von Billy Joel

-- Verse

It's C nine o' C/B clock on a A- Saturday A-/G

The F regular C/E crowd shuffles D/F# in G

There's an C old man C/B sitting A- next to me A-/G

Makin' F love to his G tonic and C gin

-- Verse

He says, "Son, can you play me a memory?

I'm not really sure how it goes

But it's sad and it's sweet, and I knew it complete

When I wore a younger man's clothes"

-- Bridge

A- La, la, A-/G la, de, de, A-/F# da A-/F

A- La, A-/G la, de, A-/D# de, da, A-/F da, G da /F /E /D

-- Chorus

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

We're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright

-- Verse

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine

He gets me my drinks for free

And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke

But there's someplace that he'd rather be

-- Verse

He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me"

As a smile ran away from his face

"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star

If I could get out of this place"

-- Bridge

Oh, la, la, la, de, de, da

La, la, de, de, da, da, da

-- Verse

Now Paul is a real estate novelist

Who never had time for a wife

And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy

And probably will be for life

-- Verse

And the waitress is practicing politics

As the businessmen slowly get stoned

Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness

But it's better than drinkin' alone

-- Chorus

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright

-- 
            
                It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
                
                And the manager gives me a smile
                
                'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
                
                To forget about life for a while
                
                {eov}

-- Verse

And the piano, it sounds like a carnival

And the microphone smells like a beer

And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar

And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

-- Bridge

Oh, la, la, la, de, de, da

La, la, de, de, da, da, da

-- Chorus

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright