Baby Can I Hold You — Piano Lead Sheet

"Baby Can I Hold You" lead sheet with chords, melody, and lyrics. Play the melody while following chord symbols above. Perfect for sing-along or accompaniment. Key of D, 100 BPM.

Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.

Lyrics

(D)Sor ry is (A7sus)all that (A7)you can’t (Em)say. (A7sus)Years gone (A7)by and (D)still (A7sus)words don’t (A7)come eas i (Em)ly, like for (G)sor ry, like (A)sor ry. For (D)give me is (A7sus)all that (A7)you can’t (Em)say. (A7sus)Years gone (A7)by and (D)still (A7sus)words don’t (A7)come eas i (Em)ly, like I (G)give me, for (A)give me. For But you can say, (D)ba by, (Em)ba by, can I (G)hold you to (D)night? (Em)Ba by, if I (G)told you the (Bm)right words, ooh, at the right time, you’d be mine. I (Em)Ba by, can I (G)hold you to (D)night? (Em)May be if I (G)told you the (Bm)right words, ooh, at the right time, you’d be mine, you’d be mine, you’d be mine.

Try other practice modes:

Falling NotesBeginnerBar SheetSimple Sheet

Song Details

Category
Folk
Key
D
Tempo
100 BPM
Difficulty
easy

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How to Play "Baby Can I Hold You" on Piano

  1. 1
    Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
  2. 2
    Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
  3. 3
    Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
  4. 4
    Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
  5. 5
    Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.