Chords with lyrics
♫ Verse 1:
Bb7b5Bb7b5
Monsieur le Mayor
I have a crime to declare!
E/D
I have disgraced the uniform that I wear
Abmaj7/G
I've done you wrong, let no forgiveness be shown
Bb7b5Bb7b5
I've been as hard on every rogue I have known
♫ Verse 2:
DmDm
I mistook you for a convict
Dm/C
I have made a false report
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Now I learn they caught the culprit
AsusAsus A augmentedA DmDm
He's about to face the court.
♫ Chorus:
C7C7 FF
And of course, he now denies it
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
You'd expect that of a con
C7C7 C7/EC7/E FF
But he couldn't run forever
Eb MajorEb A augmentedA
No, not even Jean Valjean!
♫ Verse 3:
DmDm Em/DEm/D DmDm
You say this man denies it all
Em/DEm/D DmDm Bb majorBb F/AF/A
And gives no sign of understanding or repentance?
G minorGm Am/GAm/G G minorGm
You say this man is going to trial
Am/GAm/G Gm7Gm7 Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
And that he's sure to be returned to serve his sentence?
♫ Bridge:
Dm/A Eb MajorEb DmDm
He will pay, and so must I
Eb MajorEb A augmentedA
Press charges against me, sir.
♫ Chorus:
DmDm
You have only done your duty
Dm/C
It's a minor sin at most.
Bb7b5Bb7b5 Bbmaj7b5
All of us have made misjudgments
AsusAsus A augmentedA DmDm
You'll return, sir, to your post.
♫ Outro:
A/D DmDm A/D DmDm
Must I do as you say?
A/D DmDm A/D DmDm
It's your duty to obey.