WHY WALK WHEN YOU CAN FLY

LEVEL 5B · 100 BPM · Mary Chapin Carpenter
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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

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

In this world there’s a whole lot of trou ble, ba by; in this world there’s a whole lot of pain.

In this world there’s a whole lot of trou ble, but a whole lot of ground to gain.

Why take when you could be giv ing?

Why watch as the world goes by?

It’s a hard e nough life to be liv ing.

Why

walk when you can fly?

(F#)In this (B)world there’s a (E)whole lot of sor row; (F#)in this world there’s a (E)whole lot of shame.

(F#)In this world there’s a (E)whole lot of sor row and a (G#m)whole lot of ground to (E)gain.

When you spend your whole life (B)wish ing,

ris ing (C#m)want ing and (B)won der ing (E)why,

it’s a (B)long e nough the life to be (E)liv ing.

Why

(G#m)walk when you can fly?

(E)fly

(F#)high?

(F#)high?

SONG INFO

Level
5 of 5
Key
B
Tempo
100 BPM
Plays
11
Chords
B C C#m E F# G#m
Category
Pop
Artist
Mary Chapin Carpenter

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