CARRYING THE BANNER (FROM NEWSIES)

LEVEL 4D · 134 BPM · Alan Menken
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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

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

That’s my ci (Bb7)gar!

You’ll (G)steal an (D)ud der.

Hey, look, it’s (Bb7)bath time (G)at the (D)zoo.

I thought that (F7)I’d sur (D7)prise my (G)moth er.

If you can (Bb7)find her.

Who asked (D)you?

From Bot tle (G)Al ley to the (D)har bor, there’s eas y (G)pick in’s guar an (D)teed.

Try an y (D7)bank er, bum, or bar ber.

They al most (G)all knows how to (D)read.

(G)It’s a (A)crook ed (G)game we‘re (A)play in’, (G)one we’ll (A)nev er (G)lose,

(Bb)long as (C)suck ers (Bb)don’t mind (C)pay in’ (Bb)just to (C)get bad (Asus)news!

Ain’t it a (D)fine life, (G)car ry ing the ban ner through it (D)all!

A might y (D)fine life, (G)car ry ing the ban ner tough and (F#m)tall!

When the (Em7)bell (D)rings, (F#m7)we go where we wish es.

We’s as free as fish es.

Sure beats wash ing (B7)dish es.

What a (Em7)fine (D)life, (G)car ry ing the ban ner home for (D)all!

It takes a (G7)smile that (G)spreads like but ter, the kind that (G7)turns a la dy’s head.

It takes an (D7)or phan with (D)a stut ter.

Who’s al so (Bb7)blind...

And (G)mute...

And (D)dead!

(Dsus)Bless (D)ed

(Bsus)chil (Bm)dren,

(Dsus)though you (D)wan der (A)lost and de (Bm)praved,

Je (G)sus

(Esus)loves (Em)you.

(A7sus)You shall

(A7)be saved.

(Dsus)Cur (D)dled

(Bsus)cof (Bm)fee,

(Dsus)con crete (D)dough nuts (A)sprin kled with (Bm)mold,

home (G)made

(Esus)bis (Em)cuits,

(A7sus)just two

(A7)years If (D5)old.

hate the head line, I’ll make up a head line and I’ll (Bb7)say an y thing I have ta.

’Cause at (D5)two for a pen ny, if I make too man y, Wie sel (Bb7)just makes me eat ’em af ta’.

Got a (E5)feel ing ’bout a head line!

I smells me a head line!

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
D
Tempo
134 BPM
Plays
7
Category
Musical/Soundtrack
Artist
Alan Menken

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