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Piano Man (C Major)
Artist: Billy Joel    Genre: Rock    Roman Numerals: I, II, II5, IV, IV(add9), V, V7, V7sus4, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D5
(D,A)
- A D A D A
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
F(add9)
(F,A,C,G)
- - F A C G
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
G7sus4
(G,C,D,F)
- - D G C F
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E


Verse 1
It's [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nine o'		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] clock on a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Saturday		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] The regular		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] crowd shuffles		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
There's an [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old man		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sitting		 [F(add9)Added 9th Chord (U,M3,P5,M9)
on the Perfect Fourth] next to me		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Making [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] love to his		 [G7sus47th, Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] tonic and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gin		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
He says, " [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Son, can you		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] play me a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] memory		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
I'm [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] not really		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sure how it		 [D5Fifth (Power Chord) Chord (U,P5)
on the Major Second] goes		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
But it's [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sad and it's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sweet and I		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] knew it com-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] plete
When [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I wore a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] younger man's		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] clothes."		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Interlude
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] La la la, li, di		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] da da		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] La la, li, di		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] da da		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dum		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Sing us a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] song, you're the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] piano man		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Sing us a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] song tonight		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
Well, we're [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] all in the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] mood for a		 [F(add9)Added 9th Chord (U,M3,P5,M9)
on the Perfect Fourth] melody		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
And [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you've got us all feeling al-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] right		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 2
Now [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] John at the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bar is a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] friend of		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mine
He [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gets me my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] drinks for		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] free		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
And he's [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] quick with a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] joke and he'll		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] light up your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] smoke
But there's [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] some place that		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] he'd rather		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] be		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
He says, " [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Bill, I be		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lieve this is		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] killing		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me."
As the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] smile ran a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] way from his		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] face		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
"Well I'm [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sure that I		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] could be a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] movie		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] star
If [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I could get		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] out of this		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] place"
Repeat Interlude

Verse 3
Now [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Paul is a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] real estate		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] novel-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ist
Who [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] never had		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] time for a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] wife		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
And he's [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] talking with		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Davy, who's		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] still in the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Navy
And [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] probably will		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] be for		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] life		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
And the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] waitress is		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] practicing		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] poli-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tics
As the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] businessman		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] slowly gets		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] stoned		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
Yes, they're [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sharing a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] drink they call		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] loneli-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ness
But it's [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] better than		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] drinking a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] lone		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
Repeat Chorus

Verse 4
It's a [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] pretty good		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] crowd for a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Satur-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] day
And the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] manager		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gives me a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] smile		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
'Cause he [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] knows that it's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me they've been		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] coming to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] see
To [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] forget about		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] life for a w		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hile		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
And the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] piano, it		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sounds like a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] carni-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] val
And the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] microphone		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] smells like a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] beer		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
And they [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sit at the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bar and put		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bread in my		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] jar
And say, " [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Man, what are		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] you doing		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] here?"		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
Repeat Interlude
Repeat Chorus
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