What key is "Cuts Like A Knife" in?

"Cuts Like A Knife" by Bryan Adams is in the key of C with a tempo of 100 BPM. Difficulty: easy.

Is "Cuts Like A Knife" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "Cuts Like A Knife" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

How long does it take to learn "Cuts Like A Knife" on piano?

1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.

What other songs by Bryan Adams can I play here?

Try "PLEASE FORGIVE ME", "Here I Am", "CAN'T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.

Lyrics

(C)Driv in’ home this eve nin’ I (F)could a sworn we had it (Bb)all worked out.

You (C)had this boy be liev in’ (F)way be yond the (Bb)shad ow of a doubt.

Well, I (C)heard it on the street, en I (F)heard you might have (Bb)found some bod y new.

Well, (C)who a is he, ba by?

(F)Who is he and (Bb)tell me what he means to (C)you?

I (G)would n’t be the first time that (Am)things have gone a stray.

Now (Bb)thrown it all a way.

Now it cuts like a (C)knife,

but it feels so (C)right.

(Bb)Oh, it cuts like a (C)knife,

but it feels so (C)right.

There’s (C)times I’ve been mis tak en there’s (F)times I thought I’ve (Bb)been mis un der stood.

So (C)wait a min ute, dar lin’, (F)can’t you see we (Bb)did me the he best we (C)could?

This (G)took it all for grant ed, but (Am)how was I to know that (Bb)you’d be let ting go?

Now it cuts like a (C)knife,

but it feels so (C)right.

(Bb)Oh, it cuts like a (C)knife,

but it feels so (C)right.

There’s (C)right.

Oh, and it cuts like a (C)knife.

And it feels so (Bb)right, ba by.

(C)(Na na na na na (F)na.) Oh, and it cuts like a (C)knife.

I (C)knife,

but it feels so right.

And it cuts like a knife,

but it feels so

right.

Na na na na na (F)na na na na na.

Cuts Like A Knife by Bryan Adams

Easy piano arrangement in the key of C at 100 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “Cuts Like A Knife”

What key is "Cuts Like A Knife" in?: "Cuts Like A Knife" by Bryan Adams is in the key of C with a tempo of 100 BPM. Difficulty: easy.
Is "Cuts Like A Knife" easy to play on piano?: Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
Can I play "Cuts Like A Knife" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
How long does it take to learn "Cuts Like A Knife" on piano?: 1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.
What other songs by Bryan Adams can I play here?: Try "PLEASE FORGIVE ME", "Here I Am", "CAN'T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.