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
(B)Sev en a.
m., the u su al morn ing (E5)line up.
(B)Start on the chores, and sweep ’til the floor’s all (E5)clean.
(C)Pol ish and wax, do laun dry, and mop, and (G)shine up.
Sweep a (B)gain, and by (E)then it’s, like, (F#7)sev en fif (B7)teen.
And so I’ll (E)read a (E)book, or may be (F#m7)two or (E)three; I’ll add a (C#m7)few more (F#7)paint ings to my (A)gal ler (E)y; I’ll (B)play gui (C#m7)tar, and (F#7)knit, and cook, and (A)ba sic ’ly just won der, (F#7sus)“When will my (B7sus)life be (E)gin?”
(B)Then af ter lunch, it’s puz zles, and darts and (E5)bak ing...
(B)pa pier mâ ché, a bit of bal let and (E5)chess...
(C)pot ter y and ven tril o quy, can dle (G)mak ing...
then I’ll (B)stretch, may be (E)sketch, take a (F#7)climb, sew a (B7)dress.
And I’ll re (E)read the (E)books if I have (F#m7)time to (E)spare.
I’ll paint the (C#m7)walls some (F#7)more; I’m sure there’s (A)room some (E)where.
And (B)then I’ll (C#m7)brush, and (F#7)brush and brush, and (A)brush my hair, stuck in the (F#7sus)“When will my (B7sus)life be (E)gin?”
(F#7sus)same place I’ve (Esus2)al (G#)ways (C#m)been,
and I’ll keep (F#7sus)won d’ring and (E)won d’ring and (A)won d’ring and (G#m)won (C#7)d’ring, (F#7sus)“When will my (B7sus)life be (E)gin?”
To mor row night...
the (E)lights will ap (A)pear,
(E)just like they (A6)do on my (E)birth day each (F#m7)year.
(C#m7)What is it (F#7)like
out (B7sus)there where they (E7)glow?
(A6)Now that I’m (E)old er, Moth er (A)might just let me (Bsus)go...
SONG INFO
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- E
- Tempo
- 104 BPM
- Plays
- 7
- Chords
- A A6 B B7 Bsus4 C C#7 C#m
- Category
- Musical/Soundtrack
- Artist
- Mandy Moore