Tuning: E A D G B E

(Valjean arrives with Cosette, now grown up.) [Marius to Eponine]

^CHere's the old boy, stay on the job ^CAnd watch out for the law

[EPONINE]

^CStay out of this [MARIUS] ^AbBut Eponine—

[EPONINE]

^CYou'll be in trouble ^Abhere ^CIt's not your concern ^CYou'll be in the clear^Db

(She pushes MARIUS away!) [MARIUS (seeing Valjean)]

^CWho is that man? [EPONINE] ^DbLeave me alone

[MARIUS]

^DmWhy is he here? ^GHey, Eponine! C Em Bm

(He begins to follow her, and bumps into Cosette.)

^EmI didn't ^Gsee you there, forgive ^Cme^G ^Dm [THENARDIER] ^GPlease M'sieur, come this way Here's a child that ain't ^Ceaten ^Gtoday ^DbSave a life, ^Gbspare a sou ^GbGod rewards all the good that you ^Dbdo ^GbWait a ^Embit— ^Gbknow that ^Bmface ^EmAin't the ^Aworld a ^Cremarkable ^Gplace? ^EmMen like ^Cme don't ^Gforget ^CYou're the bastard that borrowed ^DmCosette

(Thenardier grabs Valjean and rips open his shirt, revealing the number on his chest,) [VALJEAN]

^AWhat is ^Gthis? Are you mad? ^ANo, Monsieur, you ^Cdon't know what ^Gyou do

[THENARDIER]

You know me, ^Ayou know me ^GI'm a con, ^Ajust like ^Gyou

[EPONINE]

^GIt's the police! ^ADisappear! ^GRun for it! ^AIt's ^DbJa - ^Fmvert!^C ^Fm

(Javert arrives and the fight ceases. Valjean picks himself up and looks for Cosette, who is with Marius.) [JAVERT]

^CAnother ^Gbbrawl in the ^Fmsquare ^DmAnother stink in the air ^DbWas there a witness to this? ^DbWell, let him speak to Javert ^DbM'sieur, the streets are not safe But let these vermin ^Cbeware ^DbWe'll see that justice is done^Fm ^EbLook upon this fine ^Abcollection Crawled from ^Gbunderneath a ^Dbstone This ^Ebswarm of worms and ^Abmaggots Could have picked you ^Gbto the ^Cbone I know this man ^Dbover here ^DbI know his name and his trade And on your witness, ^AbM'sieur ^AbWe'll see him suitably paid

[Valjean and Cosette have disappeared.]

^DbBut where's the gentleman gone ^CAnd why on earth ^Dmdid he run?^Fm

[THENARDIER]

^DbYou will ^Ebhave a ^Cjob to ^Dbcatch him He's the ^Gbone you ^Ashould arrest ^DbNo more ^Ebbourgeois when you scratch ^Abhim Than that ^Gbbrand upon his ^Cchest!

[JAVERT]

Could it ^Gbe he's ^Fmsome old jailbird ^EbThat the tide now washes in? ^DbHeard my name and ^Dmstarted running ^DbHad the brand upon his ^Cskin^Fm ^DbAnd the girl who stood ^Fmbeside him ^DbWhen I ^Ebturned they both had gone ^DbCould he be the ^Dmman I've hunted? ^DbCould it be he's ^CJean ^FmValjean?

[THENARDIER]

^DbIn the ^Cab-^Ebsence of a ^Gbvic-^Abtim Dear ^DbIn-^Gbspector, ^Amay I go? ^DbAnd ^Ebremember when ^Ayou've nicked ^Ebhim ^AbIt was ^Abme who told ^Ebyou ^Cso!

[JAVERT]

Let the ^Dbold ^Fmman keep on running ^AbI will run ^Ebhim off his feet ^BmEveryone about your ^Dbbusiness Clear this ^Cgarbage off the ^Dbstreet! Fm G Ab Fm G Db A

Les Miserables - The robbery javerts intervention