Les Miserables - The bishop

^AmCome in sir for you a^Fre weary ^CAnd the night is cold out ^Cthere ^CThough our lives are very ^Chumble ^DmWhat we ^Abhave we ^C#mhave to ^Fshare ^CThere is ^Amwine here to ^Grevive y^Emou ^AmThere is brea^Cd to make you strong ^CThere’s a bed to rest till mo^Crning ^{Em Dm}Rest from pain an^C#md rest from w^Crong ^C#m

^C#mLet 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 h^C#mad earned ^F#mIn all those nineteen^F#m years ^F#mthat lifetime of desp^F#mair ^AbAnd yet he trusted me ^{Dm Dm}The old fool trusted me^{Dm Dm}He’d done his bit of good ^FI played the grateful serf, and thanked him like I shou^Dmld ^EbBut when the house was ^Gstill I got up in the ^Ebnight ^F#mTook the silve^Amr Took my ^Dmflight! ^{C F C#m G}

^EmTell his reverence your ^Cstory ^GLet us see if he’s impressed ^C#mYou were lodging there last night ^CYou were the honest Bishop’s guest. ^EmAnd then, out of Christian goodness ^DmWhen he learned about your plight ^C#mYou maintain he made a present of this silver ^C-That is ^Bright.

^CBut my friend yo^Gu left so ^Gearly ^CSurely something slipped your ^Cmind ^GYou forgot I gave these ^Galso ^FWould you leave the best ^Bbehind? ^BSo Messieurs ^Emyou may release him ^GFor this man has spoken true ^EmI commend you for your ^Emduty ^EmMay God’s blessing ^Bgo with ^Emyou.

^AmBut remember this, ^Cmy b^Frother ^{Am Am}See in this some high^Cer plan ^CYou must use this precious ^Csilver ^{Eb G Dm}To become an ^C#mhonest ^Fman ^AmBy the ^Fwitness of the ^Dmmartyrs ^AmBy the Passion^Am and the ^CBlood ^CGod has raised you out of ^Dmdarkness ^C#mI have bought your soul for ^AmGod! ^{F#m Am}