Live Like You Were Dying — Visual Piano Sheet Music

"Live Like You Were Dying" in visual bar notation — see every note as a colored bar on the staff. Easier to read than traditional sheet music. Scrolls automatically as you play. Key of G, 160 BPM.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.

Lyrics

He said, “I was in my ear ly for ties with a (C)lot of life be fore me when a (Em)mo ment came that stopped me on a dime. I spent (G)most of the next days look in’ at the x rays and talk in’ ’bout the op tions and (Cmaj7)talk in’ ’bout sweet time.” I asked him, when it sank in, if this might real ly be the real end, how’s it (G)hit you when you get that kind of news? Man, what’d you do? And he said, (CN.C.)“I went (G)sky div in’, I went Rock y Moun tain climb in’, I went (Em)two point sev en sec onds on a bull named Fu Man chu. And I (G)loved deep er and I spoke sweet er and I gave for give ness I’d been de ny in’.” And he said, “Some day I hope you get the chance to live like you were dy in’.” He said, “I was fi nal ly the hus band that most the time I was n’t and I be (Em)came a friend a friend would like to have. And all the (G)sud den go in’ fish in’ was n’t (C)such an im po si tion and I went three times that year I lost my dad. Well, I, I fin ’lly read the Good Book and I took a good long hard look at what I’d (G)do if I could do it all a gain. And then (CN.C.)I went to live like you were dy in’, like to mor row was a gift and you got e ter ni ty to think a bout what you’d do with it, what could you do with it, what did I do with it, what would I do with it? (A)Sky div in’, I went Rock y Moun tain climb in’, I went (F#m7)two point sev en sec onds on a bull named Fu Man chu. And I (A)loved deep er and I spoke sweet er and I watched an ea gle as it was (D)fly in’.” And he said, “Some day I hope you get the chance to live like you were dy in’, to live like you were dy in’, to live like you were dy in’, to live like you were dy in’, to live like you were dy in’.”

Song Details

Category
Country
Key
G
Tempo
160 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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How to Play "Live Like You Were Dying" on Piano

  1. 1
    Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
  2. 2
    Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
  3. 3
    Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
  4. 4
    Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
  5. 5
    Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.