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(Dm)I would turn on the T V,
(Dm)but it’s so em bar rass ing
to (Dm)see all the oth er peo ple.
I don’t know what they mean.
And (Dm)it was mag ic at first,
when (Dm)they spoke with out sound.
But (Dm)now this world is gon na hurt.
You (Dm)bet ter turn that thing down.
Turn it a round.
(Gm)“It was n’t me,” says (Dm)the boy with the gun.
“Sure, I pulled n’t the trig ger, but it need ed to be done be cause life’s been kill ing me ev (Dm)er since ple it want be to gun.
Man, it’s You (Dm)can’t blame me ’cause and you I’m too young.”
“You (Gm)can’t blame me.
Sure, (Dm)the kill er was my son, but I (C)did n’t teach him to (Dm)pull the trig ger of the gun.
It’s the kill ing on (Dm)his T V screen.
You (C)can’t blame me; it’s (Dm)the im ag es he’s seen.”
“Well, you (Gm)can’t blame n’t me,” says (Dm)the me di a man.
“Sure, I was n’t the one who came up need with the plan.
done be cause life’s just point my cam ’ra (Dm)what since ple it want be to see.
Man, it’s a (Dm)two way mir ror and you can’t blame me.”
“You (Gm)can’t blame me,” says (Dm)the sing er of the song or the (C)mak er of the ie (Dm)which he based his life the on.
It’s “It’s kill ing on (Dm)his T V screen.
You (C)can’t blame me; it’s (Dm)the im ag es he’s seen.”
“Well, you (Dm)on ly en ter tain ment, and as an y one can see, it’s (Dm)smoke ma chines and make up.
Man, you can’t fool me.”
It was (Gm)you, it was me, (Dm)it was ev ’ry man.
We’ve (C)all got the (Dm)blood on our hands.
We (Gm)on ly re ceive (Dm)what we de mand, and if (C)we want hell, (Dm)then hell’s what we’ll have.
Turn it a round.
Cookie Jar — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Cookie Jar" by Jack Johnson in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of F. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 160 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “Cookie Jar”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Cookie Jar"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature F. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Cookie Jar" by Jack Johnson played in?
- Cookie Jar is arranged in the key of F on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Cookie Jar"?
- The arrangement plays at 160 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Cookie Jar" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Cookie Jar"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Cookie Jar"?
- "Cookie Jar" was originally performed by Jack Johnson. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Jack Johnson can I play here?
- Try "Monsoon", "Flake", "If I Had Eyes". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Cookie Jar" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature F, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 160 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.