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(C)Love!
You’re lost with out your (G)love.
Your heart is on the (Am)floor.
I (C)can (F)help you, I’ve been there be fore.
When I need to re (E7)lax, I just put on some (Am)tracks
from this (Bb)C D I bought for the store.
When I’m (D)lone ly or (A)feel ing de (Bm)ject ed,
I play (G)this and it nev er fails.
I pre (Bm)tend like (A)I’m in (D7sus)I re land
with (G6)En ya
and the whales.
When my (D)tel e phone (A)gets dis con (Bm)nect ed
and I (G)spend ev ’ry (G)night a lone,
I pre (Bm)tend like (A)I’m in (D7sus)I re land,
where the (G6)I rish (A7sus)bag pipes (D5)drone.
Smell the (F)grass as a rain storm is end in’.
Peo ple (F)smile while I (G)stroll past their rish (C)farms
with a (Cm)red head ed sail or named Bren dan!
And we (E7)dance with out (Bb)mov ing our (Asus)arms.
In a (D)bar once I (A)met this guy (Bm)De wey
and he (G)bought me, like, (G)lu four teen (A7sus)beers.
And he (Bm)told me that (A)he was from (D7sus)I re land,
(Em)and I lived with (G)him ten years.
If I (D)squint ed, he (A)looked like my (Bm)sail or,
through my (G)booz y de (G)lu sion al (A7sus)fog.
But he (Bm)dumped me for (A)some slut named (D7sus)Kay re la,
(Em)and I lived with (G)him ten years.
If I took my (Em)trail er and (A7)took my (D)dog!
In
Hey, you (Eb)look like that (Bb)post er for (Cm)Ire land:
long blonde (Ab)hair and that (Ab)sweet, sun ny (Bb7sus)face.
Oh, no, (Cm)wait, that’s the (Bb)post er for (Eb7sus)Swed en.
Screw it, (Fm)I’ll nev er (Ab)see ei ther (Bb7)place.
But a (Eb)girl sweet as (Bb)you has a (Cm)fu ture.
You have (Ab)hope
as each new day dawns.
Girls like (Cm)you al ways (Bb)get to see (Eb7sus)Ire land.
Give my (Fm7)love to the (Bb7)lep
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Ireland — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Ireland" by Nell Benjamin 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 82 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 “Ireland”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Ireland"?
- 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 "Ireland" by Nell Benjamin played in?
- Ireland 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 "Ireland"?
- The arrangement plays at 82 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Ireland" 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 "Ireland"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Ireland"?
- "Ireland" was originally performed by Nell Benjamin. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Nell Benjamin can I play here?
- Try "Legally Blonde", "Omigod You Guys", "Serious". 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 — "Ireland" 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 82 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.