[JAVERT]
Fm
Valjean at last
Eb/F
We see each other plain
Fm
M'sieur le Mayor '
Bb/F Fm
You'll wear a different chain
[VALJEAN]
Fm
Before you say another word Javert
Eb
Before you chain me up like a slave again
Fm Bb
Listen to me There is something I must do
Fm
This woman leaves behind a suffering child
Eb
There is none but me who can intercede
Fm Bb
In Mercy's name three days are all I need
Ab
Then I'll return I pledge my word
Eb [JAVERT]
Then I'll return You must think me mad
Gb
I've hunted you across the years
Dbsus4
A man like you can never change
Db Cm
A man such as you
VALJEAN and JAVERT in counterpoint
Fm
Believe of me what you will Men like me can never change
Eb
There is a duty that I'm sworn to do Men like you can never change
Fm
You know nothing of my life No
Bb
All I did was steal some bread 1
Fm
You know nothing of the world My duty's to the law - you have no rights
Eb
You would sooner see me dead Come with me 1
Fm
But not before I see this justice Now the wheel has turned around
Bb
done Jean Valjean is nothing now
Fm
I am warning you Javert Dare you talk to me of crime
Eb
I'm a stronger man by far And the price you had to pay
Fm
There is power in me yet Every man is born in sin
Bb
My race is not yet run Every man must choose his way
Fm
I am warning you Javert You know nothing of Javert
Eb
I was born inside a jail
Fm
I was born with scum like you
Bb
I am from the gutter too
Fm Dbsus4 Fm