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1

IT’S A SIGN
Music by TOM KITT
Lyrics by BRIAN YORKEY

Rubato, chatty
Cm/E¨

       
         
   
KATE:
  


Yes - ter - day this wom - an met this man in Mad - i - son Park quite by

   




 
     
 

  

mf

  
  

 
3 G7/D Cm

                        


chance, all at ran - dom, as it were. But they met a - gain just now, in this

  
 

   

 

 

mp
 
 
mf

 

   
C Fm
 
6

                


tun - nel, in the dark could mere chance have caused the two things to oc -

 
 

  
 




 

 

2
Like a ticking clock


8 Fm/A¨ Cm/G G

       


              
cur? Or could there be an - oth - er mean - ing to in - fer? Could the
  
      
             
 
mp
   
    

Cm/G G Cm/G G7
11
 
          


   
un - i - verse have a mes - sage... for him... and... her?

 
        
      


poco rit. 
      
   

Hard Soul

13
 µ/C
     
µ
   


  
You meet a man who is

  
                
     
ff  
 
                   
mf

    
     


16
E¨ F
          
   
  


 
hand - some and nice, quite by chance one day...


        
   
             
   
  
     
     
3


19 Cm7(add4)

      
          


But then you meet that same hand - some man twice. En - tic - ing!


     

 
 


  

 
 

       
 
    

    

  

    

   


21
E¨ C7/E
    
 
     


That’s not chance, no way.


     

 
   
  

 
  
        
 
     
   
            
     

 F7 
23
B¨/F F9 E¨maj7/F

     
       


The u - ni - verse has a mes - sage for you,


                  
           
         
   
                     
      


25 F9 E¨maj7/F F9 A¨13

          
     


  
and if you’re smart, then you’ll let it through It’s


           
           
    
  

  fp
                     
         
4

 G7sus 
27
µ G7sus µ

             
      


just a gen - tle shove, a sig - nal from a - bove, It’s

 
           
   
               
    
   

 
G7sus B¨5

29

      
              


plain to see it’s meant to be— you’re des - tined for love! It’s a

   
   
               
     
  
          
       
  
    

 Cm7
31

  
F/C
      


    
sign Oh, it’s a sign! Like when

    
 
   

            
    
  
          
f
                    

       

Fm/C
33

  Cm7
               


clouds o - pen up or the stars a - lign. It’s a


       
 
           
        
  
  
 
 
                     

       
5

E¨maj13
35

                    
A¨maj7
 


sud - den smile, a nice sur - prise, so act just like those wis - est guys and

    
     

 

  

  

    
  
  



 

 
              
       

 Dm7¨5
37
G7sus G7#9

               


 
fol - low that north star and you’ll be fine— It’s a

   
     

               
       
mf 
                    
        

 µ/C
39
E¨maj7 F9

     


sign.

 
    
 

mp


f
     
  

       
      
     

 Cm9
41

       
   
MALE NEW YORKER 1:

      


    
To - day a pi - geon shit right on my head, it’s still in my hair.

      
                 
     
     
mf
        
     
 
     
     
     
6


44
 
E¨ F Cm7(add4) FEMALE NEW YORKER:
          


The Vir - gin Mar - y ap -

 
     
   

    
           

     
  
 
  
      
        

 
46

            
 


peared in my bread, I said: “That’s her face right there.”


              
   



              
    

 

  

 
          
   

 Cm7
48

     
E¨ C7/E F7 B¨/F
    
MALE NEW YORKER 2:

     


I found a sand - wich right


                
       
          
 
    
      
    
  
        
    


50 F9 E¨maj7/F F9 E¨maj7/F

      
KATE:

        


here on the floor! Now those are signs that you

            


           
      
   
     
           
      
      
7

 
52 F9 A¨13 G7sus µ G7sus

        

        


  
can’t ig - nore. It’s per - fect and it’s plain, like

     
 
           
    
  
fp 
                  
         


54 µ G7sus

     
               


rain -bows in the rain. One more clue there for you do I

  
            
   
  
               
    
   

B¨5 Cm7

56

            
    


have to ex - plain that it’s a sign? Oh, it’s a

   
 
      
         
 
   
       
f
    
               
   
    

 F/C
58

Fm/C

            


sign... like the leaves in your tea or the cork


       


  
              
   

          
                     

       
8

 Cm7
60

           
E¨maj13

         


in your wine! It’s a la - dy’s wink, a po - et’s rhyme, a

  
                 
  

  
  
 
       
                     
    
   

A¨maj7
62

        
Dm7¨5
  
        


train door o - pens just in time, it is - n’t just some hand - some strang - er’s line,

    
       
 
  



 

    
     



 

              
         


64 G7sus G7#5(#9) µ/C

     


  
it’s a sign.


