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I al ways (D)want ed you to (F)be my (Gm)ba by.
When you (D)touch me, boy, you (F)drive me (Gm)cra zy.
I don’t (D)wan na be your (F)se y cret (Gm)lov er, but when I (D)get you, boy, there’ll (Gm)be will no er oth er.
(Ebmaj7)(You and me, (D)it’s got ta be) (F)the (Gm)real (F)thing.
(Ebmaj7)(Come and go, (D)I’ll set you free), (F)my (Gm)ba (F)by.
(Ebmaj7)(Wait too long, (D)boy, I’ll be gone), (F)so (Gm)hur (F)ry.
(Come (Ebmaj7)get this love.
(D)Don’t do me wrong.)
(What you find
now.
I think I love you, What you feel
now.
I think I need you, What you know
now Uh huh huh.
to be real.)
I I’ll get (D)wit cha, boy, on (F)one con (Gm)di tion.
If you (D)prom ise not to (F)ev er (Gm)men tion all the (D)things we do to (F)an y of (Gm)your friends, but I could (D)prom ise you this (Gm)love will nev er end.
er.
(Ebmaj7)(You and me, (D)it’s got ta be) (F)the (Gm)real (F)thing.
(Ebmaj7)(Come and go, (D)I’ll set you free), (F)my (Gm)ba (F)by.
(Ebmaj7)(Wait too long, (D)boy, I’ll be gone), (F)so (Gm)hur (F)ry.
(Come (Ebmaj7)get this love.
(D)Don’t do me wrong.)
(What you find
now.
I think I love you, What you feel
now.
I think I need you, What you know
now Uh huh huh.
to be real.)
(Gm)I pulled (Ebmaj9)up to the front (D)door where ya love and, ah, (F)“knock, knock,” then (Gm)you o pened up.
Now, you can’t get e nough.
You was think ing one li’l (F)date, ate (Gm)su shi with your soul mate.
Did the ice on the (D)S U V’s.
Our love (F)grows.
We chose to (Gm)wa ter the seas.
You the (Ebmaj9)one to fall for ward.
And (D)when we walk down love’s cor (F)ri dor, the an (Gm)gels on the floor.
(I (Cm7)want ya.) See the look in my eyes, don’t ya?
Like a kid in my whip with Wil ly ka, like back in the day play in’ with Ton ka.
Gim me ya palm, ma, let me read your for tune.
I see trust with hard times and hon es ty.
We gon’ go down in his to ry.
One (Cm)look in your face just prove the fact that you (D)don’t have to chase what you can (What tract.
you Now find real?
(E)now.
(G)What you feel
(E)now.
(G)What you know
(E)now
to (G)be real.)
(What you find
(E)now.
(G)What you feel
(E)now.
(G)What you know
(E)now
to (G)be real.)
(What you find
Got To Be Real — Classic Piano Sheet Music
Read "Got To Be Real" by Mary J. Blige & Will Smith in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 120 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 “Got To Be Real”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Got To Be Real"?
- 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 C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Got To Be Real" by Mary J. Blige & Will Smith played in?
- Got To Be Real is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Got To Be Real"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Got To Be Real" 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 "Got To Be Real"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Got To Be Real"?
- "Got To Be Real" was originally performed by Mary J. Blige & Will Smith. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Got To Be Real"?
- This arrangement uses 13 chords: Am, Bb, C, Cm, Cm7, D7, E7, Ebmaj7, +5 more.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Got To Be Real" 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 C, 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 120 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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