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
We met as (Dm)soul mates
on (G7)Par ris (C)Is land.
We (C)left as (Dm)in mates
from (G7)an a (C)sy lum.
And we were (Em)sharp,
as sharp as (Em)knives,
and we were (Dm)so gung ho to (Dm)lay down our lives.
We came in (Dm)spas tic
like (G7)tame less (C)hors es.
We (C)left in (Dm)plas tic
as (G7)num bered (C)corps es.
And we learned (Em)fast
to trav el (Em)light,
our arms were (Dm)so gung ho to (Dm)lay down our lives.
We came in (Dm)heav y but our (Dm)bel lies were tight.
We had no (Dm)home front,
we (G7)had no (C)soft soap.
They (C)sent us (Dm)Play boy,
they (G7)gave us (C)Bob Hope.
We dug in (Em)deep
and shot on (Em)sight,
and prayed to (Dm)Je sus Christ with (Dm)all of our might.
We had no (Dm)cam ’ras
to (G7)shoot the (C)land scape.
We (C)passed the (Dm)hash pipe
and (G7)played our (C)Doors tapes.
And it was (Em)dark,
so dark at (Em)night.
And we held (Dm)on to each oth er like (Dm)broth er to broth er.
We (Bb)prom ised our moth ers we’d write.
(C)And we would (F)all
go (Bb)down
to (C)geth er.
(C)We said we’d (F)all
go (Bb)down
to (C)geth er.
(C)Yes, we would (F)all
go (Bb)down
to (G9)geth er.
Re mem ber (Dm)Char lie,
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- C
- Tempo
- 60 BPM
- Plays
- 13
- Chords
- Am Bb Bbmaj7 C D Dm Dm7 E
- Category
- Pop
- Artist
- Billy Joel