C G F C  F C D7 G  C G F C  F G C   G
 
[Verse 1]
 
     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."
 
[Interlude]
 
Am              D7
la la la, di da da
Am           D7    G  F C G7
La la, di di da da dum
 
[Chorus]
 
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
 
[Verse 2]
 
    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"
 
[Interlude]
 
Am              D7
la la la, di da da
Am           D7    G  F C G7
La la, di di da da dum
 
[Verse 3]
 
    C         G           F   C
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
    F         C