Ah,

But Underneath
Stephen Sondheim

   
    


Moderately (swing eighths)

       
Voice


           
    
                  

            


 
Piano

  
3

  

          
4


VW:


Vo.

        
              
Ne ver judge a book by its cov er. The

        

       
            
Pno.

 
3


         
7

 


Vo.

         
thing that counts is what's in side.


      
  
    
        
    
Pno.

   
      
2


       
 


9

Vo.


Nev er judge a la dy by her lov er. It

         
         
3

    
3

             

Pno.


                 
11


Vo.


is n't a re li a ble guide. The

  
       
   

       
      
Pno.

   
       
   
13


Vo.

    
     
la dy may de cide her ob li ga tions Are

  
    
   
   
  
Pno.


         
3

  
       
15
colla voce

  


Vo.

   
mere ly to re flect his ex pect a tions, If his i dea of ec sta sy's to

      
  
   
         
     
Pno.

 

        
    
18
rall.


   
Vo.



see what he ex pects to see, Well, ig no rance is bliss. But

   
    
   
          
    
Pno.

   


   
    
20


A tempo


Vo.

         
      

think of what he'll miss.

 

     
3 3 3 3

        


 
Pno. 

   
3 3 3

 3
 
4

   



22

        
Vo.


             
     
               

     
  3
  3   3    3 
3

   
3

           
Pno.

  
3 33 3


3 3

3
 3
 3


      
   


      
25

 
3 Smoothly 3 3


Vo.

          
She was smart, tart, Dry as a mar ti ni


      
       
 

         
  
  
              
Pno.





3

3   

  3  3  
        
 
  
28

 
3 3


Vo.

  
    
Ah, but un der neath... She was all heart, Some

     
    
 
        
Pno.

  
  3 

5

           
    
31 3 3


Vo.



thing by Puc ci ni... Ah, but un der neath In the

         
      
    
 
 
           
Pno. 

  

      
       


34

Vo.

  
               
depths of her in ter i or were fears she

        
        
       


  
Pno.

      
     


     
           


37

Vo.


was in fer i or, And some thing ev en ee ri er But

            

 
  
              
 
  
Pno.

       

       
6

  
             
40


3 3


3 3 3 3 3
Vo.


    
no one dared to quer y 'er su per i or ex ter i or.

   
  
      
 
Pno.

 


  

   



42
Alternate 4 Bar Break

         
Vo.

        
                
    
3

 3

  3  
3

   
3

          
Pno. 

     
3 3 3 3


3 3

3
 3
 3


 
      
45

   


3 Original 2 Bar Break 3

    
Vo.

           
        
   
She was She was

 
3


      3 
        
        
 3 3

    
3

     
Pno.

      
3

 3
 
7

          
            
48
3 3 3
Vo.


 
chic, sleek, an y thing in fash ion. That was just a shell

 
          
              

      


  
Pno.

 
 
 
      

51

  


3
Vo.


        
Take a close peek you could see the pas sion...

 
                  
3 3 3

  
   
              
 
Pno.

        
    
 

  3 


              
54 3 3

Vo.

   
          
That was one as well. To con clude you'd

  
      
 

    


  
Pno. 

     
  
  
8

        
    
 
57


Vo.

 
               
soon dis cov er the se cret of her ap peal Was the

   
     
 
                
  
Pno.

 


              
60

 


Vo.


   
 
won der which lay un der neath, Which she was n't a bout

     
   
 
      
     
       
    
Pno.


   
      
   


63

 
                  
Vo.

       
       
to re veal...

 3
  
 3  
3 3 3 3

    
3

       
Pno.  3

   
  



65

                       

                       
Vo.

 
    3   3  
      
3 3 3 3 3 3

  
Pno.

    3
    
9

             
67
MEN:
Vo.



She was sly, wry, cool or coy or can did


       
             
 
3

 
           



Pno.

    
3

 
                 
70


NL: 3
Vo.

  
that was her li a bi li ty, the curse of ver sa ti li ty,

         
  
3

       
Pno.

    
3

 MEN:  
            
72 EU:


Vo.

    
 
Smart, shy, what ev er was de mand ed she'd

         
   
   
3


      
     
Pno.

  
3
 
10

                
74
3


Vo.

  
on ly al low a man to see e nough to fan his fan ta sy

    
 
       

 
Pno.

 

 MEN:
          
      
76


She  made   com pli ance in  to   a sci ence,
Vo.

         
                        
                
   
        
   
Pno.




    
    

  
              



80 MS:

     
Vo.

  
        
one of the gi ants loud or lewd or lah di dah dee

  
       
      
        
     
Pno. 

  



  
 
11

          



83

Vo.

 
                      
ev 'ry thing to ev 'ry bo dy

                 
 
              
  
Pno. 

 
cresc. poco a poco

   


 
86

                
             
Vo.

         

    3              
Pno.


   
3


88 poco accel. Faster

             

                  
Vo.

          

  
  
3 3

        


  
Pno.

         
3

  

      
3


90 VW:

 
3

          
Vo.

         
            


She was

 
       
             
 


3

 
3
Pno.

      

        3 3
12

    
             
93
33 3


Vo.

 
grand, bland, brave or brisk or brit tle, An y thing re quired.


   
              
  
     
      
Pno. 

 
 
 
      

96

  


3
Vo.


 
Both con cerned and strict ly non com mit tal,

 
                  
3 3 3

  
       
     




Pno.

       
      
  

   
              
(yawns)
99 3 3


3
Vo.


          
And a lit tle tired. She was deft ly

       
  
3


         
   
Pno. 


3
 
  
13

        
    
 
102


MEN:


Vo.

  
def er en tial, Or so they wrote on her wreath. No one

          
 
      
       
      
          
Pno.





  

       
   
+MEN:

 
105
(bump) VW:

  


Vo.

 
ev er glimpsed her po ten tial But when stripped down to

                     

      

              

Pno. 

     

             
   
108


VW: +MEN: (bump, bump)VW:


Vo.


the es sen tial... Mind you, This is con fi den tial...

              
          
   

     
           
Pno.

     
 
14

           

111

 
VW, MEN:


Vo.

      
Way down un der neath... She was...

             
  
 
    
3 3 3 3

       


     
Pno. 


3 3 3

 3

     
 
113


Vo.

                     

She was...

             

     

        
      
  


   
Pno.

    

       
  
116

 


Vo.

     
She was... She was...

        

  
         
          
    3  
         
   
Pno.

  

  
15

               
119

     3 
Vo.


3 3 3 3 3 3
Some times when the wrap pings fall there's noth ing un der neath at all.

 
  

   

Pno.

   

121

Vo.


  
         gliss
   
                       
 
.

     
       g
3 3 

   liss.   
Pno. 

 
3

3
 