' to [C]see
To [F]forget about [G]life for a [C]while[F]
And the [C]piano, it [G]sounds
like a [F]carnival[G]
And the [F]microphone [C]smells like a [D]beer[G]
And they [C]sit at the [G]bar
and put [F]bread in my [C]jar
And say, [F]"Man, what are [G]you doin' [C]here?"

[Pre-chorus 3]
Oh, [Am]la, [C]la-la, di-dee- d[D]a[F]
[Am]la-l[C]a, di-dee- da da[D]-
[G]dum[C][G]

[Chorus 3]
[C]Sing us a [G]song, you're the [F]piano [C]man
[F]Sing us a [C]song [D]tonight[G]
Well, we're [C]all in the [G]mood for a [F]melody[C]
And [F]you've got us [G]feeling al[C]right

[Outro 1]
[C][G][F][C]
[F][G]
[C][F][C][F][Em][Dm]
[C][F][C][F][Em][Dm][C]
Chords Tap to view chord shapes
Ready to view chords
Select a chord in the lyrics to pin the chord view here.
AI analysis Quick · deep

The quick version summarizes key, main loop, cadence and harmonic colors. The deep version is for closer reading.

Quick version Quick · compact

Optimized for fast rendering and identifying the main pattern.

No quick version yet. Click Generate quick to create a summary.
Deep version Detailed

Generate or regenerate a fuller AI harmonic analysis.

No deep version yet. You can use the quick version first, then generate the deep version when needed.
Discover more Artist · genre · key
18%
86 BPM