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EASY DOES IT

Words and Music by


ROGER HODGSON and RICHARD DAVIES

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And if my thoughts had- wings- I'd be the bird that- sings;-
had t h e t i m e , and time's s o hard t o find,-

I'd fly where love is - n't shy, and ev - 'ry-one is will - ing- t o try.-
- I could be - lieve what- you say, startsend-ing those shad - ows- a - way.-

- And if we - And if you know who- you a r e , you are your own su - per- star,-

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ANOTHER MAN'S WOMAN
Words and hlusic by
ROGER HODCSON and RICHARD DAVIES k
Moderately, in 2 b

You should know if you need- me by


is it me, is it him,- or no

tell me
what will be

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how.
done.-

You saw me in the f i r s t place; well, who'd you think I am?


How 'bout the mess you made- me, or don't you give a damn?
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Yeah, we've been here once be - fore,- I see you by the door;-
A-round and 'round we al - ways go,- first it's yes and then it's no;-

- you send your new


oh, what ev -

Yeah, you know- you j u s t can't lose, all you have to d o is


I'm so help - less. can't- you see, did you cast a spell- on

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love
on
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heart
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I liv - in' o n an -0111 man's land. At night- I hear the hound dog call

I* call - in' me a cheat - in' man.

1- I tell you some-thin', I need good lov - in', but you don't un - der -
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stand. At night- 1 see your can - n o n - ball com - in' t o blow me to the Prom -ised Land. i
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SISTER MOONSHINE

Words and Music by


ROGER HODGSON and RICHARD DAVlES
Moderately, in 2
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Oh, when I was a small boy,-


sto - ry?- 1 wish I'd been a min - stre1,-
oh, if I was a li - on,-

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Oh, but now I'm just a poor boy;-
Oh. I wish I'd been a Gvv - SY.-
round - ed b
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a - b o v e the pair-
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I flv but I know I'm on - ly fool - ,

I said: Hey,

won't you send me - a lit-tle sun?-

I" I said:' Hey, Sis - ter Moon - shine.


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I'm a stran - ger- to ev - 'ry - one.


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Make us all laugh,- make us all cry. Make us all

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I or show us the light;- wellstrike up the mu - sic- and light up the [ I


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- shine. I said: Hey,
POOR BOY

Words and Music by


ROGER HOWSON and RICHARD DAVLES
Moderately

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Can you be - l i e v e me when I say there's

I noth - i n ' I like bet - ter than just to sit- here and talk, with-
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A1 - though I'll rant- and I11 rave

I I can still be hap p y - long as I can


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I- - way too ear - IY iust t o im - p r e s s you with themon-ev t h e y k c made.-
I fools and ail their mon - e\ whenhalf of what t'hev got Cou know they never wili- use.-

same a - bout the wage they're earn - in'. Well, that is not the
- if they think I'm fun - ny. I'm nev - er gon - na
noth - in' if I know- you will be-
a -?-

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right here with me -... We're gon - na state our lone - ly point of view;

I why can't we all af - ford to live like you? This sim - ple life is sim - ply

iid I not e -nough, we have ap -pear -anc - es we must keep up.


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I a1 ways. Na, na, na, don't mind the rain, don't mind snow,-

I don't mind noth-in' if I know- YOU will be-

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TWO OF US
Words and Muaic by
ROGER HODGSON and RICHARD DAMES

Guitar -
Moderately

Look at m e , I'm a speck of sand,- and I'm build - ing dreams- in a


Ev - 'ry t i m e that I'm feel - in' down.- well, they pick me u p and they

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spin me round.- . Tell me, where do we go, tell me, where do we

I care? from here?

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what are we g
When is man gon - na find oqt, when are we gon - na

find out in the wil - der - ness- that this lone - li - ness
fmd out what the u - ni - verse- is just wait - ing to

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Just as long as there's t w o of us, just as long as there's


I hear? f

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t w o of us. I'll car - ry on.- Won't you hold
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A SOAPBOX OPERA

Words and Music by


ROGER HODGSON and RlCHARD DAVlES
Moderately bright Gmaj 7/D
Em

I hear on - ly what I want to hear,


hey there, you t e l l me you're a ho - ly man,
May be, well, t e l l me what I'm liv - ing for,
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but I have t o be - lieve in- some - thing,


but a1 - t h o u g h I am just a be - gin - ner,
'cause I feel like I'm tossed in the mid - dle;

have t o be- lieve just o n e thing. 1 my, Fa - ther Wash-ing - ton, you're
I don't see you as a win -
ner. I my, Sis - ter Rob - i n - son, you're
have you a son to de - liv - er? I my, Fa - ther Wash-ing - ton, you're

