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Its nine oclock on a saturday The regular crowd shuffles in
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Theres an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin
CF/CCmaj7G11CEm/BAmC/GFC/ED7
He says son can you play me a memory im not really sure how it goes
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But its sad and its sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger mans clothes
ChorusAmAmGD7/GbFAmAm/GD7/GbD7GG/F
Da da da de de Da dada dede da da da
C/EG7/DCEm/BAmC/GFC/ED7
Sing us a song your the piano man Sing us a song tonite
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Well were all in the mood for a melody and youve got us feeling all right
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Now Paul at the bar hes a freind of mine, he gets me my drinks for free
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And hes quick with a joke and a light of your smoke but theres some place that hed rather be
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He says bill i beilive this is killing me as the smile ran away from his face
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Well im sure that I could be a movie star if I could get out of this place
ChorusAmAmGD7/GbFAmAm/GD7/GbD7GG/F
Da da da de de Da dada dede da da da
C/EG7/DCEm/BAmC/GFC/ED7
Sing us a song your the piano man Sing us a song tonite
GCEm/BAmC/GFG11C
Well were all in the mood for a melody and youve got us feeling all right
VerseG11CEm/BAmC/GFC/ED7
Now Paul is a real estate novelist who never had time for a wife
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And hes talking with Davy whos still in the navy and probably will be for life
CF/CCmaj7G11CEm/BAmC/GFC/ED7
And the waitress is practising politics As the businessmen slowly get stoned
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yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness but its better than drinking alone
ChorusAmAmGD7/GbFAmAm/GD7/GbD7GG/F
Da da da de de Da dada dede da da da
C/EG7/DCEm/BAmC/GFC/ED7
Sing us a song your the piano man Sing us a song tonite
GCEm/BAmC/GFG11C
Well were all in the mood for a melody and youve got us feeling all right
VerseG11CEm/BAmC/GFC/ED7
its a pretty good crowd for a saturday And the manager gives me a smile
GCEm/BAmC/GFG11C
Cause he knows that its me they've been coming to see To forget about life for a while
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And the piano sounds like a carnival and the microphone smells like a beer
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And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say man what are you doing here?
ChorusAmAmGD7/GbFAmAm/GD7/GbD7GG/F
Da da da de de Da dada dede da da da
C/EG7/DCEm/BAmC/GFC/ED7
Sing us a song your the piano man Sing us a song tonite
GCEm/BAmC/GFG11C
Well were all in the mood for a melody and youve got us feeling all right
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.