THE VELVETEEN RABBIT

FULL SCORE

JOHN PAUL SHARP

01 I!m So Bored Ellie

02 Welcome to the Nursery! Tugboat,
Mechanical Toys, Timothy the Lion,
Skinhorse
03 It Lasts for Always Skinhorse, Rabbit
04 Tidy Up! Nana, Boy
05 Goodnight Boy, Rabbit
06 Oh, My Goodness! Nana
07 It Lasts for Always (Reprise) Rabbit
08 The Bunny Hip-Hop The Bunnies
09 Goodnight (Reprise) Rabbit, Boy
10 Remembering Rabbit
12 We Are Real Fairy, Rabbit

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 I'm So Bored John Paul Sharp

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now.
now.

I'm so bored, no - thing can help mo - vies, games and toys don't help

None of my friends are a - round they have all gone out of town.
Give me laugh - ter, give me tears, I want dra - ma! Cheers and jeers!

Sure - ly, there is some - thing that can keep me sa - tis - fied for
I am left here by my - self to try and pass the time for

Sure - ly, there is some - thing I can do to pass the time for

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now to pass the time right now a - ny - thing would be just fine right now would you

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help me pass the time right now?

 Welcome to the Nursery! John Paul Sharp

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MODEL TUGBOAT

I'm the tug - boat, you might re - mem ber me, I'm the one

MECHANICAL TOYS (WITH SKINHORSE JOINING CHORUS)

TIMOTHY THE LION

C Drone (bagpipes)

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who car - ried Bon - nie right o - ver the sea, you'll come to know how im - por - tant I

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can be let me show you a - round and be the first to tell you

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Wel - come to the Nur - ser - y Wel - come to the fa - mi - ly

Wel-come to the Nur - ser - y

Wel - come to the fa - mi - ly can we get a

Wel-come to the Nur - ser

- y Wel - come to the fa - mi - ly can we get a

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toot! toot! toot! toot! toot! toot! toot! toot!

can we get a can we get a can we get a

can we get a can we get a can we get a

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Oh, look. I'ts a rab - bit. At - least that's what they say. At first, it seemed like

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gar

- bage, but I guess it's here to stay. We're so bored with e -

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v'ry one

so be - hind the times but we try to be kind so let us say you're

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I hope you like to dance I hope you like to sing I hope you like to do - si - do a - round a ro - sie ring

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I love to smile I love to love! I love to laugh, a - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha - ha!

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Wel - come to the Nur - ser - y Wel - come to the fa - mi - ly toot! toot!

Wel-come to the Nur - ser - y

Wel - come to the fa - mi - ly can we get a can we get a

Wel-come to the Nur - ser - y

Wel - come to the fa - mi - ly can we get a can we get a

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toot! toot! toot! toot! toot! toot! Wel - come to the Nur - ser - y

can we get a can we get a Wel - come to the Nur - ser - y

can we get a can we get a Wel - come to the Nur - ser - y

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Wel - come to the fa - mi - ly toot! toot!

Wel - come to the fa - mi - ly can we get a

Wel - come

to the fa - mi - ly can we get a can we get a

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toot! toot! toot! toot! toot! toot!

can we get a can we get a can we get a

can we get a can we get a

 It Lasts for Always John Paul Sharp

Country Ballad q = 70

G 3 B./F# B0/F

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It's not how you're made, it's more a thing that hap - pens to you,

Boy: What is real? Does it mean

having things that buzz inside
you and a stick-out handle?

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5 C 3
C. B A. G7 B A. G7 B A. G7

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when a child loves you for a long, long, time - not just for play, but real - ly loves you - then you be -come real!

BOY: Does it hurt?

10 G B./F# B0/F C C. B A. G7

3 3 3

but when you'rereal, you ne - ver mind. it takes a long, long, time THat's why you

Boy: Does it happen

S.H.: Sometimes, all at once? or bit by bit?


