Piano Fighter chords

Warren Zevon

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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 Jim 


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 

Break 
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 Highway 

 
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 

Bridge 
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 limousine 

 
Cm      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 

Outro 
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