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Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

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Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

Relaxed beat

! Have you ev - er watched a moon - beam As it

slid a - cross your win -dow pane? or strug-gled with a bit of rain, or

t danced a - bout the weath - er vane or set - tled on a mov - ing train and

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I won - dered where the train has been? Or on a fence , with bits of crap I

I rnov - in' to the tracks of the tire - less freight, train and

I -- light-ing up the sides - of the weath - er vane - and the bits of rain, and the

win - dow pane- and the eyes of those- who think they saw it hap- pe

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Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

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I Look at those peo-ple stand-ing on the pe- tals of a flow - er. Look at thoseped-alspump-ing for a

Driv - ing: a - long - vou can see all the Deo - vle who seem to have noth - ing to

w I say to each 0th - er, each day they grow fdr - ther and far - ther a - way from each

0th - er, They seem to say noth - ing, they

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Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

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3 Well, you got - t a have- soap -

wash your sins a - way,, you got-ta have- it's the

price you've got - ta you g o t - ta give- love - or your

a - way and you got - ta stay loose, it's the

V 1 - - you've got me go - in' d~wn,down,down,down,down,down, do--

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I Down - to the bot - tom, - to the bot - tom of a hole, - go - in'

I down. - Go- in' down - to the bot - tom, - to the

1 bot - tom of a hole, - go - in' down.,

1 - - you'vegotrne go - in' go - in' 'round, - you've got me go - in'-

I- - go - in' down, down, down.

I go-in' down.

3 3 Down, you've got me go - in', go - in' round,

I - - you've got me go down.

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3 You've got me go - in', go - in'

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E Words and Music by Slowly PETER HAM AND TOM EVANS

face as you were leav - ing, but I guess that's just the way the sto - ry

I goes. You a1 - ways smile but in your eyes your sor - row shows, yes, it

I on - ly fair that Ishould let you know what youshould know: I can't

I give an - y - more. - I can't live if liv-ing is with-out you, - I can't 1)

I - I can't give an - y - more. No, I

I can't for - get this ev - 'ning or your face as you were leav - ing, but I

I - guessthat'sjust the way the sto - ry goes. You a1 - ways smile but in your eyes your sor-row

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I shows, yes, it shows. , I can't

Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

0 Calypso beat

I Brud-der bought a co - co - nut, he bought it for a dime, his sis - ter

I had an - ud-der one she paid it for de lime. She put de lime in de co - co - nut, she drank 'em bot' up she put de

( lime in de co - co - nut ,she drank 'em bot' up she put de lime in de co - co - nut ,she drank 'em bot' up she put de

I lime in de co - co - nut, she call '. de doc-tor woke 'im up,said "Doc - tor, ain't there noih-in' I can take? "I said "Doc -

I - tor, to re-lieve this be1 - ly ache." I said "Doc - tor, ain't there noth-in' I can take?" I said

I lime in de co - co-nut, you drank'em bot' up,you put de lime in de co - co-nut, you drank 'em bot' up, you put de

I lime in de co - co - nut'you drank 'em bot' up, you put de lime in de co - co-nut, you call ;our doc-tor,woke 'im up,said

1 "Doc - tor, ain't there noth- in' I can take?" I said, "Doc - tor, to re - lieve this be1 - ly ache," I said

I "DOC-tor , ain't there noth-in' I can take?" I said, "Doc - tor, to re - lieve this be1 - ly ache."You put de

1 lime in de co - co-nut,youdrink 'em bot' to- ged-der put de lime in de co - co-nut and - you'll feel - bet-ter, put de

I lime in de co - co-nut, drink 'em bot' up, put de lime in de co - co - nut and call me in the morn - ing."

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( had an - ud-der one she paid it for a lime. She put de DOC - tor, now lem - me get this straight ,you put the

I lime in the co - co - nut ,you drink 'em boty up, put the lime in the co - co - nut,you drink 'ern boty up, put a

I lime in the co - co- nut ,you drink 'em bot' up, put the lime in the co - co - nut ,You're sucha sil - 1y wom -'an. Put a

I lime in the co - co - nut and drink 'em bot' to-geth-er put the lime in the co - co - nut. then vou'll feel bet - ter put the

1 lime in the co - co - nut, drink 'em both -down, put the lime in your co - co - nut,and call me in the morn-ing, woo -

I ain't there noth-in' you can Take? I say, woo to re-lieve your bel-ly ache ,you say,well

ain't there noth - in' I can take? I say woo - woo to re-lieve your bel- ly ache, you say yow -

ain't there noth-in' I can take, I say wow - to re-lieve this be1 - ly ache, I said "Doc -

w 1 - tor, ain't there noth- ing I can take," I said, "Doc - tor, ain't there noth- ing I can take," I said, "Doc -

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I'LL I 141111\q% 1iB1J Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

I Some - times- I go to sleep, with - out you,

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I Some nights I spend a - lone with - out you,

I the riv - er's far - too wide with - out you.

