Intro: G E G E
Valjean to Cosette
C A
I found her wandering in the woods,
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This little child.
G C
I found her trembling in the shadows
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And I am here to help Cosette
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I will settle any debt you may think proper
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I will pay... What I must pay
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To take Cosette away.
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There is a duty I must heed,
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There is a promise I have made.
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For I was blind to one in need,
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I did not see what stood before me.
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Now her mother is with God.
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Fantine's suffering is over.
E B
And I speak here in her voice,
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And I stand here in her place.
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And from this day, and ever more...
Mme. Thenardier
B
May I take your coat M'sieur?
Valjean
E B Dbm
Cosette will live in my protection
Thenardier
B
You are very welcome here
Valjean
Ebm B
And I will not forsake my vow
Thenardiers
B
Take a glass, take a chair
Valjean
E Gb C E
Cosette will have a father now
Ebm Bb
Thenardier
G E
What to do? What to say?
C G
Shall you carry our treasure away?
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What a gem! What a pearl!
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Beyond rubies is our little girl!
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How can we speak of debt?
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Let's not haggle for darling Colette!
F Dbm
Dear Fantine, gone to rest
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Have we done for her child what is best?
Gb
Shared our bread, shared each bone
D Gb
Treated her like she's one of our own!
C D B
Like our own, Monsieur!
Valjean
D
Your feelings do you credit, sir
D
And I will ease the parting blow
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Let us not talk of bargains or bones or greed
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Now, may I say, we are agreed?
Mme. Thenardier
E
That would quite fit the bill
G E
If she hadn't so often been ill
Ebm
Little dear, cost us dear
Gb Bb
Medicines are expensive, M'sieur
Dbm Ab Dbm
Not that we begrudged a sou
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It's no more than we Christians must do!
Thenardiers
Dbm
One thing more, one small doubt
Dbm
There are treacherous people about
Gb
No offense, please reflect
Gb B
Your intentions may not be... correct?
Valjean
E
No more words, here's your price.
G
Fifteen hundred for your "sacrifice"
Ebm
Come, Cosette, say goodbye,
Bb
Let us seek out some friendlier sky.
Dbm
Thank you both for Cosette
Ab Dbm Ab
It won't take you too long to forget.
Interlude
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Valjean
E
Come, Cosette, come, my dear
E
From now on I will always be here
Ebm
Where I go, you will be.
Cosette
Ebm
Will there be castles,
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And children to see?
Valjean
Dbm Ab
Yes, Cosette,
Dbm Ab
Yes, it's true
Dbm Ab Dbm Ab
There's a castle just waiting for you...
Outro
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