A Girl Worth Fighting For

by David Zippel
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For a long time we’ve been march ing off to bat tle.

In our thun d’ring herd we feel a lot like cat tle.

Like the (A)pound ing beat, our ach ing feet aren’t eas y to ig (C#m)nore.

(B)Hey!

(E)Think of in stead a (A)girl worth (Am)fight ing (E)for.

Huh?

(A)That’s what I said: A (Am)girl worth fight ing (E)for.

I want her (Am)pal er than the moon

with eyes that shine like stars.

My girl will (E)mar vel at my strength,

a dore my bat tle scars.

I (F#7)could n’t care less what she’ll wear or what she looks like.

It (B7sus)all de pends on what she cooks like.

(B7)Beef,

pork,

chick en...

Mmmmmm...

Bet the lo cal girls thought you were quite the charm er.

And I’ll bet the la dies love a man in ar mor.

You can (A)guess what we have missed the most since we went off to (C#m)war.

(E)What do we want?

A (A)girl worth (Am)fight ing (E)for.

My girl will (A)think I have no faults.

That I’m a ma jor find.

How ’bout a (E)girl whose got a brain,

who al ways speaks her mind?

My (F#7)man ly ways and turn of phrase are sure to thrill her.

He (B7sus)thinks he’s such a la dy (B7)kill er.

I’ve a (E)girl back home who’s un like an y oth er.

Yeah, the on ly girl who’d love him is his moth er.

But when (A)we come home in vic to ry they’ll line up at the (C#m)door.

(E)What do we want?

A (A)girl worth (Am)fight ing (E)for.

(A)Wish that I had a (Am)girl worth fight ing (E)for.

(A)(Whistle)

A (Am)girl worth fight ing...

A Girl Worth Fighting For — Classic Piano Sheet Music

Read "A Girl Worth Fighting For" by David Zippel in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of E. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 100 BPM.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.

About “A Girl Worth Fighting For

Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "A Girl Worth Fighting For"?
Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature E. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
What key is "A Girl Worth Fighting For" by David Zippel played in?
A Girl Worth Fighting For is arranged in the key of E on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
What's the tempo (BPM) of "A Girl Worth Fighting For"?
The arrangement plays at 100 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
Is "A Girl Worth Fighting For" easy to play on piano?
This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
Can I download sheet music for "A Girl Worth Fighting For"?
Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
Who composed "A Girl Worth Fighting For"?
"A Girl Worth Fighting For" was originally performed by David Zippel. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
What chords are used in "A Girl Worth Fighting For"?
This arrangement uses 9 chords: A, Am, B, B6, B7, C, C#m, E, +1 more.
What other songs by David Zippel can I play here?
Try "I'LL MAKE A MAN OUT OF YOU", "Reflection", "Reflection". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
Yes — "A Girl Worth Fighting For" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature E, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
Yes — slow the tempo from 100 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
Why can I click a note in the score?
Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.

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