DEFYING GRAVITY (FROM THE BROADWAY MUSICAL WICKED)

LEVEL 4D · 90 BPM · Stephen Schwartz
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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

Some thing has (Gsus2)changed with in me

some thing is (Gsus2)not the same

I’m through with (Gsus2)play ing by the (Gsus2)rules of some one (Csus2)else ’s game.

Too late for (Dsus)sec ond guess ing, too late to go (D5)back to sleep

It’s time to (G)trust my in stincts, (Gsus2)close my eyes and (Asus)leap…

It’s time to try

de (Gsus2)fy

ing (Asus)grav i ty

I think I’ll try

de (Gsus2)fy

ing (Asus)grav i ty, and you can’t pull me (D5)down.

I’m through ac (Gsus2)cept ing (A)lim its ’cause some one (Gsus2)says they’re (Dsus2)so.

Some (A)things (D)I (Gsus2)can not (A)change, but (Gsus2)’til I try, I’ll (Csus2)nev er know

Too long I’ve (Dsus)been a fraid of (Csus2)los ing love I (D5)guess I’ve lost

Well, if that’s (G)love, it comes at (Gsus2)much too high a (Asus)cost…

I’d soon er buy

de (Gsus2)fy

ing (Asus)grav i ty

Kiss me good bye,

I’m de (Gsus2)fy ing (Asus)grav i ty, and (A7sus)you can’t pull me (Bb)down.

Un lim it ed…

My (C)fu ture is

un lim it (F)ed.

And I’ve just had a (Am11)vi sion al most like a proph e (Dm7)cy,

(Csus)I (Bbm)know— (F)It sounds tru ly (Bb)cra zy, and (C7sus)true, the vi sion’s ha zy… (Ab)But I (Abmaj7)swear some (Ab6)day I’ll (Dbmaj7)be

up in the sky,

de (Fsus2)fy

ing (Gsus)grav i ty

Fly ing so high,

de (Fsus2)fy

ing (G7sus)grav i ty, They’ll nev er pull me (C5)down…

So if you (Gsus2)care to find me, look to the (A)west ern sky

As (A)some (D)one (Gsus2)told me (A)late ly: (Em)Ev ’ry (Em)one de (D)serves the chance to (Csus2)fly!

And if I’m (D5)fly ing so lo, at least I’m (D5)fly ing free

To those who’d (G)ground me, take a (Gsus2)mes sage back from (Asus)me…

Tell them (A)how I

am de (Gsus2)fy

ing (Asus)grav i ty

I’m fly ing high

de (Gsus2)fy ing (Asus)grav i ty, and soon I’ll (F#m7)match them in re (Bm)nown…

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
D
Tempo
90 BPM
Plays
5
Category
Musical/Soundtrack
Artist
Stephen Schwartz

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