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
Some (G)bod y once (D)told me the world is gon na (C)roll me, I (G)ain’t the sharp est (D)tool in the shed.
She was (G)look in’ kind of (D)dumb with her fin ger and her (C)thumb in the shape of an “L” on her fore head.
Well, the (G)years start com in’ and they (D)don’t stop com in’.
(Am)Fed to the rules and I (C)hit the ground run nin’.
(G)Did n’t make sense not to (D)live for fun; your (Am)brain gets smart, but your (C)head gets dumb.
(G)So much to do, so much to see, so what’s (Am)wrong with tak in’ the (C)back streets?
You’ll (G)nev er know if you don’t (D)go.
You’ll (Am)nev er shine if you don’t (C)glow.
(G)Hey now, you’re an (C)all star; get your (C#)game on, go play.
(G)Hey now, you’re a (C)rock star; get the (C#)show on, get paid.
And (G)all that (C)glit ters is gold.
(C)On ly shoot in’ (F)stars
break the mold.
It’s a (G)cool place and they (D)say it gets cold er.
You’re (Am)bun dled up now; wait (C)till you get old er.
But the (G)me te or men beg to (D)dif fer, judg ing by the (Am)hole in the sat el lite (C)pic ture.
The ice we (G)skate is get tin’ pret ty (D)thin.
The wa ter’s get tin’ (Am)warm, so you might as well (C)swim.
My world’s on (G)fi re; how ’bout (D)yours?
That’s the way I (Am)like it and I’ll nev er get (C)bored.
(G)Hey now, you’re an (C)all star; get your (C#)game on, go play.
(G)Hey now, you’re a (C)rock star; get the (C#)show on, get paid.
And (G)all that (C)glit ters is gold.
(C)On ly shoot in’ (F)stars...
Some (D)bod y once asked could I spare some change for gas, “I need to (D)get my self a way from this place.”
I said, (G)“Yep, what a con (D)cept!
I could (C)use a lit tle fuel my self and we could (D)all use a lit tle change.”
Well, the (G)years start com in’ and they (C)don’t stop com in’.
(C#)Fed to the rules and I (C)hit the ground run nin’.
(G)Did n’t make sense not to (C)live for fun; your (C#)brain gets smart, but your (C)head gets dumb.
(G)So much to do, so much to see, so what’s (C#)wrong with tak in’ the (C)back streets?
You’ll (G)nev er know if you don’t (C)go.
(Go!) You’ll (C#)nev er shine if you don’t (C)glow.
(C)stars break the mold.
And (G)all that (C)glit ters is gold.
(C)On ly shoot in’ (F)stars break the mold.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- G
- Tempo
- 100 BPM
- Plays
- 26
- Category
- Rock
- Artist
- Smash Mouth