[Intro]
C G F C F C D7 G  C G F C  F G C   G
[Verse]
     C      G          F    C 
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday 
    F       C              D7 G 
The regular crowd shuffles in 
           C       G       F       C 
There's an old man sitting next to me 
       F           G         C   G 
Making love to his tonic and gin
[Verse]
          C            G         F   C 
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory 
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I'm not really sure how it goes 
         C            G           F          C 
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete 
     F        G             C 
When I wore a younger man's clothes."
[Interlude]
Am              D7 
la la la, di da da 
Am           D7    G  F C G7 
La la, di di da da dum
[Chorus]
C         G                F     C 
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 
F         C      D7   G 
Sing us a song tonight 
            C          G          F   C 
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 
    F                 G         C     G 
And you've got us all feeling alright
[Verse]
    C           G        F         C 
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine 
   F          C          D7  G 
He gets me my drinks for free 
         C            G              F             C 
And he's quick with a joke and he'll light up your smoke 
            F               G           C   G 
But there's some place that he'd rather be
[Verse]
          C         G             F       C 
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me." 
       F          C            D7  G 
As the smile ran away from his face 
          C           G          F     C 
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star 
   F           G           C 
If I could get out of this place"
[Interlude]
Am              D7 
la la la, di da da 
Am           D7    G  F C G7 
La la, di di da da dum
[Verse]
    C         G           F   C 
Now Paul is a real estate novelist 
    F         C          D7  G 
Who never had time for a wife 
         C            G           F            C 
And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy 
    F             G      C   G 
And probably will be for life
[Verse]
        C           G          F   C 
And the waitress is practicing politics 
       F           C           D7    G 
As the businessman slowly gets stoned 
             C         G               F     C 
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness 
         F           G         C    G 
But it's better than drinking alone
[Chorus]
C         G                F     C 
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 
F         C      D7   G 
Sing us a song tonight 
            C          G          F   C 
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 
    F                 G         C     G 
And you've got us all feeling alright
[Verse]
       C           G           F    C 
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday 
        F       C          D7    G 
And the manager gives me a smile 
          C               G               F         C 
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see 
   F            G           C   G 
To forget about life for a while
[Verse]
        C         G             F    C 
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival 
        F          C             D7  G 
And the microphone smells like a beer 
         C          G           F           C 
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar 
          F             G         C     G 
And say, "Man, what are you doing here?"
[Interlude]
Am              D7 
la la la, di da da 
Am           D7    G  F C G7 
La la, di di da da dum
[Chorus]
C         G                F     C 
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 
F         C      D7   G 
Sing us a song tonight 
            C          G          F   C 
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 
    F                 G         C 
And you've got us all feeling alright