What key is "The Heart Wants What It Wants" in?

"The Heart Wants What It Wants" by Selena Gomez is in the key of C with a tempo of 80 BPM. Difficulty: medium.

Is "The Heart Wants What It Wants" easy to play on piano?

This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.

Can I play "The Heart Wants What It Wants" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

Lyrics

What the heart wants.

What the heart wants, wants, wants, (Bb)wants, wants.

You got me sip pin’ on (Eb)some thin’ I can’t com pare to (Cm)noth in’ I’ve ev er known.

I’m (Gm)hop in’ that af ter this ap fe ver I’ll sur vive.

I know I’m act in’ a bit (Eb)cra zy, strung out, a lit tle bit (Cm)ha zy.

Hand o ver heart, I’m (Gm)pray in’ that I’m by, gon na make it out a live.

The (Eb)bed’s get tin’ cold and you’re not here.

The (Cm)fu ture that we hold is so un clear.

But (Gm)I’m not a live un til you call, and (Bb)I’ll bet the odds a gainst it all.

(Eb)Save your ad vice ’cause I won’t hear.

You (Cm)might be right, but I don’t care.

There’s a (Gm)mil lion rea sons why I should give you up,

but the heart wants what it w a a a a a a a a a ants.

The heart wants what it w a a a a a a a a a ants.

You got me scat tered in (Eb)piec es, shin ing like stars and (Cm)scream ing, light ing me up like (Gm)Ve nus.

But then you dis ap pear and make me wait.

And ev ’ry sec ond’s like bit (Eb)tor ture, her o in drip tle no (Cm)more, so find ing a way to (Gm)let go.

that Ba by, ba by, no, I can’t es cape.

The (Eb)bed’s get tin’ cold and you’re not here.

The (Cm)fu ture that we hold is so un clear.

But (Gm)I’m not a live un til you call, and (Bb)I’ll bet the odds a gainst it all.

(Eb)Save your ad vice ’cause I won’t hear.

You (Cm)might be right, but I don’t care.

There’s a (Gm)mil lion rea sons why I should give you up,

but the heart wants what it w a a a a a a a a a ants.

The heart wants what it w a a a a a a a a a ants.

You got me scat tered in

The heart wants what it w a a a a a a a a a ants.

This is a mod ern fair y tale.

No hap py end ings, no wind in our sails.

But I can’t i mag ine a life with out

breath less mo ments break ing me down, down, down, down.

The

The heart wants what it wants, ba by.

It wants what it wants, ba by.

It wants what it wants.

The heart wants what it wants, ba by.

It wants what it wants, ba by.

It wants what it wants.

The heart wants what it wants, ba by.

The Heart Wants What It Wants by Selena Gomez

Easy piano arrangement in the key of C at 80 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “The Heart Wants What It Wants”

What key is "The Heart Wants What It Wants" in?: "The Heart Wants What It Wants" by Selena Gomez is in the key of C with a tempo of 80 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
Is "The Heart Wants What It Wants" easy to play on piano?: This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
Can I play "The Heart Wants What It Wants" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

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The Heart Wants What It Wants by Selena Gomez

About “The Heart Wants What It Wants”

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