billy joel – pianoman (6|8e) Intro: fiddle piano then 7 measures, then: 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|------------5----------|5----------------------|------------5----------| D|-----------------------|------------3---2---0--|-----------------------| A|3----------------------|-----------------------|3----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| (Verse 1) 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|------------4----------|2----------------------| D|------------3---2---0--|-----------------------|------------5-------5--| A|3----------------------|3----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| [00.31] It’s Nine o'clock on a Saturday, 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------4-------4--| D|3-----------2----------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|5---------------0---2--|3----------------------| E|-----------------------|------------3----------|-----------------------| The regular crowd shuffles in. There’s an old man sitting 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|-----------------------| A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3-----------3-----0-2--| E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|----------------3------| Next to me, makin' love to his tonic and gin 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|------------4-------4--|2----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----------5----------| A|3----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--| 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|5-----------5----------|------------4----------| D|--------------------5--|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|3-----------3----------|-----------------------|3----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| [Verse 2] [00.57] He says son, can you play me a 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|------------5-------2--|3-----------2----------|-----------------------| A|----------------3------|-----------------------|5-------------------2--| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------3----------| Memory, I'm not really sure how it goes but it's 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|------------4-------4--|2----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------| A|3----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--| Sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|----9-----------9------|----7------------------| D|--------------------9--|-----------------------|----------------10--9--| A|3-----------3----------|12----------10---------|9-----------8----------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Clothes. La la la, di da daaa 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|----9-----------9------|----7------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------|5---------5-3---------3| A|12----------10---------|9-----------9---7---9--|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| La la, di da daaa da dum 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|5-----------4----------|2----------------------| D|2---------2------------|-----------------------|------------5-------2--| A|------------5-------5--|-----------------------|----------------3------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| [Chorus 1] Sing us a song, you're the piano man 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|-----------------------|5-----------4----------| D|3-----------2----------|------------5----------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|5-------------------2--|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|----------------3------|-----------------------| Sing us a song to - night Well, we're all in the mood for a 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|-----------------------| A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3-----------3-----0-2--| E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|--------------3-3------| Melody And you've got us feelin' alright 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|5-----------4----------|2----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----------5----------| A|-----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--| 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|------------5-------2--|-----------------------|------------5-------2--| D|---------------------52|------------3---2---0--|---------------------52| A|3----------------------|3----------------------|3----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|------------4----------|2----------------------| D|------------3---2---0--|-----------------------|------------5---->>>---| A|3----------------------|3----------------------|--------------------3>>| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| [Verse 3] Now John at the bar is a friend of mine He 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|----------------2---4--|5-----------4----------| D|3-----------2----------|----------345-0--------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|5----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Gets me my drinks for free And he's quick with a joke or to 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|------------5-------2--|3-----------5----------|----------------------5| A|----------------3------|-----------------------|3-----------3----------| E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------| Light up your smoke but there's someplace that he'd rather be 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|5-----------5----------|5-----------4----------|2----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------5-------2--| A|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------3------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| [verse 4] He says, Bill, I believe this is killing me As the 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|-----------------------|5-----------4----------| D|3-----------2----------|----2---4--------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|5---------------0---2--|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|------------3----------|-----------------------| Smile ran away from his face Well I'm sure that I could be a 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|--------------------9--| A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3-----------3----------| E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------| movie star If I could get out of this place oohh 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|----9-----------9------|----7------------------|----9-----------9------| D|-----------------------|----------------10--9--|-----------------------| A|12----------10---------|9-----------8----------|12----------10---------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| La la la, di da daaa La la, di da 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|----7------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|5---------5-3---------3|2-----------0----------| A|9-----------9---7---9--|-----------------------|--------------------2--| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------3------| daaa da dum [Verse 5] now 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|------------4----------|2----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|------------5-------2--|3-----------2----------| A|3----------------------|----------------3------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Paul is a real estate novelist Who never had time for a 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|------------4----------|2----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------5----------| A|5-----------------0-2--|3----------------------|--------------------3--| E|------------3----------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Wife