This song is from the album The Essential Billy Joel(2001), released on 02 October 2001.
Requested By Shelby Johnson,Layla
Scale: C Major Time Signature: 3/4 Tempo: 180 Suggested Strumming: DU,DU,DU [INSTRUMENTAL] C Cmaj7 Am G F C/E D7 G [INSTRUMENTAL] C Cmaj7 Am G F G C [INSTRUMENTAL] C F G F G C x2 [VERSE] C Cmaj7 Am G It's nine o'clock on a Saturday F C/E D7 G The regular crowd shuffles in C Cmaj7 Am G There's an old man sitting next to me F G C Making love to his tonic and gin [INSTRUMENTAL] C Cmaj7 Am G F G C [VERSE] C Cmaj7 Am G He says, "Son can you play me a memory F C/E D7 G I'm not really sure how it goes C Cmaj7 But it's sad and it's sweet Am G And I knew it complete F G C When I wore a younger man's clothes." [INSTRUMENTAL] Am G D7 F x2 [INSTRUMENTAL] G F G C [CHORUS] C Cmaj7 Am G Sing us a song you're the piano man F C/E D7 G Sing us a song tonight C Cmaj7 Am G Well we're all in the mood for a melody F G C And you've got us feeling alright [INSTRUMENTAL] C Cmaj7 Am G F G C [INSTRUMENTAL] C F G F G C x2 [VERSE] C Cmaj7 Am G Now John at the bar is a friend of mine F C/E D7 G He gets me my drinks for free C Cmaj7 Am G And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke F G C F But there's someplace that he'd rather be C Cmaj7 Am G He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me." F C/E D7 G As a smile ran away from his face C Cmaj7 Am G "Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star F G C If I could get out of this place." [INSTRUMENTAL] Am G D7 F x2 [INSTRUMENTAL] G F G F [VERSE] C Cmaj7 Am G Now Paul is a real estate novelist F C/E D7 G Who never had time for a wife C Cmaj7 Am G And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy F G C And probably will be for life [INSTRUMENTAL] C Cmaj7 Am G F G C [INSTRUMENTAL] C F G F G C x2 [VERSE] C Cmaj7 Am G And the waitress is practicing politics F C/E D7 G As the businessmen slowly get stoned C Cmaj7 Am G Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness F G C G F D7 G But it's better than drinking alone [INSTRUMENTAL] Am G D7 F G x4 [CHORUS] C Cmaj7 Am G Sing us a song you're the piano man F C/E D7 G Sing us a song tonight C Cmaj7 Am G Well we're all in the mood for a melody F G C And you've got us feeling alright [INSTRUMENTAL] C Cmaj7 Am G F G C [INSTRUMENTAL] C F G F G C x2 [VERSE] C Cmaj7 Am G It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday F C/E D7 G And the manager gives me a smile C Cmaj7 Am G 'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see F G C F To forget about life for a while C Cmaj7 Am G And the piano it sounds like a carnival F C/E D7 G And the microphone smells like a beer C Cmaj7 Am G And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar F G C And say, "Man what are you doing here?" [INSTRUMENTAL] Am G D7 F G x4 [CHORUS] C Cmaj7 Am G Sing us a song you're the piano man F C/E D7 G Sing us a song tonight C Cmaj7 Am G Well we're all in the mood for a melody F G C And you've got us feeling alright
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