DON’T WAIT (For Sunday)

SATB / Tenor and alto solos

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TONY BACKHOUSE


Freely

    
        
   

T.

If you want to get to

      
      
5

T.    
 Hea 

ven don’t, don’t wait

  
 
     
 
S.


A.




Hea ven don’t,

 
T.   
B.       
Hea  ven don’t,

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10

T.                


no no no don’t wait

  
            
S.
A.
          
don’t wait no no no don’t wait


 
        
       
B.      
T.

don’t wait no no no don’t wait

   
   
  
15

T.      
 no for Sun  day.

  

S.
      
         
A.
 
mm mm for Sun day.
 

        
  
B.    
   
T.

mm mm for Sun  day

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20 A a tempo q = 110 swing q = qK e

T.     
 Don’t wait for Sun  day.

S.
A.     
 
 
Don’t wait for Sun  day,
  
    
 
T. 
B.  

Don’t wait for Sun  day, don’t

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24
        
T.    
 start pray  in’ now

          
S.
A.  
start pray  in’ now right

         
T.  
B.  
         
wait no more start pray  in’ now, don’t wait no more, right

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28
  
T.             
 ’cause I know my Lord is 
listen in’ and He hears


 
S.
A.        

My Lord is listen  in’

now.
    
  

T.      
B.   
now. My Lord is listen  in’ mm

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32

T.              
 ev’  ry word

S.
           
A. 
hears ev’  ry word right

        
T.     
B.  
       
hm hears ev’  ery word hm mm right
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36

T.       
 Don’t 
post pone the joy

S.
A.    
   
 
 
now. Don’t post  pone joy
  
     
 
T.  
B.   
now. Don’t post  pone joy don’t

 
40
        
T.    
 start sing  in’ now

S.
A.            
start sing  in’ now right

        
T.     
B.  
      
wait no more start sing  in’ now, don’t wait no more,

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44

T.   
          
   
 ’cause I know your soul is wait  in’

 
S.
A.        

now your soul is wait  ing
  
      

T.    
B.   
now right your soul is wait  ing

  
48

T.  
       
 just to be heard

S.
           
A. 
just to be heard right

        
T.   
B.  
       

just to be heard right now right
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B Chorus 1
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52

T.          
 ()

 
right now, right now right now
mp

          
S.
A.     
now right now right now right

 
  mp
   
T.     
B.      
now right now right now right

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56

T.      
 If you want to get to heaven, start praying, start moving,

            
  
S.
A.

now ooh ooh right now right now right

          
T.       
B.            
  
now ooh ooh right now right uh uh uh

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60 C Alto solo

T.      


start singing right now

 
mf Don’t wait for
  
S.
A.    
      
now ooh ooh right now. Don’t wait for
    
 
 
T.      
B.    

now ooh ooh right now.

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64

T.      
 

Sun day start pray in’

S.
             
A. 
 

Sun day, start pray in’
Don’t wait for Sun day, pray
mf
     
T. 
B.  
   
 
mf
start pray  in’
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68

T.      
now right now.

           
S.
A.    
now right now. My Lord is


now right now. My Lord is

         
T.      
B.     

now right now right now. My Lord is

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72

T.           
   
My Lord is list  en  ing for you to  day

S.
A.   
     
list’  nin’ hears ev’  ry

  
    
T.  
B.  
    
list’  in’ mm hm hears ev’  ery

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76

T.               
hears eve  ry word when you sing

           
S.
A.     
word right now. Don’t post  pone
    
     
T.   
B.  
   

word hm mm right now. Don’t post  pone

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80

T.         
 
Don’t post  pone joy start

S.
A.   
     
joy start sing  in’

  
   
T.  
B.  
     
joy don’t wait no more start sing  in’
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84

T.           
start sing  in’ start pray in’;

           
S.
A.    
now right now your soul is

       
T.  
    
B.     

now right now right now your soul is

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

88

T.         
   


God is just wait ing for you to fly
S.
A.   
    
wait  ing just to be

  
   
T. 
B.  
   
wait  ing just to be

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92 D Tag

T.      

           
S.
A.    
heard right now your soul is


now, your soul

      
T.  
      
B.  
  

heard right now right now your soul is



96

T.       
 

S.
  
     

A.
wait ing just to be


just to be

  
    
B.  
T.       
wait  ing, hm mm just to be
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T.    
100

  

           
S.
A.    
heard right now your soul is


heard right now, your soul

      
T.  
     
B.     

heard right now right now your soul is


104

T.      

S.
A.   
     


wait ing just to be

 
   
T. 
B.  
   
wait  ing just to be

 

108 Tenor
T.     

Oh


f
S.
A.           

 
heard right now right
 
    
f
T. 
    
B.  
   
heard right now right now right

    
E Chorus 2 (vamp)
  
112



T.
oh
mp
  
S.
A.             
now right now right now ooh ooh right

 mp
       
T.            
B.     
now right now right now ooh ooh right
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116

T.     
 ho!

            
  
S.
A.

now right now right now ooh ooh right

           
T.     
B.            
  
now right uh uh uh now ooh ooh right

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T.   
120 Get louder with each repetition. Add handclaps on 2&3.
   


   
They say that heaven is very peaceful, but sometimes you got to stand up and pray out loud;
mp
         
  
S.
A.
now right now right now ooh ooh right
mp
    
 
   
T.        
B.     
now right now right now ooh ooh right

 
124 til ready

T.      


God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails - can we raise the sails right now, right now, right now

  
S.
A.          
  
now right now right now ooh ooh right

    

    
T.        
B.            
  
now right uh uh uh now ooh ooh right

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F
 
128

T.             
 

Don’t wait, don’t wait for Sun day


f Don’t wait for Sun day
 
S.
A.            
now Don’t wait for Sun  day,
Don’t wait for
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T.   
B.      
now
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T.   
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       

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 in’
start pray in’ right
start pray now right

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S.
A.    
pray  in’


start now right

Sun day, pray now right

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T.  
B.  
      

start pray  in’ now right now right


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T.         
 now.
S.
A.      
 


   
now.

 
    
B. 
T.

now.