[Intro]
F C A# F A# F G7 C F C A# F A# C F C
[Verse 1]
F C A# F
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
A# F G7 C
The regular crowd shuffles in
F C A# F
There's an old man sitting next to me
A# C F C
Making love to his tonic and gin
F C A# F
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
A# F G7 C
I'm not really sure how it goes
F C A# F
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
A# C F
When I wore a younger man's clothes."
[Interlude]
Dm G7
la la la, di da da
Dm G7 C A# F C7
La la, di di da da dum
[Chorus]
F C A# F
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
A# F G7 C
Sing us a song tonight
F C A# F
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
A# C F C
And you've got us all feeling alright
[Interlude]
F C A# F A# C F
[Verse 2]
F C A# F
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
A# F G7 C
He gets me my drinks for free
F C A# F
And he's quick with a joke and he'll light up your smoke
A# C F F
But there's some place that he'd rather be
F C A# F
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
A# F G7 C
As the smile ran away from his face
F C A# F
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
A# C F
If I could get out of this place"
[Interlude]
Dm G7
la la la, di da da
Dm G7 C A# F C7
La la, di di da da dum
[Verse 3]
F C A# F
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
A# F G7 C
Who never had time for a wife
F C A# F
And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy
A# C F C
And probably will be for life
F C A# F
And the waitress is practicing politics
A# F G7 C
As the businessman slowly gets stoned
F C A# F
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
A# C F F
But it's better than drinking alone
[Instrumental]
F C A# F A# F G7 C F C A# F F
[Chorus]
F C A# F
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
A# F G7 C
Sing us a song tonight
F C A# F
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
A# C F C
And you've got us all feeling alright
[Interlude]
F C A# F A# C F
[Verse 4]
F C A# F
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
A# F G7 C
And the manager gives me a smile
F C A# F
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see
A# C F C
To forget about life for a while
F C A# F
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
A# F G7 C
And the microphone smells like a beer
F C A# F
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
A# C F C
And say, "Man, what are you doing here?"
[Interlude]
Dm G7
la la la, di da da
Dm G7 C A# F C7
La la, di di da da dum
[Chorus]
F C A# F
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
A# F G7 C
Sing us a song tonight
F C A# F
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
A# C F
And you've got us all feeling alright
[Interlude]
F C A# F A# C F