This is in 3/4 time, but to make it fit here, each bar below is actualy 2 measures. i.e., the count goes something like this: | 1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 . | [OMITTED: Piano Intro x 2 measures] e|-3---------1-3-------1-0-|-1-0---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------0-1-| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------3-0---|-1-----------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmm hmmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hm- e|-3---------1-3-------1-0-|-1-0---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------3-1-----0---|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hmm hmmmmmmmmmmmm [OMITTED: Piano solo x 8 measures] e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|---------0---0---------0-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-3-----3-2---3-2---------|-------------------------|---------0---0-----------| A|-------------------------|-----------------3-------|---------3---3---3---3---|-3-----3-----------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Its nine o' Clock on a Saturday the re gu lar crowd shuffles in e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------0-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------3-2-3---2-------|-----------------------2-|-3-2-----0---------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------3-----|---------0-0-0-------3---|-------------3-----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| And there's an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin e|---------0-1-3---------1-|-3-------1-0-1-0---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-1-------0-------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| hm-hm-hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hm-hmmmmmmmmmmm e|-------3-3---3---3---3---|-3---1---0---1-0---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------1-------|---------1---1---1---1---|-1-------3-3-3-----------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| he says son can you play me a memory I'm not rea ly sure how it goes e|---------0-1-3---3-----3-|-3-------1-0-1---0---0---|-0---------------------0-|-1---0-------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------1---1---1-------|---------3---1-----------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| but its sad and its sweet and I knew it com plete when I wore a younger mans clothes e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------3-2-0-------0-0-|---------2-3-2-0---------|---------0-0---------2-3-|-2-------------------0---| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------3-| oh-oh-laaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-da-aaaaaaaaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa da-da e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------0-0-------0-|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------3-2-3-2---------|-------------------------|---------0---0-----------| A|-------------------------|-------------------3-----|-------------0---3-----3-|-3-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Sing us a song you're the piano man sing us a song to night e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------0-------0-0-|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----2---3---------------|---------3-2-3-2---------|---------------------2---|-3-2-----0---------------| A|-------------------------|-----------------3-------|-------------0---3-------|-------------3-----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------3---------------|-------------------------| Well we're all in the mood for a melody and you've got us feeling al-right e|---------0-1-3---------1-|-3-------1-0-1-0---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-1-------0-------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| hm-hm-hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hm-hmmmmmmmmmmm e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-----------0-0---0---0---|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------3-2-3-2---------|-------------------------|-------0-----0-----------| A|-------------------------|-----------------3-------|---------0---0---3-----3-|-3-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| now John at the bar is a friend of mine, he gets me my drinks for free e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------3-2-3-2-2-2-----|-------------2---3---2---|-3---2---0---------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------0-0-------------|-------------3-----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| and hes quick with a joke, or to light up your smoke butTheresSomePlaceThat he'd rather be e|-------3-3---3---3---3---|-3-------1-0-1-0---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------1-------|-----------------------1-|-1-------1-3-3-----------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------2-2-2-------2---|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| He says Bill, I be-lieve this is killing me as a smile ran a-way from his face e|---------3-3-3---3---3---|-3---1---0---1-0---------|---------------------0---|-1---0-------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------1-------|-----------------1-------|---------3---1-----------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------0-2-----------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star, if I could get out of this place e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------3-2-0-------0-0-|---------2-3-2-0---------|---------0-0---------2-3-|-2-------------------0---| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------3-| oh-oh-laaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-da-aaaaaaaaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa da-da e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|---------0---0-------0-0-|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----3---2---3-2---------|-------------------------|-------0-----0-----------| A|-------------------------|-----------------3-------|---------0---3---3-----3-|-3---3-------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Now Paul is a real-es-tate novelist who ne-ver had time for a wife. e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|---------0-0---0-0---0---|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|---3-------2-3---3---3---|-3-2-----2---3---3---3---|-3---2---0---------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------3-----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| And hes talking with Da-vy whos still in the Na-vy, and pro-bab-ly will be for life e|---------0-1-3---------1-|-3-------1-0-1-0---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-1-------0-------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| hm-hm-hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hm-hmmmmmmmmmmm e|---------3---3---3-----3-|-3---1---0---1-0-0-------|---------0---------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------3-1---1---1---|-1---1---3---3-----------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| The waitress is prac-tic-ing politics asTheBusiness men slow-ly get stoned. e|-----0---1---3---3---3---|-3---1---0---1-0---------|---------------------0---|-1---0-------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------1-------|-----------------1-------|---------3---1-----------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------0-0-2-----------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| And theyre shar-ing a drink they call loneliness but its bet-ter than drinking al-one [OMITTED: Piano solo x 8 measures] e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------0-0-------0-|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------3-2-3-2---------|-------------------------|---------0---0-----------| A|-------------------------|-------------------3-----|-------------0---3-----3-|-3-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Sing us a song you're the piano man sing us a song to night e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------0-------0-0-|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----2---3---------------|---------3-2-3-2---------|---------------------2---|-3-2-----0---------------| A|-------------------------|-----------------3-------|-------------0---3-------|-------------3-----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------3---------------|-------------------------| Well we're all in the mood for a melody and you've got us feeling al-right e|---------0-1-3---------1-|-3-------1-0-1-0---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-1-------0-------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| hm-hm-hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hm-hmmmmmmmmmmm [OMITTED: Piano solo x 8 measures] e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|---------0-0-0-0-0---0---|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------3-2-3-2---------|---------2-0-------------|---------0---0-----------| A|-------------------------|-----------------3-------|---------------3--3--3---|-3---3-------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| ItsAPrettyGoodCrowd for a saturday and the man-a-ger gives me a smile e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------0-0-0-0---0---0---|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------3-2-3---2---2---|-2-------2-2-3-3-3-------|-3---2---0---------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------3-----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| becauseHeKnowsThatIts me theyveBeenCom-ing to see toForgetAbout life for a while e|---------3-3-3-3---------|-3---1---0---1-0-0-------|---------0---------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------3-1---1---1---|-1-------3-3-3-----------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| AndThePiano sounds like a carnival andThe mic-ro-phone smells like a beer e|-----0---1---3---3---3---|-3---1---0---1-0-0-0-----|---------0-0---1---1-1---|-1---0-------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------3---1-----------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| and they sit at the bar and put breadInMyJar and say "Man whatAre you do-ing here?" e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------3-2-0-------0-0-|---------2-3-2-0---------|---------0-0---------2-3-|-2-------------------0---| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------3-| oh-oh-laaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-da-aaaaaaaaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa da-da e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------0-0-------0-|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------3-2-3-2---------|-------------------------|---------0---0-----------| A|-------------------------|-------------------3-----|-------------0---3-----3-|-3-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Sing us a song you're the piano man sing us a song to night e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------0-------0-0-|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----2---3---------------|---------3-2-3-2---------|---------------------2---|-3-2-----0---------------| A|-------------------------|-----------------3-------|-------------0---3-------|-------------3-----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------3---------------|-------------------------| Well we're all in the mood for a melody and you've got us feeling al-right e|---------0-1-3---------1-|-3-------1-0-1-0---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-1-------0-------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| hm-hm-hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hm-hmmmmmmmmmmm [OMITTED: Piano outro x 8 measures]