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I (C)hope you nev er lose your sense of won der.
You get your (Am)fill to eat but al ways keep that hun ger.
May you (F)nev er take one sin gle if breath for grant ed.
God for (G)bid love ev er leaves you emp ty hand ed.
I hope Don’t (F)let some hell (G)bent you heart be leave you (C)bit ter.
When you come (F)close to sell (G)in’ out, hope re con (C)sid er.
Give the (C)heav ens a bove more than a pass ing (F)glance.
And when you get the choice to sit it out or (G)dance,
I hope you (Am)dance.
I hope you (Am)dance.
I hope you (C)nev er fear those moun tains in the dis tance.
You Nev er (Am)set tle for the path of least re sist ance.
Liv in’ (F)might mean tak in’ chanc es if they’re worth tak in’.
Lov in’ (G)might be a mis take but it’s worth mak in’.
I hope you (F)still feel small (G)when you stand be side the (C)o cean.
When ev er (F)one door clos (G)es, I hope one more (C)o pens.
Pro mise (C)me that a you’ll give faith a fight ing (F)chance.
And when you get the choice to sit it out or (G)dance,
I hope you (Am)dance.
I hope you (Am)dance.
I hope you I hope you (Am)dance.
Time is a (F)wheel in con stant (C)mo tion
(G)al ways
(Am)roll
ing (F)us a long.
Tell me, (Am)who
wants to (F)look back on their (C)youth and (G)won der
(Am)where those (F)years have (G)gone?
(Am)Dance.
I hope you (Am)dance.
I hope you (Am)dance.
Time is a (F)wheel in con stant (C)mo tion
(G)al ways
(Am)roll
ing (F)us a long.
Tell me, (Am)who
wants to (F)look back on their (C)youth and (G)won der
(Am)where those (F)years have (G)gone?
I Hope You Dance — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert 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 “I Hope You Dance”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "I Hope You Dance"?
- 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 "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert played in?
- I Hope You Dance 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 "I Hope You Dance"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "I Hope You Dance" 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 Hope You Dance"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "I Hope You Dance"?
- "I Hope You Dance" was originally performed by Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert can I play here?
- Try "I Hope You Dance", "I Hope You Dance". 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 Hope You Dance" 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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