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The Bishop by Les Misérables
The Bishop
Tuning: E A D G B E
BPM: 120
[Intro]
Am C
[Verse 1]
Am F
Come in sir for you are weary
C C
And the night is cold out there
C C
Though our lives are very humble
Dm Ab C#m F
What we have we have to share
C Am G Em
There is wine here to revive you
Am C
There is bread to make you strong
C C Em
There’s a bed to rest till morning
Dm C#m C C#m
Rest from pain and rest from wrong
[Verse 2]
C#m C#m
Let me eat my fill
C#m C#m
I have my lying share
C#m C#m
The silver in his hand
C#m C#m
cost twice what I had earned
F#m F#m
In all those nineteen years
F#m F#m
that lifetime of despair
Ab Dm
And yet he trusted me
Dm Dm
The old fool trusted me
Dm
He’d done his bit of good
F Dm
I played the grateful serf, and thanked him like I should
Eb G
But when the house was still
Eb
I got up in the night
F#m Am
Took the silver
Dm C F C#m G
Took my flight!
[Instrumental]
C G
C B
[Verse 3]
Em C
Tell his reverence your story
G
Let us see if he’s impressed
C#m
You were lodging there last night
C
You were the honest Bishop’s guest.
Em
And then, out of Christian goodness
Dm
When he learned about your plight
C#m C B
You maintain he made a present of this silver -That is right.
[Verse 4]
C G G
But my friend you left so early
C C
Surely something slipped your mind
G G
You forgot I gave these also
F B
Would you leave the best behind?
B Em
So Messieurs you may release him
G
For this man has spoken true
Em Em
I commend you for your duty
Em B Em
May God’s blessing go with you.
[Verse 5]
Am C F Am
But remember this, my brother
Am C
See in this some higher plan
C C Eb G
You must use this precious silver
Dm C#m F
To become an honest man
Am F Dm
By the witness of the martyrs
Am Am C
By the Passion and the Blood
C Dm
God has raised you out of darkness
C#m Am F#m Am
I have bought your soul for God!
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
[The Bishop]
Am
Come in sir for you are weary
C
And the night is cold out there
Dm
Though our lives are very humble
E Am
What we have we have to share
Am
There is wine here to revive you
C
There is bread to make you strong
Dm
There's a bed to rest till morning
E C#m
Rest from pain and rest from wrong
[Valjean]
C#m
He let me eat my fill
C#m
I had the lion's share
E
The silver in my hand cost twice what I had earned
F#m
He knows those nineteen years that lifetime of despair
G# D#m
And yet he trusted me
D#m
The old fool trusted me
He'd done his bit of good
F
I played the grateful serf and thanked him like I should
G#m
But when the house was still
G#m
I got up in the night
A#
Took the silver
Took my flight!!
[Instrumental]
Dm C F G A
Em Am
[Constable 1 & 2]
Em
Tell his reverence your story
G
Let us see if he's impressed
D
You were lodging there last night
Em
You were the honest Bishop's guest.
Em
And then, out of Christian goodness
G
When he learned about your plight
D
You maintain he made a present of this silver -
[The Bishop]
Em
That is right.
D G
But my friend you left so early
G7 C
Surely something slipped your mind
D G
You forgot I gave these also
Am B
Would you leave the best behind?
Em
So Monsieurs you may release him
G
For this man has spoken true
Am D
I commend you for your duty
Em
May God's blessing go with you.
Am
But remember this, my brother
C
See in this some higher plan
Dm
You must use this precious silver
E Am
To become an honest man
Am
By the witness of the martyrs
C
By the Passion and the Blood
Dm
God has raised you out of darkness
E Am
I have saved your soul for God!
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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B|---1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2---------------2-------2-------4-------2-------0---------------|
D|---2-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
A|---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---x---------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1-------1-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-------2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---x-------x-------------------------------------------------------|
[BISHOP]
Am
Come in, sir, for you are weary,
Am C
And the night is cold out there.
C Dm
Though our lives are very humble,
E Am
What we have, we have to share.
Am
There is wine here to revive you.
Am C
There is bread to make you strong.
C Dm
There's a bed to rest till morning.
E C#m
Rest from pain and rest from wrong.
[VALJEAN]
C#m
He let me eat my fill, I had the lion's share.
C#m/E
The silver in my hand cost twice what I had earned
F#m
In all those nineteen years, that lifetime of despair.
G# Dm
And yet he trusted me.
Dm
The old fool trusted me, he'd done his bit of good.
Dm/F
I played the grateful serf and thanked him, like I should.
Gm
But when the house was still, I got up in the night,
A D5 F5/D
Took the silver took my flight!
[Instrumental]
Am/D Bdim/D Ab/D Bb/D C/D Db/D Eb/D F/D
Em Em/D E/C# Esus2/C Bsus4 B Em
[CONSTABLES]
Em
Tell his reverence your story
Em/D
Let us see if he's impressed.
Em/C#
You were lodging here last night
Esus2/C B Em
You were the honest bishop's guest.
Em
And then, out of Christian goodness,
Em/D
When he learned about your plight,
Em/C# Esus2/C B
You maintain he made a present of this silver. [BISHOP] That is
Em
right.
N.C. D G
But my friend you left so early,
F C
surely something slipped your mind.
D G
You forgot I gave these also,
F B
would you leave the best behind?
Em
So Messieurs, you may release him,
Em/D
For this man has spoken true.
Em/C# Em/C
I commend you for your duty,
Esus2/B B E
Now God's blessing go with you
Am
But remember this, my brother.
Am C
See in this some higher plan.
C Dm
You must use this precious silver
E Am
To become an honest man.
Am
By the witness of the martyrs,
Am C
By the Passion and the Blood.
C Dm
God had raised you out of darkness,
E A
I have bought your soul for God.
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