Billy Joel - Piano Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Piano Man" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Piano Man Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Billy Joel

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Piano Man" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      C      G/B        F/A     C/G
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
     F       C/E           D  G
The regular crowd shuffles in
           C     G/B       F/A       C/G
There's an old man sitting next to me
        F           F/G       C
Makin' love to his tonic and gin

He says, “Son, can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad, and it's sweet,
and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes”

Am   Am/G     D7/F# F
La la la, di da da
Am Am/G      D7/F# G  G/F G/E  G/D
La la, di di da da dum

Chorus:
 C         G/B              F/A     C/G
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
 F        C/E     D   G
Sing us a song tonight
            C          G/B        F/A   C/G
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
     F             F/G       C
And you've got us feelin' alright

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke,
or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

He says, “Bill, I believe this is killing me”
As the smile ran away from his face
“Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place”

Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-da
La-la di-dee-da da-dum

Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talking with Davy,
who's still in the navy
And probably will be for life

And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinking alone

Chorus

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've
been coming to see
To forget about life for a while

And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, “Man, what are you doing here?”

Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-da
La-la di-dee-da da-dum

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Piano Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Piano Man" by Billy Joel.

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