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(C)You’ve got a (G)friend in (C7)me.
You’ve got a (F#dim)friend in (C)me.
When the road bles, looks (Am)I rough a head and you’re (F)miles There and (C)miles from your (Am)nice warm n’t bed, for you.
(F)If you (B)just re (C)mem ber what your (Fmaj7)old (E)pal (Am)said.
Son, (D7)you’ve got a (G7)friend in (C)me.
Yeah, (D7)you’ve got a (G7)friend in (C)me.
(C)You’ve got a (G)friend in (C7)me.
You’ve got a (F#dim)friend in (C)me.
You got trou bles, then (Am)I got ’em too.
you’re (F)miles There is (C)n’t y thing (Am)I would n’t do for you.
(F)If we (B)stick to (C)geth er we can (Fmaj7)see (E)it (Am)through, ’cause (D7)you’ve got a (G7)friend in (C)me.
Yeah, (D7)you’ve got a (G7)friend in (C)me.
(C)me.
Now some oth er folks might be a (B)lit tle bit smart er than I am,
big ger and (B7)strong er (C6)too.
May be.
But none of (C#m7)them will (Ddim7)ev er (B)love you the (Em)way I (A7)do, just (Dm)me and (G7)you, boy.
And as the (G)years go (C)by,
our (F)friend ship will (F#dim7)nev er (C)die.
You’re gon na (F#dim7)see it’s our (C)des (E7)ti (Am)ny.
You’ve got a (G7)friend in (C)me.
You’ve got a (G7)friend in (C)me.
You’ve got a (G7)friend in (C)me.
You've Got A Friend In Me — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "You've Got A Friend In Me" by Randy Newman in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. 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 “You've Got A Friend In Me”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "You've Got A Friend In Me"?
- 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 C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "You've Got A Friend In Me" by Randy Newman played in?
- You've Got A Friend In Me is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "You've Got A Friend In Me"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "You've Got A Friend In Me" 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 "You've Got A Friend In Me"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "You've Got A Friend In Me"?
- "You've Got A Friend In Me" was originally performed by Randy Newman. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Randy Newman can I play here?
- Try "Almost There", "We Belong Together", "You've Got A Friend In Me". 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 — "You've Got A Friend In Me" 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 C, 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.


