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She’s out of my (E)life.
She’s out of my (E)life.
And I don’t know (B)wheth er
to (G#m7)laugh
or (C#m7)cry.
and I I don’t know wheth er I to (G#)live or die.
(C#m7)lier.
And it (A)cuts like a knife;
she’s (A)out of (B)my (E)life.
It’s out of my (E)hands.
It’s out of my (E)hands.
And To think for (B)two years
to (G#m7)she
was (C#m7)here,
and I took her for grant ed; I was (G#)so cav a (C#m7)lier.
Now the (A)way that it stands,
she’s (A)out of (B)my (E)life.
(E)hands.
So I’ve (D)learned
that love’s not pos (E)ses sion,
and I’ve (D)learned
that (A)love won’t (E)wait.
Now I’ve learned
that love needs ex (C#m)pres sion, but I’ve (A)learned
too (A)late,
(B)and
she’s
out of my (E)life.
She’s out of my (E)life.
Damned in de (B)ci sion
and (G#m7)curs
ed (C#m7)pride.
I kept my love for her locked deep in (C#m7)side,
and it (A)cuts like a knife;
she’s (A)out of (B)my (E)life.
Mm.
This page shows “She's Out Of My Life” by Michael Jackson 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 E at 58 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.
This arrangement is a beautiful entry point into expressive ballad playing — but don't let the slow 58 BPM tempo fool you into thinking it's effortless. Your left hand plays block chords, which keeps the bass simple, but you're cycling through twenty different chord shapes, including less common ones like C#dim7 and Gdim7 that will stretch your fingers into unfamiliar positions. Start hands-separate: get your right hand melody smooth and singing first, then drill the left-hand chord changes in isolation, especially the transitions around C#m to C#dim7 and any move involving Bsus4 resolving to B. Once you combine hands, loop those trickier progressions at half speed until they feel automatic. Use the sustain pedal gently — at this tempo, over-pedaling turns everything muddy, so lift cleanly with each chord change. This is the piece that'll genuinely expand your chord vocabulary beyond the basics, and that payoff transfers to everything you play next.