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
When I was ver y (Gm7)young the (C7)world was (F)young er than (Am7)I, as (Gm7)mer ry (C7)as a car ou (F)sel.
The cir cus tent was (Gm7)strung with (C7)ev ’ry (F)star in the (Am7)sky a (Gm7)bove the (C7)ring I loved so (F)sel.
The cir cus tent was (F)well.
(Em7)Now the young (A7)world has grown (Dm)old.
(G7)Gone are the tin sel and (C7)gold.
(F)Sit there (Dm)and (C7)count your fin gers, (F)what can you (F9)do?
(Bb)Old girl, you’re (Eb9)through.
(F)Sit there and (D7)count your (G7)lit tle (Am7)fin gers, (D7)un (Gm7)luck y (C7)lit tle girl (F)blue.
(F)Sit there (Dm)and (C7)count the rain drops (F)fall ing on (F9)you.
(Bb)It’s time you (Eb9)knew,
(F)all you can (D7)count on (G7)is the (Am7)rain drops (D7)that (Gm7)fall on (C7)lit tle girl (F)blue.
(F)blue.
No use, old (C7)girl,
you may as well sur (Fmaj7)ren der.
Your (F)hope is get ting (A7)slen der.
Why won’t some bod y (Dm)send (D7)a (C7)ten der (F)blue boy to (C7)cheer a lit tle girl (F)blue?
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- G
- Tempo
- 135 BPM
- Category
- Musical/Soundtrack
- Artist
- Rodgers & Hart