Piano Man - Billy Joel | Guitar Chords | VChords

[Intro]
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Dm  | Ddim7 | C   | G/B | F/A 
C/G | F     | C/E | D7  
G   | C     | G/B | F/A 
C/G | F     | G   | C   
F/C | C     | F/C | C   
F/C
C

[Verse 1]
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F/C     C       G/B        F/A      C/G F            C/E            D7
   It's nine o' clock on a Saturday,     the regular crowd shuffles in.
G7               C      G/B        F/A       C/G       F           F/G       C
  And there's an old man   sitting next to me   making love to his tonic and gin.

[Bridge (1)]
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C | G/B | F/A | C/G 
F | G7  | C   | F/C 

[Post-Verse (1)]
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         C             G/B       F/A    C/G
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory?
    F          C/E         D7   G7         C            G/B
I'm not really sure how it goes,  but it's sad and it's sweet,
      F/A        C/G
And I knew it complete,
     F        G7            C
When I wore a younger man's clothes.

[Pre-Chorus (1)]
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Am        Am/G   D7 F Am     Am/G    D7       G
La, lala, lala laa.     Lala,    lalala, lala.
G/F | C/E | G7/D 

[Chorus]
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C         G/B              F/A       C/G F         C/E    D7    G7
Sing us a song, you're the piano man,    sing us a song tonight.
            C          G/B        F/A    C/G    F             G7        C
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody,   and you've got us feeling alright.

[Bridge (2)]
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C | G/B | F/A | C/G 
F | G7  | C   | F/C 
C | F/C | C   | F/C 
C

[Verse 2]
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F/C    C           G/B      F/A            C/G   F           C/E        D7   G7
   Now John at the bar is a friend of mine,   he get's me my drinks for free.
         C                 G/B     F/A                 C/G            F              
And he's quick with a joke,   or a light up your smoke,   but there's someplace that 
G7          C
he'd rather be.
F/C         C          G/B           F/A         C/G     F          C            D7   
   He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me,"   as a smile ran away from his face.
G7
           C           G/B        F/A        C/G   F           G7          C
"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star,   if I could get out of this place

[Pre-Chorus (2)]
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   Am       Am/G     D7  F Am     Am/G    D7       G
Oh la, lala,    lala laa.    Lala,    lalala, lala.

[Verse 3]
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G/F C/E G7/D    C         G/B         F/A      C/G    F             C/E      D7   G7
            Now Paul is a real estate novelist,   who never had time   for a wife.
         C                 G/B      F/A            C/G     F        G7          C
And he's talking with Davy,   who's still in the Navy, and probably will be for life.



[Post-Verse (2)]
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        C           G/B        F/A     C/G       F            C          D7     G7
And the waitress is practicing politics   as the business men slowly get stoned.
             C         G/B             F/A        C/G         F           G7       
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness,   but it's better than drinking 
  C
alone

[Piano Solo]
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Am  | Am/G | D7   | F 
Am  | Am/G | D7   | F 
Am  | Am/G | D7   | G 
G/F | C/E  | G7/D 





[Verse 4]
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F/C       C                G/B      F/A      C/G        F       C/E              D7 G7
   It's a pretty good crowd   for a Saturday,   and the manager gives me a smile,
          C               G/B             F/A          C/G      F         G7         
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see   to forget about life for a 
C
while.
F/C        C        G/B           F/A      C/G        F          C/E           D7   G7
   And the piano it sounds like a carnival,   and the microphone smells like a beer.
         C             G/B        F/A             C/G         F              G7        
And they sit at the bar   and put bread in my jar,   and say, "Man, what are you doing 
C
here?"

[Pre-Chorus (3)]
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   Am       Am/G     D7  F Am     Am/G    D7       G
Oh la, lala,    lala laa.    Lala,    lalala, lala.
G/F | C/E | G7/D 



[Outro]
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C | G/B | F/A | C/G 
F | G7  | C   | F/C 
C | F/C | C   | F/C 
C | F/C | C