        
    
           
      
mf  mp

         
             
3   

 
66

     
           


It’s a new moon on a Mon - day night, a

                        
        

               
        
9

 µ/C#
68

     
               


blue moon on a late - night flight. Pat-terns in your lat - te cup,

  
                         
mf
   
             
     

 
70

  
D7 Am7/D
 
                  


but -tered bread falls but - ter up. When a stray dog comes to stay,

   
                
      
    
       
     
     
     

 
72 D7 G/D Dm7 E¨7

           

           


when a black cat walks your way, that tin - gle in your fin - gers, too, means

 
              
    
  
     
 
   
      

     
 
               
         

E7 E7#9

  
74

          
 


 
some -thing good is here for you... It’s a

      
  

    
  

 
    


cresc.

                
            

10
76

   
Am7 D/A
   
       


sign! Oh, it’s a sign! like when


 
   
         
    





 



 
      
f

                     
       

78
F/A Am7
     
        


 
clouds o - pen up, or the stars a - lign.

    
               
               


                     
       


80 Cmaj13 Fmaj7

                      


Read your tea leaves just in case, read the wrink - les on your face. They’re

 
  
  
  
   
 
  
   
   
 


 



 


                      
     


82 Bm7¨5 E7

        
         


tell -ing you your life is on the line... the


 
    
             
           
  

                     

  
11


84
F7 D(add2)/F#
       
          


gal - ax - y has got your grand de - sign... It’s

  

                    
              
                      
       


86
G E7/G#
     
           


per - fect, it’s pro - found, and it’s di - vine... it’s di - vine...

  

       

        
             
                   
           

 
88 E7sus E7#9

    


it’s di - vine...

  
                
        
      
                
       
           

E5 G5 E7#9 µ A5
 
90

        


It’s a sign!

  
                   
 



    ff



               


  
   
YOU NEVER KNOW
Music by TOM KITT


Lyrics by BRIAN YORKEY

Heartfelt (q = 78)
A(add4)/C# E7/B
      
                   


mp

     
 
  
     
      


        
3 A7sus A7 D(add2) A(add2)/C# B7sus B9

      
          
   

 
          
 
 
       
   


E7sus E7 A(add4)/C# JOSH:
6

     


    
You nev - er know how


     
           
 
mp


       

     



8 E7sus/B E7/B A7sus A7

                 


  
bad - ly this could go. I’ve got dis - as - ter writ - ten on my

     
                  

         
 
  
          
2



10 D(add2) A(add2)/C# B7sus B7

    
      
   
     


cheek. The odds are I’m some two - faced, ly - ing freak who will

 

 


         
  
 
    



  

   



   
E7sus E7 F#m7 Amaj7/E

12
 
     


     


whis - per pret - ty things, then leave you flat and steal your cat.

 
       
 


   




          



     

 

14 B(add2)/D# B7(add2)/D# D(add2)

       



       
It might not be that bad, but e - ven

  
    
   
   
  

        

   

   


E7sus


16 E7 A(add4)/C#

       
   
so... You nev - er see the

  
         
       
  
   
   
mf
     
3

 
E7sus/B E7/B A7sus A7


18

                   
  
worst that things can be. You think you do, ’cause you’ve been hurt be -


      
       
         

              


    

 
 
D(add2) F#m7/C# B7sus B7


20

           

      
fore. An - oth - er hurt might hurt you that much more and


 
        
         

      
 
    
      


E7sus E F#m7 F#m9/E


   
22

             
odds are I will do what most men do— and hurt you too—


       
   
 
 

              

   

        

 
     





24 B9/D# Dmaj9

              
’cause men are men and odds are odds, al - though—


      
    

 
   
 
   

    
 
        
  
4

  
26 E13sus E13 E7 A2/4 A Bm7(add4)


         
you nev - er know. You may


    
     


  

  
         
   

  

              
C#m7 Asus2/C# C#m7 F#m7 D(add2)/E
   
  
28

   


3


think you know the end at the be - gin - ning, but the truth is, there’s no mor-tal way to tell.


             
                  
  
mf

             
   

            
Asus A Bm7(add4) Amaj9/C#
  
30


    
And the game’s not o - ver ’til the fin - al in - ning, and I’m


          
                    
f
  
  
     
  
  

 
 F#m
     
Amaj7/E B(add2)/D#

32

    

 


 
grin - ning ’cause this game might just end well. You

 
     
 
   
           
mp
    
 
 
5

 
34 Dm(maj7) Dm6 A(add4)/C#

    
  


nev - er know if I

    
          


p

  
 
   
     



36 E7sus/B E7/B A7sus A7

                   
   


on - ly want your dough. I might be on the lam or on the dole,

     
                  
     
mp
   

 
 
          



38 D(add2) A(add2)/C# B7sus B7

                

  


off my meds or off my nut or on pa - role— or

 

     
         
  
 
    



       
 

   
  
40 E7sus E13 F#m7 Amaj7/E


          
  


e - ven worse, I might be some - one who is meant for you...

