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I Have Confidence
Lyrics and Music by
RICHARD RODGERS

Moderato (rubato)
E¨/B¨ μ B¨5 μ
  MARIA:
      
       
  
    
What will this day be like? I won - der. What will my fu - ture

   
   
           
  
mp

  

   
 


Più mosso
 
F¨/C¨ A¨/G¨ D¨/F A¨7sus/E¨ A¨7/E¨

                        
be? I won - der. It could be so ex - cit - ing to be out in the world, to be

             
               

    
            





  
 D¨maj7 D¨6 A¨/G¨ D¨/F
 A9 

            
      
free. My heart should be wild - ly re - joic - ing. Oh, what’s the mat - ter with

           
  
           
 
   

            
  
Copyright © 1964, 1965 by Richard Rodgers
Copyright Renewed
Williamson Music, a Division of Rodgers & Hammerstein: an Imagem Company, owner of publication and allied rights throughout the world
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Bright 2 Em

     
D D5 Dmaj7
       
  
me? I’ve al - ways longed for ad - ven - ture, to do the


                   
                 
 p cresc. poco a poco
  
                 
           
G G

   
D5 Dmaj7 D5
         

things I’ve nev - er dared. Now here I’m fac - ing ad -


         
 


 
 














         
 
                 
                 
Slower
G


Dmaj7 D5 μ μ/A

Poco agitato, in 4

     
   
       
ven - ture, then why am I so scared? A cap - tain with sev - en

       
              
     




p
       
        
        
Faster
  G7

A5 E¨/B¨ B¨5 E¨ C/G

                
    
chil - dren, what’s so fear - some a - bout that? Oh, I must stop these doubts, all these wor - ries. If I

         
   

              

  
           
r.h.

   
    


   

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G7sus G7 Cmaj7/G C6/G G7sus G7 Cmaj7/G C6/G Meno


                   
don’t, I just know I’ll turn back. I must dream of the things I am seek - ing. I am

              
               

            
  

       

   
 
Deliberato

 
Dm/G G9 C Cm/E¨
           

          
seek - ing the cour - age I lack. The cour - age to serve them with re - li - ance,

   
  

  
 


pp mp p poco a poco cresc e accel.
   

 
     
  

 
 
E¨/D¨
 Cm7 3

                 
Face my mis - takes with - out de - fi - ance, Show them I’m wor - thy and while I show them

 
3
      
  
   
   
   
   
3
    

        
Allegro moderato
 
Gm6/B¨ E¨maj9/A A13 D A

             
   
I’ll show me, so Let them bring on an - y prob - lems.

 
            
        

 
 
 

mf poco rall.
   mp

    
      
 
 
   
                  

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 D A7 D



        
 
I’ll do bet - ter than my best. I have


          
                    
 
 
     
                    

   
G/B G#m7¨5 D/A Ddim7/A

          

     
con - fi - dence they’ll put me to the test, But I’ll make them see I have


   
           
           
 
    
   
      
   

 Em7 A7 D G

D+

            
  
con - fi - dence in me. Some - how I will im - press them.

 

       
  
           
                      

            
          
      


 G 
B7sus B7 Em

         
   
I will be firm but kind. And all those chil - dren,

   
                     
        

    

   
      
                   

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 A7 D E7 A7 μ

   

  

      

heav - en bless them, They will look up to me and mind me.

  
    



 

      
       
mf

        
      
       


 D A7 D

               
With each step I am more cer - tain. Ev - ’ry - thing will turn out


                 
           
   
        
mp
 
     
                     

 
A7 D G/B G#m7¨5



           
 
fine. I have con - fi - dence the world can all be mine. They’ll


 
            
   
                
 
     
    
            

 D/A  Ddim7/A A9

D Bm7

       
   
have to a - gree I have con - fi - dence in me.

   
      

 
    

   
   
   
      
           
 

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Con moto

  
B¨7 E¨ B¨7
         
I have con - fi - dence in sun - shine,

    
                     
             

  
p
           
               


 E¨ B¨7 E¨
         
     
I have con - fi - dence in rain. I have con - fi - dence that

 

                        
          
       
   
       




  


A¨/C Am7¨5 E¨/B¨ E¨dim7/B¨ Fm7 B¨7 E¨

                  
   
spring will come a - gain. Be - sides which, you see, I have con - fi - dence in me.

    
               
      
       
 
       
sfz
   
         
  

   

  
    
A¨ E¨+ A¨

           
Strength does - n’t lie in num - bers, Strength does - n’t lie in

  
     
 
                 
            

      
      
                 

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 C7sus 
     
C7 Fm B¨9
       
 
wealth. Strength lies in nights of peace - ful slum - bers.

       
            

         
       

      
           
      


E¨ F7 B¨7 B C C+ F

     

         
When you wake up, wake up! It’s health - y. All I
    

     

    
   
 
    
  
           
mp
       
      
   

C7 F

              
trust I leave my heart to. All I trust be - comes my

       
  
         
       

     
              

C7 F B¨/D F/C

           

own. I have con - fi - dence in con - fi - dence a -

 
 
  
            

  
       

 
rit. e dim.

   

               

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Meno (building)
Bdim7
   F/C F#dim7/C B¨/C

           


lone. Oh, help! I have con - fi - dence in con - fi - dence a -

     
   
     
   
   

(Bdim7 arp.)

      pp
     

A tempo
 
      
Bm7¨5/C F/C Fdim7/C C7
    
ten.

   
lone. Be - sides which, you see, I have con -

 
         
ten.
      
   
   
   

sfz mp

  
   
ten.
   
            

 
F

  
fi - dence in me.

    
    
     

 

      
   
f
     
    
             

     
C9sus F

   

  
              
         
  

           
              

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