Could've Been — Visual Piano Sheet Music

"Could've Been" in visual bar notation — see every note as a colored bar on the staff. Easier to read than traditional sheet music. Scrolls automatically as you play. Key of Bb, 120 BPM.

Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.

Lyrics

(It could ’ve been (Bbmaj7)me with no clothes or shoes, and no food to eat, yeah, (yeah), yeah, (Cm9)(yeah). It (F7)could ’ve been (Bbmaj7)me. With out Your love, Lord, tell me where would I be? (Gm7)Yeah, yeah. It (F7)could ’ve been) (Gm11)me in the cold with (ev ’ry thing gone). No house, no job. (Out side all a lone.) (Dm7)Sit ting try’n’ to fig ure out (where I went wrong). Can some bod y help me? (Tell me, what do I do?) (Gm11)Can’t feed my kids, need (mon ey for the rent). Bills af ter bills and (ev ’ry thing’s spent). The (Dm7)en e my is tell ing me, (“Might as well quit.” And) the tears in my eyes cry ing, (“Lord, please get me (Gm11)See, that’s the rea son (I just can’t thank You e nough. No mat ter how hard I try, Je sus, I re al ize it could ’ve been (Bbmaj7)me with no clothes or shoes, and no food to eat, yeah, (yeah), yeah, (Cm9)(yeah). It (F7)could ’ve been (Bbmaj7)me. With out Your love, Lord, tell me where would I be? (Gm7)Yeah, yeah. It (F7)could ’ve been) (Gm11)me in the cold with (ev ’ry thing gone). No house, no job. (Out side all a lone.) (Dm7)Sit ting try’n’ to fig ure out (where I went wrong). Can some bod y help me? (Tell me, what do I do?) (Gm11)Can’t feed my kids, need (mon ey for the rent). Bills af ter bills and (ev ’ry thing’s spent). The (Dm7)en e my is tell ing me, (“Might as well quit.” And) the tears in my eyes cry ing, (“Lord, please get me (Gm11)through.”). that’s the rea son (I just can’t thank You e nough. No mat ter how hard I try, Je sus, I re al ize it could ’ve been tears in my eyes cry ing, (“Lord, please get See, it’s (Gm11)eas y to com plain (’bout ma te ri al things) when you don’t have to wor ry (’bout what ev er life brings). Well, some (Dm7)bod y here to night (don’t know what they gon na eat), so I got ta be care ful it could ’ve been me). See (Gm11)y’all, that’s the rea son. (I just can’t thank You e nough. No mat ter how hard I try, Je sus, I re al ize) it could ’ve been (Bbmaj7)me with no clothes or shoes, and no food to eat, yeah, (yeah), yeah, (Cm9)(yeah). It (F7)could ’ve been (Bbmaj7)me. With out Your love, Lord, tell me where would I be? (Gm7)Yeah, yeah. It (F7)could ’ve been (Bbmaj7)me with no clothes or shoes, and no food to eat, yeah, (yeah), yeah, (Cm9)(yeah). It (F7)could ’ve been (Bbmaj7)me. With out Your love, Lord, tell me where would I be? (Gm7)Yeah, yeah. It (F7)could ’ve been (Dm)me. (Stand up, stand up, stand up, come on, stand up, stand up.) I (F7)wan na say (Bbmaj7)thank (C)You. (Gm7)(Thank You, thank You, (C)I (Gm7)thank You. It (Cm9)could ’ve been me.) (Gm7)(Thank You, thank You, (C)I (Gm7)thank You. It (Cm9)could ’ve been me.) (C)(You did n’t (Gm7)have to do it, no. You did n’t have to do it, no. (C)You did n’t (Gm7)have to do it, no. Thank You.) (C)(You did n’t (Gm7)have to do it, no. You did n’t have to do it, no. (C)You did n’t (Gm7)have to do it, no. Thank You.) Stand up, stand up, stand up, stand up, stand up, stand up. (Gm7)(Thank You, (Gm)thank You, (C)I (Gm7)thank You. (Dm)It (Cm9)could ’ve been me.) (Gm7)(Thank You, (Gm)thank You, (C)I (Gm7)thank You. (Dm)It could (Cm9)’ve been me.) (C)(You did n’t (Gm7)have to do it, no. (Am7)You did n’t (Dm)have to do it, no. (C)You did n’t (Gm7)have to do it, no. (Dm)Thank You.) (C)(You did n’t (Gm7)have to do it, no. (Am7)You did n’t (Dm)have to do it, no. (C)You did n’t (Gm7)have to do it, no. (Dm)Thank You.) It’s too good to stop now, Fa ther. I wan na give You thanks some more. All the things I’ve been through, now I see I’m bet ter than I was be fore. When I think a bout all You’ve done and how You’ve o pened up ev ’ry door, I can’t help but say thank You, and if You wan na help me get up on the floor. It’s too good to stop now, Fa ther. I wan na give You thanks some more. All the things I’ve been through, now I see I’m bet ter than I was be fore. When I think a bout all You’ve done and how You’ve o pened up ev ’ry door, I can’t help but say thank You, and if You wan na help me get up on the floor. It’s too good to stop now, Fa ther. I wan na give You thanks some more. All the things I’ve been through, now I see I’m bet ter than I was be fore. When I think a bout all You’ve done and how You’ve o pened up ev ’ry door, I can’t help but say thank You, and if You wan na help me get up on the floor. help me get up on the floor.

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Song Details

Key
Bb
Tempo
120 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Could've Been" 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.