ONE SHORT DAY

Music and Lyrics by

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ

Freely, sung almost in a whisper

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One

short-

One

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in

day -

short-

day -

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the day's

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you'll

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like

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all

grand!

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all

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think

we've found

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where

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but

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short-

short -

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day -

day, -

day, -

in

to have

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the

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friends... -

two

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DEFYING GRAVITY
Music and Lyrics by
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ

Freely, with quiet intensity

Some - thing has

some - thing is

changed -

with - in - me

not - the s a k e

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I'm

throughwith

play -

ing

by

the

rules -

of

some - one else

to

sleep -

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time

's

game. -

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to

de - fy

try

ing

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think -

i - ty,-

I'll

de - fy

try

and

you can't

ing

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through ac

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nev

ing

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lim

its

'cause

some - one

er

love -

guess - I've

lost -

says -

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me

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and

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pull - me

down.

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ly:

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so

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lo,

at

chance -

to

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I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
M u s i c and Lyrics b y
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ

Andante, melancholy

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could - n't

be

ti - ni - est

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bit

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could-n't

be hap - pi

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un

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like

an

tic

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it

is,

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could-n't

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hap - pi

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get - ting

your dreams,

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it's

er,

sim

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er,

ed. -

could- n't be hap - pi -

strange, but

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it

seems

kind of

lit - tle,

a sort of ...

ply

'Cause

well,

com

cost.

There's

lost.

There

are

Fmll

bridg - es

you

cross

you

did - n't

know -

you

crossed

un

ti1

you

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crossed.

thrill,

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Fm/Eb

And if that joy,

does

n't

thrill like

you -

think -

that

it

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will ...

cheers and

the

er?

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hoo,

So

cause

hap - PY

this

per - fect

is

be

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could- n't

what

fi - nal - e,

would - n't

who

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with

hap - pens

be

hap - pi

when

er.

all

your

the

hap - pi -

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dreams

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come

true.

is - n't it? -

Well,

A tempo, with forced joy

Ab

Hap - PY

is

what

come

hap - pens

when your

dreams

true.

WONDERFUL
Music and Lyrics by
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ

Recitative

was

nev - er

mere - ly

nev - er

saw

blown

asked

for

this

here

my - self -

or

by

as

planned

the

in

winds -

Sol - o - mon-

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it

ad - vance.

of

or

chance.

Soc - ra - tes... -

,knew who I

was: - One of your

Then

just

sud - den -

be - cause

dime - a - doz - en

ly

the folks

I'm

in

here,

me

re - spect - ed,

Oz

need - ed

- di

oc - ri - ties.

wor - shipped

some - one

to

- ven,

be - lieve

in
I

Does

it

sur - prise

you

got

hooked,

and

all

too

soon?
8vai

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just

by

bal

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der

1'

So

ful."

said,

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"Won

called

me

ful ...

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der

if

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ful."

in

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sist ...

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der

to

will

be

won

ful..." -

re

sist,

der - ful,"

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'cause

lieve

it

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me,

it's

they

said,

hard -

feels

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won

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der

- ful!

think

I'm

won

der

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look

who's

won

hick,

who

I -

to

won

der

der

build

ful

road

town

of

of

ye1

said,

ful:

this

"It

might

green... -

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corn - fed

brick!"

be

and

keen -

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man's

called

rich

man's

one

trai - tor

thief

cru - sad

or

or

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phi

or

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ruth

lib

- er

tor;

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thro - pist.

less

in

- vad - er?

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all

in

These are

we

which

pre - cious

la

few

at

be1

ease -

is

with

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to

mor - a1

per -

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act

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der

ful

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am

won

der

ful ...-

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fact:

it's

so

much

who

name!

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with

am,

my

it's

help,

part

you

can

of

be

my

the

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pha - ba ...
you know ...

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cel - e

brat - ed

are the

re

ha

bil

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cel - e - bra - tion

through- out

tat

be

such

that's

Oz

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all

to

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der

with

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you!

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ful, -

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call

you

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ful"

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it

sound

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won

won

der - ful?

der

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me,

ful

it's

fun!

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it

When

one !

you're

When you

be

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AS LONG AS YOU'RE MINE

Music and Lyrics by
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ

With quiet passion

Cm

A ~ / C Cm7(no5)

B~IC

3
With pedal

Bb/c

cm

~m

m3fr

xm3fr

ELPHABA:
Y

Kiss

me too

fierce

P'"
hold me too

tight,

I needhelp be

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liev

ing

you're

My

me.

with me

wild - est

ly - ing

to - night.

dream

be

could not fore - see

ings

side

with you want - ing

YOU

Just

for

this

rno

ment,

As long

as you're

I've lost

mine,

all

re

-3-

and crossed some

And

if

it

turns

out

bor

it's

der

o - ver too
-3-

fast,

subito p

I'll

make

line. -

ev

'ry

last

mo

- ment

last

as long

you're-

May

as

be I'm

but you've got

brain

me

less,

see

ing

may - be

I'm

through

wise,

dif - fer - ent

eyes.

