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Somewhere Down The Road — Karaoke: Lyrics & Chords to Sing & Play Along
About “Somewhere Down The Road”
Free karaoke for "Somewhere Down The Road" by Barry Manilow: lyrics on screen with the chords above each line and a bouncing ball that lands on every word in time. Sing along, or play along on guitar or piano from the chord chart. Change the key to fit your voice, slow the tempo down. Key of C, 65 BPM.
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Lyrics
We had the right love at the wrong time.
It (Dm7)Guess I al ways knew in side
I would n’t have you for a long (C)time.
Those (Fmaj7)dreams of (F6)yours
are shin in’ on (C)dis tant shores,
(Am7)and if they’re (Dm7)call in’ you a way (C)I have no (F)right to make you (F)stay.
But (C)some where down the road
our (F)roads are gon na cross a gain.
It (Dm7)does n’t real ly mat ter when, but (C)some where down the road
I (F)know that heart of (C)yours will (F)come to (Dm7)see
that (Dm7)you (Cmaj7)be (Dm7)long
to me.
Some times good byes are not for ev er.
It (Dm7)does n’t mat ter if you’re gone,
I still be lieve in us to geth (C)er.
I (Fmaj7)un der (F6)stand
are more than you (C)think I can.
(Am7)You have to (Dm7)go out on your own (C)so you can (F)find your way back (F)home.
And (C)some where down the road
our (F)roads are gon na cross a gain.
It (Dm7)does n’t real ly mat ter when, but (C)some where down the road
I (F)know that heart of (C)yours will (F)come to (Dm7)see
that (Dm7)you (Cmaj7)be (Dm7)long
to me.
me.
(Ab)Let (Bb)ting (C)go
is (Dm7)just an oth er way to say I’ll (Fm7)al (Bb)ways (Dm7)love you (Dm7)so.
We had the right love at the wrong time.
(Em7)May be we’ve on ly just be gun,
may be the (F)best is yet to come,
’cause (C)some where down the road
our (F)roads are gon na cross a gain.
It (Dm7)does n’t real ly mat ter when, but (C)some where down the road
I (F)know that heart of (C)yours will come to (Dm7)see
that (Dm7)you (Cmaj7)be (Dm7)long
(Dm7)with (C)me.
Teacher’s notes
This arrangement is a beautiful workout for your left hand's Alberti bass pattern — at 65 BPM you have room to breathe, but you need that broken-chord motion to stay perfectly even and unhurried, so practice the left hand alone first until it feels automatic.
Your right hand mostly handles smooth melodic lines over seventh chords like Cmaj7, Em7, Dm7, and Am7, which sit naturally under the fingers, but watch out when the harmony borrows from outside the key — the shifts into Fm6, Fm7, Ab, and Bb introduce unexpected flats that can trip you up mid-phrase.
Isolate those bars and loop them slowly until the new hand shapes feel familiar.
Use sustain pedal generously but change it cleanly with each chord; muddy pedaling will wreck the melancholic mood this ballad depends on.
Once those borrowed chords stop surprising you, you'll have a real foundation for hearing and playing chromatic harmony in pop ballads — that skill transfers to dozens of songs.
Questions about this song (11)
- What key is "Somewhere Down The Road" by Barry Manilow played in?
- Somewhere Down The Road is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- The arrangement plays at 65 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Somewhere Down The Road" 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 "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- "Somewhere Down The Road" was originally performed by Barry Manilow. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- This arrangement uses 14 chords: Ab, Am7, Bb, C, C7, Cmaj7, Dm7, Em7, +6 more.
- What other songs by Barry Manilow can I play here?
- Try "THIS CAN'T BE REAL", "CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU", "JUMP SHOUT BOOGIE". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is there a karaoke version of "Somewhere Down The Road" with lyrics?
- Yes — this is a free karaoke slide for "Somewhere Down The Road" by Barry Manilow. The lyrics appear on screen a line at a time and each word lights up exactly when it's sung, with a bouncing ball leading you word to word. A backing plays underneath so you can just sing.
- Does it show chords so I can play along on guitar or piano?
- It does — a chord symbol sits on a thin row just above the lyric it changes on, so the same screen doubles as a lyrics-and-chords chart. Guitarists can strum the changes and pianists can comp while singing; the chords are colour-coded and move with the live transpose if you change key.
- Can I change the key of "Somewhere Down The Road" to match my voice or capo?
- Yes. The original is in C, but the live transpose control shifts the whole song up or down semitones until the melody sits in your range (or maps to an easier guitar shape / capo position) — the on-screen chords and the backing move with it.
- Can I slow "Somewhere Down The Road" down to learn the words and chords?
- Yes — the tempo control lets you take it as slow as you need while the lyrics still light up in time and the ball keeps you on the beat. Speed it back up once you can sing and play it through.
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