[Intro] C G F C F C D7 G C G F C F G C G [Verse 1] 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 C G F C He says, "Son, can you play me a memory F C D7 G 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 2] 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 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 3] 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 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 4] 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 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
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