Other arrangements of Coming Home
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A fa ther waits up on a son.
A moth but er prays for his re turn.
I It’s just called to see if (Bb)you a still have a a place for me.
We An know that life took us a part, an oth but you’re still with in my heart.
Now I go to sleep and (Bb)feel your spir it next to me.
But I’ll make it home a gain.
I (Dm)pray you’ll fall in love a gain.
Just say you’ll en ter tain the (F)pos si bil i ty.
I (C)learned e nough from my mis takes, an (Dm)learned from all I did n’t say.
Won’t you wait for me?
It (F)may be long to get me there.
It (Dm)feels like I’ve been ev ’ry where,
but some day I’ll be com ing home.
Round and round the world will spin.
(Dm)Oh, the cir cle nev er ends.
So you know that I’ll be com ing home.
A fa We fight to stay a live, A moth but some bod y’s got ta die.
I It’s so strange to me, if (Bb)you a new year, a new en e my.
We An oth er sol dier gone to war, an oth but er sto ry told be fore.
Now it’s told a gain.
It (Bb)seems the wars will nev er end.
But we’ll make it home a gain, I (Dm)back where we be long a gain.
We’re hold ing on to when we (F)used to dare to dream.
I (C)learned We pray we live to see an (Dm)oth er day in his to ry.
Yes, we still be lieve.
It (F)may be long to get me there.
It (Dm)feels like I’ve been ev ’ry where,
but some day I’ll be com ing home.
Round and round the world will spin.
(Dm)Oh, the cir cle nev er ends.
So you know that I’ll be com ing home.
Com ing home, (I’m com ing.
I’m com com ing.
ing (F)home.
I’m com ing.
I’m com ing.
Oh.
I’m com ing.
I’m com ing.
You know that I’ll be com ing home.
(I’m com ing.
I’m com com ing.
ing (F)home.
I’m com ing.
I’m com ing.
Oh.
I’m com ing.
I’m com ing.
You know that I’ll be com ing.) home.
You know that I’ll be com com ing ing (C)home.
Oh,
(Dm)oh, woh,
woh.
I’ll be com ing home.
I...
Won’t you (C)pray for me.
Won’t you pray for me.
Yeah,
I’ll be com ing home.
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Coming Home — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Coming Home" by John Legend in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of F. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 75 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 “Coming Home”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Coming Home"?
- 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 F. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Coming Home" by John Legend played in?
- Coming Home is arranged in the key of F on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Coming Home"?
- The arrangement plays at 75 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Coming Home" 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 "Coming Home"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Coming Home"?
- "Coming Home" was originally performed by John Legend. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Coming Home"?
- This arrangement uses 12 chords: Bb, Bbmaj7, C, Cm7, D, Dm, F, F7, +4 more.
- What other songs by John Legend can I play here?
- Try "Heaven", "EVERYBODY KNOWS", "Number One". 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 — "Coming Home" 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 F, 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 75 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.