Learn "PENNY LOVER" by Lionel Richie on Piano

Master "PENNY LOVER" by Lionel Richie with our interactive piano player. This hard-level Pop arrangement is in the key of Db at 98 BPM, making it a rewarding piece for advanced players to master.

Tip: Break "PENNY LOVER" into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo until they feel natural.

Lyrics

Pen ny lov er, don’t walk on by. Pen ny lov er, don’t you make me cry. Can’t you see, girl, who my heart’s beat ing for? You’re the on ly girl that I a dore. The first time I (Fm)saw you, oh, you (Ab)looked (Gb)so fine. And I (Fm)had a feel in’ one (Ab)day (Gb)you’d be mine. Hon ey, (Ab)you came a long and (Cm7)cap tured my (Fm)heart. Now my (Bbm)love is some where lost in your (Db)kiss. When I’m (Bbm)all a lone it’s you that (Db)I miss. Girl, a (Bbm)love like yours is hard to re (Db)sist. Oh. Pen ny lov er, my love’s on fire. Pen ny lov er, you’re my one de sire. Tell me, ba by, could this be true, that I could need some one like I need you? Nights warm and (Fm)ten der, oh, ly ing (Ab)next (Gb)to you. Girl, I (Fm)sur ren der. What (Ab)more (Gb)can I do? I’ve spent (Ab)all of my life in (Cm7)search of your (Fm)love. Now there’s (Bbm)one more thing I’d like to (Db)say: Don’t you ev (Bbm)er take your sweet love a (Db)way. Girl, I’ll do an y thing, just please (Db)stay. Oh. I don’t un der stand (Db)it, oh, what’s come (Ab)o ver me. But I’m not gon na (Db)wor ry, no, not an y (Ab)more, ’cause when a (Fm)man’s in love he’s (Eb)on ly got one (Fm)sto ry. That’s why my (Bbm)love is some where lost in your kiss. When I’m lost (Bbm)and a lone it’s you (Db)that I miss. With a (Bbm)love like yours, it’s hard (Db)to re sist. (Eb)Oh, oh. Pen ny lov er, don’t walk on by. (Don’t you walk on by.) Pen ny lov er, don’t you make me cry. (Don’t you make me cry, ba by.) Pen ny lov er, don’t walk on by. (Don’t you walk on by.) Pen ny lov er, don’t you make me cry. (Oh, Pen ny (Ab)ba Pen by.) ny lov er, don’t you walk on by. (Don’t you walk on by.) Pen ny lov er, don’t you make me cry.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
Db
Tempo
98 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Penny Lover" on Piano

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