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 (Eb)I was a (C7)lad and old (F7)Shep was a pup, (F)o’er (Bb7)hills and was mead ows (Bb)we’d (Eb)roam.
Just a boy and his (C7)dog, we were (F7)both full of fun.
(F)We (Bb)grew up (Cdim7)to (Bb7)geth er that (Eb)way.
(Eb7)I re (Ab)mem ber (Eb7)the (Abm6)time at the (Eb)old swim ming hole when he I would have (Edim7)drowned be yond (Bb7)doubt.
I (Eb)Shep was right (C7)there to the (F7)res cue he (F)came.
He I (Bb7)jumped in (Cdim7)and (Bb7)helped pull me (Eb)out.
So the (Eb)years rolled a (C7)long, and at (F7)last he grew old (F)his (Bb7)eye sight was fast grow (Bb)ing (Eb)dim.
Then one day the best (C7)doc tor looked (F7)at me and said, (F)“I (Bb)can’t do (Cdim7)no (Bb7)more for him, (Eb)Jim.”
(Eb7)With a (Ab)hand that (Eb7)was (Abm6)trem bling I (Eb)picked up my gun.
I he aimed it at (Edim7)Shep’s faith ful (Bb7)head.
He (Eb)just could n’t (C7)do it I (F7)want ed to (F)run.
And I (Bb7)wished that (Cdim7)they’d (Bb7)shoot me in (Eb)stead.
I the (Eb)stand.
Now (Eb)old Shep is (B7)gone, where the (Bb7)good dog gies (Eb)go and (G7)no (Cm)more with old (F7)Shep will I (Bb7)roam.
But if (Eb)dogs have a (C7)heav en, there’s (F7)one thing I know; old (Bb)Shep has (Cdim7)a (Bb7)won (Eb)der (Bb7)ful (Eb)home.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- Ab
- Tempo
- 135 BPM
- Plays
- 3
- Chords
- Ab Abm6 B7 Bb Bb7 C7 Cdim7 Cm
- Category
- Rock
- Artist
- Elvis Presley