THE WORLD WILL KNOW (FROM NEWSIES)

LEVEL 4G · 172 BPM · Alan Menken
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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

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

Pu lit zer and (E7)Hearst, they (A)think we’re noth ing!

(E)Are we noth ing?

(A)No!

(G)Pu lit zer and (G)Hearst, they (C)think they got us.

(G)Do they got us?

(C)No!

(Em)E ven though we ain’t got hats or (Em)badg es, (D)we’re a (G)un ion (C)just by (F)say ing (B)so.

And the (C)World (D)will (E5)know.

What’s it gon na (E7)take to (A)stop the wag ons?

(E)Are we read y?

(A)Yeah!

(G)What’s it gon na (G)take to (C)stop the scab bers?

(G)Can we do it?

(C)Yeah!

(Em)We’ll do what we got ta do un (Em)til we (D)break the (G)will of (C)Might y (F)Bill and (B)Joe.

And the (C)World (D)will (E5)know.

(Em)know.

And the (C)Jour (D)nal (G)too.

Mis ter Hearst and (Bm7)Pu lit zer, have (Em)we got (D)news for (G)you.

See, the (Cmaj7)World (D)don’t know,

but they’re gon na (G)pay.

’Stead of hawk in’ (Bm7)head lines, we’ll be (D)mak in’ ’em to (G)day!

And our ranks will (C)grow!

And we’ll kick their rear!

And the World will (B5)know (B7)that (C#)we (B)been (E5)here.

(E7)When the cir cu la tion (A)bell starts ring ing, will we hear it?

(A)No!

(G)What if the De lan ceys (C)come out swing ing?

Will we hear it?

(C)No!

(B)When ya got a (Em)hun dred (B)voic es (Em)sing ing, (D)who can (G)hear a (C)lous y (F)whis tle (B)blow?

And the (C)World (D)will know

that this (C)ain’t (D)no (G)choice but to see it through,

and the world will...

(F)Pu lit zer may (Em)own the (Am)World, but he don’t own (C)us!

lit zer may own the World, but he don’t own (F)Pu lit zer may (Em)crack the (Am)whip, but he won’t whip (E)us!

lit zer may crack the whip, but he won’t whip (Esus)us!

And the (F)World (G)will (A5)know

we been (F)keep (G)in’ (C)score.

Eith er they gives (Em7)us our rights or (G)we give them a (C)war.

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
G
Tempo
172 BPM
Plays
7
Category
Musical/Soundtrack
Artist
Alan Menken

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