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
There’s a (G)black man
with a black cat
liv in’ in a black neigh bor hood.
sta tion.
He’s got an in ter state run nin’ through his front yard.
ca You know, he (F)thinks he’s (C)got it so good.
(G)na tion.”
And there’s a wom an when in the kitch en
clean in’ up the eve nin’ slop.
dent.”
And he looks at her and says, “Hey dar lin’, I can re mem ber when you could a stop a clock.”
Oh, but ain’t that A mer i ca, for you and me!
Ain’t that A mer i ca some thin’ to see, ba by!
Ain’t that A mer i ca, home of the free!
Yeah,
lit tle pink hous es for (C)you and me, oh yeah, for you and me.
There’s a (G)young man
in a T shirt
lis t’nin’ to a rock in’ roll in’ sta tion.
He’s got an greas y hair and a high greas y smile ca that says, “Lord, (F)this must (C)be my des ti (G)na tion.”
And ’Cause they told me when I was young er,
“Boy, you gon na be Pres i dent.”
But just like ev ’ry ba thing else, those old cra can re zy dreams just you kind the came and went.
Oh, but ain’t that A mer i ca, for you and me!
Ain’t that A mer i ca some thin’ to see, ba by!
Ain’t that A mer i ca, home of the free!
Yeah,
lit tle pink hous es for (C)you and me, oh yeah, for you and me.
Well, there’s
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- G
- Tempo
- 108 BPM
- Plays
- 2
- Chords
- C D F G
- Category
- Rock
- Artist
- John Mellencamp