The Best of Times

[5/19/13]
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Jerry Herman Arr. Ben Krauss

The best of

times

is now,

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fa

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Alto

The best of

Tenor

times

is now,

what's left of

Sum - mer but a

fa

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Bass

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best

of

times

is now,

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best
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of

times
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is now,

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hold
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this

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mo - ment fast,

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and live and

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love as hard as

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you

know how,

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and live and

love as hard as

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love as hard as

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you

know how,

you

know how,

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mo - ment fast,
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and live and

love as hard as
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you

know how,
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The Best of Times [5/19/13] - 3

and

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this

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make

mo - ment last,

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best of times is

this

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mo - ment last,

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make

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love as hard as

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love as hard as
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you

know how,
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and

make
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The Best of Times [5/19/13] - 6

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mo - ment last,

be - cause the

best of times is

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. . . .

now,

is

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. . . .

is

now,

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be - cause the

best of times is

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be - cause the

best of times is

now,

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now,

is

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be - cause the

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