I I can't make it a - lone,- I need - you

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nev-er leave I you a - lone-!

I - - 1'11 nev - er leave - just a mem - o - ry. 1

I noth - ing grows. I

I love you so much ba - by.

Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

With a beat

w You can climb a moun - tain, , you can

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but you'll nev - er be free. You can

I , shake me up,- or I can bring you down,

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I oh. we can make each 0th - er hap - py, we can 1

Words and Music I: HARRY NlLSSOl

Ad lib.

I Long a - g o , far a - way,- life was clear,

Slow and steady

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mem-ber - i s a place from long a - go,, Re - mem-ber,, filled with mem-ber,, life i s just a mem- o - ry,, Re - mem-ber,, close your

ev - 'ry-thing you know,, Re - mem-ber,, when you're sad and feel-in1 down,, Re - eyes and you can s e e , Re - mem-her,- think of all that life can b e , Re -

mem-ber,, turn a - round. Re - mem-her.-

love i s on - ly in a dream,- Re -

mem-ber. Re - mem-her,- life i s

I nev - er as it seems,- dream.

Long a - go, far a - way,-

I life was clear, close your eyes.-

Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

Moderate Boogie Rock

I It was take fif - ty four, when she walked - through the door - with .the red

( want- ed to get in it then I'd have to get on - it. I sang my

balls off for you, ba I worked my

I- eyes to get - the high, note,

I - But when I woke up I was a - lone. -

Ba - by, ba - by c o m e back, need you to make, a good

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saw her to - day - back in Stu -

di - o "A", we were just ,

I - get - tin' start - ed, I sang for a min - ute, she

I could-n't get in- it, I felt brok-en - heart ed. - I sang my

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Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

Moderately

1.Spoken: The other day I met a girl named Joy. 2.Spoken: The other day 1 met a girl named Joy. 3.Spoken: The other day I met a girl named Joy.

She said, She said, She said,

"Come here, I h gonna make you my joy boy." Things went good, c'Roy, I'm gonna make you my joy boy." Well, she took "Come here, I'm gonna muke you feel all clummy inside."

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things went bad. Now, every time me for a ride, sort o f a "joy-ride." Now, every time

Things went good, things went bad. Now, every time

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C1 I think o f Joy, it makes me sad, it makes me sad. I think o f Joy, I gel all weird inside. I think of Joy, it makes me sad, it makes me sad.

Ismg: JOY to the world was a beau - ti - ful girl,- but to

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if you haven't got an answer, And if you never had a question,

then you haven't then you'd never

got a question. have a problem.

But if you never had a problem,

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well, everyone would be happy.

I U ~ u t if everyone was hopp?.. There'd never be a love song.

Joy was a beautiful girl,

But to me joy meant only sorrow.

Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

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V b I just in case I'm wrong. Turn on your re-cord play - er, - lis-ten to my song,

I - turnon your night light ba-by, b y - by I'm gone.

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Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

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I Bang, bang, shoot 'em up des - tin - y.

Bang, bang, shoot 'em up

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I - Bang, bang,shoot 'em up o n e , x v o , three. One, two, three, four. 1

I want-ed to be a space man, - that's what I want - ed to I

safe - ly t o . the sea. But a - 1 - bring me back down -

I round and a - round and a - round and a - round is a l l - she ev - e r say to me.-

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moon, I knew 'that it had to be fun. I

I want - ed to be

Hey, Moth - er Earth, won't-cha bring me back down - safe - ly to - the sea.-

I A - round and a - ro*d- and a - round and a - r o z d - is just- -

ground. Ah Ah 3

I Hey, Moth-er Earth, bet - ter bring me back down- safe - ly t o - the sea.,

- she ev - er say

N o - b o d - y c a r e s a - bout me. hey! YouMoth-er Earth,you bet - ter

I - round and a - r o x d - and a - round and a - roxd- i s t h e prob-lem of a space - man. -

Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

Moderate Rock C

I - You're break - in' my heart, - you're tear-in' it a - part, - so fuck ( You're) break - in' my heart, , you're tear -in' it a - part, - ooh,

you! 00 h!

All I want to do is have You stepped on my a s s , . you're brea

I a good time- now I'm blue. - YOI

I - in' my glass - - es too. - Yo1

I - wan-na boo - ga - 103, - run down to Tramps - have a dance or two,, wan-na drive my car, - buy a lot - ta stuff I've had e -nough of you,, _.

You're break-in' my heart, - you're tear-in' it a - part - but fuck I - ooh! - I'm go - in' in - sane, - there' s no one to blame - so fuck

I

You're you!

