What key is "Piano Man" by Billy Joel in?

This ukulele tab is in the key of C Major.

What ukulele chords does "Piano Man" use?

This tab uses these chords: C, G, F, D7, Am, G7.

Is "Piano Man" a good ukulele song for beginners?

UkeBuddy rates this arrangement as Intermediate difficulty for ukulele.

Piano Man by Billy Joel • Ukulele Chords

Piano Man chords
Billy Joel

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Intro

^C ^G ^F ^C

^F ^C ^D7 ^G

^C ^G ^F ^C

^F ^G ^C ^G

Verse 1

It's ^Cnine o'^Gclock on a ^FSatur^Cday

The ^Fregular ^Ccrowd shuffles ^D7in ^G

There's an ^Cold man ^Gsitting ^Fnext to ^Cme

Making ^Flove to his ^Gtonic and ^Cgin ^G

Verse 2

He says, "^CSon, can you ^Gplay me a ^Fmemo^Cry

I'm ^Fnot really ^Csure how it ^D7goes^G

^FSing us a ^Gsong to^D7night^C

But it's ^Csad and it's ^Gsweet and I ^Fknew it com^Cplete

When I ^Fwore a ^Gyounger man's ^Cclothes."

Interlude

^AmLa la la, di da ^D7da

^AmLa la, di di ^D7da da ^Gdum^F ^C ^G7

Chorus

^CSing us a ^Gsong, you're the ^Fpiano ^Cman

^FSing us a ^Csong to^D7night^G

Well, we're ^Call in the ^Gmood for a ^Fmelo^Cdy

I'm ^Gnot really ^Csure how it ^D7goes^F

And ^Fyou've got us all ^Gfeeling al^Cright ^G

Verse 3

Now ^CJohn at the ^Gbar is a ^Ffriend of ^Cmine

He ^Fgets me my ^Cdrinks for ^D7free^G

And he's ^Cquick with a ^Gjoke and he'll ^Flight up your ^Csmoke

If ^CI could get ^Gout of this ^Fplace"

But there's ^Fsome place that ^Ghe'd rather ^Cbe ^G

Verse 4

He says, "^CBill, I be^Glieve this is ^Fkilling ^Cme."

And say, "^FMan, what are ^Gyou doing ^Chere?"^G

As the ^Fsmile ran a^Cway from his ^D7face^G

"Well I'm ^Csure that I ^Gcould be a ^Fmovie ^Cstar

If ^FI could get ^Gout of this ^Cplace"

Interlude

^AmLa la la, di da ^D7da

^AmLa la, di di ^D7da da ^Gdum^F ^C ^G7

Verse 5

Now ^CPaul is a ^Greal estate ^Fnove^Clist

Who ^Fnever had ^Ctime for a ^D7wife^G

And he's ^Ctalking with ^GDavy, who's ^Fstill in the ^CNavy

Yes, they're ^Csharing a ^Cdrink they call ^Floneli^Gness

And ^Fprobably will ^Gbe for ^Clife^G

Verse 6

And the ^Cwaitress is ^Gpracticing ^Fpoli^Ctics

As the ^Fbusinessman ^Cslowly gets ^D7stoned^G

^CSing us a ^Gsong, you're the ^Cpiano ^Fman

Yes, they're ^Csharing a ^Gdrink they call ^Floneli^Cness

But it's ^Fbetter than ^Gdrinking a^Clone ^G

Chorus

^CSing us a ^Gsong, you're the ^Fpiano ^Cman

He ^Ggets me my ^Cdrinks for ^D7free^F

^FSing us a ^Csong to^D7night^G

Well, we're ^Call in the ^Gmood for a ^Fmelo^Cdy

And ^Fyou've got us all ^Gfeeling al^Cright ^G

Verse 7

It's a ^Cpretty good ^Gcrowd for a ^FSatur^Cday

And the ^Fmanager ^Cgives me a ^D7smile ^G

Cause he ^Cknows that it's ^Gme they've been ^Fcoming to ^Csee

And ^Fprobably will ^Gbe for ^Glife^C

To ^Fforget about ^Glife for a w^Chile^G

Verse 8

And the ^Cpiano, it ^Gsounds like a ^Fcarni^Cval

Cause he ^Cknows that it's ^Gme they've been ^Fcoming to ^Csee

And the ^Fmicrophone ^Csmells like a ^D7beer^G

And they ^Csit at the ^Gbar and put ^Fbread in my ^Cjar

And say, "^FMan, what are ^Gyou doing ^Chere?"^G

Interlude

^AmLa la la, di da ^D7da

^AmLa la, di di ^D7da da ^Gdum^F ^C ^G7

Chorus

^CSing us a ^Gsong, you're the ^Fpiano ^Cman

Well, we're ^Call in the ^Gmood for a ^Cmelo^Fdy

^FSing us a ^Csong to^D7night^G

Well, we're ^Call in the ^Gmood for a ^Fmelo^Cdy

And ^Fyou've got us all ^Gfeeling al^Cright

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