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
(C)Sev en a.
m., the u su al morn ing (F)line up.
(C)Start on the chores, and sweep ’til the floor’s all (F)clean.
(Db)Pol ish and wax, do laun dry, and mop, and (Ab)shine up.
Sweep a (C)gain, and (C)by (F)then it’s, like, (G)sev en fif (C)teen.
And so I’ll (F)read a (Bb)book, or may be (Gm)two or (F)three; I’ll add a (Dm)few more (G)paint ings to my (Bb)gal ler (F)y; I’ll (C)play gui (Dm)tar, and (G)knit, and cook, and (Bb)ba (A7)sic ’ly just won der, (G7sus)“When will my (Csus)life be (F)gin?”
(C)Then af ter lunch, it’s puz zles, and darts and (F)bak ing...
(C)pa per mâ ché, a bit of bal let and (F)chess...
(Db)pot ter y and ven tril o quy, can dle (Ab)mak ing...
then I’ll (C)stretch, may (C)be (F)sketch, take a (G)climb, sew a (C)dress.
And I’ll re (F)read the (Bb)books, if I have (Gm)time to (F)spare.
I’ll paint the (Dm)walls some (G)more; I’m sure there’s (Bb)room some (F)where.
And (C)then I’ll (Dm)brush, and (G)brush, and brush, and (Bb)brush (A7)my hair, stuck in the (G7sus)“When will my (Csus)life be (F)gin?”
(G7sus)same place I’ve (Bbsus2)al (A)ways (Dm)been,
and I’ll keep (Gsus)won d’ring and (F)won d’ring and (Bb)won d’ring and (Am)won (D7)d’ring, (Gsus)“When will my (Csus)life be (F)gin?”
To mor row night...
the (F)lights will ap (Bb)pear,
(F)just
like they (Bb)do on my (F)birth day each (Gm7)year.
(Dm7)What is it (G)like
out (C7)there
where they (F)glow?
(Bb6)Now that
I’m (F)old er, moth er (Bb)might just let me (C)go...
SONG INFO
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- Bb
- Tempo
- 104 BPM
- Plays
- 5
- Category
- Musical/Soundtrack
- Artist
- Mandy Moore