Misc Musicals - The count of monte cristo - a story told

Mondego: We are f^Fmriends, are we not? Danglars: And our i^Bbmnterests are the s^Fmame Villefort: We co^Bbmllaborate Danglars: And t^Fmrust in fate to p^Dbarcel out the b^Clame Mondego: There are ^Fmends we’ve all got that can ^Bbmjustify the ^Fmmeans Danglars: We ne^Bbmgotiate Villefort: Then f^Fmabricate the f^Dbacts behind the ^Cscenes Mondego: K^Dbeeping all the details vague and s^Cecrets hidden Danglars: S^Dbafe in the balanced sheet of those you ^Ctrust

Because ^Fmhistory is a story told by the ^Dbwinners of the fight You ^Cimply a little

Villefort: Testify and try a little ^Fmsailor ^C Mondego: ^FmWho’s gonna question what goes on in the ^Cmiddle of the ^Dbnight? Not a ^Ctinker

Villefort: Or a j^Fmailer ^{Db C} [Verse 2] Mondego: So we ^Fmall are agreed Let’s be v^Bbmigilant and ^Fmwise Danglars: We must ^Bbmall pretend our n^Fmaïve friend Was ^Dbcaught in his own l^Cies For our p^Fmlan to succeed we must s^Bbmhare but one ^Fmbelief Edmond D^Bbmantès stays and ^Fmends his days In^Dbside the Chateau ^Cd’If Mondego: W^Dbhere the softest things he’ll touch are ^Cstones and darkness ^DbDeep in a craggy isle in dungeon’s ^Ckeep

Villefort: Because ^Fmhistory’s a story told by the ^Dbmen who make the laws Danglars: We s^Cupply a little lie Mondego: To help the gullible to buy a little f^Fmable^{C Fm} Villefort: What will become of the righteous men who ^Dbfashions Dantès’ flaws? Danglars: The ^C7rich

Mondego: Are no more to be rejected at our t^Fmabl^F7e [Bridge]

^BbmI’ll be a comfort i^Cn her time of g^Fmrief and anguish ^BbmI’ll be Mercédès’ ever ^Cfaithful ^Fmacolyte

Villefort: ^BbmAnd part of me wishes ^CDantès didn’t ^Fmhave to languish ^DbBut I can see it’s him or me Danglars: ^CLet him sit there and rot until he’s forgot

All:^Gbm History’s a story told by the ^Dpeople who survive Villefort: Let me ^Dbsign and then initial Danglars: It’s the truth if it’s officially the^Gbm story^{E Gbm} Mondego: What if it costs us one young man so three more men ^Dcan survive? Villefort: He’s a^Db price we have to pay Mondego: To live and fight another day for love and ^Gbmglory Danglars: ^DbHe was standing in the way

Villefort:^Gbm So goes the story! Mondego: Stick to the story! ^{Gbm E Gbm} All: ^GbmHere ^Cmends the ^Gbmstory! ^{Gbm E Gbm}