Eastside — Simple Sheet Music

"Eastside" in simplified sheet music format — the bridge between beginner modes and real sheet music. Color-coded notes with lyrics scrolling horizontally. Perfect for learning to read music. Key of F#, 88 BPM.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.

Lyrics

When I was young, I fell in (A)love. We used to hold hands, man, that was e nough. Then we grew up, (E)start ed to touch, used to (D)kiss un der neath the light on the back of the bus. Oh, no, your dad dy did n’t (E)like me (A)much, and he (D)did n’t be lieve me when I said you were the one. Oh, ev ’ry day, she found a (A)way out of the (D)win dow to sneak out late. She used to meet me on the (F#m)East side, in the (E)cit y where (A)the sun don’t (D)set. And ev ’ry (E)day you know that (F#m)we’d ride through the back (E)streets in (A)a blue Cor (D)vette. Ba by, you know (E)I just wan na (F#m)leave to night, (A)we can go (D)an y where we want. Drive down to the (F#m)coast, jump in the (E)seat, (A)just take my (D)hand and come with (CN.C.)me, yeah. We can do an y thing (E)if we put (A)our minds to it. Take your old life, then you put a (E)line through it. My love is yours if you’re (E)will ing to (A)take it. Give me your heart ’cause I ain’t gon na break it. So, come a way, (E)start ing to (A)day. Start a (D)new life to geth er in a dif fer ent place. We know that (F#m)love is how all these i deas (E)came to (A)be. So, ba by, (D)run a way with me. Sev en teen, and (E)we got a dream to have a (D)fam i ly, a house and ev ’ry thing in be tween. And then, oh, sud den ly we (E)turned twen ty three (A)and now we got (D)pres sure for tak ing our life more se ri ous ly. We got our (F#m)dead end jobs and got bills to (A)pay. (D)Our old friends are now our en e mies. And now I, I’m think ing back, to (E)when I was young, back to the (D)day when I was fall ing in love. He used to meet me on the Run a way now, run (A)a way now, run a way now. Run a way now, run (A)a way now, run a way now. He used to (E)meet me on the (F#m)East side. She used to (E)meet me on the (F#m)East side. He used to (E)meet me on the (F#m)East side. She used to (E)meet me on the (F#m)East side, in the (E)cit y where the (A)sun don’t (D)set.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
F#
Tempo
88 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "Eastside" 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.