Billy Joel – Piano Man (Guitar)

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It's nine o'clock on a Saturday

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The regular crowd shuffles in

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There's an old man sitting next to me

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Making love to his tonic and gin

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He says, "Son, can you play me a memory

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I'm not really sure how it goes

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But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete

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When I wore a younger man's clothes."

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La la, di di da da dum

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Sing us a song, you're the piano man

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Sing us a song tonight

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Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

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And you've got us all feeling alright

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Now John at the bar is a friend of mine

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He gets me my drinks for free

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And he's quick with a joke and he'll light up your smoke

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But there's some place that he'd rather be

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He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."

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As the smile ran away from his face

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"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star

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If I could get out of this place"

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la la la, di da da

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La la, di di da da dum

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Now Paul is a real estate novelist

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Who never had time for a wife

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And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy

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And probably will be for life

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And the waitress is practicing politics

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As the businessman slowly gets stoned

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Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness

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But it's better than drinking alone

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Sing us a song, you're the piano man

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Sing us a song tonight

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Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

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And you've got us all feeling alright

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It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday

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And the manager gives me a smile

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'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see

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To forget about life for a while

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And the piano, it sounds like a carnival

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And the microphone smells like a beer

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

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And say, "Man, what are you doing here?"

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la la la, di da da

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La la, di di da da dum

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Sing us a song, you're the piano man

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Sing us a song tonight

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Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

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And you've got us all feeling alright