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Some Nights — Beginner Piano Tutorial
Learn "Some Nights" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of C, 105 BPM.
Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.
Lyrics
(C)Some nights I stay up (F)cash in’ in my (C)bad luck, (F)some nights I (C)call it a (G)draw.
(C)Some nights I wish that my (F)lips could build a (C)cas tle, (F)some nights I (C)wish they’d just fall (G)off.
But I (F)still wake (C)up, I still (F)see your (C)ghost.
Oh Lord, I’m (F)still not (C)sure what I (G)stand for, oh.
Whoa, what do I (C)stand for?
What do I (C)stand for?
(Am)Most nights, I don’t (G)know
an y (F)more.
(F)Oh.
(F)This is it, boys, (C)this is war.
What are (C)we wait in’ for?
Why don’t (C)we break the rules al (G)rea dy?
I was (F)nev er one to (C)be lieve the hype, save that for (C)the black and white.
I try (F)twice as hard (C)and I’m half as liked but (G)here they come a gain to jack my style.
That’s al (F)right;
I found a (F)mar tyr in my (C)bed to night.
She (F)stops my bones (C)from won der in’ just (G)who I am, who I am, who I am.
Oh, (F)who am I?
Umm,
umm.
Well, (C)some nights I wish that this (F)all would (C)end ’cause (F)I could use some (C)friends for a change.
And (C)some nights I’m scared you’ll for (F)get me a (C)gain.
Some (F)nights I al ways (C)win, I (G)al ways win.
But I (F)still wake (C)up, I still (F)see your (C)ghost.
Oh Lord, I’m (F)still not (C)sure what I (G)stand for, oh.
Whoa, what do (C)I stand for?
What do (C)I stand for?
(Am)Most nights, I don’t (G)know.
Oh, come on.
Ooh, na, na.
Ooh, na, na, come on.
Ooh, na, na, come on.
Ooh, na, na, they sound like this one so come on.
Oh, come on.
Oh, come on.
Oh, come on.
Well, (F)that is it, guys, (C)that is all.
(F)Five min utes in (C)and I’m bored a gain.
(F)Ten years of this, (C)I’m not sure if an y (G)bod y un der stands.
This (F)one is not for (C)the folks at home.
(F)Sor ry to leave, (C)Mom, I had to go.
Who the heck (C)wants to die a lone all (G)dried up in the des ert sun?
My heart is (F)break ing for my sis ter and the (C)con that she called “love.” When I (G)look in to my neph ew’s eyes,
man, you would n’t be lieve
the most a maz ing things
that can come from
some ter ri ble (F)lies.
(F)Ahh,
(F)ahh,
(F)ahh,
ahh.
The oth er night (C)you would n’t be lieve the dream I just had (C)a bout you and me.
I called you up (C)but we both a gree.
It’s (C)for the best you did n’t lis ten.
It’s (C)for the best we get our dis tance, oh.
It’s (C)for the best you did n’t lis ten.
It’s (C)for the best we get our dis tance, oh.
(F)Oh.
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How to Play "Some Nights" on Piano
- 1Pick 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.
- 2Practice 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.
- 3Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
- 4Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
- 5Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.