Piano Man (ver 4) by Billy Joel
Piano Man- Bill Joel
When I looked, I could find no tabs online, only chords.
These tabs reflect the original piano score because they were
written from it. As such, octaves may be different, but the
original melody and most of the chord spellings are the same.
Intro:
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Its
Verse 1:
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Nine o'clock on a Saturday The
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Regular crowd shuffles in There's an
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Old man sitting next to me Making
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Love to his tonic and gin
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He says,
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"Son can you play me a memory I'm
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Not really sure how it goes But it's
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Sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete When
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I wore a younger man's clothes"
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Oh
Bridge:
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La da da Da da da da
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Da da da da da da
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Chorus:
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Sing us a song you're the piano man
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Sing us a song tonight Well we're
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All in the mood for a melody And
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You've got us feeling alright Now
Verse 2:
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"
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
Bridge:
Oh La da da Da da da da
Da da da da da da
Chorus:
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 3:
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 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?"
Bridge:
Oh La da da Da da da da
Da da da da da da
Chorus:
Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
Ending:
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