Playing His Game

From Death Note: The Musical

Frank Wildhorn

   
  

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Urgent Rock  = 160

          

 
 

                                  

C /D Dm(add2)

       
Dm

sempre staccato

    

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5

        


                                
C /D

               

9 LIGHT:

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 
                   
Time to re think and be gin with a brand new game plan.

 
        
Dm B♭ /D

  
   
  

  

13


  
               
Mar gin for er ror is slim.

                         
Dm
                
2

 
17

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L:

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 
                   
He's on the brink. He can win. I can't use the same plan.

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         
Dm B♭ /D

  
          

21

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         
Time to start think ing like him.

                  

Dm

  
                  
25 LIGHT:

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
L:

   
                                     
What would I do if I got in side his head? Thought like him in stead?

    

Gm

  BOTH: 
                    

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29 LIGHT:

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L:

  
                               
  
Could it be? Pos sib ly? I'll catch him when I look through his eyes

  

  
  
Gm Asus A

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                         
3

 
Half-time Rock Feel

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33

  
      
and see what he sees and then im pro vise un til I can learn what puts him at ease.

   

  
    

 
       


        
Dm(add2) Fmaj7 Gm6 B♭ Am♭6

       
     

                    
    

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37

 
      
   
I'll walk in his shoes as long as it takes 'til deep in my bones I'm sure he is


   
  
 
            
  
Dm Dm(add2) Fmaj7 Gm6 B♭ Am♭6

       
     

            
      
41

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 
  
           
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one and the same as the me who is play ing his

    
    
             
Gm7 A7

             

     

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45

     

game!

  


         
     
Dm B♭maj7

               
       
  
  
4

          


 
49 LIGHT:


 
                  
What does he do late at night when the world is sleep ing?

  
    
          



Dm

             
           
  
          

53


 
              
Does he see pix els, not dreams?

       
     
         
      
B♭ Dm

        
 
 
sick bass riff

             
 
57


L:


 
                    
Hard to be true, al ways right, All that prom ise keep ing.

 
  
          

Dm

             
           
  
           

61


               
Hard er I'm sure than it seems.

    
   
            
   
B♭ Dm

        
   
   
   
5


             
65 LIGHT:


L:


     

                  
How would it be if I saw the world like him? Like a sy no nym...

                
   
  
 
       
Gm Dm(add2)

          
 
  
                          


69 LIGHT:


L: BOTH:

  

                   
Bit by bit. Wit by wit. Catch him I will. I'll mi mic his will

          
  
   
        
Gm Em7♭5 A7 A

           

                     
   
 

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73

  
      
and learn his rou tines and feel the same thrill when e ver my end is served by his means.

    

  
   
           


     
Dm(add2) Fmaj7 Gm6 B♭ Am♭6

       
     
                    
  


77

 
         
I'll walk in his shoes as long as it takes 'til deep in my bones I'm sure he is


   
  
 
            
  
Dm Dm(add2) Fmaj7 Gm6 B♭ Am♭6

       
     
             
6

      
 
81


 
        
    
                 
one and the same as the me who is play ing his game!

         
     
     
       
            
Gm7 A7 Dm Am Dm Dm7

                  

 
                   


87 3 3 3
L: 3

            
             
Stea dy, I must be e ver so care ful. Don't move un til you are


 legato

    
Gm Em7♭5


             
91


3


                 
rea dy. He will be care ful too.

     
     
    
B♭m Asus A

 
                   
95 LIGHT: 3 3 3


3

             
Know it. Al ways stay calm and col lec ted. Don't lose your cool or you'll


             

    
Gm Em7♭5
   
             
7

  
99



3 3 BOTH:

    
           
blow it. Then he will un ra vel you! Get in to his head

     
   

       
B♭m Asus A

       

                         
 
103



            
and un der his skin, the things that he said the food that he likes, the pla ces he's been.

  
     

   


       


    
Dm(add2) Fmaj7 Gm6 B♭ Am♭6

     
    

    
  
                     

 
107


 
       
    
I'll look through his eyes and see what he sees 'til I see the fo rest, not just the trees.

      
         
    
   
Dm Dm(add2) Fmaj7 Gm6 B♭ Am♭6 C(add4)

    
    

                         
       
 
111

  


 
            
I'll mi mic his will and learn his rou tines and feel the same thrill and know what it means.


  
    

           
   
Dm(add2) Fmaj7 Gm6 B♭ Am♭6

   
    
                       
   
8

     
115

  



I'll walk in his shoes as long as it takes 'til deep in my bones I'm sure I am

     
 
     
  
  

             
  
Dm Dm(add2) Fmaj7 Gm6 B♭ Am♭6

       
     

               
    
119

 



win ning my game while I'm say ing

      

        


 

  
      
           
Gm7 A7

               

        
  
124


   
     
3


  
I'm play ing his game!

     
             
 

  
          
   
D5

    
         
