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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1051336,"song":"Piano Man","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1051336-piano-man-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1051336?type=chord","rating":4.88086,"votes":5888,"content":"Piano Man chords\r\nBilly Joel  1973 *  \r\n\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Man_(song)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's nine o'clock on a Saturday[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe regular crowd shuffles in[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's an old man sitting next to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMaking love to his tonic and gin[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe says, \"Son, can you play me a memory[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm not really sure how it goes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I wore a younger man's clothes.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nla la la, di da da[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nLa la, di di da da dum[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSing us a song, you're the piano man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSing us a song tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, we're all in the mood for a melody[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you've got us all feeling alright[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow John at the bar is a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe gets me my drinks for free[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he's quick with a joke and he'll light up your smoke[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut there's some place that he'd rather be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe says, \"Bill, I believe this is killing me.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs the smile ran away from his face[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I could get out of this place\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nla la la, di da da[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nLa la, di di da da dum[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow Paul is a real estate novelist[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho never had time for a wife[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd probably will be for life[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the waitress is practicing politics[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs the businessman slowly gets stoned[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut it's better than drinking alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSing us a song, you're the piano man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSing us a song tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, we're all in the mood for a melody[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you've got us all feeling alright[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the manager gives me a smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo forget about life for a while[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the piano, it sounds like a carnival[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the microphone smells like a beer[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd say, \"Man, what are you doing here?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nla la la, di da da[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nLa la, di di da da dum[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSing us a song, you're the piano man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSing us a song tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, we're all in the mood for a melody[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nAnd you've got us all feeling alright[/tab]\r\n\r\n* Alternates:\r\n\r\nCapo III\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D7[/ch] = [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n[ch]G7[/ch] = [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] = [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n\r\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]D7[/ch] = [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n[ch]G7[/ch] = [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] = [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  = [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  = [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D7[/ch] = [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n[ch]G7[/ch] = [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] = [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\nSet8","plain_text":"Piano Man chords\nBilly Joel  1973 *  \n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Man_(song)\n\n[Intro]\n\nC G F C  F C D7 G  C G F C  F G C   G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* Alternates:\n\nCapo III\n\nC  = A\nG  = E\nF  = D\nD7 = B7\nG7 = E7\nAm = F#m\n\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\n\nC  = G\nG  = D\nF  = C\nD7 = A7\nG7 = D7\nAm = Em\n\nOpen (These chords are not in the original key)\n\nC  = D\nG  = A\nF  = G\nD7 = E7\nG7 = A7\nAm = Bm\n\nSet8","chords":["C","G","F","D7","Am","G7","A","E","D","B7","E7","F#m","A7","Em","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}