Written by Warren Zevon
Verse Cm Eb Bb Cm Mom and Papa bought a Chickering Cm Ab Bb Every day I'd sit and play that thing Ab Eb Bb Eb I practiced hard it was more than a whim Ab Eb Bb Eb I played with grim determination JimBreak Cm Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb Verse Cm Eb Bb Cm I worked in sessions and I played in bands Cm Ab Bb A thousand casuals and one night stands Ab Eb Bb Eb Here on Thursday, gone on Friday Ab Eb Bb Heading down the Dixie HighwayCm Eb Bb Eb Someone called Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Eb I'm a holy roller I'm a real low rider Ab Eb Bb Eb Hold me tight honey hold me tighter Ab Eb Bb Then let me go Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Let me go Piano FighterBridge Gm Maybe I'll go to Reno F# Nobody knows my name Fm I'll play Claire De Lune in a quiet saloon Bb Steady work for a change Ab Bb I ain't going down that long lonesome road Ab Bb G7 Ain't going down that long lonesome roooooad Break C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Verse Cm Eb Bb Cm I cut a single and it made the charts Cm Ab Bb I took the money and I played my part Ab Eb Bb Eb Got in trouble down in New Orleans Ab Eb Bb I must admit that I was strung out painted in the corner of a limousineCm Eb Bb Eb Someone called Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Eb I'm a holy roller I'm a real low rider Ab Eb Bb Eb Hold me tight honey hold me tighter Ab Eb Bb Then let me go Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Let me go Piano FighterOutro C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab GCm Eb Bb Eb Someone called Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Eb I'm a thin ice walker I'm a freelance writer Ab Eb Bb Eb Hold me tight honey hold me tighter Ab Eb Bb Then let me go Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Let me go Piano Fighter Cm Eb Bb Eb Someone called Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Eb I'm a holy roller I'm a real low rider Ab Eb Bb Eb Hold me tight honey hold me tighter Ab Eb Bb Then let me go Piano Fighter Ab Eb Bb Let me go Piano Fighter