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
Young (F)teach (Eb)er, the (F)sub (Eb)ject of (F)school girl (Gm)fan ta sy.
She (F)wants (Eb)him so (F)bad (Eb)ly, knows (F)what she (Gm)wants to be.
In (F)side (Eb)her there’s (F)long (Eb)ing; this (F)girl’s an (Gm)o pen (F)page.
Book (F)mark (Eb)ing, she’s so (F)close (Eb)now.
This (F)girl is (Gm)half his age.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (D7)close to me.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (D7)close to me.
Her friends are so (F)jeal (Eb)ous.
You (F)know how (Gm)bad girls get.
Some (F)times (Eb)it’s not so (F)eas (Eb)y to (F)be the (Gm)teach er’s pet.
Temp (F)ta (Eb)tion, frus (F)tra (Eb)tion, so (F)bad it (Gm)makes him cry.
Wet (F)bus (Eb)stop, she’s (F)wait (Eb)ing, his (F)car is (Gm)warm and dry.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (D7)close to me.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (D7)close to me.
Loose talk in the (F)class (Eb)room; to (F)hurt they (Gm)try and try.
Strong (F)words (Eb)in not the (F)staff (Eb)room; the (F)ac cu (Gm)sa tions fly.
It’s (F)no (Eb)use, he (F)sees (Eb)her.
He (F)starts to (Gm)shake and cough just (F)like (Eb)the old (F)man (Eb)in that (F)book by (Gm)Na bo kov.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (D7)close to me.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (D7)close to me.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (D7)close to me.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (D7)close to me.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- C
- Tempo
- 132 BPM
- Chords
- A Bm7 D D7 Eb Em F Gm
- Category
- Rock
- Artist
- The Police