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 teach er, the sub ject of (F)school girl (Gm)fan ta sy.
She wants him so bad ly, knows (F)what she (Gm)wants to be.
In side her there’s long ing; this (F)girl’s an (Gm)o pen (F)page.
Book mark ing, she’s so close now.
This (F)girl is (Gm)half his age.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (G)close to me.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (G)close to me.
Her (F)friends are so (F)jeal ous.
You (F)know how (Gm)bad girls (F)get.
Some (F)times it’s (Eb)not so (F)eas y to (F)be the (Gm)teach er’s (F)pet.
Temp (F)ta tion, frus (F)tra tion, so (F)bad it (Gm)makes him (F)cry.
Wet (F)bus stop, she’s (F)wait ing, his (F)car is (Gm)warm and dry.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (G)close to me.
Don’t (A)stand,
don’t (A)stand so, don’t (A)stand so (G)close to me.
Loose (F)talk in the (F)class room; to (F)hurt they (Gm)try and (F)try.
Strong (F)words in (Eb)not the (F)staff room; the (F)ac cu (Gm)sa tions (F)fly.
It’s (F)no use, he (F)sees her.
He (F)starts to (Gm)shake and (F)cough
just (F)like the old (F)man in that (F)book by (Gm)warm and dry.
(Gm)Na bo kov.
Don’t (A)stand,
Don’t (A)stand so, Don’t (A)stand so (G)close to me.
Don’t (A)stand,
Don’t (A)stand so, Don’t (A)stand so (G)close to me.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- Eb
- Tempo
- 132 BPM
- Plays
- 1
- Category
- Rock
- Artist
- The Police