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White lips, pale face, breath ing in stay snow (Em)flakes.
Burnt lungs, sour (G)taste.
Light’s gone, day’s end.
Strug gl ing to pay (Em)rent.
Long nights, strange (G)men.
And (Am7)they say she’s in the Class (Cmaj9)A team.
Stuck in her (G)day dream.
Been this way since (D)eight een, but late ly her (Am7)face seems slow ly sink ing, (Cmaj9)wast ing, crum bling like (G)pas tries.
And they scream: the (D)worst things in life come free to us, ’cause we’re (Em)just un der the (Cmaj7)up per hand (G)and go mad for a cou ple grams.
And she don’t (Cmaj7)wan na go out (G)side to night.
And in a (Em)pipe she flies to the (Cmaj7)Moth er land.
(G)Or sells love to an oth er man.
It’s too (Cmaj7)cold out (G)side for (D)an gels to (Em)fly.
For an gels to (Em)fly.
Ripped gloves, rain coat, tried to swim, stay a (Em)float.
Dry house, wet (G)clothes.
Loose change, bank notes.
Wea ry eyed, to dry (Em)throat.
Call girl, no (G)phone.
And (Am7)they say she’s in the Class (Cmaj9)A team.
Stuck in her (G)day dream.
Been this way since (D)eight een, but late ly her (Am7)face seems slow ly sink ing, (Cmaj9)wast ing, crum bling like (G)pas tries.
And they scream: the (D)worst things in life come free to us, and we’re (Em)all un der the (Cmaj7)up per hand (G)and go mad for a cou ple grams.
And we don’t (Cmaj7)wan na go out (G)side to night.
And in a (Em)pipe we fly to the (Cmaj7)Moth er land.
(G)Or sell love to an oth er man.
It’s too (Cmaj7)cold out (G)side for (D)an gels to (Em)fly.
For an gels to (Em)fly.
(Am7)fly.
That an gel will (Cmaj7)die cov ered in white.
Closed eyes, an’ (G)hop in’ for a bet ter life
(Am7)this time.
We’ll fade out to night straight down the line.
(Gmaj7)Ooh.
(C)Ooh.
(Gmaj7)Ooh.
And (Em)fly.
An gels to (Em)fly,
to fly,
fly.
For an gels to (Em)fly, to (Cmaj9)fly, to fly.
(D)An gels to (G)die.
The A Team — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "The A Team" by Ed Sheeran 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 “The A Team”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "The A Team"?
- 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 "The A Team" by Ed Sheeran played in?
- The A Team 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 "The A Team"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "The A Team" 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 "The A Team"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "The A Team"?
- "The A Team" was originally performed by Ed Sheeran. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Ed Sheeran can I play here?
- Try "Sing", "SING", "DIVE". 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 — "The A Team" 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.