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Piano Man
Billy Joel
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THis is my second tab (i think).
Hopefully it's all right.
G D Em
It's nine o'clock on a saturday
C A
The regular crowd shuffles in
G D Em
There's an old man sitting next to me
C D G
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
G D Em
He says, "son, can you play me a memory?
C A
I'm not really sure how it goes
G D Em
But it's sad and it's sweet and i knew it complete
C D G
When i wore a younger man's clothes"
Em D
La la la, de de da
Em D G
La la, de de da da da
Chorus:
G D Em
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
C A
Sing us a song tonight
G D Em
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
C D G
And you've got us feelin' alright
G D Em
Now john at the bar is a friend of mine
C A
He gets me my drinks for free
G D Em
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
C D G
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
G D Em
He says, "bill, i believe this is killing me."
C A
As the smile ran away from his face
G D Em
"well i'm sure that i could be a movie star
C D G
If i could get out of this place"
Em D
Oh, la la la, de de da
Em D G
La la, de de da da da
G D Em
Now paul is a real estate novelist
C A
Who never had time for a wife
G D Em
And he's talkin' with davy who's still in the navy
C D G
And probably will be for life
G D Em
And the waitress is practicing politics
C A
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
G D Em
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
C D G
But it's better than drinkin' alone
Chorus
G D Em
It's a pretty good crowd for a saturday
C A
And the manager gives me a smile
G D Em
'cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
C D G
To forget about life for a while
G D Em
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
C A
And the microphone smells like a beer
G D Em
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
C D G
And say, "man, what are you doin' here?"
Em D
Oh, la la la, de de da
Em D G
La la, de de da da da
Chorus
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