Story of My Life Piano Notes and Chords (One Direction)

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Piano Notes for Story of My Life (One Direction)

| Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F
[D#m] Written in these walls are the

Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F | G~
stories that I can’t ex [F#] plain

| Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F
[D#m] I leave my heart open

Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F | G~
but it stays right here empty for [F#] days

Key Information

Key Signature: Three flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)
Scale: Eb Major Scale / D# Major (three black keys)
Eb Major Scale Notes: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D

The relative minor of Eb major is C minor (same notes but arranged in a different order).
C minor Scale Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb

The enharmonic equivalent of Eb major is D# major (same notes but written or notated differently).
D# major Scale Notes: D#, E# (F), F## (G), G#, A#, B# (C), C## (D), D#

Tempo: 121 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Story of My Life Piano Chords

Notes of the Eb (E Flat) Major Scale:
Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb

Chords of the Eb (E Flat) Major Scale:
Eb, Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb, Cm and Ddm
(i.e., Eb major, F minor, G minor, Ab major, Bb major, C minor and D diminished)

Chords used for the song Story of My Life are:
D#m, F#, B, C#

About Story of My Life

“Story of My Life” by One Direction is a sad love song about a broken relationship. The song tells the story of a person whose girlfriend has stopped loving him, leaving his heart empty and broken. He realizes he held on too tight to the relationship and now she has left him feeling heartbroken. Despite the pain, the singer hopes his heart will heal and he will love again someday.

How to Play Story of My Life Piano Notes

Symbols Used in the Song

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Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
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Story of My Life Piano Notes and Chords

Intro

C~ *G~  (C) Eb G~~ Eb (C) *G~
C~ *G~  (C) Eb G~~ Eb (C) *G~
*Bb~ Eb (*Ab) Eb
*Bb~ Eb (*Ab) Eb
*G~  Eb *G Eb *G~
Eb~ Eb

Or

Chords for Intro: D#m F# D#m F#

Verse 1

Written in these walls are the stories that I can’t explain
I leave my heart open, but it stays right here empty for days
She told me in the mornin’ she don’t feel the same about us in her bones
It seems to me that when I die, these words will be written on my stone

| Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F
[D#m] Written in these walls are the

Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F | G~
stories that I can’t ex [F#] plain

| Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F
[D#m] I leave my heart open

Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F | G~
but it stays right here empty for [F#] days

G     |     C* (C*) C*~ D* C* (Bb)
She [D#m] told me in the morning

G~ Bb | C* (C*) C*~~ D* C*
she don’t [B] feel the same about us

(Bb) G~ F~ | G~~
in her bo [F#] nes

| Bb (Bb) Bb~ Bb Bb (G) G~
[D#m] Seems to me that when I die

G |     Ab~      Ab~ Ab Ab (G)
these [B] words will be written

G~ G | (G F) Eb~~~
on my [F#] stone

Pre-Chorus

And I’ll be gone, gone tonight (Oh-oh-oh)
The ground beneath my feet is open wide (Oh-oh-oh)
The way that I’ve been holding on too tight (Oh-oh-oh)
With nothing in between

G  F~ (Eb) | Eb~~
And I’ll be [B] gone,

| F~~ G G~~ | ~
[C#] gone tonig [D#m] ht

(G) Ab (G) F~ (Eb) | Eb~~
The ground beneath my [B] feet

Eb | F~ G G~~
is o [C#] pen wid [D#m] e

(G) Ab (G) F~ (Eb) | Eb~~ Eb
The way that I been [B] holding

| F~ G G~~
on [C#] too tig [D#m] ht

(G) Ab (G) F~ (Eb) | F~~~
With nothing in bet [C#] ween

Chorus

The story of my life, I take her home
I drive all night to keep her warm
And time is frozen (The story of, the story of)
The story of my life, I give her hope
I spend her love until she’s broke inside
The story of my life (The story of, the story of)

Eb* | Eb* (Eb*) Eb*  Eb* G*~
The [F#] story of my life

Eb* Eb*~ Eb*~ G*~
I take her home

Eb* Eb*~ Eb*~ Ab*~~
I [B] drive all night

Eb* Eb*~ Eb*~ Ab*~~
To keep her warm

G*~ G*  (F*) | Eb*~~~
And time [D#m]

Eb* | Ab* G*   Ab* G*  Ab* | (G* F*) Eb*~~
is [B] frozen~~ [F#] ~~

Eb* | Eb* (Eb*) Eb*  Eb* G*~
The [F#] story of my life

Eb* Eb*~ Eb*~ G*~
I give her hope

Eb* | Eb*~ Eb*~ Ab*~~
I [B] spend her love

Eb* Eb*~ Eb*~ Ab*~~
Until she’s broke

G*~ G*  (F*) | Eb*~~~
Insi [D#m] de

| Ab* (Ab*) Ab*  Ab*~ | (G* F*) Eb*~~~
[B] The story of my [F#] life

Verse 2

Written on these walls are the colors that I can’t change
Leave my heart open, but it stays right here in its cage
I know that in the mornin’, I’ll see us in the light up on the hill
Although I am broken, my heart is untamed still

| Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F
[D#m] Written on these walls

Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F | G~
are the colors that I can’t change [F#]

| Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F
[D#m] Leave my heart open

Bb~ Bb~ Bb Bb~ G~ F | G~
but it stays right here in its cage [F#]

G     |     C* (C*) C*~ D* C* (Bb) G~
I [D#m] know that in the morning now

Bb | C* (C*) C*~~ D* C* (Bb) G~ F~ | G~~
I [B] see us in the light upon a hill [F#]

G Bb~ F~ F F~ Eb~
Al [D#m] though I am broken,

(Eb) Eb Eb Eb~ (Eb) Eb~~~
my [B] heart is untamed, [F#] still

Pre-Chorus

G  F~ (Eb) | Eb~~
And I’ll be [B] gone,

| F~~ G G~~ | ~
[C#] gone tonig [D#m] ht

(G) Ab (G) F~ (Eb) | Eb~~
The ground beneath my [B] feet

Eb | F~ G G~~
is o [C#] pen wid [D#m] e

(G) Ab (G) F~ (Eb) | Eb~~ Eb
The way that I been [B] holding

| F~ G G~~
on [C#] too tig [D#m] ht

(G) Ab (G) F~ (Eb) | F~~~
With nothing in bet [C#] ween

Chorus

Eb* | Eb* (Eb*) Eb*  Eb* G*~
The [F#] story of my life

Eb* Eb*~ Eb*~ G*~
I take her home

Eb* Eb*~ Eb*~ Ab*~~
I [B] drive all night

Eb* Eb*~ Eb*~ Ab*~~
To keep her warm

G*~ G*  (F*) | Eb*~~~
And time [D#m]

Eb* | Ab* G*   Ab* G*  Ab* | (G* F*) Eb*~~
is [B] frozen~~ [F#] ~~

Eb* | Eb* (Eb*) Eb*  Eb* G*~
The [F#] story of my life

Eb* Eb*~ Eb*~ G*~
I give her hope

Eb* | Eb*~ Eb*~ Ab*~~
I [B] spend her love

Eb* Eb*~ Eb*~ Ab*~~
Until she’s broke

G*~ G*  (F*) | Eb*~~~
Insi [D#m] de

| Ab* (Ab*) Ab*  Ab*~ | (G* F*) Eb*~~~
[B] The story of my [F#] life

Bridge

And I’ve been waiting for this time to come around
But, baby, running after you is like chasin’ the clouds

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