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Transposed Score
Voice

Alto Sax 1

Alto Sax 2

& b

# 4
& #4
&

Tenor Sax. 2

&

&

Trumpet in B bb 2

&

Trumpet in B bb 3

&

Trumpet in B b 4

&

Trombone 2

Trombone 3

Trombone 4

Guitar

Piano

Electric bass

Drum Set

4
4
4
4

# 4
& #4

Trumpet in B bb 1

Trombone 1

#
#
#
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4

& b

4
4

?b

4
4

& b

?b

vocal in F

q = 132 Swing 8ths

# 4
& #4

Tenor Sax. 1

Baritone Sax.

4
4

4
4
4
4
4
4

Dm

P
Dm

x

J
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1

Cross stick

Music and lyrics by

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j
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voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

T. Sx. 1

T. Sx. 2

B. Sx.

& b
&

&
&
&
&

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&

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&

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Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

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Pno.

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voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

& b
&

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my

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y
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17

head

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4
voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

& b
&

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& b

A. Sx. 1

&

A. Sx. 2

&

T. Sx. 1

&

T. Sx. 2

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&

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voice

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&

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T. Sx. 1

&

T. Sx. 2

&

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A. Sx. 2

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track

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voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

& b
&

&

T. Sx. 2

&

B. Sx.

&

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&

B bb Tpt. 2

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&

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words

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##

j j
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8
voice

A. Sx. 1

& b
&

A. Sx. 2

&

T. Sx. 1

&

T. Sx. 2

&

B. Sx.

&

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&

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&

B b Tpt. 4

&

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voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

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you

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not

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to

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go

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voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

& b
&

&

T. Sx. 2

&

B. Sx.

&

B bb Tpt. 1

&

B bb Tpt. 2

&

B bb Tpt. 3

&

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

Tbn. 4

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voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

& b
#
& #
#
& #

T. Sx. 1

&

T. Sx. 2

&

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12
H
voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

T. Sx. 1

T. Sx. 2

B. Sx.

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voice

& b

##

go

back

#
& #

T. Sx. 1

&

# #

#w

T. Sx. 2

&

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

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&

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B b Tpt. 4

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Tbn. 4

Gtr.

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voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

& b

#
& # w

&

# w

T. Sx. 2

&

&

B bb Tpt. 2

&

B bb Tpt. 3

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&

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Gtr.

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black,

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A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

& b

#
& # w

&

T. Sx. 2

&

&

B bb Tpt. 2

&

B b Tpt. 4

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Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

Tbn. 4

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B bb Tpt. 3

black,

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& #

T. Sx. 1

B. Sx.

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voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

& b

#
& #

&

T. Sx. 2

&

&

B bb Tpt. 2

&

B bb Tpt. 3

&

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&

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Tbn. 4

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F
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F

F
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j

F
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with

words

y
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J J

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voice

A. Sx. 1

A. Sx. 2

& b

#
& #

&

T. Sx. 2

&

&

B bb Tpt. 2

&

B bb Tpt. 3

&

B b Tpt. 4

&

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Tbn. 4

Gtr.

Pno.

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#

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#
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to her

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