Fantines Arrest
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[Intro ]
Eb/Db Bb/F Eb/Db Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7(5b)
N.C.
Em Em/D Em/C# Em/C Bsus4
Verse
B Em
Tell me quickly what's the story
Em/D
Who saw what and why and where?
Em/C# Em/C
Let him give a full description
Bsus4 B Em
Let him answer to Javert!
Bridge
D7 G
Javert, would you believe it?
F C
I was lost here in the dark
D7 G
When this prostitute attacked me
F B7
You can see she left her mark
Verse
Em
She will answer for her actions
Em/D
If you make a full report
Em/C# Em/C
You may rest assured, M'sieur,
Bsus4 B Em
That she will answer to the court.
Bridge
D7 G
There's a child who sorely needs me
F C
Please M'sieur, she's but that high
D7 G
Holy God, is there no mercy?
F B7
If I go to jail she'll die!
Verse
Em
I have heard such protestations
Em/D
Every day for twenty years
Em/C# Em/C
Let's have no more explainations
Bsus4 B Em
Save your breath, save your tears
G/D Em/C#
Honest work, just reward,
C B Em
That's the way to please the Lord.
Interlude
Fm/C Gm7/D
A moment of your time, Javert
Fm/C Gm7/D Fm/C
I do believe this woman's tale
Dbmaj7
But M'sieur Mayor!
Bbm
You've done your duty
Eb6/Bb
Let her be
Bbm Cm7 Bbm
She needs a doctor, not a jail.
Gb
But M'sieur Mayor!
Fm
Can this be?
Gb Fm
Where will she end -
Gb Am
This child without a friend?
C-Part
Em
I've seen your face before
Am Em
Show me some way to help you
F C/E
How have you come to grief
Gsus4 G C
In such a place as this?
Fm Eb/G
M'sieur, don't mock me now, I pray
Abm Eb/Bb
It's hard enough I've lost my pride
Cm Gm/Bb
You let your foreman send me away
Fm/Ab Gsus4 G
Yes, you were there, and turned aside
C-Part
Am Em
I never did no wrong
Em
Is it true, what I have done?
Am Em
My daughter's close to dying
Em
To an innocent soul?
F C
If there's a God above
C
Had I only known then...
Gsus4 C
He'd let me die instead
Outro
Bb Am7 Gm Eb
In His name my task has just begun
Dm7
I will take her to the hospital
Eb
But M'sieur Mayor!
Dm7 Eb Dm7
Eb F
I will see it done!
How to play Fantines Arrest
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb/Db. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.