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Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman) — Classic Piano Sheet Music
About “Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman)”
Read "Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman)" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of D. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 72 BPM.
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Lyrics
(D)Who
knows what to (G)mor row brings
(Gm)in a (D)world
few hearts sur (G)vive?
(Gm)All I (D)know
is the (G)way I feel;
(Gm)when it’s (D)real,
I (D)keep it a (G)live.
The (Em)road
is (A)long.
There are (D)moun tains (D)in
our (G)way,
but we (C)climb
a step ev ’ry (A)day.
Love lift us (D)up where we be (G)long,
(Bm)where (Em)the ea gles (D)cry
on a (C)moun
tain (G)high.
Love lift us (D)up where we be (G)long,
far (Bm7)from the (Em)world we know, up where the (F#7)clear winds (Bm)blow.
(D)Some
hang on to (G)“used to be”,
(Gm)live their (D)lives
look ing be (G)hind.
(Gm)All we (D)have
is the (G)here and now;
(Gm)all our (D)life
I (D)out there to (G)find.
The (Em)road
is (A)long.
There are (D)moun tains (D)in
our (G)way,
but we (C)climb
a step ev ’ry (A)day.
Love lift us (D)up where we be (G)long,
(Bm)where (Em)the ea gles (D)cry
on a (C)moun
tain (G)high.
Love lift us (D)up where we be (G)long,
far (Bm7)from the (Em)world we know, up where the (F#7)clear winds (Bm)blow.
(G)clear winds blow.
(F)Time
goes (C)by,
(Eb)no time to (Bb)cry,
(Db)life’s you and (Ab)I,
a (Bb7)live
to day.
Love lift us (Eb)up where we be (Ab)long,
(Cm7)where the (Fm)ea gles cry
on a (Db)moun
tain (Ab)high.
Love lift us (Eb)up where we be (Ab)long,
far (Cm7)from the (Fm)world we know,
where the (G7)clear winds (Cm)blow.
Love lift us (Eb)up where we be (Ab)long,
(Cm7)where the (Fm)ea gles cry
on a (Db)moun
tain (Ab)high.
Love lift us (Eb)up where we be (Ab)long,
far (Cm7)from the (Fm)world we know,
where the (G7)clear winds (Cm)blow.
(G7)clear winds (Cm)blow.
Practice tip
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
Questions about this song (11)
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman)"?
- 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 D. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman)" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes played in?
- Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman) is arranged in the key of D on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman)"?
- The arrangement plays at 72 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman)" 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 "Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman)"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman)"?
- "Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman)" was originally performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Up Where We Belong (From An Officer And A Gentleman)" 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 D, 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 72 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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