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 used to (Dbmaj7)rule
the world.
Seas would (Ab)rise when I gave the word.
Now in the morn ing I (Dbmaj7)sleep
a lone,
sweep the (Ab)streets I used to own.
I used to (Dbmaj7)roll
the dice,
feel down the (Ab)fear in my en e my’s eyes.
Shat tered Lis tened as the (Dbmaj7)crowd would sing,
“Now the (Ab)old king is dead, long live (Fm)the king.” One min ute I tion (Db)held
the key,
next the (Ab)walls on were closed on plate.
(Fm)me and I dis cov ered that my (Dbmaj7)cas tles stand
up on (Ab)pil lars of salt and pil lars (Fm)of sand.
I (Db)hear Je ru sa lem bells a ring ing.
(Ab)Ro man Cav al ry choirs are sing ing.
(Db)Be my mir ror, my sword, and shield.
My (Ab)mis sion ar ies in a for eign field.
(Db)For some rea son I can’t ex plain, I (Ab)once you’d gone ter there was (Fm7)nev er, name.
nev er an hon
est word,
and that was (Abmaj7)when I ruled the world.
It was the wick ed and
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
(Db)hear Je ru sa lem bells a ring ing.
(Ab)Ro man Cav al ry choirs are sing ing.
(Db)Be my mir ror, my sword, and shield.
My (Ab)mis sion ar ies in a for eign field.
(Db)For some rea son I can’t ex plain, I (Ab)know Saint Pe ter won’t call my name.
nev er (Dbmaj7)an hon est word,
but that was (Abmaj7)when I ruled the world.
(Dbmaj7)Ooh.
(Dbmaj7)Ooh.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- Db
- Tempo
- 139 BPM
- Plays
- 23
- Chords
- Ab Abmaj7 Db Dbmaj7 Eb Eb7 Fm Fm7
- Category
- Pop
- Artist
- Coldplay