Tuning: E A D G B E

[INTRO] C E5 Am G F Em D G C E5 Am G F G C Csus4 C Fmaj7 C/E (#3) C/D (walk down the last 2 chords) C/E: with middle finger on the 2nd fret D string, C/D: remove middle finger,keep index, strum first 4 strings then back to C chord to repeat C Csus4 C Fmaj7 C/E (#3) C/D [Verse]

^CIt's nine o'^E5clock on a S^Amaturday, ^G ^FThe regular ^Emcrowd shuffles ^Din ^G T^Chere's an old ^E5man sitting n^Amext to me, ^G Mak^Fing love to his ^Gtonic and gin^C

[Bridge 1] C E5 Am G F G C Csus4 [Verse]

H^Ce says son can y^E5ou play me a m^Amemory, ^G I'^Fm not really ^Emsure how it g^Does ^G But^C it's sad and it^E5's sweet and I ^Amknew it complet^Ge, Whe^Fn I wore a yo^Gunger man's cl^Cothes

[Bridge 2]

^AmDa da da d^Ge de Da ^Amdada ded^De da d^Ga da

[Chorus]

Si^Cng us a so^E5ng you're the pi^Amano man ^G ^FSing us a ^Emsong tonig^Dht ^G Well, we'r^Ce all in the^E5 mood for a ^Ammelody ^G And yo^Fu've got us fe^Geling alrig^Cht

[Interlude] C E5 Am G F G C Csus4 C Fmaj7 C/E C/D C Csus4 C Fmaj7 C/E C/D [Verse]

Now ^CJohn at the b^E5ar is a ^Amfriend of mine, ^G He ^Fgets me my ^Emdrinks for fr^Dee ^G And he's q^Cuick with a j^E5oke and a lig^Amht of your sm^Goke, But ^Fthere's some place that he'd ^Grather to b^Ce

He ^Csays Bill I ^E5believe this is ^Amkilling me, ^G as th^Fe smile ran a^Emway from his fa^Dce ^G Well I'm ^Csure that I ^E5could be a m^Amovie star,^G If ^FI could get ^Gout of this p^Clace

[Bridge 2]

^AmDa da da de ^Gde Da ^AmDada ded^De da d^Ga da

[Verse]

Now ^CPaul is a r^E5eal estate n^Amovelist, ^G who^F never had^Em time for a wif^De ^G And he^C's talking with^E5 Davy, who's s^Amtill in the n^Gavy, An^Fd probably w^Gill be for lif^Ce

[Bridge 1] C E5 Am G F G C Csus4 [Verse]

And ^Cthe waitress is pr^E5actising po^Amlitics, ^G As t^Fhe businessmen s^Emlowly gets ston^Ded ^G Yes, they're ^Csharing a d^E5rink they call lo^Amneliness, ^G But it^F's better than dri^Gnking alone ^C

[Chorus]

Sin^Cg us a so^E5ng you're the ^Ampiano man, ^G ^FSing us a ^Emsong tonigh^Dt ^G Well, we'^Cre all in the^E5 mood for a ^Ammelody, ^G And y^Fou've got us f^Geeling alr^Cight

[Interlude] C E5 Am G F G C Csus4 C Fmaj7 C/E C/D C Csus4 C Fmaj7 C/E C/D [Verse]

It's ^Ca pretty good cr^E5owd for a Sa^Amturday, ^G And ^Fthe manager g^Emives me a smi^Dle ^G Cause he ^Cknows that it's^E5 me they've been ^Amcoming to see^G, To^F forget about l^Gife for a ^Cwhile

And^C the piano ^E5sounds like a ^Amcarnival, ^G And th^Fe microphone ^Emsmells like a b^Deer ^G And they^C sit at the ^E5bar and put b^Amread in my ja^Gr, And s^Fay man what are ^Gyou doing her^Ce?

[Bridge 2]

^AmDa da da de ^Gde Da D^Amada ded^De da d^Ga da

[Chorus]

Sin^Cg us a so^E5ng you're the ^Ampiano man,^G ^FSing us a ^Emsong tonig^Dht ^G Well, we'r^Ce all in the ^E5mood for a m^Amelody, ^G And^F you've got us fe^Geling alri^Cght

[Outro with Harmonica] C E5 Am G F G C Csus4 C Fmaj7 C/E C/D C Csus4 C Fmaj7 C/E C/D C

Billy Joel - Piano man