Some Things Are Meant to Be - Little Women

21 Some Things Are Meant To Be

Cue:

BETH: "We grow up too fast."

"Little Women"

BETH: "You're "You're a woman of the world now. I'm so proud of you, Jo." A

B

(vln 1)

Beth

JO: When you were first born, not an hour old, I told Marmee...

C

(vln 2)

BETH: "Beth is mine!"

(vla)

D

Beth

JO: "Everyone has someone special in the world, and I have you."

E

Beth

(cello)

F

(fl)

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(vocal last X) 4

Safety

Beth:

Beth LetÕs

JO: "My sweet Beth, give me a task to do!"

5

6

3

pre -

7

Beth tend

8

WeÕre rid -ing

on a

kite.

LetÕs

Jo:

i

-

ma

-

gine

WeÕre

9

3

Beth fly - ing

through the

air.

WeÕll

a

10

-

scend

Un - til

weÕre

out

of  

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Beth sight.

Light

as

 pa

-

per,

weÕll

soar.

#21 Some Things Are Meant To Be Beth:

12

3

13

Beth LetÕs

be

wild,

up

(cello)

14

15

3

Beth high

a

-

16

bove

the

sand.

Feel

the

wind

the

17

3

Beth world

at

our

com - mand.

LetÕs

en

-

 joy

the view

19

18

and

Jo:

3

Beth ne

-

ver

land.

Float - ing

far

from

the

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Beth:

20

21

3

3

Beth shore.

Some

things

Jo:

22

are

meant

to

be:

The

clouds

mov - ing

Both:

23

3

Beth fast

and

free.

The

24

sun

on

a

sil

ver sea.

A

3

Jo:

25

3

Beth:

-

Beth sky

thatÕs

26

bright

and

Beth:

blue.

And

3

some

things

will

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ne -

28

Beth ma - gic ride.

The

love that

I

feel

in -side

for  

you.

ver

end:

The

thrill

of

our  

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29

5

30

3

Beth WeÕll

climb

high

Be

Beth:

31

-

yond

the

break

of

32

Beth day.

Sleep

33

on

star

-

dust

And

34

3

Beth dine

on

bits

of moon. Jo:

Jo You

and

I

will

find

the

Milk - y

 

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36

Beth WeÕll

be

mad

and

ex - plore.

and

ex - plore.

Jo Way.

WeÕll

be

mad

Beth:

37

38

Beth WeÔll

re

-

cline,

A

-

A

-

Jo:

Jo WeÔll

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re - cline,

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3

41

3

Beth loft up

-

on the breeze.

Dart

a -  bout,

Sail

on

with

wind- y 3

3

Jo loft up

-

on the breeze.

Dart a - bout,

Sail

on

with

wind- y

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7

43

Beth ease.

Pass

the

days

do -

ing

ease.

Pass

the

days

do - ing

Jo

44

3

45

46

Beth on - ly as

we please.

ThatÕs

what

liv - ing

is

for.

is

for.

3

Jo on - ly as

47

we please.

ThatÕs

what

liv - ing

48

Beth BETH: "Can I tell you a secret?" JO: "Anything."

Jo

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48B

48C

Beth BETH: "I never made plans about what I would do when I grew up. And I'm not afraid to die. The hardest part, Jo, is leaving you."

Beth:

48D

3

49

3

50

3

Beth JO: "I won't let Some it happen. You'll get better. You will."

things

are

meant to be.

The tide turn ing

end less ly,

The way it takes

"

"

51

52

Beth hold

of

me

No

mat

ter what

I

Slower 3

53

54

3

Beth do.

But

some things will 3

ritard 

ne

ver die:

The

prom ise

of  

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9

56

3

57

Beth who

you are,

Your mem- ories when

I

am far

from

you.

3

58

59

60

61

Beth All my

62

life

I've

lived

for

lov - ing

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you.

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Beth

65

66

67

3

68

69

3

70

Let me

go

now.

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AMY: "Everybody? I'm home!" 80

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