Piano Man (Maggie)
Billy Joel
[Verse 1]
It's [C] nine o'[G]clock on a [F] Saturday.. [C]
The [F] regular [C] crowd shuffles [D7] in... [G]
There's an [C] old man [G] sitting [F] next to me... [C]
Making [F] love to his [G7] tonic and [C] gin.. [C]
He says, [C] son can you [G] play me a [F] memory... [C]
I'm [F] not really [C] sure how it [D7] goes... [G]
But it's [C] sad and it’s [G] sweet and I [F] knew it com-[C]plete
When [F] I wore a [G7] younger man's [C] clothes [C]
[Am] La, la-la di-di [D7] da...[D7]
[Am] La-la la di-di [D7] da.. da.. [G] da..[F]..[Em]..[G7]
CHORUS:
[C] Sing us a [G] song, you're the [F] piano man [C]
[F] Sing us a [C] song to-[D7]night [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [G] mood for a [F] melody [C]
And [F] you've got us [G7] feeling all [C] right [C]
Instrumental:
[C] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [G7] [C] [C]
[Verse 2]
Now [C] John at the [G] bar is a [F] friend of mine.. [C]
He [F] gets me my [C] drinks for [D7]free... [G]
And he's [C] quick with a [G] joke or to [F] light up your [C] smoke...
But there's [F] someplace that [G] he'd rather [F] be [C]
He says [C] Bill, I be[G]lieve this is [F] killing me...[C]
As the [F] smile ran a[C]way from his [D7] face... [G]
Well I'm [C] sure that I [G] could be a [F] movie star... [C]
If [F] I could get [G7] out of this [C] place [C]
[Am] La, la-la di-di [D7] da...[D7]
[Am] La-la la di-di [D7] da.. da.. [G] da..[F]..[Em]..[G7]
[Verse 3]
Now [C] Paul is a [G] real estate [F] novelist [C]
Who [F] never had time [C] for a [D7] wife... [G]
And he's [C] talking with [G] Davey who's [F] still in the [C] Navy
And [F] probably [G] will be for [C] life... [C]
And the [C] waitress is [G] practising [F] politics... [C]
As the [F] businessmen [C] slowly get [D7] stone..[G]
Yes they're [C] sharing a [G] drink they call [F] loneliness... [C]
But it's [F] better than [G7] drinkin' a- [C] lone [C]
Instrumental:
[C] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [G7] [C] [C]
Chorus:
[C] Sing us a [G] song, you're the [F] piano man [C]
[F] Sing us a [C] song to-[D7]night [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [G] mood for a [F] melody [C]
And [F] you've got us [G7] feeling all [C] right [C*]