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Do Something — Beginner Piano Tutorial
Learn "Do Something" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of E, 104 BPM.
Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.
Lyrics
I woke up this morn ing, saw a world full of trou ble, now.
I thought, “How’d we ev er get so far down, and how’s it ev er gon na turn a round?” So I (Asus2)turned my eyes to heav en.
I thought, “God, why don’t You do some thing?”
Well, I just could n’t bear the thought of peo ple liv ing in pov er ty and chil dren sold in to slav er y.
The thought dis gust ed me, so I shook my fist at heav en.
I said, “God, why don’t You do some thing?”
He said, “I (F#m7)did.”
Yeah.
“I cre at ed (E)you.”
(E)If not us, then who,
if not me and you
right (A)now?
Well, it’s time for us to do some thing,
yeah.
If not now, then when
will we see an end
to all this (A)pain?
Oh, it’s not e nough to do noth ing.
It’s time for us to do some thing.
(Na na na, na,
na, na, na.
na.
Na, na, na, na,
na, na, na, na.) I’m so tired of talk ing a bout how we are God’s hands and feet.
But it’s eas i er to say than to be, live like an gels of ap a thy (Asus2)who tell our selves,
“It’s all right.
Some bod y else ’ll (E7)do some thing.”
Well, I don’t know a bout you, but I’m sick and ti red of life with no de si re.
I don’t want a flame; I want a fi re.
I wan na be the one who stands up and says, “I’m gon na (E7)do some thing!”
some thing.
We are the salt of the earth, we are a cit y on a hill.
(Shine, shine.
Shine, shine.)
But we’re nev er gon na change the world by stand ing (B)still.
No, we won’t stand still.
No, we won’t stand still.
No, we won’t stand still,
no.
(E)If not us, then who,
if not me and you
right (A)now?
It’s time for us to do some thing,
If not now, then when
will we see an end
to all this (A)pain?
Well, it’s not e nough to do noth ing.
It’s time for us to do some thing.
(Na, na, na, na.)
It’s time for us to do some thing.
(Na, na, na, na.)
Ooh.
(Na, na, na, na.)
It’s time for us to do some thing.
(Na, na, na, na.)
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How to Play "Do Something" 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.