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Pianoman (Complete)

by billy joel · posted by Mitchell_Harmonica

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Draw note
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Half-step bend
bb or ''
Two half-step bend
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Three half-step bend
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Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab
There is never a full length tab for songs so here you go. Most of this was pieced together by me. Also check out my full length Tab of Build Me Up Buttercup.

Enjoy! 

Pianoman

 6   6   6   6   -5 5 -5 5 4 
Its nine o-clock on a Saturday
 
 4   4 4 4    4     4  -4  -4 
the regular crowd shuffles in 

   6     6  6   6   -5  5   -5  5  4 
there's an old man sitting next to me 

 3  3    3  -5  -5 -5 5   4   4 
making love to his tonic and gin
 
 9   9   9   9   9    9  -9 8 -9 8 7 
he says son can you play me a memory 

 7  7   7  7   7   -8  -8 -8  
im not really sure how it goes 

 8  -9   9   9   9    9   -9  8  -9   8   8   8 
but its sad and its sweet and I knew it complete  

  7  7  7   8  -9  8   7      7 
when I wore a younger mans clothes 

-6   -6   -6   -7    7  -7-7 
da - da - da - de - de - d-a 

-6   -6   -7   7    -7   -6   6 
da - da - de - de - da - da - da  

  9  9  9  9 
sing us a song  

 -9     8  -9 8   7 
you're the piano man 

 -6   7 7  7   -8  -8  
sing us a song tonight 

 8    8    9   9  9   9   -9  8 -9 8 7 
well we're all in the mood for a melody  

 7    -6    7  7   -9  8    7  7 
and you've got us feeling alright.

 6    6  6   6   6  -5 5   -5   5   4
Now john at the bar is a friend of mine

4   4   4  4    4    -4  -4
He gets me my drinks for free

 6   6     6    6   6  6   -5 5   -5   5   5     5
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke

 3     3      3  -5    -5   -5   5  4  4
But there's someplace that he'd rather be

 9   9    9    9    9     -9   8  -9  8  7
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me"

7   7    7    7   7    -8  -8   -8 
As the smile ran away from his face
 
 8   -9   9    9  9    9  -9 8 -9 8   7
Well Im sure that I could be a movie star

7  7   7    8  -9  8    7    7
If I could get out of this place

-6   -6   -6   -7    7  -7-7 
da - da - da - de - de - d-a 

-6   -6   -7   7    -7   -6   6 
da - da - de - de - da - da - da

 6   6    6 6   6   -5 5   -5 5 4 
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
 
 4  4  4   4   4    4 -4  -4
Who never had time for a wife

 6   6   6   6   6    6-5    5   -5   5   5  5 5
And he's talkin with davy whose still in the navy

3     3   3   -5  -5  5   4 
And probably will be for life

 9   9   9   9   9   9  -9  8   -9 8 7
And the waitress is practicing politics

7   7    7    7     7 -8  -8    -8 
As the businessmen slowly get stoned

 8     -9     9   9  9   9   -9    8    -9  8  7
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness

 7   7   7  8   -9   8   7   7 7
But its better than drinkin alone

  9  9  9  9 
sing us a song  

 -9     8  -9 8   7 
you're the piano man 

 -6   7 7  7   -8  -8  
sing us a song tonight 

 8    8    9   9  9   9   -9  8 -9 8 7 
well we're all in the mood for a melody  

 7    -6    7  7   -9  8    7  7 
and you've got us feeling alright.

 6  6  6   6   6    6   -5  5  -5 5 4
Its a pretty good crowd for a Saturday

 4   4   4  4    4    4 -4  -4
And the manager gives me a smile

  6   6    6     6   6  6   -5      5   -5 5  5   5
cause he knows that its me they've been comin to see

3   3  3  -5 -5  -5   5  4   4
To forget about life for a while

 9   9   9  9  9    9     -9  8  -9 8 7
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival

 7   7     7   7      7    -8 -8 -8 
And the microphone smells like a beer

 8   -9   9   9   9  9  -9   8   -9   8   8  8 
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar

 7   7    7    8    -9  8   7     7
And say, man, what are you doin here?

-6   -6   -6   -7    7  -7-7 
da - da - da - de - de - d-a 

-6   -6   -7   7    -7   -6   6 
da - da - de - de - da - da - da

   9  9  9  9 
sing us a song  

 -9     8  -9 8   7 
you're the piano man 

 -6   7 7  7   -8  -8  
sing us a song tonight 

 8    8    9   9  9   9   -9  8 -9 8 7 
well we're all in the mood for a melody  

 7    -6    7  7   -9  8    7  7 
and you've got us feeling alright.
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