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Learn "DEAR MR. MAN" by Prince on Piano
Master "DEAR MR. MAN" by Prince with our interactive piano player. This medium-level Pop arrangement is in the key of A at 50 BPM, making it a great challenge for intermediate piano players.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement at 50 BPM.
Lyrics
What’s (G)wrong
with the world to day?
(G)Things just got to get bet ter.
“Dear
Mis Sho’ Man, ain’t
what the lead ers say.
(G)May be we should write a let ter,
said, (Am9)“Dear
Mis ter Man,
(B)we don’t un der stand
(Am9)why poor peo ple keep (G)strug gl ing
but (B)you don’t lend a help ing hand.
(Am9)Mat thew 5: 5 (G)say,
‘the (B)meek shall in her it the earth.’
We (Am9)wan na be down that (G)way, but you been (B)trip pin’ since the day of (E7#5)your birth.”
Who (Am9)said
(B)that to kill is a (E7#5)sin
and (Am9)start ed ev ’ry sin gle war
(B)that your peo ple been (E7#5)in?
Who (Am9)said
that (G)wa ter is a (B)pre cious com mod i ty,
then (Am9)dropped a big ol’ (G)black oil slick (B)in the deep blue (E7#5)sea?
Who
(Am9)told
Mis ter Man
that (B)work ing ’round the (E7#5)clock
will (Am9)buy me a big house (G)in the hood with (B)cig ar ette ads on (E7#5)ev ’ry block?
Who
told me Mis ter Man
(B)that I got a right to moan?
How ’bout this (G)big ol’ hole in the (B)o zone?
(Am9)Ain’t no sense in vot ing;
same (B)song with a dif f’rent name.
(Am9)Might not be in the (G)back of the bus, but it (B)sure feels just the (E7#5)same.
Ain’t (Am9)noth in’ fair ’bout a (G)wel fare, ain’t (B)no as sist ance in (E7#5)AIDS.
(Am9)Ain’t noth in’ ’firm a tive a (G)bout your ac tions (B)’til the peo ple get (E7#5)paid.
Your (Am9)thou sand years are (G)up;
(B)now you got to share the land.
Sec tion (Am9)one, the four teenth a (G)mend ment says, “No (B)state shall de prive an y (E7#5)per son of life,
(Am9)lib er ty or pro per ty with out due pro cess of (B)law,”
Mis ter Man.
We want to end this (G)let ter with three words:
We tired o’ y’all.
What’s wrong
with the world to day?
Things just got to get bet ter.
What’s wrong
with the world to day?
Things just got to get bet ter.
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How to Play "Dear Mr. Man" on Piano
- 1Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
- 2Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
- 3Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
- 4Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
- 5Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.