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
On the (E)lit tle day of Jan u ar y, (A)eight een nine ty two,
they her (A)o en pened El lis Is land and they (D)let the peo ple (E)through.
And the (A)first to cross the (E)thresh old of the (F#m)Isle of hope and tears
was (D)An nie Moore from I re land who was (D)all of fif teen (E)years.
(A)Isle of (D)hope, Isle of (E)tears, Isle of (A)free dom, (E)Isle of (F#m)fears,
but it’s (Bm)not the Isle I (D)left be hind.
That (A)Isle of (D)hun ger, Isle of (E)pain, Isle you’ll (A)nev er (E)see a (F#m)gain,
but the (Bm)Isle of home is (D)al ways on your (G)mind.
In her (E)closed down bag she car ried all her (A)past and his to ry,
they her (A)dreams en pened for the fu ture in the (D)land of peo er (E)ty.
And in (A)cour age cross the (E)pass port when your (F#m)old world to ap pears,
’cause (D)there’s no how ture must the past when you’re (D)when you’re fif teen (E)years.
(A)Isle of (D)hope, Isle of (E)tears, Isle of (A)free dom, (E)Isle of (F#m)fears,
but it’s (Bm)not the Isle I (D)left be hind.
That (A)Isle of (D)hun ger, Isle of (E)pain, Isle you’ll (A)nev er (E)see a (F#m)gain,
but the (Bm)Isle of home is (D)al ways on your (G)mind.
When they (A)mind.
(Bb)Isle of (Eb)hope, Isle of (F)tears, Isle of (Bb)free dom, (F)Isle of (Gm)fears,
but it’s (C)not the Isle I (Eb)left be hind.
That (Bb)Isle of (Eb)hun ger, Isle of (F)pain, Isle you’ll (Bb)nev er (F)see a (Gm)gain,
but the (C)Isle of home is (Eb)al ways (F7)on your (Bb)mind.
But the (Ebm)isle of home is (F7)al ways on your (Bb)mind.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- A
- Tempo
- 70 BPM
- Plays
- 34
- Chords
- A A7 Bb Bm C D E Eb
- Category
- Pop
- Artist
- Brendan Graham