   
       
 
    



           

     
6

 

B9/D# Dmaj9

42

     


           
and may - be that’s the thing to lay you low... you

  
      
  
              
 mf

        
cresc.
   
   

E7sus E7 Asus Asus/G#


44
          
 


nev - er know if I’m a

        
             
         
               
    
 

 
Dmaj9/F# A(add2)/E

46

                     


drunk - ard or a dul - lard, too call - ous or too clev - er— or if I

 
 
3


                      

      
mf
        
    
 

   
Dmaj9/F# A,9/C#
      
48

          


might just be the man who’s meant to be with you for - ev - er... you nev - er

 
   
            

      
f
   
  

7



50 Bm9(add4) E13sus E7

       



know. You nev - er, ev - er

  
    
  
  
 

    



mp

 
         
    



52 A(add4)/C# E7/B

       


know.

     
                   

 
mp
       
              


A7sus A7 D(add2) A(add2)/C#
 
54

     

         
   

        

 
    
   


B7sus B9 E7sus E7 A
 
56

      
         

       rit.  

    

1

YOU DON’T NEED TO LOVE ME


Music by TOM KITT


Lyrics by BRIAN YORKEY

Moody yet romantic, expressive (q = 131)


A¨(add4)
     
               
mp
  
legato throughout

            
   

With pedal


 
3

      
LUCAS:

   


You don’t need to love me,

      
                       
                       
    


6

    
A¨(add4)/G
    
    


     
or tell me that you do. Don’t make me an - y

      
                      
                      
     


A¨(add4)/F A¨(add4)/E¨

9

                



prom - is - es— just prom - ise we’re not through.

      
                          
                       
    

2

    
12

        
D¨maj9
      


Don’t give me one damn thing— I won’t let you call this

    
               
             
     

    
14
     
D¨maj9/C

         


greed— Just let me give to you— that’s the on - ly thing I need.

    
              
             
   


    
16
  
B¨m9(add4)
 
         


I know that this can work— if you’d plant one sim - ple

    
               
             
    


18

       
E¨sus E¨
    
  


seed you’d see it grow... You don’t need to

  
                   
      
                       
   

3

 D¨maj9
21

   
B¨m7 E¨7(add4)/B¨ A¨(add4)
       


love me to know.

  
        
 
  

  
            
p

 
mp

 


24

    
   


You don’t need to

      
                        
                     
   
 


     
27
A¨(add4)/G
     
      


need me— it’s bet - ter that you don’t.

      
                          
             
 
    
mf
  
  


30

       
D¨maj9/F
   
         


If each of us can walk a - way, it won’t mat - ter that I

      
                       
                     
  
 
4
A¨(add4)/E¨
   
33

   
      


won’t. We’ll both be self - con -

    
                 
             
   
 

    
35 D¨maj9#11
       
         


tained— but to - geth - er, not a - lone. You can keep me in the dark—

          
      
            
   
  

     
37 D¨maj9#11/C
      
         


hell, it’s all I’ve ev - er known. But we both could use a

          
      
            
   


       
39 B¨m11(add13) D¨maj9 E¨sus
   
        


friend— who will al - ways check the phone and take the call...

                   


       
         
dim.

 
 

 

  
  
5


42 E¨ D¨maj9/F A¨/G E¨7sus

               


You don’t need to need me at all.

 
           
      
  
     
      
    
mp
 
     

 A¨sus
45

A¨ D¨ E¨9(add4)/D¨
         
   


Let me be your e - mer - gen - cy con- tact,


        
            
      
cresc. mf
    
  
    
   
 

   
48 D¨sus2 E¨9/D¨ A¨sus2,4 A¨(add4) A¨sus A¨/G

              
    


your oc - ca - sion - al plus - one. Your ex - cuse to take a

        
          
        

                    
     

 
51 D¨6/9/F D¨sus2 D¨sus2,#4 D¨(add2) E¨9sus

       
     


sick day when the fore - cast calls for sun.


                      
   
      
cresc.
       
         
 
      Cm
6
54



A¨maj7/C
 
Cm7
 
            


We can keep on be - ing lone - ly... but we don’t have to be


           
      
          
mp
                  
      
 

57
 
Fm7(add4) Fm7 D¨sus2/F    B¨m7(add4)
 
B¨m7

            


a - part. And I’ll nev - er e - ven ask you to

      
    
             
     
          
 
cresc.
      
    
 

    D¨(add2)  
60 A¨maj7/C B¨m7(add4) B¨m7 A¨maj7/C
 
           


let me have your heart... so I’ll nev - er break your

              



              
   mf
       
      
  


D¨maj9 B¨m7(add4) B¨m7 A¨/C D¨maj9(no3)
   
63

        
  


heart. No, I’ll nev - er break your heart

               



   
  
f poco rit.
    