Some - how I've

un - der your

CIG

Am

feel

spell,

Dm

ing

and some-how I'm

CIF

it's "up" that

mo

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/

ment,

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fell ...

ELPHABA: EV - er - y

fall -

cresc.

As long

as

you're-

IV

and

for -

lost -

time ... -

Say there's no

fu -

make up

ture

for

us

as

pair...

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E:

And - though

may

know

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-

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C/G

F5/G
-

Just

as long
7

as you're
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for

this

mine,

come be

how you
-

want -

to,

and

see how

bright -

we

un - ti1

it

shine.

Eli!
or - row

the

moon

- light

is

rn

P
1

be'

through,

And -

cresc. poco a poco

know

I'll

be

here

hold - ing

as ling

as

mine...

you're

rit.

NO GOOD DEED
Music and Lyrics by
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ

Moderato, with intensity

Bm7(add4)

No

AID

good

No

act

deed

of

goes

char - i - ty -

un

goes

pun- ished -

un

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re

- sent - ed

No

creed.

good

led

goes

deed

un

pun-ished -

My road

where such

good

roads

a1

deed

ways-

That's

of

my

new

good in - ten - tions

lead.

goes

un -

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pun - ished...

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ro!!

One

ques - tion haunts

Was 1 real - ly

and

seek - ing good

hurts,

too

or

just

much,

too much to

seek-ing at - T'ten- tion?

men - tion:

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Is

that all

Bsus

good deeds are when

Emaj7/G#

looked at

with an ice

A(add9)

cold - eye?

csus

~m

If

that's

all

good deeds

CSUS~

may - be

are,

that's -

the

rea - son

A tempo
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pun -ished -

All

help - ful urg

es

should

be

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cum - vent - ed -

cir

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good

goes

deed

un -

pun -ished -

what

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did ...

well - meant

All

right,

e - nough-

SO

be

it!

I meant well -

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look

at

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then ...

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Oz

all

be

a - greed: -

poco rit.

I'm

wick - ed

through and

through; since

II

can - not -

suc - ceed,

poco accel.

A tempo
Em

Fi

- ye - ro,

sav - ing

you,

prom - ise

no

good

deed

will

gain. ..

do

at - tempt -

to

do

a -

gain,

No

good

deed

gain!

will

FOR GOOD
Music and Lyrics by
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
Note: Whenper$ormed as a solo, sing the top melody line throughout.

Tenderly, poco rubato

C5

Fmaj9

F6/9

I've heard it

lives -

1)

coZZa voce

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I '

for

help us most to grow, -

if

we

let

them, -

and we help them in

Fsus2

Well,

I
I

don't

Fm(maj7)

know

if

know I'm who

com - et

am - to - day -

pulled from or

re - turn.

bit

be - lieve

be - cause

as

it

knew

that's

true,-

you ... -

pass - es

Like a

sun, -

like

stream

that

meets

who

can

be-cause I

boul

say -

der

if

I've

half

been

- way - through the

changed

knew you,

for

the

wood,

bet - ter?

But

have been changed

for

A tempo, warmly

good.

It

well

may

that

we

will

nev - er

meet

gain-

in

this

FsuB

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Em7

F6/9

learned

D/F #

Am7

hand - print

you'll

Gsus

on

And

now

you

wind

off

the

what - ev - er

have

sea, -

way -

re - writ - ten

our

stor

mine-

like

ies -

by

seed

dropped -

end, -

be

by

ing

sky

my

bird-

friend ... -

changed

dis

for

tant

the

who

bet - ter?

But

can

say-

be - cause

if

knew

I've - been

you ...

Piu mosso
F5

Dm7(add4)

Be-cause I knew you ...

clear

the

air,

C/F

have been

ask

Fm9

changed-

for - give - ness

good ...

for

for

the things I've

id just

done-

to

you

II

blame

blame-

to

for. -

share, -

But

and

then,

guess -

none of

it

seems

to

none of

it

seems

to

we

mat - ter

know there's

a n - y -

ELPHABA:

and

more...

mat - ter

a n - y -

Like

ship-

blown-

from its

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half - way - through the

bird

in

the

C/E

wood,

wood, -

FsuB

Who can

say

if

I've been

Who can

say

if

I've been

dim.

senza rit.

FsuB

changed

for

the bet - ter?

do

be - lieve -

have been

cha;ged

for

the

changed

for

the bet - ter?

do

be - lieve -

have been

changed

for

the

bet- ter...

Be-cause I knew you ...

II

rit. poco a poco

4-4

Fsus2

C/E

Be-cause

Drn7(no5)

CIF

changed

knew you ...

have been

Gsus

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r

I
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