WAITING FOR THE MUSIC To BEGIN

WORDS BY JOHN DEMPSEY

Music BY DANA P ROWE

N.C.

cello

Em
Jane:

When I was twelve Fri - day would come, I'd

C#dim7 Bm

go to Miss Pit tro's, ros- in up my bow.

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Bm Em

Stiff as a rail, warm as an ice berg.

C#dim7

Ut - ter pre cis ion; That was sta - tus quo.

Bm

time 1 dal lied with pas sion

I was told to stop it, rein it

 Con-stant - ly in mo - tion, cold and thin.

Ter - ri - fied to know what lay - side her.

Wait ing for the mus

rall

Wait ing for the mus ic...

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piu mosso

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Em Bm/E Bdim/E Em

sharp...
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sharp..

FIE

Oh, for the days when it all seemed so clear.

Stick-ing to the beat. Stay - ing to the tone.

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Em c

Day af - ter week af - ter year. Per-fect - ly in

month af - ter

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time. Per-fect - ly a - lone. But

Am Am/G FIE

what sort of man could lay claim to my soul?

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Half vel? Half Ros si

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Part Shos ko vich and part Who

subp

CIE

knows? Who knows? For

cresc.

Am Am/G

what sort of man would lose all con trol?

FWim/C

Mah - ler esque? Slight - ly Grieg

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CIE B/DÅ Dm7 c

Pep pered with Brahms plus a pinch of Res pi ghi? Here

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goes. Here goes... The

cresc.

Bm

notes on their end less cam paign. The

Cim

chords have turned dark er where once they were plain. The
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re frain! 'The
air's grow ing warm er with

room's get ting hot ter, the sound is sane!

cresc.

Bm Em

the bow ben - ding

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wait ing... for the mus ic... to be

a tempo
C/Bb

- gin...!

Eb/Bb F 7(b5)
Db/Bb

Ah!

C 7(b5 Faug7 F7(b9)

Hah!