Billy Joel - Piano Man First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Billy Joel. Other chords and tabs for the "Piano Man" can find at the bottom of the page. PROPS GO TO: Strangenoid "Piano Man" by Billy Joel NOTE ABOUT CHORDS: I am not certain if there is a proper name for the D* chord. If there is, let me know! Chords G GD C CG Cmaj7 D D7 D* Em EADGBe EADGBE EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe °°° XX°°° X ° ° ° ° X °°° XX° XX° ° ° ° °°° |||||| |||||| ||||•| ||||•| |||||| |||||| ||||•| |||||| |||||| |•|||| |||||| ||•||| ||•||| ||•||| |||•|• |||•|• |||||| |••||| •||||• |||||• |•|||| ••|||| |•|||| ||||•| |||||| ||||•| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||•||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ••|||| |||||| Em7 A7 EADGBe EADGBe ° ° ° X° ° ° |||||| |||||| |••||| ||•|•| ||||•| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 68 rhythm Intro G CG D* C Cmaj D(X2) G D Em C It's 4 o'clock on a Saturday D The regular crowd shuffles in G D Em There's an old man sitting next to me C D G CG D* Making love to his tonic and gin C Cmaj7 D G D Em He says, "Son, can you play me a memory? C D I'm not really sure how it goes, G D Em But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete C D G When I wore a younger man's clothes" Em A7 Oh, la da da ditty da, Em7 D D D7 GD D La da ditty da da dum Chorus: G D Em Sing us a song, you're the piano man C D Sing us a song tonight G D Em 'Cause we're all in the mood for a melody C D G CG D* C Cmaj7 D And you've got us feeling all right G CG D* C Cmaj7 D 2.Now Tom at the bar is a friend of mine He gets me my drinks for free And he's quick with a joke or a light up your smoke, But there's some place that's he'd rather be He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me," As the smile ran away from his face "Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star If I could get out of this place." Oh, la da da ditty da La da ditty da da dum (Chorus) 3.Now Paul is a real estate novelist Who Never had time for a wife And he's talking to Davy who's still in the Navy And probably will be for life And the Waitress is practicing politics As the businessmen slowly get stoned Yes, they're sharing a drink they call Lonliness, But it's better than drinking alone (Piano Solo)Em Em7 A7 C Em Em7 A7 A7 D D7 GD D (Chorus) 4.It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday And the manager gives me a smile 'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see To forget about life for awhile And the piano sounds like a carnival And the microphone smells like a beer And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar And say, "Man, whatta you doin' here?" Oh, la da da ditty da La da ditty da da dum (Chorus[play last few chords slowly]) |
In addition to Chords / Tabs Billy Joel - Piano Man (First Version), we offer an excerpt from a random book.Abbot Vogler, organist and theorist, famous for his excellent music school in Darmstadt, upon his arrival in Berlin heard little Meyerbeer and, having subjected him to the most rigorous musical test beforehand, predicted a brilliant future for him.