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01 SSAA Combo C

Some Nights
Words and Music by Nathaniel Joseph Ruess, Andrew Dost,
Jack Michael Antonoff and Jeffrey Bhasker
Arranged by Frank de Vreeze
Original Key B

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Soprano 1

b
& b 44
f

Some nights I stay up

Soprano 2

Alto 1

b 4
&b 4
f

Some nights I stay up

C Instr.

Piano Adv.

cash - in' in my bad luck,

cash - in' in my bad luck,

cash - in' in my bad luck,

b
& b 44

b
& b 44

(For rehearsal only)

? b 4
b 4

? b b 44

Guitar

b
V b 44

Bass Guitar

? b b 44

44

Percussion

4
4

draw.

draw.

draw.

Some nights I wish that my lips could built a cas - tle,

. .
J
F

some nights I wish they'd just fall

some nights I wish they'd just fall

Some nights I wish that my lips could built a cas - tle,

some nights I wish they'd just fall

Some nights I wish that my lips could built a cas - tle,

some - nights I call it a

Some nights I wish that my lips could built a cas - tle,

some nights I wish they'd just fall

.
off.

But I

.
off.

But I

off.

off.

.
But I

.
But I

Drum Set

draw.

some - nights I call it a

some - nights I call it a

b 4
&b 4
Synthesizer

b
& b 44 .
f Some nights I stay up cash - in' in my bad luck, some - nights I call it a
bb 4

& 4
.
f
Some nights I stay up

Alto 2

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24
S1

b
&b

S2

b
&b

A1

b
&b

Clap Soprano's only

Oh

A2

b
&b

oh

This is

it

b
&b

P.A

? b
b

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P.A

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don't we break

the rules

the rules

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I was

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one

to

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to

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b

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oh

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& b .

Eb

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S2

are we wai - ting for ?

b
& b .

r

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29

whoa

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oh

r
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war !

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boys,

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01 SSAA Combo C
46
S1

b
& b .
Some

S2

A1

A2

b
& b .
&b
&b

Some

nights

for

I'm

scared you'll

nights

for

I'm

scared you'll

Some

nights

I'm

scared you'll

get

me

get

for

b
&b

nights

I'm

scared you'll

get

Bb

b
&b

P.A

..
.
? b
b

Synth

..
.

a - gain,

get

me

? bb

Eb

Bb

..
.

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0 0 0 00 0

b
&b

see

.
see

ghost,

Synth

oh Lord, I'm

still

your

oh Lord, I'm

still

ghost,

ghost,

oh Lord, I'm

your

ghost,

b
&b
Eb

P.A

.
J.
J

your

al

al - ways

win

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ways

ways

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oh Lord, I'm

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still

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still

not

sure

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what I

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sure

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sure

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sure

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what I

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for,

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for,

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up,

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stand

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still

still

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0 0

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do

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I stand

for ?

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don't

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your

al

ways

see

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.

S2

al

al - ways win

nights I

al - ways

b
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win

D. S.

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nights I

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S1

nights I

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.
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b

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b

D. S.

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j

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Some Nights 7
01 SSAA Combo C

G
70

Clap Soprano's only

S1

b
& b .

S2

b
& b .

Oh

A1

&b

A2

b
&b

oh

boys

boys

&b

can stand this all

? bb

whoa

oh

whoa

Eb

Oh

Bb

..
.

a - ny - bo - dy

ten years of this, I'm not sure if

un

un

der - stands.

This

a - ny - bo - dy

der - stands.

This

one ain't

one ain't

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not

not

Bb

Bb

..
.

Eb

..
.

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D. S.

Perc.

0 0 0 0

00 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 00 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 00 0

0 0 0 0

0 0

>

J.

.
J
>

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J

oh

for the folks at home:

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oh

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j
b
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Gtr.

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oh

ten years of this, I'm not sure if

oh

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Bb

oh

five mi - nutes in and I'm bored a - gain,

b
& b .
..
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b .
&b

can stand this all

Eb

P.A

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you

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oh

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b .

S1

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S2

b
& b .

A1

b
&b

whoa

A2

b
&b

sor - ry

&b

to leave mom, I had

to leave mom, I had

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.
whoa

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to go.

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? b
b
b
Vb

oh

to die

a - lone

all

dried up

in the de - sert

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J
>

in the de - sert

con that she

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Bb

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p

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Perc.

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0 0

0 0 0

0 0

0 0 0

0 0

0 0

00 0

call "love"

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sun ?

? b .
b

sis - ter

sun ?

Bass

my

Bb

...

>

the fuck wants to die

a - lone

opt Sop. solo

brea - king for

Eb

dried up

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J

all

J.

fuck wants

Bb

oh

to go.

Gtr.

b
& b ..
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? bb
.
&b

.
whoa

oh

Eb

P.A

oh

whoa

sor - ry

0 0 0 0 00 0

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01 SSAA Combo C

J
All Soprano's

94

Clap all

S1

b
& b .

S2

b
& b .

A1

b
&b

A2

b
&b

Oh

oh

whoa

Oh

oh

oh

oh

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oh

oh

Eb

P.A

oh

Eb

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.

...

? bb

Bb

oh

oh

whoa

oh

oh

j

oh

whoa

oh

oh

whoa

whoa

oh

whoa

whoa

Stop Claps on 4

whoa

oh

Eb

Bb

Eb

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.

..
.

...

Bb

Eb

Bb

D. S.

Perc.

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whoa

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oh

oh

p
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oh

oh

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oh

whoa

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&b

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whoa

b

b
&
p

b
& b ..
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b .