3 3 3






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bet - ter hope you're stur - dy. You need to last! You'll love your hair off

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18 D G F#0 F B F B B0 C F

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Drop your eyes out lose your joints and get shab -by but it don't mat ter,

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once you are real, you can't be ug - ly to those who un der -stand. a' ma - ny years a -go a

BOY: I suppose S.H.: The Boy's Uncle

you're real? Made me real ...

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long time past but once you are real you can't be un - real e -ver a gain!

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It lasts for al ways! It lasts for al3 - - ways!

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John Paul Sharp
Upbeat Jazz Tidy Up! John Paul Sharp
Swing q = 200

Soprano Solo
Boy: Nana, can you help me find my China Dog?
Nana: (sighs) OK, But we have to hurry 'cause
I have a really hot date tonight and I have to
Get out of here! Listen up while we clean:


Piano

Electric Bass Guitar riffs on C & G throughout the song, starting on M. 5

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S. Solo


There will come a day when na - na won't be here to help

Pno.



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S. Solo
You have got to learn to ti - dy up and help your - self!

Pno.





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S. Solo

When you keep it clean you'll find that life is not so hard

Pno.

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S. Solo
You can do it on your own! Ti - dy up! Ti - dy up!

Pno.

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S. Solo




If you're a - ny - thing like me, the mess can stress you out.

Pno.

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S. Solo

It's a won - der you can find your stuff when your stuff is strewn a- bout!

Pno.

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S. Solo
If you clean it up your- self you can re - mem - ber where it is, in -

Pno.



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S. Solo




stead of as - king na - na, al - ways, where it is! Ti - dy up!

Pno.

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S. Solo







Ti - dy up! Ti - dy up! Ti - dy up! Ti -

Pno.

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S. Solo




dy Up, yeah! NANA: Woo!!

Pno.

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S. Solo
NANA: Hey! NANA: Woo!! NANA: Hey!

Pno.

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S. Solo
NANA: Ok, now everybody, I'm gonna' need your help for this next part:



Pno.

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S. Solo

NANA: When I say "TIDY" you say "UP" READY?

Pno.

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S. Solo
"TI - Dy!" "UP!" "Ti - DY!" "UP!" "Ti - Dy!" "UP!" "TI - Dy!" "UP!"

Pno.


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S. Solo
"Ti - DY!" "UP!" "Ti - Dy!" "UP!" "TI - Dy!" "UP!" "Ti - DY!" "UP!"





Pno.

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S. Solo

And
NANA: Yeah, You Got It!



Pno.

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S. Solo
you don't e - ven need my help!

Pno.

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S. Solo

NANA: Yeah! NANA: TIDY Up.

Pno.

John Paul Sharp Goodnight John Paul Sharp
Waltz q = 90

BOY


RABBIT

Piano

9

Boy
Gosh,what a day we had to - ge - ther I can't be - lieve it's al - rea - dy night!
Rabbit


Pno.

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Boy

Now we must sleep and dream of the fu - ture, just you and me for all time
Rabbit


Pno.

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Boy


Rabbit
This is all new I can't ex - plain it




Pno.

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Boy


Rabbit
fee - lings of love in my heart

Pno.

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Boy


Rabbit
I want to be in your warm hands for - e - ver please, ne - ver let me go!




Pno.

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Boy
Let's make a pact ne - ver to leave one's side

Rabbit
Let's make a pact ne - ver to to leave one's side

Pno.

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Boy
We will have ma - - ny ad - ven - tures but un -

Rabbit
We will have ma - ny ad - ven - tures but un -

Pno.

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Boy
til then good - night, my friend.

Rabbit
til then good - night, my friend.

Pno.

 Oh, My Goodness! John Paul Sharp

Over the Top! q = 120


I'm not a - fraid of much of a - ny thing, a - ny thing that I can see is fine

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with me it's when I'm in the dark that I lose con - trol I

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lose a - hold of re - a - li - ty see - ing things I should not see

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hear - ing things that are strange to me hear - ing things that are strange to me!

