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
Ho, ho, they’re play ing my song; oh, yeah, they’re play ing my song, and when they’re play ing my (C6)song ev ’ry (Am7)bod y’s got ta (Fmaj9)sh, sh, sh.
Don’t say a word now, (Em7)lis ten to that sweet mel o (Am)dy.
I’m (Am7)hap py to (D9)say, in my (Am7)own hum ble (D9)way (G7)ev ’ry per fect note of that was writ ten by me.
Ah, ha, they’re play ing my song, that ta ble’s hum ming a long.
That cou ple half out the door is com ing (Am7)back to hear (Fmaj9)more of my (G7)mu sic.
At (Em7)first, I thought this place was a (Am)dive.
I (Ab)chose it in (Bb9)haste, but they (C)showed they got (Am7)taste, as (Dm9)long as they’re (Dm9)play ing my (C6)song.
(C11)Who would have known, nine months a go, (F)I would give (Fmaj7)birth at (F)my pi (C7)a (Dm7)no.
In (Am7)all hon es (D9)ty, I’ve (Am7)got to ad (D9)mit, I (G7)knew this song would be an in ter na tion al hit.
Ah, ha, they’re play ing my tune; too bad it’s end ing so soon.
But when we all got ta go it’s good to (Am7)know that they’ll be (Fmaj7)play
ing, oh, God, I’m (Fmaj7)pray
(G7)ing (G9)they’ll (G11)be (Dm)play ing,
they’ll be play ing my (C)song.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- C
- Tempo
- 140 BPM
- Plays
- 4
- Chords
- Ab Am Am7 Bb9 C C6 C7 Cdom
- Category
- Pop
- Artist
- Carole Bayer Sager