And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the navy and 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------4----------| D|3-----2-3---5----------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|3-----------3-----0-2--|3----------------------| E|--------------------3--|----------------3------|-----------------------| Probably will be for life 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|----------------------5| A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3-----------4----------| E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------| 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|5-----------5----------|------------4----------|2----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------5-------2--| A|-----------------------|3----------------------|----------------3------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| [Verse 6] And the waitress is practicing politics as a 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------4----------| D|3-----------2----------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|5----------------------|3----------------------| E|-----------------------|------------3----------|-----------------------| Businessman slowly gets stoned yes, they're sharing a drink they call 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|------------10------9--| A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Loneliness but it's better than drinkin' alone [Pianosolo] 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|----9-----------9------|7----------------------|----9-----------9------| D|-----------------------|----------------10--9--|-----------------------| A|12----------10---------|------------8----------|12----------10---------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|----7------------------|----9-----------9------|7----------------------| D|----------------10--9--|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|9-----------8----------|12----------10---------|------------9---7---9--| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------4----------| D|5---------5-3----------|2----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|------------5----------|3----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| [Chorus 2] Sing us a song you're the 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|------------5-------2--|3-----------2----------|0-----2-4--------------| A|----------------3------|-----------------------|----------------0---2--| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------3----------| Piano man sing us a song tonight Well we're 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|------------4----------|2----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|------------5-------2--|3-----2-3---5----------| A|3----------------------|----------------3------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--| All in the mood for a melody and you got us feeling al – 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|------------4----------|2----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------5----------| A|3-----------3----------|3----------------------|--------------------3--| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Right 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|------------5-------20-|-----------------------| D|3-----------5----------|----------------------2|------------3---2---0--| A|-----------------------|3----------------------|3----------------------| E|--------------------3--|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|------------5-------20-|-----------------------|------------4----------| D|----------------------2|------------3---2---0--|-----------------------| A|3----------------------|3----------------------|3----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| [Verse 7] It's a pretty good crowd for a 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|----------------2---4--| D|------------5----------|3-----------2----------|0-----2-3-4-5----------| A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Saturday And the manager gives me a smile 'Cause he 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|2----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----------5----------| A|3-----------2----------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--| Knows that it's me they've been comin' to see To forget about life for a 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|5-----------5----------|5-----------4----------| D|----------------------5|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|3-----------3----------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|----------3------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| While [Verse 8] and the piano sounds like a 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|------------5-------2--|3-----------2----------|------------5----------| A|----------------3------|-----------------------|5----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Carnival And the microphone smells like a beer and they 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|5-----------4----------|2----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------| A|-----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|----------------3------|--------------------3--| Sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say, Man, what are you doin' 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|----9-----------9------|----7------------------| D|------------10------9--|-----------------------|----------------10--9--| A|3----------------------|12----------10---------|9-----------8----------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Here oohh laa lala, didi daaaa 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|----9-----------9------|----7------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|12----------10---------|9-----------9---7---9--|10--------108---------8| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Lalalaa, didi daaa da dum 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|9---------9-7-------7--|5-----------4----------|2----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------5-------2--| A|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------3------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Sing us a song you're the piano man 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------4----------| D|3-----------2----------|------2-3-4-5----------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|5-------------------2--|3----------------------| E|-----------------------|----------------3------|-----------------------| Sing us a song to - night Well we're all in the mood for a 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|2----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|------------5----------|3-----2-3---5----------|-----------------------| A|--------------------3--|-----------------------|3-----------3-----0-2--| E|-----------------------|--------------------3--|----------------3------| Melody and you got us feeling alright 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|------------4----------|2----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|------------5----------|3-----------5----------| A|3----------------------|--------------------3--|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------3--| 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|------------5-------20-|-----------------------|------------5-------20-| D|----------------------2|------------3---2---0--|----------------------2| A|3----------------------|3----------------------|3----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n G|-----------------------|-----------------------|| D|------------3---2---0--|-----------------------|| A|3----------------------|3----------------------|| E|-----------------------|-----------------------||