Piano Man

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

[Bridge]
C G/B F/A C/G
F G7 C F/C

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

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

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

[Bridge]
C G/B F/A C/G
F G7 C F/C
C F/C C F/C
C

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

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

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

[Bridge]
C G/B F/A C/G
F G7 C F/C

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

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

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

[Bridge]
C G/B F/A C/G
F G7 C F/C
C F/C C F/C
C

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

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

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

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