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
It’s the hard knock life (G)for (C)us!
It’s the hard knock (Em)life for (F)us!
’Stead a treat ed (Em)we get (F)tricked.
’Stead a kiss es (Em)we get (G)kicked.
It’s the hard knock (C)life!
Got no folks to speak (G)of, (C)so it’s the hard knock (Em)row we (F)hoe.
Cot ton blan kets
’stead a wool, emp ty bel lies
’stead a full.
It’s the hard knock (C)life.
Don’t it (Fm7)feel like the wind is al ways howl in’?
Don’t it (Ebm7)seem like there’s nev er an y light?
Once a (C#m7)day don’t you want to throw the towel in?
It’s (A)eas i er than put tin’ up a (D)fight.
No one’s (Dm7)there when your dreams at night get creep y.
No one (Cm7)cares if you grow or if you shrink.
No one (Bbm7)dries when your eyes get wet and weep y.
From the (Gb)cry in’, you would think this place would (B)sink.
San ta Claus we (C)nev (G)er (C)see.
San ta Claus, what’s (Em)that?
Who’s (F)he?
No one cares for (Em)you a (F)smidge when you’re in an (Em)or phan (G)age.
It’s the hard knock (C)life!
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- C
- Tempo
- 140 BPM
- Plays
- 8
- Category
- Musical/Soundtrack
- Artist
- Charles Strouse