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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.
Somewhere Down The Road — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Somewhere Down The Road" by Barry Manilow in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 65 BPM.
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.
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About “Somewhere Down The Road”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Somewhere Down The Road"?
- 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 C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- 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 this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Somewhere Down The Road" 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 C, 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 65 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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