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Piano Man
Billy Joel
Attributes
Times Played
38
Last Played
Jul 16, 2026
Added to List
Jul 2, 2020
Capo
4
(Harmonica2 + extra chords)
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
(Harmonica1)
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"
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"
La la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum
La la, di da da da dum
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 feelin' alright
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright
(Harmonica1 + extra chords)
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 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 the 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"
Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum
La la, di da da da dum
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 will be for life
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life
(Harmonica1)
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 drinkin' alone
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone
(instrumental 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 got us feeling alright
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you got us feeling alright
(Harmonica1 + extra chords)
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 comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the manager gives me a smile
'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 smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum
La la, di da da da dum
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 got us feeling alright
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you got us feeling alright
(Harmonica1 + extra chords)
Play History
38 playsView Full History
| Play | ||
|---|---|---|
| #38 | spike13211_ | Jul 16, 2026 |
| #37 | ETheHammer | Sep 12, 2024 |
| #36 | larrytheman977 | Dec 14, 2023 |
| #35 | shade_kusanaga | May 25, 2023 |
| #34 | joetwopoint0h | Jul 2, 2022 |
| #33 | professorkaos77 | May 21, 2022 |
| #32 | professorkaos77 | Mar 5, 2022 |
| #31 | accooosic | Feb 26, 2022 |
| #30 | professorkaos77 | Feb 3, 2022 |
| #29 | aethersurfer | Jan 15, 2022 |
| #28 | vickysan2 | Jan 6, 2022 |
| #27 | CieloBluu | Nov 4, 2021 |
| #26 | CieloBluu | Sep 2, 2021 |
| #25 | felony211662 | Jul 10, 2021 |
| #24 | therighthonourablepluto | Jun 12, 2021 |
| #23 | CieloBluu | Apr 17, 2021 |
| #22 | honeysuckle6 | Mar 13, 2021 |
| #21 | CieloBluu | Mar 11, 2021 |
| #20 | felonyyyy | Feb 18, 2021 |
| #19 | CieloBluu | Feb 4, 2021 |
| #18 | nixiedee | Jan 21, 2021 |
| #17 | CieloBluu | Jan 7, 2021 |
| #16 | 9awner | Dec 19, 2020 |
| #15 | CieloBluu | Nov 26, 2020 |
| #14 | CieloBluu | Nov 12, 2020 |