PIANO MAN (Billy Joel) C Em Am C F C D7 G It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in C Em Am C There's an old man sitting next to me F G11 C F CM7 G11 Makin' love to his tonic and gin C Em Am C F C D7 G He says "Son, can you play me a memory? I'm not really sure how it goes C Em Am C But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete F G11 C When I wore a younger man's clothes Am Am/G D7/F# F Am Am/G D7/F# D7 G G/F C G7 Da da da de de da da da de de da da da C Em Am C F C D7 G Sing us a song you're the piano man sing us a song tonight C Em Am C Well, we're all in the mood for a melody F G11 C F CM7 G11 and you've got us feelin' all right C Em Am C F C D7 G Now John at the bar is a friend of mine he gets me my drinks for free C Em Am C And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke F G11 C F CM7 G11 But there's someplace that he'd rather be C Em Am C F C D7 G He says "Bill, I believe this is killing me" As a smile ran away from his face C Em Am C F G11 C "Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star if I could get out of this place Am Am/G D7/F# F Am Am/G D7/F# D7 G G11 C G7 Da da da de de da da da de de da da da C Em Am C F C D7 G Now Paul is a realestate novelist, he never had time for a wife C Em Am C And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the Navy F G11 C F CM7 G11 And probably will be for life C Em Am C And the waitress is practicing politics F C D7 G as the bus'nessmen slowly get stoned C Em Am C Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness F G11 C But it's better than drinkin' alone Am Am/G D7/F# F Am Am/G D7/F# D7 G G/F C G7 Da da da de de da da da de de da da da C Em Am F C D7 G It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday and the manager gives me a smile C Em Am C 'cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see F G11 C F CM7 G11 To forget about life for a while C Em Am C F C D7 G And the piano sounds like a carnival and the microphone smells like a beer C Em Am C And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar F G11 C and say "Man, what are you doin' here?" Am Am/G D7/F# F Am Am/G D7/F# D7 G G/F C G7 Da da da de de da da da de de da da da