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 (C)nine o’ a (G)clock on tate a (F)Sat ur day,
who nev er had the (C)crowd shuf fles (D)in.
There’s an (C)old y man
sit ting (F)next in to me Nav y mak in’ (F)love to his (G)ton ic be and for life.
(C)gin.
And He the (C)wait ress is you play (G)prac tic ing a (F)pol i tics as I’m (F)not real ly sure (C)slow ly get how stoned.
(D)goes,
Yes, they’re it’s (C)sad and it’s (G)drink they I call (F)lone it li ness plete but it’s when (F)bet ter wore than young (F)drink in’ man’s a lone.
(C)clothes.”
(A)La, la, la, li, di, (D)da.
La, la, li, di, (D)da,
da, (G)dum.
(C)Sing us a song, you’re the (F)pia no man.
(F)Sing us a song to night.
Well, we’re (C)all in the mood for a (F)mel o dy
and (F)you’ve got us (F)feel in’ al (C)right.
Now, (C)John at the bar is a (F)friend of mine.
He (F)gets me my (C)drinks for free.
And he’s (C)quick with a joke or to (F)smoke,
but there’s (F)some place that he’d rath er be.
He says, (C)“Bill, I be lieve this is (F)kill ing me,” as a (F)smile ran a (C)way from his (D)face.
“Well, I’m (C)sure that I (G)could be a mov ie star
if (F)I could get out of this place.”
Oh, (A)la, la, la, li, di, (D)da.
La, la, li, di, (D)da,
da, (G)dum.
Now, (C)(lone.)
(C)Sing us a song, you’re the (F)pia no man.
(F)Sing us a song to night.
Well, we’re (C)all in the mood for a (F)mel o dy
and (F)you’ve got us (F)feel in’ al (C)right.
It’s a (C)pret ty good crowd for a (F)Sat ur day,
and the (F)man a ger (C)gives me a smile
’cause he (C)knows that it’s (G)me they’ve been (F)see
to for (F)get a bout (F)life for a while.
And the (C)pia no, it (G)sounds like a (F)car ni val, and the mi cro phone (C)smells like a (D)beer.
And they (C)sit at the bar and put (F)jar,
and say, (F)“Man, what are (F)you do in’ here?”
Oh, (A)la, la, la, li, di, (D)da.
La, la, li, di, (D)da,
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- C
- Tempo
- 80 BPM
- Plays
- 116
- Category
- Pop
- Artist
- Billy Joel