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                Piano Man - Billy Joel
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Written by: Billy Joel
From: “Piano Man” (1973)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

I tried to trace as much of the piano accompaniment as possible. It may 
look a little complicated at first, but it isn't that difficult to play 
once you try. Listen to my quick demo recording of the tab here: 

https://soundcloud.com/maguri/piano-man

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[Turnaround]
  C            F/C          G/C          F  C/E G/D
  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|----0---0---|----1---1---|----3---3---|------------|
B|----1---1---|----1---1---|----0---0---|1---1---0---|
G|----0---0---|----2---2---|----0---0---|2---0---0---|
D|----2---2---|------------|------------|3---2---0---|
A|3-----------|3-----------|3-----------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

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CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e                             E-A-D-G-B-e
PRELUDE                                 [Turnaround]
Dm7      x-x-0-2-1-1                    F/C      x-3-x-2-1-1
Ddim     x-x-0-1-3-1                    G/C      x-3-0-0-0-3
                                        F        x-x-3-2-1-x
INTRO / VERSE / INTERLUDE               C/E      x-x-2-0-1-x
G/B      x-2-0-0-0-x                    G/D      x-x-0-0-0-x
F/A      x-0-3-2-1-1
C/G      3-x-2-0-1-0                    BRIDGE
Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0                    Am/G     3-x-2-0-1-0
C/E      0-x-2-0-1-0                    D7/F#    2-x-0-2-1-2
F/G      3-x-3-2-1-1                    G/F      x-x-3-0-0-3
                                        G/E      x-x-2-0-0-3
                                        G/D      x-x-0-0-0-3

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[Prelude]
| Dm7 | % | Ddim | % | 

[Intro]
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G | 
| Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G | 
| F | F/G | 

[Turnaround]
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D | 
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D | 

[Verse 1]
     C      G/B        F/A       C/G
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
    F       C/E            D      G
The regular crowd shuffles in
           C     G/B       F/A         C/G
There's an old man sitting next to me
       F           F/G       C
Makin' love to his tonic and gin

[Interlude]
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G | 
| F | F/G |
| C | % | F/C | % |

[Verse 2]
          C            G/B       F/A      C/G
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
    F          C/E         D      G
I'm not really sure how it goes
         C            G/B         F/A        C/G
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
     F        F/G           C
When I wore a younger man's clothes"

[Bridge]
Am    Am/G      D7/F#   F 
La la la, di da da
Am Am/G      D7/F# G   G/F   G/E   G/D
La la, di di da da dum

[Chorus]
C         G/B              F/A      C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
F         C/E    D      G
Sing us a song tonight
            C         G/B         F/A      C/G
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
    F             F/G       C
And you've got us feelin' alright

[Interlude]
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G | 
| F | F/G | 

[Turnaround]
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D | 
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D | 

[Verse 3]
     C          G/B      F/A            C/G
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
   F          C/E        D      G
He gets me my drinks for free
         C            G/B        F/A           C/G
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
            F              F/G           C   F/C
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

[Verse 4]
          C         G/B           F/A         C/G
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
       F          C/E          D      G
As the smile ran away from his face
          C           G/B        F/A        C/G
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
   F           F/G         C
If I could get out of this place"

[Bridge]
Am    Am/G      D7/F#   F 
La la la, di da da
Am Am/G      D7/F# G   G/F   G/E   G/D
La la, di di da da dum

[Verse 5]
    C         G/B         F/A       C/G
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
    F         C/E        D      G
Who never had time for a wife
         C            G/B         F/A          C/G
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
    F        F/G         C
And probably will be for life

[Interlude]
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G | 
| F | F/G |
| C | % | F/C | % |

[Verse 6]
        C           G/B        F/A       C/G
And the waitress is practicing politics
       F           C/E        D      G
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
             C         G/B             F/A         C/G
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
         F           F/G       C
But it's better than drinkin' alone

[Solo]
| Am | Am/G | D7/F# | F | 
| Am | Am/G | D7/F# | F | 
| Am | Am/G | D7/F# | % | 
| G | G/F | G/E | G/D |

[Chorus]
C         G/B              F/A      C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
F         C/E    D      G
Sing us a song tonight
            C         G/B         F/A      C/G
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
    F             F/G       C
And you've got us feelin' alright

[Interlude]
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G | 
| F | F/G | 

[Turnaround]
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D | 
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D | 

[Verse 7]
       C           G/B         F/A       C/G
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
        F       C/E        D      G
And the manager gives me a smile
          C               G/B             F/A       C/G
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
      F         F/G        C        F/C
To forget about life for a while

[Verse 8]
        C         G/B           F/A       C/G
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
        F          C/E           D      G
And the microphone smells like a beer
         C          G/B         F/A         C/G
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
          F             F/G       C
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

[Bridge]
Am    Am/G      D7/F#   F 
La la la, di da da
Am Am/G      D7/F# G   G/F   G/E   G/D
La la, di di da da dum

[Chorus]
C         G/B              F/A      C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
F         C/E    D      G
Sing us a song tonight
            C         G/B         F/A      C/G
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
    F             F/G       C
And you've got us feelin' alright

[Coda] (interlude + turnaround)
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G | 
| F | F/G | 
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D | 
| C | F/C | G/C | F C/E G/D | C
                 (ritardando)