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There’s a (E)road I’d like to tell you a bout, (G#m)lives in on my home town.
(E)Lake Shore Drive the road is called and it ’ll (G#m)take you up or down.
From (A)rags on up to rich es, fif teen your (G#7)min utes you can fly.
There (E)Pret ty blue lights a long the way than (A)help you right on by.
And the blue lights of shin in’ with a (A)heav en ly grace than help you on right on by.
And there ain’t no road just like it (A)an y where I found.
We’re (E)run nin’ south on (C#m)Lake Shore Drive (A)head in’ in to town.
We’re just (G#m)slip pin’ on by on (A)L.
S.
D., Fri day night trou ble bound.
And it starts (E)road up north from Hol ly a wood, (G#m)lives in on my in’ side.
(E)Con crete moun tains rear in’ up, throw in’ ’ll (G#m)shad ows just a bout From (A)Some times you can smell the fif teen your (G#7)mind is feel in’ fine.
There (E)ain’t ty no fin er place to be than (A)run nin’ Lake Shore Drive.
And there’s no lights of shin in’ or place (A)heav en you see than help you on Lake Shore Drive.
And there ain’t no road just like it (A)an y where I found.
We’re (E)run nin’ south on (C#m)Lake Shore Drive (A)head in’ in to town.
We’re just (G#m)slip pin’ on by on (A)L.
S.
D., Fri day night trou ble bound.
And it starts
It’s (E)Fri day night and you’re look in’ clean, too (G#m)ear ly to start the rounds.
A (E)ten min ute drive from the Gold Coast back makes (G#m)sure you’re pleas ure bound.
And it’s (A)four o ’clock in the morn in’ and all the peo ple have gone a way.
Just (E)you and your mind and Lake Shore Drive, to (A)mor row is an oth er day.
And the sun shine’s fine in the (A)morn in’ time, to mor row is an oth er day.
Lake Shore Drive — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Lake Shore Drive" by Eugene Von Heitlinger 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 180 BPM.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
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About “Lake Shore Drive”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Lake Shore Drive"?
- 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 "Lake Shore Drive" by Eugene Von Heitlinger played in?
- Lake Shore Drive 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 "Lake Shore Drive"?
- The arrangement plays at 180 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Lake Shore Drive" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "Lake Shore Drive"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Lake Shore Drive"?
- "Lake Shore Drive" was originally performed by Eugene Von Heitlinger. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Lake Shore Drive"?
- This arrangement uses 5 chords: A, C#m, E, G#7, G#m.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Lake Shore Drive" 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 180 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.