Being Alive (C Major)

From: “Company [Original Broadway Cast]”

Being Alive from Company by STEPHEN SONDHEIM

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BEING ALIVE from COMPANY Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Moderato ( = 112 )

ROBERT:

Some-one Some-one

to hold you too to need you too

close, much,

Some-one Some-one

to hurt you too to know you too

*

deep, well,

sleep, hell,

Some-one Some-one

to make you a and give you sup

-

to to

ware port

Of Is (

sit in your pull you up

be - ing be - ing

a a

chair, short,

-

To to

ru - in your put you through

live, live,

)

loco

8vb *Add notes in parentheses 2nd time only. Copyright © 1970 by Range Road Music Inc., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music and Rilting Music Inc. Copyright Renewed All Rights Administered by Range Road Music Inc. International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved

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2

1.

3

Be - ing

a

-

live.

2nd time cresc. poco a poco

2.

3

live,

Be - ing

a

-

live.

(cresc. poco a poco)

Some-one

you have to

let

in,

sub.

Some-one

whose feel - ings you

spare,

Some-one

who, like

it

or

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3

not,

Will want you

to

share

A

lit - tle

a

lot,

is

be - ing

a

-

loco

8vb 3

live,

Be - ing

Some-one

Some-one

to force you to

care,

to crowd you with

a

-

live.

love,

Some-one

to make you come

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4

through,

Who’ll al - ways be

there,

as fright-ened as

you

of

be - ing

a

-

loco

8vb 3

live,

Be

-

ing

a

-

a

-

a

-

3

live,

Be

-

ing

3

live,

Be

-

ing

cresc. sempre

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live.

( = 112 )

Some-bod Some-bod

-

y hold me too y need me too

close, much,

Some-bod Some-bod

-

y hurt me too y know me too

*

deep, well;

Some-bod Some-bod

-

y y

sit in my pull me up

chair short

And ru - in my And put me through

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6

sleep hell

and make me a and give me sup

-

ware port

Of For (

3

Be - ing Make me

be - ing be - ing

a a

-

live, live,

)

1

a a

-

live.

2nd time cresc. poco a poco

2

3

live,

Make

me

a

-

con

-

3

live.

Make

me

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fused,

Mock me with

praise,

3

Let

3

me

be

used,

Var - y

my

3

days.

But

is

a

-

lone,

a

-

lone

Not

a

-

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live.

cresc.

Some-bod

Some-bod

through,

-

y force me to

I’ll

al - ways be

-

y crowd me with

care.

there

love,

Some-bod

as fright-ened as

you,

-

y

let me come

To help us

sur

-

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3

vive

Be - ing

-

live,

3

3

Be - ing

a

a

-

live,

Be - ing

a -

live.

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