Piano Man
 Billy Joel

Midi 1 (C100)   Midi 2 (C140)
Midi 3(C120)
Play at 120 BPM in 3/4 Time
Tabbed from "C" by Mark Purintun
A favorite harmonica song!!!
For Diatonic harmonica
See YouTube videos below
Hilarious videos

Click HERE for Chromatic tab

                                                

Lead in: 5 -5 6  (6 6 -5 5 -5 5)    4  (4  -5 5)  -4  4
         5 -5 6  (6 6 -5 5 -5 5)    4  (4  -5 5)  -4  4   MP3 Intro

Verse 1:
 R R 6      6   6     6   -5 5   -5 5 4     RR  4     4 4 4      4     4  -4    -4
|  It's | nine o' | clock on a | Saturday, |   the | regular | crowd shuffles | in.|
 R  6     6     6   6   -5  5     -5   5  4     4  4    4  -5  -5   -5 5   4    4
| There's an | old man sitting | next to me, | makin'|love to his | tonic and| gin.|

Harp here  5 -5  6  (6  6 -5 5 -5 5)    4  (4  -5 5)  -4  4   Harp-C

R  9   9       9    9   9      9  -9 8   -9 8 7---> 7     7   7   7  
| He says, | "Son, can you | play me a | memory? | I'm | not really |
    7   -8 -8    -8 ----> R  8   -9     9   9    9      9    -9 8  
| sure how it | goes. |     But it's | sad and it's | sweet and I
   -9   8  8      8      7    7   7  8     -9  8   7       7-------->
| knew it com | plete, when | I wore a | younger man's  clothes". |   |

  -6 -6 -6--->-7  7   -7 -6  r  R R -6 -6--> -6 -7    7--> -7 -6  6--->
| La la la, | de de | da    |  |    La la, | de de | da |     da da |   | Harp2-C

Chorus: 
    5   5 5     5    -4    4    -4  4  3         3   4 4 4   4  -4    -4 ---->
| Sing us a | song you're the | piano man,|  | sing us a | song to | night. |
->   5      -5    6   6  6      6   -5 -5  –5 5 4  R R -2     -3    4   4
| 'well, we’re | all in the | mood for a | melody |   and | you’ve got us |
   -5  5   4     4 ---->   r  
| feelin’ al | right. |  |   |
 
 harp here: 5 -5  6  (6 6 -5 5 -5 5)    4  (4  -5 5)  -4  4  Harp-C

Verse 2:
 RR  6      6   6  6     6  -5 5     -5    5   4    RR  4     4   4  4
|   Now | John at the | bar is a | friend of mine, |   he | gets me my |
     4    4 -4   -4--->R 6   6       6     6  6     6  -5  5     -5   5   4
| drinks for   |free. | And he's | quick with a | joke or to | light up your |
    4     4     4        4   -5   -5     -5   5  4    4   r  r
| smoke, but there's | someplace that | he'd rather | be. |  |  |
 R 9   9        9   9  9     9    -9   8    -9  8   7      7 7     7    7  7
| He says, | "Bill, I be | lieve this is | killing me." | as a | smile ran a |
   7    -8  -8    -8----> R  8    -9     9    9  9     9   -9 8   -9 8      8   7
| way from his | face, |   "Well I'm | sure that I | could be a | movie | star if |
  7   7    8     -9  8   7      7 ----->
| I could get | out of this | place". |  |

   -6 -6 -6--->-7  7   -7 -6  r  R R -6 -6--> -6 -7    7--> -7 -6  6--->
| La la la, | de de | da    |  |    La la, | de de | da |     da da |   |  Harp2-C
 
Verse 3:
Now Paul is a real estate novelist, who never had time for a wife.
And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navy, and probably will be for life.

Harp here  5 -5  6  (6  -5 5 -5 5)    4  (4  -5 5)  -4  4

And the waitress is practicing politics, as the businessmen slowly get stoned.
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness,
but it's better than drinkin' alone.

Small instrumental here
Chorus: 
    5   5 5     5    -4    4    -4  4  3         3   4 4 4   4  -4    -4 ---->
| Sing us a | song you're the | piano man,|  | sing us a | song to | night. |
->   5      -5    6   6  6      6   -5 -5  –5 5 4  R R -2     -3    4   4
| 'well, we’re | all in the | mood for a | melody |   and | you’ve got us |
   -5  5   4     4 ---->     
| feelin’ al | right. |  |

 Harp here  5 -5  6  (6 6 -5 5 -5 5)    4  (4  -5 5)  -4  4   Harp-C

Verse 4:
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday, and the manager gives me a smile.
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see,
to forget about life for a while.
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival, and the microphone smells like a beer.
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar,
and say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

   -6 -6 -6--->-7  7   -7 -6  r  R R -6 -6--> -6 -7    7--> -7 -6  6--->
| La la la, | de de | da    |  |    La la, | de de | da |     da da |   |  Harp2-C
Chorus: 
     5   5 5     5    -4    4    -4  4  3         3   4 4 4   4  -4    -4 ---->
| Sing us a | song you're the | piano man,|  | sing us a | song to | night. |
->   5      -5    6   6  6      6   -5 -5  –5 5 4  R R -2     -3    4   4
| 'well, we’re | all in the | mood for a | melody |   and | you’ve got us |
   -5  5   4     4 ---->     
| feelin’ al | right. |  |
Harp here  5 -5  6  (6 6 -5 5 -5 5)    4  (4  -5 5)  -4  4     Harp-C   fade out...

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