   
   
7
A Tempo

D¨6/9 A¨5

     
66

       
     


You don’t need to love me to let me help you

 
     
            
mp

p

  

   

  A¨5/G
    
69
  
D¨sus2/F
        


through. You don’t need to con - fide in me—

      
                          
 
   


 Fm7    
72

 
E¨7sus A¨/C
          


I’ve got crap e - nough for two. You don’t need to

      
                          

     



  
     
75

D¨maj9 D¨6/9 Fm7/C

       


an - swer, I’ll know be - fore you do...

      
                          
mp
      
       

8

 A¨sus2/C  
78
Fm7/B¨ A¨sus/B¨
  
        


But hear me, and be -

      
                        
 
     
  

  
81
      
Fm7/C A¨maj7/E¨ D¨ E¨7/D¨
      
 


lieve me, that you don’t need to love me

    
                 
 
 cresc.
         
  

D¨(add2) E¨9/D¨ D¨maj9(no3)


 A¨(add4)
A Tempo

84

      
  
   


the way that I love you.

   
     
 
        
  
       
p sub. mp

          
  



        
88

                             


 mp
                        
 

  
 
1

YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITHOUT


Music by TOM KITT
Lyrics by BRIAN YORKEY


Regretful (h = 72)

 G¨5
             
p
          



4

         
BETH:
     
    



You learn to take your cof - fee black... You


            

         



7

   
C¨sus2
         
     


  
learn to drink your whisk - ey neat... You learn to take the


            

       



10

             


         
show - er cold... and sleep on tir - ed feet. You


           
     
 

2

   D¨sus
13


      
 
     
    


  
learn to or - der din - ner in... You learn to send the


            

      

 





16

  
C¨sus2
 
 
       
  


 
laun - dry out... You learn how to a - muse your - self—


            
cresc.

      

 




   C¨
19
G¨5

          
 


You learn to live with - out.


    
   
   
mp
       
  


22

       


You


            

       

3

  C¨(add2)
25

      
        
 
  


   
tell your - self you’re rich at last, in mon - ey, and in


           
       
mf

      

 





28

  
G¨5 C¨(add2)/E¨
       

      


time, You draw a bath and


            
mp
         


  C¨(add2)
31
D¨sus D¨

       
   


  
then un - plug the phone. You


              
    
dim. cresc.
       


  C¨(add2)
34

      

 
     


    
pour your - self a pin - ot, Clos Du Val, two thou - sand


           
       
mf

      

 



4

   E¨m7  
37

F¨sus2
    
           


three, You sit a spell, a


            
f mf
      
dim.
  


   
  D¨sus
40

            


queen up - on her throne... You go to bed a - lone.


          

  
        


   G¨5
43


    



           
p
       



46

       
LIZ:
    


       
You learn to fall a - sleep a - lone. You


            
mp

       
  
5


49

  
C¨sus2
      

  
  


       
learn to si - lence tick - ing clocks. You learn to pull the


            

         
   


52

         


       

  
shades at night and dou - ble - check the locks. You


           

         
   

  D¨sus
55


     
        

   


 
learn to speak so calm - ly when your heart would like to


           

      

 





58

    
C¨sus2


         
    


  

scream and shout... You learn to stop, and breathe, and smile—


            

         
cresc.

  
6

   C¨
61
G¨5

          


 
You learn to live with - out.


   
   
   

    
 
  
   

    

64
C¨(add2) C¨sus2,#4 C¨(add2) C¨sus2,#4
 


           
You find the coat and tie you thought you’d


            
cresc. mf

         
  

   C¨(add2)
67
C¨sus2,#4 G¨5

          
  


   

giv - en to Good - will You


           

         
  

C¨(add2)/E¨
70

   
C¨sus2,#4 C¨(add2) C¨sus2,#4 D¨sus D¨
 
    


   
toss his fav - ’rite shoes on to the pile


            
 
      
dim.
  
 
7


73

     
D¨sus D¨(add4) C¨sus2 G¨/C¨ D¨sus/C¨ G¨/C¨
    
        


You see him in the fac - es of the boys


      

 




  

 
mf
         
cresc.

  

  
76
C¨sus2 E¨m7(add4)
            

  


he left be - hind and


    



     

        
f

cresc.



   
F¨(add2) F¨sus2,#4 F¨(add2) F¨sus2,#4 D¨sus
  
79

                 


die a bit with eve - ry ti - ny smile, but

  
            
dim.

         
    


Relax tempo

 
82

   
D¨ G¨5
  
      


on - ly for a while.

