C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  C/E  D7  G
C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  G11
C  F/C  Cmaj7  G11
C  F/C  Cmaj7  G11


[Verse]

     C      C/B        Am       C/G  F             C/E            D7   G
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday,       the regular crowd shuffles in
           C     C/B       Am         C/G        F           G11       C
There's an old man sitting next to me     making love to his tonic and gin


[Harmonica]

C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  G11
C       F/C


[Verse]

        C            C/B       Am     C/G     F           C/E        D7    G
He says son, can you play me a memory     I'm not really sure how it goes
         C            Em/B        Am            C/G     F        G11           C
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's clothes


[Bridge]

Am      Am/G      D7/F#  F  Am     Am/G     D7/F#  D7    G  G/F  C/E  G7/D
Da da da    de de Da           dada    dede da        da da


[Chorus]

C         Em/B             Am       C/G  F         C/E    D7    G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man     Sing us a song tonight
            C          Em/B       Am     C/G     F             G11       C
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody     and you've got us feeling alright


[Harmonica]

C  Em/B  Am  C/G  F  G11
C  F/C  Cmaj7  G11
C  F/C  Cmaj7  G11


[Verse]

    C            Em/B    Am             C/G    F          C/E         D7   G
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine,    he gets me my drinks for free
         C              Em/B       Am             C/G            F               G11          C
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke but there's some place that he'd rather be

F/C         C          Em/B         Am         C/G        F          C/E          D7    G
    He says Bill, I believe this is killing me     as the smile ran away from his face
          C           Em/B        Am        C/G    F            G11         C
Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star     if I could get out of this place


[Bridge]

Am      Am/G      D7/F#  F  Am     Am/G     D7/F#  D7    G  G/F  C/E  G7/D
Da da da    de de Da           dada    dede da        da da


[Verse]

    C         Em/B        Am       C/G     F          C/E         D7  G
Now Paul is a real estate novelist     who never had time for a wife
         C             Em/B       Am          C/G      F        G11          C
And he's talking with Davy who's still in the navy and probably will be for life


[Harmonica]

C  Em/B  Am  C/G  F  G11
C        F/C


[Verse]

         C          Em/B       Am       C/G        F           C/E         D7    G
And the waitress is practising politics     as the businessmen slowly get stoned
             C          Em/B           Am         C/G          F           G11       C
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness     but it's better than drinking alone


[Instrumental]

Am  Am/G  D7/F#  F
Am  Am/G  D7/F#  F
Am  Am/G  D7/F#  D7
G  G/F  C/E  G/D


[Chorus]

C         Em/B             Am       C/G  F         C/E    D7    G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man     Sing us a song tonight
            C          Em/B       Am     C/G     F             G11       C
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody     and you've got us feeling alright


[Harmonica]

C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  G11
C  F/C  Cmaj7  G11
C  F/C  Cmaj7  G11


[Verse]

       C              C/B      Am       C/G         F       C/E          D7  G
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday     and the manager gives me a smile
          C               C/B             Am        C/G        F         G11        C      F/C
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see, to forget about life for a while

          C       C/B           Am       C/G         F          C/E           D7   G
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival     and the microphone smells like a beer
         C           C/B        Am          C/G         F             G11       C
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say man, what are you doing here?


[Bridge]

Am      Am/G      D7/F#  F  Am     Am/G     D7/F#  D7    G  G/F  C/E  G7/D
Da da da    de de Da           dada    dede da        da da


[Chorus]

C         C/B              Am       C/G  F         C/E    D7    G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man     Sing us a song tonight
            C          C/B        Am     C/G     F             G11       C
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody     and you've got us feeling alright


[Harmonica]

C  C/B  Am  C/G  F  G11
C  F/C  Cmaj7  G11
C  F/C  Cmaj7  G/F C/E G/D C