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ASTONISHING

from the Broadway Musical LITTLE WOMEN

Music by JASON HOWLAND


Lyrics by MINDI DICKSTEIN

6 6
FastF m 9 Gm 9
3fr

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6
F m9

JO:

Who is he, who is he with his “Mar - ry me,” with his ring and his

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Gm 9 F m9
3fr

“Mar - ry me”? The nerve, the gall. This is not, not what was

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Gm 13

meant to be. How could he ru - in it all with those two words?

G /A A G /A
4fr

I thought I knew him, thought that he knew me. When did it change, what did I

A (add2) A/B B
4fr

miss? A kiss? When I thought all a - long that

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we were meant to forge fron - tiers. How could I be so

Gm 9 E/F F 6

3fr

wrong? And I need, how I need my

E/F F 6 E/F Gm 9
3fr

sis - ters here. If I can’t share my dreams, what were they for?

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G /A A G /A
4fr

I thought our prom - ise meant that we would nev - er change and nev - er

A (add2) A/B B
4fr

part. I thought to - geth - er we’d a - maze the world! How can I

G sus2

rit.

live my dreams or e - ven start when ev - ’ry - thing has come a -

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sus2
EVery Bm/D E sus2 Bm/D Moderately, freely E
slowly

60 80

-part? I thought home was all I’d

D/F A (add9) /C E/B


4fr

ev - er want, my at - tic all I’d ev - er need. Now

E (add2) Bm 7 A sus2

noth - ing feels the way it was be - fore and I don’t know how to pro -

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C sus C m B A/B B/A G m C m 7(4)


C sus
4fr 4fr 4fr 2fr
4fr

-ceed. I on - ly know I’m meant for some- thing more.

F m 7(4) B sus Moderately C


4fr

N.C.
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I’ve got to know if I can be a - ston - ish - ing.

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F /C A/A A E (add9) D9
4fr

There’s a life that I am meant to lead, a -

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6
A9 E (add9) Am 6 /B E (add9)

-live like noth - ing I have known. I can feel it and it’s

6 6
D9 A9 C m 7(4) E (add9) /B
4fr 2fr

far from here. I’ve got to find it on my own.

B/A G m7 C m 7(4)
4fr 2fr

E - ven now I feel its heat up - on my skin: a life of

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F m 7(4) A/B sus


EEsus E G 7 B/C C m B/A A
4fr 4fr

pas - sion that pulls me from with - in. A life that I am ach - ing to be -

G m7 C m 7(4) F m 7(4) rit. B sus


4fr 2fr

-gin. There must be some-where I can be a -

C F /C C
4fr 4fr

-ston - ish - ing. A - ston - ish - ing..

a tempo

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F /C Amaj 7( 11)
Faster C maj 9
4fr 3fr

100

I’ll find my way, I’ll

F 6( 11)

find it far a -

C maj 9 /E A m 7(4) D m7 G F /G
6fr 4fr

-way. I’ll find it in the un - ex -

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E m7 A m 7(4) D m7 E m7 Amaj 7( 11)

6fr 4fr

-pect - ed and un-known. I’ll find my life in my own way to -

6 /G
F rall. C
4fr

-day. Here I go and there’s no

a tempo

C /A

turn - ing back. My

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A m7 C /A C /G C
4fr 4fr

great ad - ven - ture has be - gun. I may be

small but I’ve got

C /A A m7 C /A C /G
4fr

gi - ant plans to shine as bright - ly as the

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A sus A G /F F G /F F E m7 A m7
4fr 4fr

sun. I will blaze un - til I find my time and place. I will be

C /D D m7 F /G G F /C C E 7 /B
rit. E 7 /A A m (add9) A m G /F F
6fr 4fr 4fr 4fr

fear - less, sur - ren - der- ing mod - es - ty and grace. I will not dis - ap - pear with - out a

a tempo

E m7 A m D m7 Edim 7 C /E
6fr

trace. I’ll shout and start a ri - ot, be an - y - thing but

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A m7 D m7 C /E F
6fr

qui - et. Chris-to - pher Co - lum - bus, I’ll be a - ston - ish - ing. A -

C /A A G
4fr

-ston - ish - ing, a - ston-ish - ing at

cresc.

A A /F B /E Dmaj 7 C
4fr

N.C. N.C.

last.

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