 
   



   


mp
  

   

8
Colla voce
 
85

  

    
ELIZABETH:
   
          


You learn to count the qui - et wins— an

  
 

 
       


p
    
   


89

  
G¨/C¨
     
       
         


ho - ur with no un - promp-ted tears— and not to count the dead -

 
 
 

  
    


     


92

   
D¨sus/C¨
       
         
  


- ly days as they fade in - to years. You


  

  
    


      
  

A Tempo

95

   
D¨7sus C¨(add2)/E¨
     
         


    
learn to stand a - lone at last, so brave, and bold, and


              
mp
    
cresc. poco a poco

   
9


98

  
D¨7sus(F) D¨7/F
      

        
   


 

strong, and stout. You learn some - how to like the dark and


               
      
         
  

      
  G¨sus 
101 A¨m7(add4)
     


    
e - ven love the doubt. You learn to hold your life

 
       
  
p mf cresc. poco a poco

        
   

  
    
104

  
G¨sus/B¨
       


    
in - side you and nev - er let it out. You


               
       

      
   
     
 


C¨sus2
 D¨7sus
107

            


      
learn to live and die and then to live... You


          

                 
    
fp mf

cresc.

cresc.
        
                   
                
10

  D¨sus/C¨
110

   
E¨m7(add4)
       


learn to live with - out...


 
 
        
     
 
p sub. f

         
  
  
 

C¨sus2(add#4)

113

      


       


You learn to live with - out...


              
     
     

 




   
   

 
 
116

D¨/C¨ G¨5

            


  
You learn to live with - out.

  

             
 p sub.


 

mp

     
 

 
120

      


 
            

        

 

1

HEY, KID
Music by TOM KITT
Lyrics by BRIAN YORKEY

Colla voce
B¨sus2,#4 F(add2)/A C7(add4)/G F6/9/A


      
       
JOSH:
      
   



Hey, kid. Ev -’ry - one’s wait - ing on you, kid. Ev -’ry - one’s won - d’ring what you’ll

     
 
 



   
mf mp

   
 

Flowing, not too fast (q = 86)

    
3 B¨6(add#4) Dm7(add4) C7sus(add6) C7 F,9 Fsus2,4
  


      
do, kid. It’s true, kid. Me too, kid.

 
          
           
mf mp mf


legato throughout
 
   
  
   
 


5
 
      
Fmaj9 Fsus2,4 Fmaj9
      


Hey, kid, we’re so ex - cit - ed just to

          

            
         

cresc. mf

    
          
 
2

Fsus2,4 F,9

7

         
          


 
know you’ll soon be here. Say— kid— we’re both de -light - ed— though that

     
             
        
   
      
  

Fsus2,4 E¨/G Fsus2,4 E¨/G B¨sus2,#4


      
9

               


 
may not seem so clear. But I did my O. B. ro - ta- tion, so I know the ins and

       
                          
 
cresc. dim.

       
       

                 
11 Dm9 B¨sus2,#4 F/A F(add2)/A
   


outs. And you’re an act of God’s cre - a - tion, so I’m fine with all the

   
         
       

 
cresc.

         
    
 


Dm9 B¨sus2 F(add2)/A

13

         


doubts. I’m a doc - tor and a

   
   
     
         
dim.
        
       
 
3


15 Gm7add4 C7sus

              
  


sol - dier, I’ve been shelled, and un - der fire... but kid— if I

                          
       
       
cresc.
  
        
 

17 Fmaj9 Fsus2,4
 
        


say that you don’t scare me, I’m a liar.

       
                     
   
 
dim.
         
    


 

Fmaj9 Fsus2,4

19
  
                  


Now, kid— you did sur - prise me, though I know the facts of life.

    
                
mf
      
       
      

 
Fmaj9 Fsus2,4 E¨/G Fsus2,4 E¨/G

  
21

    
            


Wow, kid— it ter - ri - fies me just to say, “my preg - nant wife.” ’Cause


               
           
cresc.
      

 

   
4
23 B¨sus2,#4 F/A F(add2)/A Dm9
       
              


kid, I got - ta tell ya, I’m not read - y—not a bit. There’s this

                      
          

  
 dim.
      
      
 


25 B¨sus2,#4 F(add2)/A Dm9
                
   


ma - cho act I’ll sell ya— while in - side I lose my shit. It’s

         
                   
  
 
    

cresc.

         
   
 

     
27 B¨sus2 F(add2)/A Gm7add4
          


not that I don’t want you, ’cause I do, des - pite my

    

        
         
           
dim.

      

29 C7sus
   
  
           


fears, but kid— is it true you’ll stick a - round for eigh - teen

 
   
                       
cresc.

      
 
 
 
 
 
   
5

   
31 F,9 Fsus2,4 F6/9

     



years? Then the

 
        
               
mf p sub.

