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 (F)knew a (C7sus)man
who (F)lived in (C7sus)fear.
It was huge, (F7)it was (Bb)an gry, it was (Dm)draw ing (C7sus)near.
Be (F)hind his (C7sus)house, a se cret (C7sus)place, was the shad ow (F7)of the (Bb)de mon he could (Dm)nev er (C7sus)face.
He (Gm7)built a (F)wall
of (Bb)steel and (F)flame, and (Bb)men with (C7)guns
to (C7sus)keep it (F)tame.
Then, stand ing (C7sus)back, he made it (C7sus)plain that the night (F7)mare would (Bb)nev er ev er (Dm)rise (C)a (F)gain.
But the fear (F7)and the (Bb)fi re and the (Bbsus2)guns (C7sus)re (F)main.
It does (F)n’t mat ter now; it’s o (F)ver an y how.
He tells (F)the world that it’s sleep (F)ing.
But as (F)the night came ’round, I heard (F)its lone ly (F7)sound.
It was (F)n’t roar ing, it was weep (F)ing.
It was (F)n’t roar ing, it was weep ing.
And (G)then one (D7sus)day, the neigh bors (D7sus)came.
They were cu ri (G7)ous to (C)know a bout the (Em)smoke and (D7sus)flame.
They (G)stood a (D7sus)round out side the (D7sus)wall, but of course, (G7)there was (C)noth ing to be (Em)heard at (D7sus)all.
“My (Am7)friends,” he (G)said,
“we’ve (C)reached our (G)goal.
The (C)threat is (D7)un der firm con (G)trol.
As (G)long as (D7sus)peace and or der (D7sus)reign, I’ll be damned if (G7)I can (C)see a rea son (Em)to (D)ex (G)plain why the fear (G7)and the (C)fi re and the (Em7)guns (D7sus)re (G)main.”
It does (G)n’t mat ter now; it’s o (G)ver an y how.
He tells (G)the world that it’s sleep (G)ing.
But as (G)the night came ’round, I heard (G)its lone ly (G7)sound.
It was (G)n’t roar ing, it was weep (G)ing.
It was (G)n’t roar ing, it was weep (G)ing.
Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.
Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.
(CN.C.)*O qa qo ku qa qe ka yo O kun ga qa qi Kuyi shi ye la aban ye.
O qa qo ku qa qe ka yo O kun ga qa qi Kuyi shi ye la aban ye.
Does n’t mat (G5)ter now.
qa qo ku qa qe ka yo It’s o kun ver an (G5)y gi Kuyi ye la aban ye.
Does n’t mat (G5)ter now.
qa qo ku qa qe ka yo It’s o kun ver an (G5)y qi Kuyi ye la aban ye.
weep (G)ing.
Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.
Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.
Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.
Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.
Say ah, say (G)ah, say ah.
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- Bb
- Tempo
- 80 BPM
- Plays
- 8
- Chords
- Am7 Bb Bbsus2 C C7 Cpow Csus4 D
- Category
- Pop
- Artist
- Josh Groban