Other arrangements of Everyday America
Pick a learning view.
Grew (A)ey up on a tight rope,
learned (A)to smile the e ven (D)when I was (Bm7)fall in’ down.
Dad dy (A)had a hard hand and (Bm7)Ma ma al ways had hope.
he nev And (G)me and my sis he could n’t (A)wait to (CN.C.)get out.
I fell (A)in love out of col lege.
A good (A)dy’s man, but a (D)bad how (Bm7)they like to year.
Vi sions (A)of sug ar plums and (D)box es of (Bm7)ros es, all my (G)girl n’t friends a cried and I was out of (D)here.
Whoa, whoa, (D)ev ’ry bod (Bm7)y’s dream in’ big.
Whoa, whoa, (D)ev ’ry bod (Bm7)y’s just get tin’ by.
That’s how (A)it goes in (D)ev ’ry day (Bm7)A mer i ca.
A lit tle (G)town and a (A)great big (D)life.
Jo (A)ey stares at a tro phy,
took (A)us all the way to (D)State I back (Bm7)in y five.
A dy (A)shin y mo ment a (Bm7)dust ma y ways mind er, he nev er (G)felt and so scared, he nev er (A)felt so (CN.C.)a live.
But now (A)there’s toys in the back yard
and Dad (A)dy’s boys, yeah, you (D)know how (Bm7)they like to fight.
When they (A)of sleep, ar plums he (D)swears they are (Bm7)an gels and he (G)would n’t trade a day for all those Fri day (D)nights.
Whoa, whoa,
(D)ev ’ry bod (Bm7)y’s dream in’ big.
Whoa, whoa,
(D)ev ’ry bod (Bm7)y’s just get tin’ by.
That’s how (A)it goes in (D)ev ’ry day (Bm7)A mer i ca.
A lit tle (G)town and a (A)great big (D)life.
And we can laugh,
we can cry.
We’re all just look in’ for the rea sons why.
We face the dark till (Bm)we see the light.
Ei ther way, it ’ll be al right.
Whoa, whoa,
(D)ev ’ry bod (Bm7)y’s dream in’ big.
Whoa, whoa,
(D)ev (CN.C.)’ry bod y’s just get tin’ by.
That’s how (A)it goes in (D)ev ’ry day (Bm7)A mer i ca.
A lit tle (G)town and a (A)great big (D)life.
A lit tle (G)town and a (A)great big (D)life.
A lit tle (G)town
and a (A)great big (D)life.
Everyday America — Classic Piano Sheet Music
Read "Everyday America" by Sugarland 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 “Everyday America”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Everyday America"?
- 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 "Everyday America" by Sugarland played in?
- Everyday America 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 "Everyday America"?
- The arrangement plays at 100 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Everyday America" 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 "Everyday America"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Everyday America"?
- "Everyday America" was originally performed by Sugarland. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Everyday America"?
- This arrangement uses 6 chords: A, Bm, Bm7, C, D, G.
- What other songs by Sugarland can I play here?
- Try "ALL I WANT TO DO", "STUCK LIKE GLUE", "ALREADY GONE". 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 — "Everyday America" 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.
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