    
          
   

Patter, in tempo
D¨maj7 G¨6/9

33

                  


call comes on the i - Phone, I grab a cab cross town, I
 
 
    
p

    

D¨maj7 D¨/G¨ D¨,7/G¨



34

                 


find her on the fourth floor, and they’ve got her in the gown. She’s
  
    
   

    



E¨m7 A¨13
 
35

                 


nev - er looked less love - ly— she’s a grump and she’s got gas. And the


   
 
 
    

6

  E¨m7  
36

        
A¨13¨9
        


la - bor’s eigh - teen hou - rs— oh my God, kid— move your ass. Then at

   
       

     
cresc.

 

 Am7
       
37
Am7/D
    
D
  


last you make your en - trance and, well, kid, you’re quite a sight. I’ll be


       
    
mf
     
  

 Am9
       
38
    
D7sus D9
    


hon - est— you’re dis - gust - ing— but I know that you’re all right. Though you’re

      
      

cresc.

       
   

   
39

       
Gm7 Am7
     


scream - ing and you’re spit - ting and I can’t quite see your charms, they

        
           
p sub.
 
cresc.
 
     
   
7
B¨maj9

        Bm7¨5        
40


  


clean you and they clothe you and they put you in my arms... And I

    
 
    
              

    

  
rit.
f
  
dim.

          
  

 
C7sus
     
42

            


real - lize, in an in - stant that I’ve known you all a - long, that I’ve

               
                    
mp a tempo
            
       

        
44

           


want - ed you for - ev - er, that I’ll nev - er do you wrong. And what

 
                           
            
    
   

46 B¨(add2)/D C7sus/E

                 


ev - er this world comes to, and what - ev - er comes our way— I will

    
                           
cresc. poco a poco
            
    
   
8

  
48 Fsus G13 Dm/G

      
       


watch you, and pro - tect you, I prom - ise, kid, we’ll be o -


           
      
            
    
    
 
cresc.
      



    

   
50

    
C7sus E¨6/9
   


kay... We’ll be o - kay... We’ll be o -

                                


  
f
   
              
      

52

   
A¨maj9 E¨/G E¨sus/G E¨/G


kay... Hey...

       
      

 
  
         
 
      
dim.
  
  

54 Fmaj9 Fsus2,4

                 


kid. I feel like yell - ing— ring the bell and bang the drum. Say,

  
 
             
          
mp cresc.

       
       
9

 
56 Fmaj9 Fsus2,4 E¨/G Fsus2,4 E¨/G

         
        


kid, there’s just no tell-ing all the things that you’ll be - come. And I

    
                         
 
mp cresc.
     
     
 

    
58 B¨sus2,#4 F/A F(add2)/A Dm9
       
   


  
think we’ll have some fun here, your mom, and you, and me. And be-

                
          
    
mf
 dim.
        
    


60 B¨sus2,#4 F(add2)/A

            


fore your time is done here, kid of mine, I hope

  
             



  
cresc.
  


 
61

 
Dm9
    


you’ll see that this

  
   

     

 
 
       
   
 
10

  
62 B¨sus2 F(add2)/A Gm7add4

          
  


life is what you make it— it’s cli - ché, which means it’s

    

    
            
dim. mp

            
     

64

C7sus
             
 


true. And kid, it makes my life to know I helped make

        
                    

cresc.

            
   
   

66

 
Fmaj9 Fsus2,4 F6/9
       



you. As a

 
              
f
        
dim. mp
 
             
   

68 B¨sus2,#4 F(add2)/A C7(add4)/G Fsus2

                        


fath - er, kid, I may not have a clue, but your mom and me will some - how mud - dle through. If my

 
   

   
p colla voce

    

11

 
70 C9/E A7sus A7

           


ass - hole dad could do it, I can too— in

   
 

cresc.

  
 

71 Dm G9
 

         


fact, I’ll do bet - ter, I’ll start new. ’Cause

 

    

    
rall. dim.

 

72 C7sus
    
C7

       


kid, our kid, my kid— I love

      
                           
mf cresc.

a tempo
             
        

 
Fmaj9 Gm7/F F(add2) Gm7/C F
  
74




you.

  
      
      
     


 
f
   
rall.
        

     
1

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?


Music by TOM KITT
Lyrics by BRIAN YORKEY


Tenderly, poco rubato
Asus2/G#

D(add2)/F# Asus2/G#

D(add2)/F#

   


 
       
  
  


          
mp
 


Asus2/G# D(add2)/F# Asus2/G#
 DAVID:
5

  
          


 
  
If you met him to - mor - row and knew you would lose him,

 

      
  
  


       



8 D(add2)/F# Asus2/G# D(add2)/F# Esus

  
           

   


If you saw him and saw all the hurt you would know,

      

 
  

   
  


         

   

E D6/9 F#m7/C# Bm7(add4) D/A


12

      
     



Would you hold him while you had him— or let him

   

  
  
     

          

cresc.


