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(Bbmaj7)Uh huh,
(C)life’s like this.
Uh huh,
(Bbmaj7)uh huh,
that’s the (C)way it is.
’Cause (C)life’s like this.
Uh huh,
(Bbmaj7)uh huh,
that’s the (C)way it is.
Chill out, what cha yell in’ for?
Lay back, it’s all been done be fore.
And if you could on ly (C)let it be You’re you will see.
I like you the way you are when we’re driv in’ in your car and you’re talk in’ to me (C)one on one but you be come (Bb)some bod y else ’round ev ’ry one else.
You’re (Dm)watch ing your back like you can’t re lax.
You’re (Bb)try’n’ to be cool.
You look like a fool to me.
Tell me, (D5)why’d you have to go and make (Bb5)things so com pli cat ed?
(C5)See the way you’re (D5)act ing like you’re some bod y else, gets me frus trat ed.
(C5)Life’s like this, you, you fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it in to (Gm9)hon es ty and prom ise me I’m nev er gon na find you fake it,
no, no, (F)no.
You came o ver un an nounced, dressed up it’s like you’re some thing else.
Where you are ain’t where it’s (C)at, you see.
You’re mak in’ me
laugh out when you strike your pose.
Take off all your prep py clothes.
You know you’re not fool in’ (C)an y one when you be come (Bb)some bod y else ’round ev ’ry one else.
You’re (Dm)watch ing your back like you can’t re lax.
You’re (Bb)try’n’ to be cool.
You look like a fool to me.
Tell me, (D5)why’d you have to go and make (Bb5)things so com pli cat ed?
(C5)See the way you’re (D5)act ing like you’re some bod y else, gets me frus trat ed.
(C5)Life’s like this, you, you fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it in to (Gm9)hon es ty and prom ise me I’m nev er gon na find you fake it,
no, no, (F)no.
(F)no, no, no, no, (Dm)no, no, no, no, (Bb)no, no, no, no, (Csus)no, no,
no, (F)no.
Chill out, what cha yell in’ for?
(Bb)try’n’ to be cool.
You look like a fool to me.
Tell me (D5)why’d you have to go and make (Bb5)things so com pli cat ed?
(C5)See the way you’re (D5)act ing like you’re some bod y else, gets me frus trat ed.
(C5)Life’s like this, you, you fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it in to (Gm9)hon es ty.
Prom ise me I’m nev er gon na find you fake it,
no, no, (D5)why’d you have to go and make (Bb5)things so com pli cat ed?
(C5)See the way you’re (D5)act ing like you’re some bod y else, gets me frus trat ed.
(C5)Life’s like this, you, you fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it in to (Gm9)hon es ty.
Prom ise me I’m nev er gon na find you fake it,
no, no, it,
no, no, no.
This page shows “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 82 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.
This arrangement is a great way to lock in your left-hand oompah bass pattern — that bouncy low-note-then-chord alternation is the engine of the whole track, and at 82 BPM you have plenty of room to keep it steady. Your right hand mostly outlines simple pop shapes in B♭ major, but watch the move into Gm9: that added color tone can catch you off guard if you're on autopilot, so isolate that chord and the transitions around it until they feel automatic. Start hands-separate, getting the left-hand bounce consistent before layering the melody on top. Once you combine hands, loop the verse-to-chorus transition a few times — that's where most students rush or stumble because the energy lifts and fingers want to race ahead. Keep your tempo locked and resist the urge to speed up on the chorus. This is the song that'll make oompah bass feel like second nature, and that pattern shows up everywhere in pop piano.