| C | G/B | F/A | C/G || Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G || C | G/B | F/A | C/G || F | F/G |
| C | Csus4 | Cmaj7 | F C/E Dm | [x2]
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |It's nine o'clock on a Saturday| Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G | The regular crowd shuffles in | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |There's an old man sittin' next to me | F | F/G | C | C |Makin' love to his tonic and gin
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G || F | F/G | C | C || F/C | F/C |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |He says, "Son, can you play me a memory? | Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |I'm not really sure how it goes | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete | F | F/G | C | C G/B |When I wore a younger man's clothes"
| Am | Am/G | D/F# | F C G/B |La, la-la, di-dee-da| Am | Am/G | D/F# | F C/E F |La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum| G | F | C/E | Dm |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |Sing us a song, you're the piano man| Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |Sing us a song tonight | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |Well, we're all in the mood for a melody | F | F/G | C | C |And you've got us feelin' alright
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G || F | F/G |
| C | Csus4 | Cmaj7 | F C/E Dm | [x2]
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |Now John at the bar is a friend of mine | Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |He gets me my drinks for free | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke | F | F/G | C | C | F/C | F/C |But there's some place that he'd rather be
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me" | Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |As the smile ran away from his face | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star | F | F/G | C | C G/B |If I could get out of this place"
| Am | Am/G | D/F# | F C G/B |La, la-la, di-dee-da| Am | Am/G | D/F# | F C/E F |La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum| G | F | C/E | Dm |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |Now Paul is a real estate novelist | Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |Who never had time for a wife | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy | F | F/G | C | C |And probably will be for life
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G || F | F/G | C | C || F/C | F/C |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |And the waitress is practicing politics | Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |As the businessmen slowly get stoned | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness | F | F/G | C | C G/B |But it's better than drinkin' alone
| Am | G | D/F# | F | [x2]| Am | G | D/F# | D || G | F | C/E | Dm |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |Sing us a song, you're the piano man| Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |Sing us a song tonight | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |Well, we're all in the mood for a melody | F | F/G | C | C |And you've got us feelin' alright
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G || F | F/G |
| C | Csus4 | Cmaj7 | F C/E Dm | [x2]
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday | Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |And the manager gives me a smile | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see | F | F/G | C | C |To forget about life for a while| F/C | F/C |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |And the piano, it sounds like a carnival | Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |And the microphone smells like a beer | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar | F | F/G | C | C G/B |And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
| Am | Am/G | D/F# | F C G/B |La, la-la, di-dee-da| Am | Am/G | D/F# | F C/E F |La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum| G | F | C/E | Dm |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |Sing us a song, you're the piano man| Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G |Sing us a song tonight | C | G/B | F/A | C/G |Well, we're all in the mood for a melody | F | F/G | C | C |And you've got us feelin' alright
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G || Fmaj7 | C/E | D | G || C | G/B | F/A | C/G || F | F/G |
| C | Csus4 | Cmaj7 | F C/E Dm | [x2]| C |
