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
I’ve been (Bb6)try ing for (Bb)hours ly, just to (Gm)think of what (Gm7)ex act ly to say.
I thought I’d (Bb6)leave you with (Bb)a let ter or a (Gm)fi er y (Gm7)speech, like when an (Ebmaj7)ac tor makes an ex it at the (F6)end of a play.
And I’ve been (Bb6)dy ing for (Bb)hours er, tryin’ to (Gm)fill up all (Gm7)the holes with some sense.
I’d like to (Bb6)know why (Bb)you gave up and you (Gm)threw it a (Gm7)way; I’d like to (Ebmaj7)give you all the rea sons and what (F6)ev ’ry thing meant.
Well, I could (Dm)tell you good bye or may be (C6)see you a round with just a (Bbmaj7)touch of a sar cas tic (Gm7)thanks.
We start ed (Eb)out with a bang and at the (Cm)top of the world; now the (Db)guns are ex haust ed and the (F)bul lets are blanks
and ev ’ry thing’s blank.
If I could (Bb)on ly find the (F)words, then I would (Eb)write it all down; if I could (Bb)on ly find a (F)voice, I would speak.
(Eb)Oh, it’s (Bb)there in my eyes; oh, can’t you (Eb)see me to (Cm7)night?
Come on and (Gm)look at me and (F)read ’em and (Bb)weep.
If I could (Bb)on ly find the (F)words, then I would (Eb)write it all down; if I could (Bb)on ly find a (F)voice, I would speak.
(Eb)Oh, it’s (Bb)there in my eyes; oh, can’t you (Eb)see me to (Cm7)night?
Come on and (Gm)look at me and (F)read ’em and (Bb)weep.
If I could
I’ve been (Bbmaj7)touch of a sar cas tic (Gm7)thanks.
But now the (Eb)rooms are all emp ty, the (Cm7)can dles are dark, the (Db)guns are ex haust ed and the (F)bul lets are blanks
and ev ’ry thing’s blank.
If I could (Bb)on ly find the (F)words, then I would (Eb)write it all down; if I could (Bb)on ly find a (F)voice, I would (Eb)speak.
(Eb)Oh, it’s (Bb)there in my eyes; oh, can’t you (Eb)see me to (Cm7)night?
Come on and (Gm)look at me and (F)read ’em and (Bb)weep.
Oh, it’s (Bb)there in my eyes (F)words, and com ing (Eb)straight from my heart; it’s run ning (Bb)si lent and an (F)voice, gry and (Eb)deep.
(Eb)Oh, it’s (Bb)there in my eyes and it’s all (Eb)see I can (Cm7)say.
Come on and (Gm)look at me and (F)read ’em and (Bb)weep.
Oh, it’s
(Read ’em and weep) for all the hours ’ries we’ll be (Bb)spend ing a lone.
(Read ’em and weep) for the dreams we’ll let go.
(Run ning si lent and deep.) And all the (F)prom is es we (Dm7)prom ised to (Gm)keep,
they won’t be (Cm)kept an y (Bb)more.
(Read ’em and weep) for for the mem ’ries still a (Bb)live in the wind.
(Read ’em and weep) for the lives we will lead.
(Run ning si lent and deep.) And all the (F)things that will have (Dm7)prom ised to (Gm)keep,
they won’t be (Cm)kept an y (Bb)more.
(Read ’em and weep) (Dm7)nev er been (Gm)said.
Why don’t you look at me and (F)read ’em and (Bb)weep?
Come on and (Gm)look at me and (F)read ’em.
It’s (Bb)there in my (F)eyes and com ing (Eb)straight from my heart.
It’s run ning (Bb)si lent and (F)an gry and deep.
It’s (Bb)there in my (Dm7)eyes; it’s (Eb)all I can (Cm7)say.
Come on and (Gm)look at me and (F)read ’em and (Bb)weep.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- Eb
- Tempo
- 100 BPM
- Plays
- 9
- Chords
- Bb Bb6 Bbmaj7 C6 Cm Cm7 Db Dm
- Category
- Rock
- Artist
- Meat Loaf