Other arrangements of When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)
Pick a learning view.
I stick with real things, u sual ly facts and fig ures.
When in for ma tion’s in its place, I min i mize the guess ing (F#m)game.
Guess what?
I don’t like guess ing (F)games.
Or when I feel things be fore I know the feel ings.
How am I s’posed to op er ate if I’m just tossed a round by (Em)fate?
Like on an un ex pect ed date
with a strang er who might (Dm)talk too fast, or ask me (G)ques tions a bout my self be fore I’ve de (C)cid ed that he can ask me (F)ques tions a bout my self.
He might (Dm)sit too close, or call the (G)wait er by his first name, or eat (C)O re os, but eat the (F)cook ie be fore the cream.
But what (Dm)scares me the most, what (E)scares me the most
is, what if (A)when he sees me, what if he does n’t like it?
What if he runs the oth er way and I can’t hide from it?
What hap pens then,
if (A)when he knows me, he’s on ly dis ap point ed?
Or if I give my self a way to on ly get it (D)giv en back?
I could n’t live with that.
So (E)I’m just fine, in side my (F#m)shell shaped mind.
This way I (D)get the best view.
So (Dm)when he sees me,
I want (G)him to.
I’m not de fen sive, I’m simp ly be ing cau tious.
I can’t risk reck less dat ing due to my mis cal cu lat ing (F#m)why
a cer tain suit or stands in line.
I’ve been in mov ies most made for tel e vi sion, you can not be too care ful when it comes to shar ing your life.
I could end up a mis ’ra ble wife.
But he could be (Dm)crim i nal, some sort of (G)psy cho path who es caped from an in sti tu tion, some where where they (C)don’t have girls.
He could have (F)mas ter mind ed some way to find me.
He could be (Dm)col or blind.
How un (G)trust wor thy is that?
He could be (C)less than kind.
Or e ven (F)worse he could be ver y nice, have (Dm)love ly eyes,
and (Dm)make me laugh,
come (Gm)out of hid ing.
What do I (E7)do with that?
What if (A)when he sees me I like him and he knows it?
What if he o pens up a door, and I can’t close it?
What hap pens then,
if (A)when he holds me my heart is set in mo tion?
I’m not pre pared for that, I’m scared of break ing o pen.
But still, I can’t help from hop (E)ing
to find
some one
to (D)talk to
who (E)likes
the way
I (Bm)am.
Some one who, (Bdim)when he sees me,
wants to a (A)gain.
When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical) — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)" by Sara Bareilles 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 111 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 “When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)"?
- 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 "When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)" by Sara Bareilles played in?
- When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical) 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 "When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)"?
- The arrangement plays at 111 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)" 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 "When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)"?
- "When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)" was originally performed by Sara Bareilles. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Sara Bareilles can I play here?
- Try "Vegas", "Hold My Heart", "1000 TIMES". 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 — "When He Sees Me (From Waitress The Musical)" 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 111 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.