Other arrangements of Far Away
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I will (A)live my (E)life
as a (A7)lob ster man’s (D)wife
on an (A)is land
(E)in the blue (A)bay.
He will (A)take
care of (E)me;
he will (A7)smell like the (D)sea
and (A)close
to my heart he’ll al ways
stay.
I will (A)bear
three (E)girls,
all with
straw ber ry (D)curls:
Lit tle El la and
Nel ly and
Faye.
While I’m (A)comb ing their (E)hair,
I will (A7)catch his warm
stare on our
is land
(E)in the blue
bay.
Far a way,
far a way,
I want to (D)go
far a (A)way
to a (E)new life
on a new shore
line
where
the wa
ter is blue
and the (D)peo ple are (A)new;
to an (E)oth er
is land,
in an oth er life.
There’s a boy
next to (E)me, and he (A7)nev er will (D)be an y (A)thing but a boy
at the (A)bar.
And I (A)think he’s the (E)tops; he’s where (A7)ev ’ry thing (D)stops.
How I (A)love
to love him
from a (A)far!
When he walks right past (E)me, then I (A7)fi nal ly (D)see on this bar
stool I
can’t stay.
So I’m (A)tak ing my frown
to a (A7)far dis tant town
on an (A)is land
(E)in the blue
bay.
Far
a way,
I want to
go far a way,
(F#)a way,
a way.
I,
I want to go far a way, a way,
a way.
I want to go far
a (A)way,
a way,
a way
where the wa
ter is blue
and the (D)peo ple are (A)new;
to an (E)oth er life, to an oth
er (A)life,
to an (E)oth er shore line
in an oth er life.
Far Away — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Far Away" by Ingrid Michaelson in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of A. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 100 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 “Far Away”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Far Away"?
- 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 A. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Far Away" by Ingrid Michaelson played in?
- Far Away is arranged in the key of A on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Far Away"?
- The arrangement plays at 100 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Far Away" 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 "Far Away"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Far Away"?
- "Far Away" was originally performed by Ingrid Michaelson. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Far Away"?
- This arrangement uses 9 chords: A, A7, Amaj7, D, Dm6, E, Emaj7, F#m, +1 more.
- What other songs by Ingrid Michaelson can I play here?
- Try "OVER YOU", "GIRLS CHASE BOYS", "Everybody". 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 — "Far Away" 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 A, 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.