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Oh, My Good - ness, my i - ma - gi - na - tion's got the

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best of me I'm so sil - ly, sha - king in my boots but it's so sca - ry

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out! doo doot doo doot doot doot doot doot

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My mo - ther al - ways told me not to be a- fraid of what's un - known.

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but I can't help to won der what is out there and is it safe to be a - lone in the dark

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all by my self loo - kin' a - round. I shouldhave some help here, I don't like this one

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bit at all not one bit at all!

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Oh, My Good - ness, my i - ma - gi - na - tion's got the best of me I'm so sil - ly, sha

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- king in my boots but it's so sca - - ry

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out! doo doot doo doot doot doot doot doot

John Paul Sharp It Lasts For Always (Reprise) John Paul Sharp
Straight q = 70

Rabbit



Piano

6

G
3 B./F#

B0/F


3
Rabbit
It's not how you're made, it's more a thing that hap - pens to you


Pno.

8 C C. B A. G7 B A. G7
3 3

3

3
Rabbit
when a child loves you for a long, long, time, not just for play but real - ly loves you

Pno.

11 B A. G

Rabbit
then you be - come real!

Pno.


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John Paul Sharp The Bunny Hip-Hop John Paul Sharp
Hip-Hop/Rap q = 95

Rabbit 2
R2: "No fake bunnies in Two Two


our crib, that's right, yeah!
Rabbit 1
R1: "Yeah, This one goes out One One Yo, I'm
to all those *REAL* rabbits


out there
Rabbit 3

Three

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Piano

R2

and I'm rab - bit two!
R1


rab - bit one there's a

R3
And I'm rab - bit three and we bring good news

Pno.

R2


To get off your back feet and hip - hop to the beat!
R1



new dance there's a new chance
R3




Pno.

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R2

R1
get up and get up and get your- self rea - dy to

R3

not to wor - ry, we'll show you how,but first


Pno.

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R2
getyourgroove on,it'stime to dance! Oh,

R1
Dothebun-ny hip-hop dothebun-ny hip

R3
3
andhere's howyoudo itwith a bit 'o' class!
Dothebun-ny hip-hop dothebun-ny hip

Pno.

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R2
do the bun - ny hip - hop

R1
hop - hip - hop - hip - hop - to - the hop - hip all the bun - nies don't stop, all the bun - nies don't

R3

hop - hip - hop - hip - hop - to - the hop - hip all the bun - nies don't stop, all the bun - nies don't






Pno.

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R2

R1


stop'cause when you're real, that's all you got!
R3

stop'cause when you're real, that's all you got! Well if you

Pno.

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R2

We're a - bout to show you how to do all the moves! Now,

R1


Now,

R3


get con - fused, don't get the blues, Now,

Pno.

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R2
slide to the left and slide to the right

R1
slide to the left and slide to the right and

R3

slide to the left

and slide to the right


Pno.

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R2

and get heal - thy,get hap - py, get your
R1



hip - hip - hip - pet - ty hop - hop - hop and let your trou - bles drop
R3

Pno.

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R2

bones in a shake

R1



it's
R3

and let your right foot quake, let e' - vry one know you got some - thin' to say!

Pno.

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R2

and if you don't quite get it,don't be a - shamed
R1


ea - sy to do once you get the hang
R3

we're gon - na'


Pno.

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R2
e - ven if you must stay still, you can sing a - long!

R1


e - ven if you must stay still, you can sing a - long!

R3
do it a - gain, so get your

game - face on! e - ven if you must stay still, you can sing a - long!


Pno.

