"Piano Man" on ukulele by Billy Joel • UkuTabs

Artist	Billy Joel
Album	Piano Man
Genre(s)	classic rock • piano • pop • rock • singer-songwriter
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Intro:
    C G F C
    F C D7 G  
    C G F C  
    F G C   G


     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."


Am              D7
la la la, di da da
Am           D7    G  F C G7
La la, di di da da dum


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


    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"


Am              D7
la la la, di da da
Am           D7    G  F C G7
La la, di di da da dum


    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


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


       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?"


Am              D7
la la la, di da da
Am           D7    G  F C G7
La la, di di da da dum


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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34 Comments

uke
March 11, 2019 at 06:41 · Reply
Transposing it to +1 makes it much easier for me to play. Hopefully you agree!
- Katelynn Jacques
  June 6, 2019 at 04:36 · Reply
  Oh gosh no it is not easier XD
Tamaraaaa
February 25, 2019 at 20:43 · Reply
Honestly, what I think the best strumming pattern for this is, and really resembles the piano, is plucking the first string once with your thumb and then strum up twice. I love playing it and I think it sounds really good
Tamaraaaa
February 25, 2019 at 20:42 · Reply
Honestly, what I think the best strumming pattern for this is, and really resembles the piano, is plucking the first string once with your thumb and then strum up twice. I love playing it!