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oh

whoa

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Low Tom

b
&b

S2

b
&b

A1

b
&b

A2

b
&b

The

The

The

The

&b

o - ther night

o - ther night

Synth

be - lieve

be - lieve

you would - n't

o - ther night

be - lieve

you would - n't

be - lieve

the

dream

the

dream

the

dream

the

dream

Sawtooth

just had

just had

just had

just had

a - bout

j
.
.

0 0

Bass

? b .
b

D. S.

Perc.

you

a - bout

you

and me.

I called you up

you

I called you up

a - bout

and me.

you

I called you up

a - bout

and me.

and me.

I called you up

but we don't

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.

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but we don't

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a - gree,

but we don't

Bb

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.

but we don't

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J

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Bb

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.
J

0 0 0

>

0 0

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b

Eb

Bb

b
Vb

Gtr.

you would - n't

o - ther night

b
& b ..
.
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0 0 0

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01 SSAA Combo C
Stop Claps on 4

117
S1

b
j
&b .
stand

S2

b
& b .

A1

b
&b

A2

b
&b

stand

for,

oh.

What

j

for,

oh.

for,

Oh

do

do

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stand

&

bb

for,

oh.

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P.A

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for ?

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for ?

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oh

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oh

Whoa

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.

Bb

for ?

.
for ?

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I don't

Most nights

I don't

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a-ny

I don't

I don't

a-ny

know

a-ny

know

a-ny

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b .

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>

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more !

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more.

a - ny

.
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more !

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Gm

a - ny

more.

more.

more.

? b
b
w

& b

know

. .

j
. .

Bb

know

j
. .

Most nights

j
. .

Most nights

Eb

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...

Synth

...

Eb

b
&b

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oh.

I stand

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02 SSAA Combo Bb
9
S1

b
&b

S2

b
&b

still

still

A1

A2

b
&b
b
&b

still

wake up,

still

see

wake

up,

still

see

up,

still

wake

up,

> .

Eb

your

see

your

Bb

&

b
& b .
..
? b
b .

(play always)

P.A

Synth

D. S.

Perc.

see

your

ghost,

oh Lord, I'm

still

still

.
still

Bass

? b
b

D. S.

Perc.

Eb

Bb

Eb

Bb

www

Gm

www

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.
oh

whoa

.
oh

whoa

oh

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oh

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oh

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oh

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oh

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oh

oh

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for ?

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oh

oh.

b
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b

stand for,

j
.

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what I

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.

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sure

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oh.

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stand for,

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b
&b

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what I

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b
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Bb

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j
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b

oh Lord, I'm

not

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02 SSAA Combo Bb

34
S1

b
&b

right.

S2

A1

A2

mar - tyr in

my

bed to - night.

p
p

&

Eb

P.A

Bb

b
& b .
p ..
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b .

b
&b w
p ..
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Eb

Bb

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Vb

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? b
b

D. S.

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b
& b .

S2

b
&b w

A1

b
& b .

A2

b
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b

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j

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nights

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all

that

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all

that

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02 SSAA Combo Bb

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02 SSAA Combo Bb
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Some Nights
Words and Music by Nathaniel Joseph Ruess, Andrew Dost,
Jack Michael Antonoff and Jeffrey Bhasker
Arranged by Frank de Vreeze
Original Key B

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some nights I wish they'd just fall

some nights I wish they'd just fall

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some nights I wish they'd just fall

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some - nights I call it a

some nights I wish they'd just fall

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2012 Bearvon Music, FBR Music, WB Music Corp, Rough Art, Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony Music Publishing LLC and Way Above Music, USA
This Arrangement 2012 Bearvon Music, FBR Music, WB Music Corp, Rough Art, Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony Music Publishing LLC and Way
Above Music, USA (55,2 %) Warner/Chappel North America Ltd, London W68BS
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03 SSAA Combo Eb
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03 SSAA Combo Eb
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Jack Michael Antonoff and Jeffrey Bhasker
Arranged by Frank de Vreeze
Original Key B

some nights I wish they'd just fall

some nights I wish they'd just fall

some nights I wish they'd just fall

some nights I wish they'd just fall

Some nights I wish that my lips could built a cas - tle,

Some nights I wish that my lips could built a cas - tle,

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Some nights I wish that my lips could built a cas - tle,

some - nights I call it a

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Some Nights
Words and Music by Nathaniel Joseph Ruess, Andrew Dost,
Jack Michael Antonoff and Jeffrey Bhasker
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09 SSAA

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Some Nights
Words and Music by Nathaniel Joseph Ruess, Andrew Dost,
Jack Michael Antonoff and Jeffrey Bhasker
Arranged by Frank de Vreeze
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Some Nights
Words and Music by Nathaniel Joseph Ruess, Andrew Dost,
Jack Michael Antonoff and Jeffrey Bhasker
Arranged by Frank de Vreeze
Original Key B

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This Arrangement 2012 Bearvon Music, FBR Music, WB Music Corp, Rough Art, Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony Music Publishing LLC and Way
Above Music, USA (55,2 %) Warner/Chappel North America Ltd, London W68BS
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Some Nights
Words and Music by Nathaniel Joseph Ruess, Andrew Dost,
Jack Michael Antonoff and Jeffrey Bhasker
Arranged by Frank de Vreeze
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De

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b
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Some nights I stay up

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b
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Words and Music by Nathaniel Joseph Ruess, Andrew Dost,
Jack Michael Antonoff and Jeffrey Bhasker
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