Chord Gitar dan Lirik Lagu Piano Man – Billy Joel
TRIBUNJATENG.COM – “Piano Man” merupakan lagu yang dipopulerkan oleh seorang penyanyi, penulis lagu, dan pianis Amerika yaitu Billy Joel.
“Piano Man” dirilis pada tahun 1973.
Dalam lirik lagu Piano Man menunjukkan bahwa Billy Joel sedang melewati masa frustasi sebagai pianis dan pada akhirnya mengungkapkan mengenai pengalaman hidupnya sendiri.
Menurut beberapa sumber, Piano Man menceritakan pengalaman pribadi sang penyanyi saat bekerja sebagai pianis di sebuah bar di Los Angeles pada awal tahun 1970-an.
Dalam lagu ini, Joel menggambarkan berbagai karakter yang ditemuinya di bar tersebut.
Berikut chord gitar dan lirik lagu Piano Man yang dipopulerkan oleh Billy Joel:
Verse:
G11 C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles in
G C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin
C F/C Cmaj7 G11 C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
He says son can you play me a memory I’m not really sure how it goes
C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
But it’s sad and it’s sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes
Chorus:
Am Am G D7/F# F Am Am/G D7/F# D7 G G/F
Da da da de de Da dada dede da da da
C/E G7/D C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
Sing us a song you’re the piano man Sing us a song tonight
G C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody and you’ve got us feeling alright
Instrumental:
F/C Cmaj7 G11
Verse:
C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine, he gets me my drinks for free
G C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
And he’s quick with a joke and a light of your smoke but there’s some place that he’d rather be
C F/C Cmaj7 G11 C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
He says Bill I believe this is killing me as the smile ran away from his face
C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
Well I’m sure that I could be a movie star if I could get out of this place
Chorus:
Am Am G D7/F# F Am Am/G D7/F# D7 G G/F
Da da da de de Da dada dede da da da
Verse:
G11 C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
Now Paul is a real estate novelist who never had time for a wife
G C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
And he’s talking with Davy who’s still in the navy and probably will be for life
C F/C Cmaj7 G11 C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
And the waitress is practising politics as the businessmen slowly gets stoned
C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness but it’s better than drinking alone
Chorus:
C/E G7/D C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
Sing us a song you’re the piano man Sing us a song tonight
G C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody and you’ve got us feeling alright
Verse:
G11 C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday and the manager gives me a smile
G C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
Cause he knows that it’s me they’ve been coming to see, to forget about life for a while
C F/C Cmaj7 G11 C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
And the piano sounds like a carnival and the microphone smells like a beer
C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say man what are you doing here?
Chorus:
Am Am G D7/F# F Am Am/G D7/F# D7 G G/F
Da da da de de Da dada dede da da da
C/E G7/D C Em/B Am C/G F C/E D7
Sing us a song you’re the piano man Sing us a song tonight
G C Em/B Am C/G F G11 C
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody and you’ve got us feeling alright