2
With movement (q. = 65)

16
G(add2) Asus2/G# D(add2)/F#
   


          

 

 
go? If you knew that your laugh - ter would not last for -

 

            
        

        
mf p mp

   
       

 
20 Asus2/G# D(add2)/F# Asus2/G#

        
 


ev - er, But you knew while it


           
                  
                       

 

23 D(add2)/F# Esus E

          
 


did you would breathe it like air, Would you


                
            
                       
cresc.


 D6/9

26

F#m7/C# Bm7(add4) D(add2)/A
   


    
let him make you love him? Would you


       
                

          
   
mf dim.


     

3

 Em7  
29
D(add2)/F# G6/9 Em7


        

  
dare? Feel - ing like you feel to - day,


             
                       

 
                  
       
   

  
32 D(add2)/F# G6/9 Asus A

        



  
Tell me you’d just walk a - way... What would you


   
       
 
       
  


    
 
cresc. dim.
   

       


 
Bm(add4) Gsus2 D(add2)
 
35

            


do if you could do it all o - ver?


           
     
 


mp

         

 
 
 

  

D/C# Bm(add4) Gsus2

   
38

        



What would you do if you could start it all


           
   

mf
      
cresc. dim.


         
    

 
4

 Asus
    
41 A D(add2)/F#

    


new? If you could go back


         
   
 
mf
    
cresc.

        
  

Gsus2  
D/G Asus A


44

    
 
       


know - ing what you know now— What would you do?


     
  
      
    


       
dim. p


 
 

Asus2/G#

47 D(add2)/F# Asus2/G# D(add2)/F#

   


   

      

   
  

 
         
mp
 


     
      
 

Asus2/G# D(add2)/F# Asus2/G# D(add2)/F#

  
51

 
 
         
p

1

ALWAYS STARTING OVER


Music by TOM KITT


Lyrics by BRIAN YORKEY

Moderately slow
C(add2)/E D(add2)/F#

    
  
           
 
  
mp
     

 
    


Colla voce

4 G5
  
LIZ:
  


       

     
In my life I nev - er thought I’d get a

 

 



  
  
mf p

 


7
G5/F#
       
       
 
 



        
sec - ond chance I thought I was done— then I met you. And though



  

   
10 G5/F F G/F

             


        
I nev - er dreamed I could learn how to love a - gain, I placed my

  

    
2

 
13 C(add2)/E Cm(add2)/E¨ Cm6/E¨

          
   


       
          
bet and you came through I

 


mp p

       

    


D7sus G/D C#m7(¨5)

17

    



     
some - how still lost. I some - how al - ways do

     

       
mf
 
    

Steady pulse (q. = 64)



Em(add2)/C#
 
Csus2

 
20

  


  
This time feels new.

 
               

 
         
mp

   
  
  
  
 

25

C Csus
      
         


 
Thank you for find - ing me— and thank you for the care— and

        


    
 

 


3

   
27
Csus2 C Csus
 Gm Gsus2 Gsus

Gm
 
      


       
fuck you for mak - ing me think that this life might be fair. You

        



   
      
 
        
    

30


C Csus2,4
  
C

Csus2,4
  
 


        
 
prom - ised to love me— a prom - ise you kept— and

 

      

    

 
mf dim.
  
   

 


32
C Csus2,4
 
C Csus2,4
 
      



       

I won’t be sor - ry that you said to leap and I

 
 

   
 
    

 
mf dim.
  
   
 
 

     
34
 
Gm Gsus2 Gsus Gm B¨(add2) B¨sus2,#4 B¨(add2) B¨sus2,#4


    


     
leapt. I won’t re - gret what I did then, though it

              
 
        
     


     
mf

   
    
    
4
37Gm7(add4) Gm7(add4,6) Gm7(add4) Gm7(add4,6)


            


hurts more than I could i - mag - ine back when, all the

  
    
     

      
 


39
E¨ E¨sus2,#4 E¨ E¨sus2,#4 Gsus
    


         

same, e - ven so I would love you all o - ver a - gain.

