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
Met my old lov er in the (Am7)gro c’ry store.
The snow was fall ing Christ mas (Am7)Eve.
I stole be hind her in the (Am7)fro zen foods and (G)I (F#)touched her on the sleeve.
She did n’t rec og nize the (Am7)face at first,
but then her eyes flew o pen (Am7)wide.
She went to hug me and she (Am7)spilled her purse and (G)we (F#)laughed un til we cried.
We drank a toast to (F)in no cence; we (G)drank a toast to now.
We tried to reach be yond the (F)emp ti ness, but (G)nei ther one knew how.
We drank a toast to (F)in no cence, we (G)drank a toast to time;
re liv ing, in our (F)el o quence, an (G)oth er “Auld Lang (G)Syne.”
The beer was emp ty and our (Am7)tongues were tired,
and run ning out of things to (Am7)say.
She gave a kiss to me as (Am)I (G)got (Am)out, and I (D9)watched her drive a way.
Just for a mo ment I was (Am7)back at school,
and felt that old fa mil iar (Am7)pain.
And, as I turned to make my (Am)way (G)back (Am)home, the (D9)snow turned in to (F)rain....
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- C
- Tempo
- 112 BPM
- Plays
- 112
- Chords
- Ab Am Am7 Bb9 C Cmaj7 Cmaj9 D7
- Category
- Pop
- Artist
- Dan Fogelberg