TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN
Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.
HOW TO PLAY
- 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
- 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
- 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.
LYRICS
(C6)We’re a (F)cou ple of (C6)swells;
we (Cmaj7)stop at the (C#dim7)best ho (Dm9)tels.
(G7)But (C)we pre (Dm7)fer the (C)coun (E7)try (Am)far (Fm6)a (C)way from the (F)cit (G7)y (C)smells.
(C6)We’re a (F)cou ple of (C6)sports,
the (Cmaj7)pride of the (C#dim7)ten nis (Dm9)courts.
(G7)In (C)June, Ju (Dm7)ly, and (C)Au (E7)gust, (Am)we (Fm6)look (C)cute when we’re (F)dressed (G7)in (C)shorts.
The (E)Van der (F#m7)bilts have (E)asked us (F#m7)up for (Emaj9)tea.
(Cm)We (G)don’t know (Am7)how (D7)to (G)get there, (Am7)no (D7)sir (G7)ee.
(F)We (G7)would (C)drive (Cmaj7)up the (C6)Av e nue, (Am7)but we (Dm7)have n’t got (D7)the (G7)price.
(F)We (G7)would (C)skate (Cmaj7)up the (C6)Av e nue, (Am7)but (A)there (D7)is n’t an y (G7)ice.
(F#dim7)We (G)would (C)ride (E)on a (F6)bi cy cle, (F#dim7)but we (C)have n’t (C#dim7)got a (Dm7)bike.
(G7)So we’ll (C6)walk up the Av e nue.
Yes, (Ebdim)we’ll (Dm7)walk up the Av e nue, and to (D7)walk up the (G7)Av e nue’s (F)what (G7)we (C6)like.
(C6)Wall Street (F)Bank ers are (C6)we,
with (Cmaj7)plen ty of (C#dim7)cur ren (Dm9)cy.
(G7)We’d (C)o pen (Dm7)up the (C)safe, (E7)but (Am)we (Fm6)for (C)got where we (F)put (G7)the (C)key.
(C6)We’re the (F)fav or ite (C6)lads
of (Cmaj7)girls in the (C#dim7)pic ture (Dm9)ads.
(G7)We’d (C)like to (Dm7)tell you (C)who (E7)we (Am)kissed (Fm6)last (C)night, but we (F)can’t (G7)be (C)cads.
The (E)Van der (F#m7)bilts are (E)wait ing (F#m7)at the (Emaj9)club.
(Cm)But (G)how are (Am7)we (D7)to (G)get there?
(Am7)That’s (D7)the (G7)rub.
(F)We (G7)would (C)sail (Cmaj7)up the (C6)Av e nue, (Am7)but we (Dm7)have n’t got (D7)a (G7)yacht.
(F)We (G7)would (C)drive (Cmaj7)up the (C6)Av e nue, (Am7)but (A)the (D7)horse we had was (G7)shot.
(F#dim7)We (G)would (C)ride (E)on a (F6)trol ley car, (F#dim7)but we (C)have n’t (C#dim7)got the (Dm7)fare.
(G7)So we’ll (C6)walk up the Av e nue.
Yes, (Ebdim)we’ll (Dm7)walk up the Av e nue, yes we’ll (D7)walk up the (G7)Av e nue (F)’til (G7)we’re (C6)like.
(C6)there.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- C
- Tempo
- 140 BPM
- Plays
- 4
- Chords
- Am Am7 B7 C C#dim7 C6 Cm Cmaj7
- Category
- Musical/Soundtrack
- Artist
- Irving Berlin