       
      
 

      
   
     
  
  

   
42 G Am Em
       


   
Am I al - ways start - ing o - ver? In a

    
    
                 

 
p sub. mf

  
    
   




  
45 F(add2) F C Csus2/B Am
   


       
brand new sto - ry am I al - ways back at

     
                 

   

  


5

  
48
Em F(add2) F Gsus G
   


   
one af - ter all I’ve done? ’Cause I’ve

    
                 


       
  

 
51 C Dm7 C/E

 
 


 
      
burned all of my bridg - es and learned ev - ’ry last

    
              
   


mp

           
  

 
54 F F(add2) Gm Gm(add2) F



    
  
les - son too. So how can I start

 
  
          
   

   
mf mp



   
 


Driving

57
C5 D Dsus2,4




      
new? I’ll love our chil - dren, both


       
       
p mf
                     
 
6

    

60 D Dsus2,4 D Dsus2,4

       


   
fierce - ly and well. When they ask a - bout you, oh


     
        


 

 

  
               
 

 
62 D Dsus2,4 D Am Asus2 Asus Am



   
       



Lord - y, the sto - ries I’ll tell. And


  
  

         
    
      
 
        
            
   

 
64
D Dsus2,4 D Dsus2,4
              



I won’t re - gret the lives I did - n’t lead. I

 
         
               
              
  
 

 D Dsus2,4 D Dsus2,4 D
66

   
           



knew you, I loved you, and let that be all that I

 
          
              

               
 
 
7

  Am   
68 Asus2 Am G/B C Csus2,#4

        


need. Say that it’s fate.


          
     
                   
     
f

                
     

 C
70

  
Csus2,#4 Am7 D7/A

    
     


Say it’s fore - told. I’m through with fight - ing it—


        
                 
               
  

 Am7
72
D7/A F Fsus2,#4
   
          


I’m much too old. What the gods have to give I’ll


         
              
 
             


 F Fsus2,#4 F Asus A
74

        
  


take, and I’ll live, and be bold.


       
   

   

   

  
       
     
mf cresc.
    
              
 
8

 Asus  
77 A Bm

         


If we’re al - ways start - ing

 
             
   

  
         
   

 f
  
                  
   


 F#m G(add2) G D Dsus2/C#
80

          
 


o - ver ev - ’ry brand - new morn - ing, then we’re


    
  
     
                    
                     
   


   
 Bm F#m G(add2) G
83

        


al - ways start - ing out with the end in


       
                       
                 
      


 Asus A D

Em7(add4)

 
86

       


    
doubt. We can leave life for to - mor - row or


    
 

             
           
mf
                     

 
9

D/F# 
89
Gsus2
    


 
grieve all that we thought we’d


      


  
             
cresc.

             

 



 Am 
  
91
Asus2 Am G
  


 
do, or make each mo - ment

 
   
 

 

 

   


 
mf
        
  

Csus2  
93
Gsus2 G
  


       
new. All that has hap - pened is hap - pen - ing

        

           
 


      
p

 

   
96 C(add2) Gsus2 G/F

 


       
now. All that might hap - pen is here, some -

        


           


 
  
 
    
   
10

   
99 E¨(add2) B¨sus2 B¨/A

   


      
how. All of the choic - es that made me,

 
 
  
         
   
mp


cresc.

 
     
  
 

 

  

102
G Cm(add2) Csus2,4 Cm

  
    
 


me. All of the ac - ci - dents yet to

      
   
  
 
    
  

 

mf

  

  
105
G Gsus2 G C(add2)
    


  

be. All that’s a - head and all that’s be -

    
 
         
       
mp

 

cresc. poco a poco
   
  

108 Cm Csus2,4 Cm

                


 
hind. It’s all in the mo - ment I make up my mind and o - pen my

      


                 
cresc.
               
  
11


111 E¨sus2,#4 E¨ E¨sus2,#4 E¨ E¨maj7 E¨6

 



heart and

       
                              
f

            
             
  


114 F7(add4) E¨/F F7(add4) E¨/F F7(add4)

   


start and

                   


                      
                        
   

    
117
G5
  


start. ’Cause we’re

                         
                   

p sub. cresc.
    
        
      

     
120 µ Cm Gm A¨(add2) A¨

          


al - ways start - ing o - ver ev - ’ry life we’re

  
  
                        

  
f

 
     
     
        
 

12

  
E¨ E¨maj7/D Cm Gm
  
123

          
 


liv - ing, and we’re al - ways just a - wake ev - ’ry


                      
               

   

      
 
          
      

  

126 A¨(add2) A¨ B¨sus B¨ E¨
           


step we take. And, my love, our life is o -


                 
                 

                        

   

 
129 Fm7(add4) E¨/G A¨sus2
 
             


- ver. But, love, I’ll make you one last


  
                             
                     
   

132 B¨m7(add4) A¨/B¨ C¨6/9



     
   
   


vow, to start o - ver and o - ver and

     
             
                  

mp cresc. poco a poco

 

                 
   

13





135

C¨6/9(#4)
            


o - ver some - how. My new life starts right

          



 
8va

         

   
f

   
poco rit.

    
    


 
138 A¨(add2)/C B¨7(add4)/D

   


now!

           
                   

 
p a tempo

     


cresc. poco a poco

       


    

141
A¨(add2)/C


    
          
 
    mf
    
    
   

   

B¨7sus B¨9 B¨7sus B¨7 E¨



144





 
      
          

f ff

 
 

     
      
  

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