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
They (G7)tell us times are (C)bet ter.
Well, (G7)I say they’re (C)not!
Can’t (G7)cook an emp ty (C)prom ise in an (D)emp ty (Bb7)pot.
“A (Bb7)bright er day is (Eb)dawn ing.
It’s (Bb7)al most at (Eb)hand!” The (C)skies are gray, the (Fm6)walls have ears, and (C)he who ar gues (Fm)dis ap pears!
(C)Hail our (D)brave new (Dm)land!
St.
(Cm)Pe ters burg is boom ing!
A (Fm)cit y on the rise!
It’s (Bb7)real ly ver y friend ly, if you (G)don’t mind spies!
We (C)stand be hind our lead ers and (Fm)stand in line for bread!
We’re good and loy al (Cm)com rades and our (Ab7)fa v’rite col or’s (G7)red!
Now (Cm)ev ’ry one is e qual.
Pro (Fm)fes sors push the brooms.
Two (Bb7)doz en to tal strang ers live in (G)two small rooms!
You (C)hold a rev o lu tion and (Fm)here’s the price you pay!
Thank good ness for the (Cm)gos sip!
Spa (Ab7)si bo za (Cm)sluk hi!
Thank (Fm)good ness for the (Cm)gos sip that (G7)gets us through the (Cm)day!
(C)Have (F)you (C)heard?
There’s a (G)ru mor in St.
(C)Pe ters burg!
Have (F)you (C)heard what they’re (D7)say ing on the (G)street?
Al (Fm)though the Tsar did (Cm)not sur vive one (Dm7)daugh ter (G)may be (Cm)still a live!
The (Fm)Prin cess An a (Cm)sta sia!
But please do not re (Cm)peat!
(C)It’s a (Fm)ru mor, a leg end, a (Cm)mys ter y!
Some thing (D)whis pered in an (G)al ley way or (Cm)through (Bdim)a (C7)crack!
It’s a (Fm)ru mor that’s part of our (Cm)his to ry!
They (F)say her roy al (C)Grand ma ma will (F)pay a roy al (C)sum to (Am7)some one who can (D7)bring the prin cess (G7)back!
It’s the (Dm)ru mor, the leg end, the (Am)mys ter y!
It’s the (B)Prin cess An a (E)sta sia who will (Am)help (G#dim)us (A)fly!
You and (Dm)I, friend, will go down in (Am)his to ry!
We’ll (D)find a girl to (A)play the part and (D)teach her what to (A)say, (D)dress her up and (F#m7)take her to “Pa (Bm7)ree!”
I (Eb)mag ine the re (Bb)ward her dear old (Eb)Grand ma (D7)ma would (Gm)pay!
Who (A)else could pull it (A7)off but you and (D)me?
A (Dm6)ru ble for this paint ing!
It’s (Gm)Ro ma nov, I swear!
Count (C)Yu so pov’s pa ja mas!
Com rade, (A)by the pair!
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- C
- Tempo
- 121 BPM
- Plays
- 6
- Category
- Musical/Soundtrack
- Artist
- Stephen Flaherty