If You Knew My Story - Bright Star - Piano

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I'm uploading a bunch of songs from Bright Star. The piano is really simple in this show, mostly just straight chords, so hopefully it's easy to sing to. Sorry for the out of tune piano. This is the only piano I have access to during quarantine. Music and lyrics are by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell.
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@sam_george_riddle

[@theresa6763]

If you knew my story you’d have a hard time
Believing me, you’d think I was lying
Joy and sorrow never last
I’ll die trying not to live in the past
If you knew my story
My heaven and my hell
If you knew my story
You’d have a good story to tell
I left my clothes on that cold river rock
My cares and my woes rolled up in my socks
I lay down in that mountain stream
And the icy water rushed over me
If you knew my story
My heaven and my hell
If you knew my story
You’d have a good story to tell
Me I’m not alone
Tell me I’m not alone
Many backs have broken from lesser weight I know
I was born to carry more than I can hold
Even though I’ll stumble
Even though I’ll fall
You’ll never see me crumble
You’ll never see me crawl
If you knew my story
Drew water from the well
If you knew my story
You’d have a good story to tell
Me I’m not alone
Tell me I’m not alone
Even though I’ll stumble
Even though I’ll fall
You’ll never see me crumble
You’ll never see me crawl
If you knew my story

[@candicelong6261]

Helpful for my daughter! Thank you for posting

[@claudettewilliamson2311]

If you knew my story you’d have a hard time
Believing me, you’d think I was lying
Joy and sorrow never last
I’ll die trying not to live in the past
If you knew my story
My heaven and my hell
If you knew my story
You’d have a good story to tell
I left my clothes on that cold river rock
My cares and my woes rolled up in my socks
I lay down in that mountain stream
And the icy water rushed over me
If you knew my story
My heaven and my hell
If you knew my story
You’d have a good story to tell
Me I’m not alone
Tell me I’m not alone
Many backs have broken from lesser weight I know
I was born to carry more than I can hold
Even though I’ll stumble
Even though I’ll fall
You’ll never see me crumble
You’ll never see me crawl
If you knew my story
Drew water from the well
If you knew my story
You’d have a good story to tell
Me I’m not alone
Tell me I’m not alone
Even though I’ll stumble
Even though I’ll fall
You’ll never see me crumble
You’ll never see me crawl
If you knew my story

[@Insanely_Mads]

Thanks for this! 👍

[@brynleemurray5977]

1:59

[@joceyyy_]

1:55

[@allegrafrancis2444]

What sheet music are you playing from?

[@abbyday8397]

This is incredible thankyou! Do you think you could post one in an alto key?

[@samriddle4943]

Do you have a specific key in mind?

[@MaryHolstMary]

This is alto

[@capricreation870]

2:15

[@victoriamoya1871]

How can i look for the partiture

[@kbrown4370]

What’s the tempo or BPM?

[@keyannaoc]

1:57

[@keyannaoc]

Many backs have broken from lesser weight I know
I was born to carry more than I can hold
Even though I’ll stumble
Even though I’ll fall
You’ll never see me crumble
You’ll never see me crawl
If you knew my story
Drew water from the well
If you knew my story
You’d have a good story to tell
Me I’m not alone
Tell me I’m not alone
Even though I’ll stumble
Even though I’ll fall
You’ll never see me crumble
You’ll never see me crawl
If you knew my story