Other arrangements of Park Bench People
Pick a learning view.
I see an old man (Cm9)sit ting on a park bench.
(Dm)Look ing in the skies when (Cm9)he can see the mouth stench
of the range of the (Cm9)peo ple walk ing and talk ing non sense.
In the park,
I (Cm9)see a man sit ting there
with a news pa per un der his (Cm9)head and hair.
I think he would be down for me to (Cm9)tell him that he’d been wait ing ’round here (Dm)for all
of his (Cm9)life.
And
it took time for the soul to come.
When it came, (Dm)I saw the same old scene (Cm9)o ver and o ver a gain, my friend.
Peo ple talk ing and squawk ing in the (Cm9)park.
And sit ting on a (Dm)bench, think ing ’bout things, I think of all the (Dm)peo ple of the park,
sleep ing in the (Dm)street, liv ing from their (Cm9)hearts.
Sleep ing in the (Dm)street, liv ing’s kind a (Cm9)hard.
Sleep ing in the (Dm)street, peo ple fall a part.
There’s a park bench that’s paint ed black and white.
And when you sleep there,
you don’t (Dm)get wet when you wake up be cause the trees are with (Dm)ered
and so you (Cm9)dry in the sun light.
You sit there and you pre pare to make a move and so you (Cm9)go through each and ev ’ry can.
Look ing in side, to (Cm9)see some thing that you did n’t see last night.
(Cm9)Want to get some thing to eat and (Dm)you go down the street.
(Dm)You see some friends of yours and (Cm9)then they all speak.
All they want to do is play you (Dm)like you are a fool, but (Cm9)I know bet ter.
You’re safe from school through this, stay cool, (Dm)mark you are res cued and (Cm9)I know bet ter.
(Cm9)I know bet ter, I main tain black.
We’ll o ver come
in the sun.
On the bench in the park where you lay when it’s dark and it’s wet
’cause it’s rain (Cm9)ing on you.
You have news (Dm)pa pers and you’d like to go home.
But you can’t ’cause you just got put out on your own.
(Cm9)Sleep ing in the street, (Dm)liv ing from the heart
(Cm9)Sleep ing in the street, (Dm)peo ple fall a part.
I’ll nev er see you go (Dm)down.
My peo ple (Cm9)can’t go down, oh no.
Park Bench People — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Park Bench People" by Earthquake Brothers in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of G. 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 “Park Bench People”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Park Bench People"?
- 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 G. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Park Bench People" by Earthquake Brothers played in?
- Park Bench People is arranged in the key of G on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Park Bench People"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Park Bench People" 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 "Park Bench People"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Park Bench People"?
- "Park Bench People" was originally performed by Earthquake Brothers. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Park Bench People" 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 G, 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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