Piano Man chords and lyrics

- Billy Joel

Chords: C C/E C/G C/B D7/F♯ D7 Dm7 F/G F F/A F/C Fmaj7 G G7(♭9) G/B G7 G7/F G/C Am Am/G

Music Key: C major

Tempo: 176 BPM

Lyrics length: 383 words

Last updated:

Release date: 1973-11-07

Intro

Verse 1

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin
He says, Son can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet
And I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes

PreChorus 1

La la la di di daa la la di di daa da da

Chorus 1

Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright

Verse 2

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me.
As a 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.

PreChorus 2

Ohh La la la di di daa la la di di daa da da

Verse 3

Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talking with 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 Loneliness
But it's better than drinking alone

Solo

Chorus 2

Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright

Verse 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 a while
And the piano it 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, what are you doing here?
Ohh

PreChorus 3

La la la di di daa la la di di daa da da

Chorus 3

Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright

Outro

Fun fact

”Piano Man” by Billy Joel is a waltz in 3/4 time. It has become one of the signature songs by Billy, but he has stated in an interview that it is actually not his favorite song at all. ”It’s a limerick!”, he said.

The chorus, where Joel invites everyone to "sing us a song, you're the piano man," has become a beloved sing-along moment, making "Piano Man" a timeless anthem.

Most popular pop songs use the time signature 4/4, also called ”common time”, but here’s a great waltz to practice if you really want to learn how to play in 3/4 time! Enjoy ”Piano Man”!

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