Standard (EADGBE)

 It's nine o'clock on a Saturday

 The regular crowd shuffles in

 There's an old man sitting next to me

 Making love to his tonic and gin

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

 I'm not really sure how it goes

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

 When I wore a younger man's clothes."

la la la, di da da

La la, di di da da dum

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

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

 And you've got us all feeling alright

 Now John at the bar is a friend of mine

 He gets me my drinks for free

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

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

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

 As the smile ran away from his face

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

 If I could get out of this place"

la la la, di da da

La la, di di da da dum

 Now Paul is a real estate novelist

 Who never had time for a wife

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

 And probably will be for life

 And the waitress is practicing politics

 As the businessman slowly gets stoned

 Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness

 But it's better than drinking alone

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

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

 And you've got us all feeling alright

 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 coming 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 doing here?"

la la la, di da da

La la, di di da da dum

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight

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

 And you've got us all feeling alright