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She wears a (D)long fur (Em)coat of mink (Em)e ven in the (D)sum mer time.
Ev ’ry bod y (D)knows from the (Em)coy lit tle (D)wink the (Em)girl’s got a (D)lot on her mind.
She’s got big thoughts,
big dreams and a (C)big brown Mer ce des se dan.
(Em)What I think this (D)girl, she (Em)real ly wants, to (Em)be in love with a man.
She wants to (Em)lead
the (Am7)glam or ous (Bm7)life, she don’t (Cmaj7)need
a (Cmaj7)man’s (D)touch.
She wants to (Em)lead
the (Am7)glam or ous (Bm7)life.
With out (C)love, it ain’t much.
She saw him (D)stand ing in the (Em)sec tion marked, “If you (Em)have to ask you (D)can’t af ford it” (Em)lin ge rie.
She threw him (D)bread and said, (Em)“Make me scream.” (Em)In the dark, (D)what could he say?
Boys with (C)small talk and (Bm7)small minds, they (C)real ly don’t im press me in bed.
She said, I need a (Em)man’s man, (D)ba by, (Em)dia monds and furs, (Em)love would on ly (D)con quer my head.
She wants to
They made (D)haste in the (Em)brown se dan, they (G)drove to Fif ty (D)five (Em)Se cret Street.
They made (G)love, and by the (Em)sev enth wave she (C)knew she had a prob lem.
She thought real love is real sca ry, (C)mon ey on ly pays the rent.
(Em)Love is for (D)ev er, that’s (Em)all your life, (Em)love is heav (D)en sent.
It’s glam or ous.
(Em)lead
the (Am7)glam or ous (Bm7)life, she don’t (Cmaj7)need
a (Cmaj7)man’s (D)touch.
She wants to (Em)lead
the (Am7)glam or ous (Bm7)life.
With out (C)love, it ain’t much.
She wants to (Em)Lead
the (Am7)glam or ous (Bm7)life, she don’t (Cmaj7)need
a (Cmaj7)man’s (D)touch.
She wants to (Em)lead
the (Am7)glam or ous (Bm7)life.
With out (C)love, it ain’t much.
She wants to (C)love, it ain’t much, it ain’t (F9)much.
(Em)Lead
the (Am7)glam or ous (Bm7)life, she don’t (Cmaj7)need
a (Cmaj7)man’s (D)touch.
She wants to (Em)lead
the (Am7)glam or ous (Bm7)life.
With out (C)love, it ain’t much.
She wants to (C)love, it ain’t much, it ain’t (F9)much.
(C)love, it (D#dim7)ain’t much, it ain’t (F9)much.
A Glamorous Life — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "A Glamorous Life" by Sheila E. in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of G. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 131 BPM.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
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About “A Glamorous Life”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "A Glamorous Life"?
- 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 G. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "A Glamorous Life" by Sheila E. played in?
- A Glamorous Life is arranged in the key of G on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "A Glamorous Life"?
- The arrangement plays at 131 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "A Glamorous Life" 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 Glamorous Life"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "A Glamorous Life"?
- "A Glamorous Life" was originally performed by Sheila E.. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "A Glamorous Life"?
- This arrangement uses 10 chords: Am7, Bm7, C, Cdim7, Cmaj7, D, D#dim7, Em, +2 more.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "A Glamorous Life" 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 G, 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 131 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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