Fiddler On The Roof (chromatic)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
W: Sheldon Harnick
M: Jerry Bock
From: “Fiddler On The Roof”
Key: C

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A-way a-bove my head
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I see the strang-est sight.
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A fid-dler on the roof,
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Who’s up there day and night.
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He fid-dles when it rains,
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He fid-dles when it snows,
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I’ve nev-er seen him rest,
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Yet on and on he goes.

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What does it mean this fid-dler on the roof,
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Who fid-dles ev-‘ry night
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And fid-dles ev-‘ry noon
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Why should he pick so cu-ri-ous a place
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To play his lit-tle fid-dler’s tune.

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An un-ex-pect-ed breeze
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Could blow him to the ground.
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Yet af-ter ev-‘ry storm
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I see he’s still a-round
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What-ev-er each day brings
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This odd out-land-ish man
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He plays his sim-ple tune
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As sweet-ly as he can

1      1  -1   2    -2  3   -2*  3  3*   3
What does it mean this fid-dler on the roof,
2   -2    2  -2  3   -2
Who fid-dles ev-‘ry night
1*   2   -1*  2  -2   2
And fid-dles ev-‘ry noon
1      1   -1  2   -2 3 -2*  3  3*  3
Why should he pick so cu-ri-ous a place
2   -2   2  -2   3  -2   -1*     1
To play his lit-tle fid-dler’s tune.

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A fid-dler on the roof
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A most un-like-ly sight
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It might not mean a thing
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But then a-gain it might

Optional ending

7    -6 -6  -5* 5*  5
But then a-gain it might

And if you’re really good, octave splits!

3_7 -2_-6 2_6 -1*_-5* 1*_4* 1_4
But then   a –  gain   it  might