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
They say that (F)these are not the best of times,
but (Gm7)they’re the on ly times I’ve ev er (F)known
and I be (F)lieve there is a time i for med i ta tion a rate in con ca (Bb)the drals of our own.
(A7)Now, I have (Dm)seen that sad sur (C)ren der in my (Bb)lov er’s eyes
and (G7sus)I can on ly (G7)stand a part and (Csus)sym pa thize
For we are (Bb)al ways what our (F)sit u a tions hand us, it’s ei ther (C)sad ness or
eu pho ri a.
So we’ll (F)ar gue and we’ll com pro mise,
and (Gm7)re a lize that noth ing’s ev er (F)changed
for all our (F)mu tu al a ex i ence, med i our tion a rate in con ca (Bb)clu sions are the same.
(A7)Now we are (Dm)forced to re cog (C)nize our in hu (Bb)man i ty
our (G7sus)reas on co ex (G7)ists with our in (Csus)san i ty
And though we (Bb)choose be tween re (F)al i ty and mad ness it’s ei ther (C)sad ness or
eu pho ri a.
So we’ll
(F)ar gue and we’ll com pro mise,
and (Gm7)re a lize that noth ing’s ev er (F)changed
for all our (F)mu tu al a ex i ence, med i our tion a rate in con ca (Bb)clu sions are the same.
(A7)Now we How (Dm)thought less ly we (C)dis si pate our (Bb)en er gies
per (G7sus)haps we don’t ful (G7)fill each oth er’s (Csus)fan ta sies
And as we (Bb)stand up on the (F)ledg es of our mad ness with our re (C)spec tive sim
i lar i ties.
So we’ll
It’s ei ther (C)sad ness or
eu pho ri a.
eu pho ri a.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- Bb
- Tempo
- 100 BPM
- Plays
- 9
- Chords
- A7 Am7 Bb C Csus4 Dm Eb F
- Category
- Pop
- Artist
- Billy Joel