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all mixed- up, col - lect - ing sin - ners in an
all washed- up, col - lect - ing tear -drops in a
all mixed- up, col - lect - ing sin - ners in an

old tin- cup. Wholl spare a lis - ten for a


pa - p e r cup. If I could tell you what you
old t i n cup. You tell the chil-dren what they

rest - leo- fool; -


there5 some-thing miss ing when I
need t o know, if I could help you to get
need t o know,

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lead your- rule. Well,
on with the show.

la--- But rath - er than a rea - son, there's a


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smog in my head, makes me feel what YOU

I said just was - n't true. So what am I to

Oh, what is there to do?


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Whoa, whoa,- whoa.

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but will they lis - ten when it's time to- go? Oh,

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cot - lect - ing tear-drops in a pa - per- cup.

I Can some - o n e tell me what I need t o know;

- one help me
I can some to get on with the show?

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AIN'T NOBODY BUT ME

Words and Music by


ROGER HODGSON and RICHARD DAVIES
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I Let me tell you a sto ry that - ' I 1 make you change;-

let me tell you where I'm way out of range.

I It's a - bout a m a n who's cruel and mean,- f ..I'

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I so prom - ise n o t to cause a scene-

Then heav - en help- the ones you love; there's no one needs-the stars a - hove.-

Well, you can run you know he'll find you;


You see. I got a dou-ble dis - P O - si - tion;

3 some-times I'm mean. some-times I'm


You had your warn - ing, you knew the score;
I'm Doc - tor Je - kyll and Mis - ter Hyde;

you got her drunk, and that means war.


an if vnu w a n t to stav a - live.

So why'd you have- to treat me rough;


just give me all- you've got to give.
me gon-na l i e for you, gon-na d i e for you.

I Ain't no fish in the sea gon-na s i g L for you, gon-na

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try- for you, gon-na lie for you, gon-na d i e for you.

die- for you, gon-na s i g h for you, gon-na try- for you, gon-na
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I* lie for you, gon - na die for you.

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I- (Whisper:)(Hush.) Now ba - by, stop your cry-in*. (Oh. y e s ) I know that I've been ly - in'

I" (Hush.) Now ba - by, stop your cry-in' now.


JUST A NORMAL DAY
Words and Music by
ROGER HODCSON and RICHARD DAVIES
Slowly, in 2
Tacet

00,wokeup cry-ing with- a the break of dawn - ing;


Well, I just feel that ev - 'ry minute's wast - ed;

I looked o u t a t the sky.- The air was


my l i f e is un - real.- In an- y

still, yet a l l the loaves were fall - ing , and


I g u e s s I'm j w t not rat - ed , at

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I can you
least-wise,
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that's
l l me
how I
why?-
feel. -
Well, I

I just don't how- the rea - son, I don't know what to say; it just seems-

I a nor-ma1 day. And I've

I got to- live, my own- life- I just can't- spare-the time, 'cause you've got
strangethings on your mind. Ieat a lot, sleep a lot,

pass - ing the time of day; may - be I'll f i n d my-

way.- Who am I kid - ding? Well, yes, it's

just my - self.

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LADY
Words and Muic by
ROGER HODGSON and RICHARD DAVIES

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La - dy,
Mis - ter,

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you corn in"aoss the wa - ter, well, don't you think you
you bet - ter get a move - on, you bet - ter get a

ought_ a be wait - ing a while?


f i x on you bet - ter walk straight.

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Are you act - ing on what your heart has told-you;
I said, La - dy, o h , take me if you want-me;

is noth-ing gon- na h o l d you from fly - ing a w a y ? Ah ha,-


won't youtake me as you find- me? Oh, I'm need-ing your l o v e so bad,-

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fly-ing a way, ah ha, - fly-ing a - way.-
I'm need- ing your love bad, - I'mneed-ing your love.-

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And no
where t o go,- though the road-
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I what you feel. But I can tell that you're not gon- na turn_

well, I can tell that you're not gon - na t u r n back, and don't you

1" how- I'm a tit - tle bit sad?

Oh,, no.
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