Piano Man bass tab by Billy Joel
Bass tabs
billy joel – pianoman (6|8e)
Intro:
fiddle piano
then 7 measures, then:
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(Verse 1)
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00.31: It’s Nine o'clock on a Saturday,
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The regular crowd shuffles in. There’s an old man sitting
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Next to me, makin' love to his tonic and gin
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Verse 2: 00.57: He says son, can you play me a
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Memory, I'm not really sure how it goes but it's
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Sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's
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Clothes. La la la, di da daaa
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La la, di da daaa da dum
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Chorus 1: Sing us a song, you're the piano man
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Sing us a song to - night Well, we're all in the mood for a
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Melody And you've got us feelin' alright
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Verse 3: Now John at the bar is a friend of mine He
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Gets me my drinks for free And he's quick with a joke or to
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Light up your smoke but there's someplace that he'd rather be
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verse 4: He says, Bill, I believe this is killing me As the
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Smile ran away from his face Well I'm sure that I could be a
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movie star If I could get out of this place oohh
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La la la, di da daaa La la, di da
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daaa da dum Verse 5: now
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Paul is a real estate novelist Who never had time for a
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Wife And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the navy and
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Probably will be for life
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Verse 6: And the waitress is practicing politics as a
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Businessman slowly gets stoned yes, they're sharing a drink they call
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Loneliness but it's better than drinkin' alone Pianosolo:
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
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Chorus 2: Sing us a song you're the
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Piano man sing us a song tonight Well we're
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All in the mood for a melody and you got us feeling al –
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Right
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Verse 7: It's a pretty good crowd for a
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Saturday And the manager gives me a smile 'Cause he
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Knows that it's me they've been comin' to see To forget about life for a
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While Verse 8: and the piano sounds like a
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Carnival And the microphone smells like a beer and they
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Sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say, Man, what are you doin'
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Here oohh laa lala, didi daaaa
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Lalalaa, didi daaa da dum
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Sing us a song you're the piano man
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Sing us a song to - night Well we're all in the mood for a
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Melody and you got us feeling alright
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