I wish you the best for the rest of your life.
Felt sor ry for you when I looked in your eyes, but I need to con fess
I told you a lie.
I said you,
(A)you
were the love of my life,
the love of my life.
Did I break your heart?
Did I waste your time?
I tried to be there for you,
then you tried
to break mine.
It is n’t ask ing for a lot for an a pol o gy for mak ing me feel like it’d kill you if I (A)tried to leave.
You said you’d (F#)nev er fall in love a gain be cause of me, then you moved on
im me di ate ly.
But I wish you the best for the rest of your life.
Felt sor ry for you when I looked in your eyes,
but I need to con fess
I told you a lie
when I said you,
(A)you
were the love of my life,
the love of my life.
So you found her.
Now go fall in love
just like we were,
if I ev er was.
It’s not my fault.
I did what I could.
You made it so (E)hard, like I knew you would.
Thought I was de pressed
or los ing my mind.
My stom ach up set al most all of the time.
But af ter I left, it was ob vi ous (A)why.
Hmm.
Be cause for you,
(A)you,
I was the love of your life,
mm.
But you were not mine.
It is n’t ask ing for a lot for an a pol o gy, for mak ing me feel like it’d kill you if I (A)tried to leave.
You said you’d (F#)nev er fall in love a gain be cause of me.
Then you moved on.
Then you moved on.
Then you moved on.
Then you moved on.
Then you moved on.
Then you moved on.
Ooh,
you want ed to keep it,
like some thing you found,
till you did n’t need it.
But you should have seen it,
the way it went down.
Would n’t be lieve it.
Wan na know what I told her,
with her hand on my shoul der?
You were so me di o cre,
and we’re so glad it’s o ver (B)now.
It’s o ver now.
It’s o ver now.
It’s o ver now.
(E)Cam ’ra,
caught on cam ’ra.
The girl’s on cam ’ra.
Your girl’s a fan of...
Mm, miss me?
Say you miss me.
It’s such a pit y.
We’re both so pret ty.
This page shows “L'amour De Ma Vie” by Billie Eilish 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 A at 88 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.
This arrangement sits in the key of A at a gentle 88 BPM, which gives you room to focus on smooth chord transitions in your left hand — expect shapes built around A, E, F♯m, and D, so get comfortable shifting between those voicings until they feel automatic. Your right hand carries a melody that leans heavily on sustained notes and subtle syncopation, so resist the urge to rush; really lock into the pulse before adding any expressive timing. I'd suggest learning hands separately first, especially through the pre-chorus where the chord rhythm picks up and the left hand needs to move with confidence while your right hand holds longer phrases. A common stumbling point is the transition into the chorus — the energy shifts and students tend to tense up, so loop that four-bar passage at half speed until your fingers know the way without your eyes. Use the sustain pedal lightly, changing it with each new chord to keep things clear, not muddy. This is the kind of piece that really trains your ear for balancing a singing melody over steady harmonic support, and once that clicks here, you'll carry it into everything else you play.