1

I HOPE I GET
from A CHORUS LINE
IT
Music by MARVIN HAMLISCH
Lyric by EDWARD KLEBAN

E A7sus
Moderately

 
µ
         
ZACH:


A - gain! Step, kick, kick, leap,

   
       
               
       
ff
   
mf
        
              
       

Em7[add4] A7sus Em(maj7)

5fr

    

        


kick, touch. A - gain! Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch. A - gain!

              

 
  
           
           

A7sus Em7[add4] A7sus

5fr

        

    
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch. A - gain! Step, kick, kick, leap,

                   

       

 
                 
                 

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All Rights for EDWARD KLEBAN Controlled by WREN MUSIC CO.
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Em(maj7) Em9 A7sus Em7

                
kick, touch. Right! That con - nects with turn, turn, out, in, touch, step,

    






            

  
                
               
A7sus Em(maj7) Em9 A7sus Em7[add4]

      
5fr

               
step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch. Got it? Go - ing on and turn, turn, touch, down, back, step.

              
            
  
             
                
                        
Am7[add4] Am9 Bm7/A

     
3fr 5fr

    
piv - ot, step, walk, walk, walk. Right! Let’s do the whole combination facing away from the mirror.

    

         
        














  
                      
                    
Am9 A Em7[add4]/A


5fr 5fr
µ
      
From the top! 5, 6, 7, 8!

                 
                   

 
f

                  
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 Runhart
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A/B Em(maj7) A/C# Em7[add4]/C# A/D# Em(maj7)
5fr

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

                    
         
                             

Am7 B/A Bb/A

        
                       
                        

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

Em7 Em(maj7)

µ µ µ

                      
                    
Drum solo
       
         
                    
                   

Dm7[add4]


3fr

              
ALL:

God, I hope I get it, I hope I get it.

 





         
         
f
  
simile

         
      
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C#m9 Dm7[add4]
3fr

     
BOYS:How man - y peo - ple does he need?
 
                   
How man - y peo - ple does he need? GIRLS: God, I hope I get it.

             
           
            
   
C#m9

       
GIRLS: How man - y boys, how man - y…

              
ALL:

  
I hope I get it. How man - y boys, how man - y BOYS:girls?

            
         
            
    
Dm7 C#m9 Dm7 Dm9 C/E
3fr


µ µ


ALL:
       
               
      
Look at all the peo - ple! …At all the peo - ple. How man - y peo - ple does he

 

 
 
   
                 
                 


mf
       
     
Fmaj7 C/G Am7 Bm7b5 Gbmaj9 Gb
3fr

          
            
    
TRICIA:
    
need? How man - y boys? How man - y girls? How man - y peo - ple does he…? I real - ly

          
     
  
          
 


p
   
    
     
 
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Db9/Gb Db7/Gb Db7sus Db7 Gbmaj9 Gb Db/F Ebm Dbmaj9
4fr 4fr 3fr 6fr 3fr


          
  
    
need this job. Please, God, I need this job. I’ve got to

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

              
  
Brightly, in 1
Cbmaj7 Ebm7/Db Gm

  
      
4fr 3fr

  
get this job! ZACH: Stage left, boys.

   
    



  

 
mf
             
        



     
Let’s do the ballet combination. First group of girls, Second group follow.

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

Gm D+


3fr

         
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

     
   
   

 

 
 
  
   

f
         
    
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Gm D7 Gm Eb7

     
3fr 3fr

 

        
  
         
    
     
          

   
 

D7 G7 Cm Ab D7

       
3fr 4fr

       

 
   
      
mf

          
  
 
Cm Gm D Gm Am
3fr 3fr 3fr

     
     
8va 8va

       
                




  
 
 
   
           

     
E+ Am7 E+ Am E7 Am

             
            
          
 
  
 

 
 
  

  

          

F7 E7 A7 Dm Bbmaj7

         
      
           
         

       

           
        
 
Sheet Music Plus Order 5519359828. 1 copy purchased by Melissa Runhart on Mar 22, 2022.
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E F6 Am/E E7 Am

 
      
        
                  

R.H.

        
              

   

Dm7[add4] C#m9
3fr

               
ALL:

        
God, I real - ly blew it! I real - ly blew it. How could I do a thing like


             
          
   
f
         
    

Dm7 C#m9 Dm7

     
µ µ

BOYS: How could I do a thing like…

                


ALL:
     
that? Now I’ll nev - er make it. I’ll nev - er make it!


