93 Million Miles Away from "Powers of Ten"

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[Melody & Harmony]
Allegro
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= 156
         by David Haines 1999
(originally from "Granny Galactica"

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4
    
  
4
4
   

          
  
   
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                  


                 
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  
   
Nine - ty - three mil - li - on


     
Nine - ty three mil - li - on


                     

   
            
 
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              
miles a - way That's how far the sun's a - way that gives us light and warms the day

  
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         
miles a - way That's how far the sun's a ~ ~ way

                      

                

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        
Nine-ty three mil - li - on miles or so, that ain't a long way ~ for the

                 
  
Nine-ty three mil - li - on miles or so, that ain't a long way ~ for the

            

         
                
 
   
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          
light to go Rid - ing on a light beam if we could it
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        
light
 
to go
 Ri - ding on a light
 
beam if
 
we could

it

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            
          
              
  
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          
would - n't take us ve - ry long Ri - ding on a light beam

                
would - n't take us so ve - ry long Ri - ding on a light ~ beam ~

                         
            

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we'd be there by the time we'd fin - ished sing- ing this song if we took it slow - ly...

                    
we'd be there by the time we'd fin - ished sing- ing this song if we took it slow - ly...
Ritentuo.................................

                 


              
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        
   
Nine - ty - three mil - li - on miles a - way

             
Nine - ty three mil - li - on miles a - way

   A tempo
             

        

      
    
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  
             
That's how far the sun's a - way thatgives us light and warms the day Nine-ty three mil- li - on

 
3

          
That's how far the sun's a~ ~ way Nine-ty three mil- li - on

                      


   

    
  
     
   

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             
miles or so, that ain't a long way ~ for the light to go

           
       
miles or so, that ain't a long way ~ for the light to go

                  

  
                

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 
               
If the sun went out we'd not last long, we could-n't live with - out its glow

          
If the
 
sun went
   
out we'd not last long we could-n't live with - out

                   
   
              
            
  37
  
but that is - n't ve - ry like - ly 'cause the sun's quite young, it's got a

                 
its warm glow Is - n't ve - ry like - ly 'cause the sun's quite young, it's got an -

      
 
 
         
 
              

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        
oth - er six bil - li - on years or so to go...

                
oth - er six bil - li - on years or so to go

                

 

                   
    
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              
Nine - ty - three mil - li - on miles a - way That's how far the sun's a - way that

               
Nine - ty three mil - li - on miles a - way That's how far the

     
              

 


            
  
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                  
gives us light and warms the day Nine- ty three mil - li - on miles or so, that

     
3
           
sun's a ~ ~ way Nine- ty three mil - li - on miles or so, that

   
            
      
 
                  

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ain't a long way ~ for the light to go Is it waves? Is it par - ti - cles? No -

                     
ain't a long way ~ for the light to go Is it waves? Is it par - ti - cles? No

          

  
     
                
 
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             
bo - dy quite knows, it's the ul - ti - mate speed li - mit an - y - thing can go, at a

                 
bo - dy quite knows, it's the ul - ti - mate speed li - mit an - y - thing can go, at a

       
        
      
             
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               
mil- li - on miles ev' - ry five se - conds, no, it ain't a long way ~ for the

                
mil- li - on miles ev' - ry five se - conds, no, it ain't a long way ~ for the

    
  
 
 
  
 
   
             
 


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go to go to go, go
    
to go to go
light to

                 
light to go to go to go, go to go to go,

     
          
  

               
 
               
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go to go to go go to go to go go

               
go to go to go, go to go to go go

   
         
     

   
             

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