I You got - ta have your way, - there's noth-in'left to say, -

there'snoth-in' left to do, ooh! . You're break - in' my heart, , you're

- I tear-in' it a - part - but '..;I love - you. -

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Moderately slow Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

- You could do the laun - dry, I'll - come by on Mon - day, you -

I could be a plumb - er. we - could wait 'ti1 sum - mer, we-

ave -

I - - - could go to Ve - gas and be ver - y hap - py. Ooh - - could go to Ve - gas and be ver - y hap - py. Ooh -

I 7 w w - loo loo loo loo loo, ooh - loo loo loo loo loo, oar- - loo loo loo loo loo, life is just a gam - ble, gam -

- can be so eas - y, let - the wheel of for - tune spin. -

We couldmake a re - cord, sell - a lot of cop - ies, we-- could play Las Ve - gas and -

1 - ble if you want to win. - Ooh loo loo loo loo loo, life ,

Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON and RICHARD PERRY

d' - - I'd rath - er be dead, I'd rath -er be dead,

I I'd rath-er be dead than wet my bed. I'd rath-er be

I* I I dead, I'd rath-er be dead, I said dead,

Oh, I'd rath - er be gone

I than car - ry on, I'd rath-er go a - way than feel this

OhI'drath-er be there

I t t and you're bet-ter off dead

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tho' it does-n't seem fair.

Oh I'd rath - er be dead, I'd rath -er be dead,

I - I'd rath-er be dead than wet my bed. I'd rath-er be

I - I'd rath - er keep my health and dress my - self

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Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

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come to the end - akd the light there is dim - mer and Well the light can be bright, there and ev - 'ry -thing right - there the

chanc- es are slim - mer of find -in' your way. You find that you stay, out of I A end of the night - there might be a big band or a hearen - ly choir - or it

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I '- scar - y old place - out there. world. but I could-n't be hap - py with -

,

I - out you, and I swear all my thoughtsare a - bout you: The most

trou-ble and dan - ger ' caze ev - 'ry-thing's strang - er than it used to f i might be the fire, - but no mat- ter what hap - pens I = you're a bet it's 0. K. -

I - beau - ti - ful world in the world. beau - ti - ful world in the t

w ~ r l d . . Your

Slower

* I - moun-tains when you're mad, your riv - ers when you're sad and those deep blue

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I love you for your snow, your des - erts down be - low I

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I love the way you wear your trees. The most beau - ti - ful

I - world in the world, and though there are times when I

I doubt you I just could-n't stay here with - out you. So

I when you get old - er and o - ver your shoul- der you look back to

see - if it's re

Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

Moderate Boogie Blues

y e s - ter - d drum which leads the

I -- is a sound from yes - ter - da> The

road is filled with shad - OWL mil - lion- liv - ing -

dark - ness all

sang a song,

song was sung wi

I - and as the 0th - ers- sang a - long- our

We s a n g un-ti1 - we

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V I reached - the bridge, - we crossed - thensaw the wire. Eiut

the time we stopped - the song the

en - e - my o - pened fire. Now

I - no more. - It just don't pay t6 sing - no more

The song was sung with spir-

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it,, but soft and like a choir - But

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Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

I I'll say good - bye - 10 a11 nl>- sor - row, and by to - mor - row

I I'll be on - my- J

guess the Lord - must be - in New York

* For recorded key, guitarists should capo up one fret. Copyright @ 1969 by Dunbar Music, Inc., New Yorlt, W.Y.

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I get - tin' no - where, see - in' n l y pray'rs goin' un - an - swered, ,

I guess the Lord must be -

in New York Well'here I

I won-der- ful - to be - where I've a1 - ways want - ed to be,-

- For the first time I'll breathe free, here in New York Cir -

Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

Moderately

-. - r Me and my ar - row, Straight up and nar - row,

IU Wher-ev - er we, go, I

Ev - 'ry-one knows, it's me and my ar - row.

Me and my ar - row, Me and my ar - row,

Tak-ing the high, road, Me and my ar - row,

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I Wher-ev- er we, go, Ev - 'ry-one knows- it's Me and my ar - row.

Me and my ar - row, Me and my ar - row, Me and my ar - row.

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d in ehs mo,x - ing M-hen I wake u p , he may be gone,,

n n n o D. S, a1 Fine

I - - UP ? I'll car - ry on, Oh, yes I will. -

Words and Music by FRED NEIL

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1 .3. Ev- 'ry-bod- y's talk - in' at me, T don't hear a wordthey'resay - in', 2. Peo-ple stop - pin' star - in', I can't see the fac - es,

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- Go-in'wherethe w e a t h - e r suits my clothes.

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