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There Goes My Life — Beginner Piano Tutorial
Learn "There Goes My Life" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of E, 120 BPM.
Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.
Lyrics
All he could think a bout was,
“I’m too (Bsus)young for this.
Got my whole life a head.
Hell, I’m
(B)just a kid my
self.
How’m I gon na (E)raise one?”
All he could see were his dreams
go ing (B)up in smoke.
So much for ditch ing this town and hang ing out (B)on the coast.
Oh,
well,
those plans are long gone.
And he said,
“There goes
my life.
There goes
my fu ture,
my ev ’ry thing.
Might as well
(E)kiss it all good
bye.
There goes
(E)my life.”
A cou ple years of up all night and a few thou sand dia pers lat er,
that mis take he thought he made
cov ers up the re (B)frig er a tor.
Oh,
yeah,
he loves that lit (E)tle girl.
Ma ma’s wait ing to tuck her in
as she fum bles up those stairs.
She smiles back at him,
drag ging that ted (B)dy bear.
Sleep tight,
blue eyes and bounc ing curls.
And he smiles,
“There goes
my life.
There goes
my fu ture,
my ev ’ry thing.” “I love you, Dad dy, good night.”
There goes my life.
She had that Hon da load ed down
with A ber (A)crom bie clothes and (E)fif teen pairs of shoes
and his A mer i can Ex press.
He checked the oil, slammed the hood,
said, “You’re good to go.” She hugged (A)’em both
and head ed off to the (Bsus2)west
coast.
And he cried,
“There goes
my life.
There goes
my fu ture,
my ev (E)’ry thing.
I love you,
ba by, good
bye.”
There goes my
life.
There goes my
life.
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How to Play "There Goes My Life" 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.