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R2
Oh, do the bun - ny hip -

R1





Do the bun - ny hip - hop do the bun - ny hip - hop - hip - hop - hip - hop - to - the hop - hip

R3

Do the bun - ny hip - hop do the bun - ny hip - hop - hip - hop - hip - hop - to - the hop - hip



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R2

hop

R1


all the bun - nies don't stop, all the bun -nies don't stop 'cause when you're real,that's all you got!
R3


all the bun - nies don't stop, all the bun -nies don't stop 'cause when you're real,that's all you got!



Pno.

John Paul Sharp Goodnight (Reprise) John Paul Sharp
Sluggish q = 70

Rabbit
I don't

Boy



Piano

7

Rabbit
know what hap - pened, but I hope that you're o - kay... if you

Boy



Pno.

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Rabbit
need me I'll be by your side for - e - ver, my friend. Good -

Boy
I am

Pno.



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Rabbit
night, my

Boy
scared I don't feel so good I need rest to get







Pno.

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Rabbit
friend.

Boy
bet - ter soon so good - night, my friend.

Pno.


John Paul Sharp Remembering John Paul Sharp
Soulful Rock q = 70

Rabbit

Piano/
Chinese

VAMP THroughout

Mandolin

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Rabbit
I can - not be - lieve that this is hap-pe - ning to me thrown out to be burned!

Pno./
CM

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Rabbit
Isthis all a dream? or is this real - ly hap - pe - ning? Do I real - ly be - long in a

Pno./
CM



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Rabbit
junk pile? wai - ting to dis -ap - pear I could just...

Pno./
CM



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Rabbit
I re - mem - ber days play - ing inthe gar- den witha

Pno./
CM

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Rabbit
boy who gave his love to me and I re - mem - ber days, the skin - horse

Pno./
CM

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Rabbit
rock - in' back 'n' forth. and my friends at the nurs - u - ry

Pno./
CM

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Rabbit
I re - mem - ber days when I was hap - py I could just

Pno./
CM



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Rabbit
cry

I could just

Pno./
CM

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Rabbit
cry I could just

Pno./
CM

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Rabbit
cry!

Pno./


CM

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Rabbit
I could just cry...

Pno./
CM




John Paul Sharp We Are Real John Paul Sharp
Emotional q = 80



Fairy
You'll have to leave this place soo - ner or la - ter

Treble Solo

Piano

6

Tr. Solo
And that's o - kay you've had ter - rif- fic ad - ven - tures
Tr. Solo




Pno.

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Tr. Solo
I know it's hard not to feel sad lo -sing your loved ones
Tr. Solo

Pno.

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Tr. Solo
but lis - ten it's not all that bad just watch me
Tr. Solo

Pno.

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Tr. Solo
dance
Tr. Solo

Pno.

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Tr. Solo

Tr. Solo

Pno.

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1.

2.

Tr. Solo

Tr. Solo

Pno.

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Tr. Solo


don't que - stion if you are real you know the an - swer
Tr. Solo

Pno.

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Tr. Solo
one lit - tle boy that I know will ne - ver for - get you! so let's say good
Tr. Solo

Pno.


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Tr. Solo


bye

and we'll do it in
style
Tr. Solo
I'll ne - ver for -get you my dear friend, the lit - tle boy


Pno.

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Tr. Solo
take my hand

Tr. Solo

Pno.

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Tr. Solo
and we'll just fly

Tr. Solo
I love you I'll al - ways be in your heart


Pno.

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Tr. Solo
right out - ta here

Tr. Solo

Pno.

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Tr. Solo


no - thin' to fear just you and me

Tr. Solo
I might feel sad, I might be scared

Pno.

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Tr. Solo
'cause we are real right out - ta here

Tr. Solo
but that's 'cause I'm real!

Pno.

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Tr. Solo


no - thin' to fear just you and me

Tr. Solo
I think I'm rea - dy I think I'm rea - dy

Pno.

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Tr. Solo
'cause we are real 'cause we can

Tr. Solo
I know I'm rea - dy 'cause we are real 'cause we can

Pno.

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Tr. Solo
feel

Tr. Solo

feel.




Pno.