PIANO MAN

Couldn't get my fingers around the other version of this - not sure which is closest
to the original, but try them both and make up your own mind.

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

He says, "Son, can you play me a melody?
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)La la la, de de (D)da
(Am)La la, de de (D)da da (G)da(G7-G6-G)

Chorus:
(C)Sing us a (C(B Bass))song, you're the (Am)piano man(C(G bass))
(F)Sing us a song (D)tonight(G)
Well, we're (C)all in the (C(B bass))mood for a (Am)melody(C(G Bass)
And (F)you've got us (G)feelin' (C)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, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' 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 drinkin' 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 comin' 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 doin' here?"

Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Chorus

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