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