Billy Joel – Piano Man (Guitar Solo Tab)
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This is in 3/4 time, but to make it fit here, each bar below is actualy 2 measures. i.e., the count goes
something like this:
| 1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 1 . 2 . 3 . |
[OMITTED: Piano Intro x 2 measures]
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[OMITTED: Piano solo x 8 measures]
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Its nine o' Clock on a Saturday the re gu lar crowd shuffles in
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And there's an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin
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hm-hm-hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hm-hmmmmmmmmmmm
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he says son can you play me a memory I'm not rea ly sure how it goes
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but its sad and its sweet and I knew it com plete when I wore a younger mans clothes
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oh-oh-laaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-da-aaaaaaaaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa da-da
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Sing us a song you're the piano man sing us a song to night
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Well we're all in the mood for a melody and you've got us feeling al-right
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hm-hm-hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hm-hmmmmmmmmmmm
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now John at the bar is a friend of mine, he gets me my drinks for free
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and hes quick with a joke, or to light up your smoke butTheresSomePlaceThat he'd rather be
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He says Bill, I be-lieve this is killing me as a smile ran a-way from his face
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Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star, if I could get out of this place
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oh-oh-laaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-da-aaaaaaaaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa da-da
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Now Paul is a real-es-tate novelist who ne-ver had time for a wife.
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And hes talking with Da-vy whos still in the Na-vy, and pro-bab-ly will be for life
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hm-hm-hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hm-hmmmmmmmmmmm
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The waitress is prac-tic-ing politics asTheBusiness men slow-ly get stoned.
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And theyre shar-ing a drink they call loneliness but its bet-ter than drinking al-one[OMITTED: Piano solo x 8 measures]
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Sing us a song you're the piano man sing us a song to night
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Well we're all in the mood for a melody and you've got us feeling al-right
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hm-hm-hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hm-hmmmmmmmmmmm [OMITTED: Piano solo x 8 measures]
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ItsAPrettyGoodCrowd for a saturday and the man-a-ger gives me a smile
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becauseHeKnowsThatIts me theyveBeenCom-ing to see toForgetAbout life for a while
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AndThePiano sounds like a carnival andThe mic-ro-phone smells like a beer
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and they sit at the bar and put breadInMyJar and say "Man whatAre you do-ing here?"
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oh-oh-laaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-da-aaaaaaaaaa la-laaaaaa di-de-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa da-da
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Sing us a song you're the piano man sing us a song to night
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Well we're all in the mood for a melody and you've got us feeling al-right
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hm-hm-hmmmmmmm hm-hmmmmmm hm-hm-hm-hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm hm-hmmmm hm-hmmmmmmmmmmm [OMITTED: Piano outro x 8 measures]