title: Piano Man-songwriter: Billy Joelkey: Generalharp type: Chromaticgenre: Dskill: Anyreleased: 1973Lead in: 5 -5 6 (6 6 -5 5 -5 5) 4 (4 -5 5) -4 45 -5 6 (6 6 -5 5 -5 5) 4 (4 -5 5) -4 4 MP3 IntroVerse 1:R R 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 5 4 RR 4 4 4 4 44 -4 -4| It’s | nine o’ | clock on a | Saturday, | the | regular | crowdshuffles | in.|R 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 5 4 4 4 4 -5 -5 -55 4 4| There’s an | old man sitting | next to me, | makin’|love to his |tonic and| gin.|Harp here 5 -5 6 (6 6 -5 5 -5 5) 4 (4 -5 5) -4 4 Harp-CR 9 9 9 9 9 9 -9 8 -9 8 7—> 7 7 7 7| He says, | “Son, can you | play me a | memory? | I’m | not really |7 -8 -8 -8 —-> R 8 -9 9 9 9 9 -9 8| sure how it | goes. | But it’s | sad and it’s | sweet and I-9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 -9 8 7 7——–>| knew it com | plete, when | I wore a | younger man’s clothes”. ||-6 -6 -6—>-7 7 -7 -6 r R R -6 -6–> -6 -7 7–> -7 -66—>| La la la, | de de | da | | La la, | de de | da | da da || Harp2-CChorus:5 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 -4-4 —->| Sing us a | song you’re the | piano man,| | sing us a | song to |night. |-> 5 -5 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 –5 5 4 R R -2 -3 44| ‘well, we’re | all in the | mood for a | melody | and | you’ve gotus |-5 5 4 4 —-> r| feelin’ al | right. | | |harp here: 5 -5 6 (6 6 -5 5 -5 5) 4 (4 -5 5) -4 4 Harp-CVerse 2:RR 6 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 5 4 RR 4 4 44| Now | John at the | bar is a | friend of mine, | he | gets me my|4 4 -4 -4—>R 6 6 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -55 4| drinks for |free. | And he’s | quick with a | joke or to | lightup your |4 4 4 4 -5 -5 -5 5 4 4 r r| smoke, but there’s | someplace that | he’d rather | be. | | |R 9 9 9 9 9 9 -9 8 -9 8 7 7 7 77 7| He says, | “Bill, I be | lieve this is | killing me.” | as a | smileran a |7 -8 -8 -8—-> R 8 -9 9 9 9 9 -9 8 -9 88 7| way from his | face, | “Well I’m | sure that I | could be a |movie | star if |7 7 8 -9 8 7 7 —–>| I could get | out of this | place”. | |-6 -6 -6—>-7 7 -7 -6 r R R -6 -6–> -6 -7 7–> -7 -66—>| La la la, | de de | da | | La la, | de de | da | da da || Harp2-CVerse 3:Now Paul is a real estate novelist, who never had time for a wife.And he’s talkin’ with Davy who’s still in the navy, and probably willbe for life.Harp here 5 -5 6 (6 -5 5 -5 5) 4 (4 -5 5) -4 4And the waitress is practicing politics, as the businessmen slowly getstoned.Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness,but it’s better than drinkin’ alone.Small instrumental hereChorus:5 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 -4-4 —->| Sing us a | song you’re the | piano man,| | sing us a | song to |night. |-> 5 -5 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 –5 5 4 R R -2 -3 44| ‘well, we’re | all in the | mood for a | melody | and | you’ve gotus |-5 5 4 4 —->| feelin’ al | right. | |Harp here 5 -5 6 (6 6 -5 5 -5 5) 4 (4 -5 5) -4 4 Harp-CVerse 4:It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday, and the manager gives me asmile.‘Cause he knows that it’s me they’ve been comin’ to see,to forget about life for a while.And the piano, it sounds like a carnival, and the microphone smellslike a beer.And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar,and say, “Man, what are you doin’ here?”-6 -6 -6—>-7 7 -7 -6 r R R -6 -6–> -6 -7 7–> -7 -66—>| La la la, | de de | da | | La la, | de de | da | da da || Harp2-CChorus:5 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 -4-4 —->| Sing us a | song you’re the | piano man,| | sing us a | song to |night. |-> 5 -5 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 –5 5 4 R R -2 -3 44| ‘well, we’re | all in the | mood for a | melody | and | you’ve gotus |-5 5 4 4 —->| feelin’ al | right. | |Harp here 5 -5 6 (6 6 -5 5 -5 5) 4 (4 -5 5) -4 4 Harp-Cfade out…