What key is "You've Got A Friend In Me" in?

"You've Got A Friend In Me" by Randy Newman is in the key of C with a tempo of 120 BPM. Difficulty: easy.

Is "You've Got A Friend In Me" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "You've Got A Friend In Me" 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

(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 an from your (Am)nice warm n’t bed, for you.

(F)If you (B)just re (C)mem ber what your (F7)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.

and you’re (F)miles There is (C)n’t an y thing (Am)I would n’t do for you.

(F)If we (B)stick to (C)geth er we can (F7)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 (C7)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 Friend In Me by Randy Newman

Easy piano arrangement in the key of C at 120 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “You've Got A Friend In Me”

What key is "You've Got A Friend In Me" in?: "You've Got A Friend In Me" by Randy Newman is in the key of C with a tempo of 120 BPM. Difficulty: easy.
Is "You've Got A Friend In Me" easy to play on piano?: Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
Can I play "You've Got A Friend In Me" 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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