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Oh, yes!
(Am)He has all the (Em)an swers.
(D7)He’s gon na set me (B)straight.
(Am)How can he pre sume to know what (G)I’ve been through?
He has n’t (C)got a clue.
But how could (Bm7)an y one, un (Am)less they’ve (C)had a son?
As (C)per fect as a child could be,
the (Gm)best of all the best in me,
my (F)brush with im mor tal i (Gm)ty,
my (C)kid.
For six teen (C)win ters and fif teen springs, I had a (Gm)son, and still it stings
when (F)I re mem ber (Bb)all the things we (Gm7)did,
me
(C)kid.
(F)Sim ple things like (Bb)fish ing at the (Fmaj7)lake,
(F)tip toe ing (Am)out be fore (Bb)dawn.
(Gm)Bob by would (C)wor ry if (Gm)we did n’t (C)hur ry, (Bbm)all of the (C7)fish would be (F)gone.
(F)We would sit and (Bb)hud dle in the (Fmaj7)boat,
(F)wait ing for (Am)some thing to (Bb)bite,
and (Gm)I’d watch the (C)sun rise in my (Am)own son’s (Dm)eyes.
And the (Eb)world would (Bb)fill up with (C7)light.
And I con (G)fess
I did n’t (Am7)al ways have the an swers, I (G)did n’t al ways know which way was (C)true.
Nev er the (Em)less, I’ve (G)al ways tried to (B7)lead with (Em)love.
That’s (Am7)all that an y fa ther (D)can (G)do.
(F)As the years went (Bb)by, we had our (Fmaj7)dif f’renc es.
(F)E ven if the (F)friend ship was n’t (Bb)what it was be (C)fore, we shared a (Gm)lot,
and who’d have (Gm7)thought that so much joy could (Eb)van ish in a blink?
Who (C7)ev er stops to think?
And (C)in that fi nal mo ment (C)who knows what went wrong?
The (Gm7)ques tions come too late and (C)lin ger far too (B7)long.
And I con (Em)fess
I don’t (Am7)al ways have the an swers, (G)I don’t al ways know which way is (C)true.
Nev er the (Em)less, I’ve (G)al ways tried to (B7)lead with (Em)love.
That’s (Am7)all that an y (C)fa ther can (C)do.
This (C)boy comes to (D)me, this (G)fa ther less (C)child.
I scoff at his (D)pain and I (G)send him a way!
My (Eb)daugh ter speaks (F)up and (Bb)I shout her (Eb)down, I won’t hear a (F)word of what (Bb)she has to say!
My (F)wife reach es (G)out and (C)I turn my (F)back.
I send her to (G)bed with out (C)e ven a kiss!
Can (Bb)my God for give the (Eb)things I have done while (Cm)I’ve tried for get ting how (Cm)much I’m still miss ing my (Dm)son?
I’m (Gm7)tired of feel ing noth ing but (Cm)numb.
(Gm7)May be the time has (Ebmaj7)come to (Bb)fi nal ly (Cm7)let the world in.
But how do I be (C)gin?
(F)Give me strength and (G)may be (Am)then
I can reach my (G)fel low (Em7)men (F)so we all may (G)rise a (Am)gain.
I con (C)fess
I don’t (Dm7)al ways have the an swers, (C)I don’t al ways know which way is (F)true.
Nev er the (Am)less, I’ve (C)al ways tried to (E7)lead with (Am)love.
That’s (F)all that an y fath er can (C)do.
I Confess — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "I Confess" by Dean Pitchford in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of E. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 110 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 “I Confess”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "I Confess"?
- 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 E. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "I Confess" by Dean Pitchford played in?
- I Confess is arranged in the key of E on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "I Confess"?
- The arrangement plays at 110 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "I Confess" 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 "I Confess"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "I Confess"?
- "I Confess" was originally performed by Dean Pitchford. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Dean Pitchford can I play here?
- Try "LEARNING TO BE SILENT", "MAMA SAYS", "HEAVEN HELP ME". 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 — "I Confess" 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 E, 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 110 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.