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(G)Please take a long hard (G)look through your text book, ’cause I’m (F#m)his t’ry.
When (G)I strap my hel met (A)on, I’ll be long gone, ’cause I’ve been dy ing to leave.
Yeah, (G)I’ll ride the range and (G)hide all my loose change
in my (F#m)bed
roll, ’cause (G)rid ing a dirt bike down a turn pike al ways takes its toll
on me.
I’ve had just a (G)bout e nough of quote, “dia monds in the rough,”
be cause my back bone is pa per (A)thin.
Get me out of this cav ern or I’ll cave (Em)in, or I’ll cave in, or I’ll cave (Bm)in.
And if the bombs go (A)off, the sun will still be (Em7)shin ing,
be cause I’ve heard it said that ev ’ry mush room (A)cloud has a sil ver lin Though I’m al ways un der (A)min ing too deep to know.
(G)Swal low a drop of (G)grav el and black top, ’cause the road tastes like (F#m)win ter green.
The (G)wind and the rain smell (A)of (G)oil and oc tane mixed with stale gas o line.
I’ll (G)soak up the sound, try (A)to (G)sleep on the wet ground, I’ll get ten min utes (F#m)give or take, ’cause I (G)just don’t for see my (G)self get ting drow sy when cold in te gri ty keeps me wide a wake,
a wake, (Bm)a (A)wake, (F#m)a wake, (G)a (D)wake, a wake, (Bm)a (A)wake, (F#m)a wake.
Get me out of (Bm)this cav ern (F#m)or I’ll (G)cave (D)in, cave in, (Bm)cave (A)in, (F#m)cave in, (G)cave (D)in, cave in, (Bm)cave (A)in, (F#m)cave in.
Get me out of (Bm)this cav ern (F#m)or I’ll (G)cave in.
I’ll keep my hel met on just in case my (Bm)head caves in.
’Cause if my thoughts col lapse or my frame work snaps it ’ll (G)make a mess
like you would n’t be lieve.
Tie my han dle bars to the stars so I (Bm)stay on track.
And if my in (Bm)ten tions stray, I’ll wrench them a way, then I’ll (G)take my leave
and I won’t e ven look back.
I won’t e ven look back.
(D)Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
(D)Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
(D)Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.
(Bm)Da, da, da, da, da, da, (Gsus2)da, da, da, da.
Cave In — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Cave In" by Owl City in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of D. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 100 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “Cave In”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Cave In"?
- 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 D. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Cave In" by Owl City played in?
- Cave In is arranged in the key of D on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Cave In"?
- The arrangement plays at 100 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Cave In" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Cave In"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Cave In"?
- "Cave In" was originally performed by Owl City. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Owl City can I play here?
- Try "FIREFLIES", "Fireflies", "GOOD TIME". 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 — "Cave In" 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 D, 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.