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(Am)Don’t you dis re (F7)spect me, lit tle (Am)man!
(F7)Don’t you der o (Eb7)gate or de (D7)ride.
You’re in (Am)my world (Am)now, not (Am)your world, and (Am)I got friends on the (E7)oth er side.
(CN.C.)(He’s got friends on the oth er side.)
Sit down at my ta ble,
put your minds at ease.
If you re (C7)lax, it will en (F7)a ble me to do an y thing I please.
I can (E7)read your (Am)fu ture, I (Am)can change it ’round some, (Am)too.
I’ll (E7)look (Am)deep in (C7)to your (F7)heart and soul
make your (Am)wild est (E7)dreams come (Am)true.
I got voo doo, I got (Am)hoo doo, I got (D7)things (E7)I ain’t e ven (F7)tried.
And (Am)I got friends on the (E7)oth er side.
(He’s got friends on the oth er side.) The (Fm)cards, the cards, the cards will tell the (Am)past, the (F7)pres ent and the (Am)fu ture (E7)as (Am)well.
The (Fm6)cards, the cards, just take three: (Am)take a (Am)lit tle (Am)trip in (F#)to your (F7)fu ture with (E7)me.
Now (F)you, young (C)man, are from a (Cmaj7)cross the (F)sea.
You come from (C)two long (Cdim7)lines of roy al (C)ty.
Your (C)life style’s (Ab7)high, but your (C)funds are (D)low.
You need to (Am)mar ry a (Am)lit tle (F7)hon ey whose (E7)dad dy got (Am)dough.
It’s the (Am)green, it’s the (Am)green, it’s the (Am)green you (F7)need.
And when I (Am)looked in to your fu ture, it’s the (F7)green that (E7)I (Am)seen.
(C)On you, lit tle (G)man, I don’t wan na (C)waste much (G7)time; you been (C)pushed ’round (G7)all your (C)life.
You been (F)pushed ’round by your (C)moth er and your (Ebdim7)sis ter and your (Ddim)broth er, and (C)if you was (A)mar ried, you’d be (D9)pushed ’round by your (G)wife.
But (Am)in your (C)fu ture, the (D5)you (E7sus)I (F7)see is ex (E)act ly the man you al ways (F7)want ed (E)to (Am)be.
(Am)Yes!
Are you (Am)read y?
(Are you (Am)read y?) Are you read (Am)y?
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for ma tion cen Trans mod i fi ca tion (Am)cen tral.
Can you (E7)feel (Am)it?
You’re (Am)chang (G)ing, (Am)you’re chang (G)ing, (Am)you’re chang ing all right; I (G)hope you’re sat is (Am)fied.
But if you (Am)ain’t, (F7)don’t blame me!
You can (Am)blame my friends on the (E7)oth er (Am)side!
(You (E7)got what you want ed...)
(...but you (Dm)lost what you (E7)had.) (Am)Ooh,
hush!
Friends On The Other Side — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Friends On The Other Side" by Keith David 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 126 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 “Friends On The Other Side”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Friends On The Other Side"?
- 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 "Friends On The Other Side" by Keith David played in?
- Friends On The Other Side 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 "Friends On The Other Side"?
- The arrangement plays at 126 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Friends On The Other Side" 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 "Friends On The Other Side"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Friends On The Other Side"?
- "Friends On The Other Side" was originally performed by Keith David. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Friends On The Other Side"?
- This arrangement uses 30 chords: A7, Ab7, Ab9, Am, Bb, C, C7, Cdim7, +22 more.
- What other songs by Keith David can I play here?
- Try "Friends On The Other Side". 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 — "Friends On The Other Side" 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 126 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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