                   
          
mf
            
     
Dm9 C/E Fmaj7 C/G Am7 Bm7b5


3fr

       
     
                         
He does - n’t like the way I look. He does - n’t like the way I dance. He does - n’t like the way I…
        
   
                         

 
     
 Sheet Music Plus Order 5519359828. 1 copy purchased by Melissa Runhart on Mar 22, 2022.
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Funky
Am7 Fmaj7

  
                 

 

         
(Organ)

  
                
   
       
 
f
     
                
 
D Am B/A

 
      
         
 
   
     
 
   

    
(Trumpets)

   
               
                     
         
        
                 
Bb/A Em7[add4] Em(maj7)
5fr

                 
µ µ
      
    
     


                      
  



 
 
 
 

              

 
ff
         
        
Am Am/G Am/F E7

         
ZACH: Alright, let me see the boys. The whole group. Ready, 5, 6, 7, 8!

           
8va
    
             
    
pp ff
 
        
  
Sheet Music Plus Order 5519359828. 1 copy purchased by Melissa Runhart on Mar 22, 2022.
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Am7 Fmaj7

 
        
 
        
         

 
(Organ)

  
              
        
    
        
f
     
                
  

D Am B/A

              
                
    
(Trumpets)

   
               
                    
         
        
                   
Bb/A Em7[add4] Em(maj7)
5fr

                 
µ µ
   




      
  

  

 

                        
                      

 
ff
         
       
Am Am/G E7

       
 
ZACH: Okay, girls. 5, 6, 7, 8!

       
8va
             
     
pp ff
  
     
 
Sheet Music Plus Order 5519359828. 1 copy purchased by Melissa Runhart on Mar 22, 2022.
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Am7 Fmaj7

                             
  
(Tutti)


                
                          
     
                
  

D Am B/A

          
             
            
   

   
               
                    
         

       
                   
Bb/A Em7[add4] A[add2]
5fr

     
µ
   
  
ALL:
   
 
    
I real - ly
               

 


 
 







           


mp

      

         
               

E7/A D/E E[add2] A[add2] A E/G# F#m C#m7/E

        
      
 
need this job. Please God, I need this job. I’ve got to

       
     






 
 
  
  
      
     
 
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Dmaj7 D[add2]/E Dm7[add4]

    
3fr

      
get this job.

   
    
            
       
 f
    
          
       

C#m9

            
GROUP (Almost whispered):
     
   
God, I think I’ve got it. I think I’ve got it. I knew he liked me all the

            
          
  
p
         
    
C#m9/F# Dm9
3fr

MAGGIE: What’s com - ing

       
      
time. OTHERS: Still, it is - n’t o - ver.

        

     




    
pp f
         
   
 
C#m9

next? MIKE: What hap - pens now?

        
   
           
  GIRLS:
It is - n’t o - ver. I can’t i - mag - ine what he wants. I can’t i - mag - ine what he…

            
         
         

   
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Dm7 C#m9 Dm7 Dm9 C/E
3fr
µ µ
 
       
ALL:

               
      
God, I hope I get it! I hope I get it. I’ve come this far, but e - ven

 
                      
                    
 

mf cresc. poco a poco
       
     
Fmaj7 C/G Am9 Bm7b5 A[add2] A

               
5fr

                  
ALL:


so, it could be yes, it could be no. How man - y peo - ple does he…? I real - ly
              
                 
 
  
f

    
D/A E7/A D/A E7/A A[add2] A

UNDERSTUDIES:
 
Myun - em - ploy - ment is gone,
     
I knew I had it from the

               
    
 
need this job.

OTHERS: Please, God, I need this job.

   
  
   
    
  
E/G# F#m C#m7/E Dmaj7 Dmaj9/E A[add#4]

    
start.

    
 

ALL:
  
I’ve got to get this show.

     

 

      
 
  
rall. a tempo

  
           
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A[add#4] A[add#4] A[add#4]

 µ

µ

µ

µ


   
    
            

    

 

 

 
   
   
A little slower
A E7/A A Bm7/A

   
   
PAUL:
   
Who am I an - y - way?

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

     
mp

G#m7b5 C#7sus C#7 F#m F#m/E

 
4fr

       
   
Am I my ré - su - mé? That is a

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

     

D#m7b5 A Bm7/A E7/G#

 
6fr

        

pic - ture of a per - son I don’t know.

             
      



     
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A[add2] A Bm7/A G#m7b5

        
    
What does he want from me? What should I

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

C#7sus C#7 F#m F#m/E Dmaj7

 
4fr

        
   
try to be? So man - y fac - es all a -

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

   
 



A/E C#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7

      
4fr 4fr

 
    
round, and here we go. I need this job. Oh

                  
  
 
  
 
 



Bm7[add4] E7sus E7 A[add2]

  
      
God, I need this show.

  


      
 
  
   
 


  
rall. 
   
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