A Little Fall of Rain
Les Misérables, 1988
Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer
Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg
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Hop to Another SongÉponine
F Gm
F Bb C7
FDon’t you fret, MonGm7sieur Marius,
I Fdon’t feel any Bbpain.
A Flittle fall of Crain
can Dmhardly hurt me F7now.
You’re Bbhere –
that’s Gmall I need to Fknow.
And you will keep me Gm7safe,
and F7you will keep me Bbclose,
and Frain will make the Gmflowers Fgrow.
Marius
Db9 But you will live, ‘Ponine –
dear God abAbove,
Db9 if I could heal your wounds with words of Flove.
Éponine
Just Gmhold me now and Flet it be,
Bbshelter me, Gmcomfort me… C7
Marius
FYou would live a Gmhundred years
if FI could show you Bbhow,
I Fwon’t desert you Cnow,
Éponine
the Dmrain can’t hurt me F7now –
this Bbrain will Gmwash away what’s Fpast.
And you will keep me Gm7safe,
and F7you will keep me Bbclose,
I’ll Fsleep in your emGmbrace at Flast.
Db9 The rain that brings you here is heaven Abblessed,
Db9 the skies begin to clear and I’m at Frest.
A Gmbreath away from Fwhere you are,
I’ve Bbcome home from so Cfar…
Db9
Éponine with Marius in (parenthesis)
Gb So don’t you fret, MonAbmsieur Marius
(Hush-a-bye, dear Éponine)
I Gbdon’t feel any Bpain
(You won’t feel any pain)
A Gblittle fall of Drain
(A little fall of rain)
Can Ebm7hardly hurt me Gbnow
(Can hardly hurt you now)
Marius
I’m Bhere
Éponine
That’s Aball I need to Gbknow
And Gbmaj7you will keep me Abmsafe
(I’ll stay with you)
And Gbyou will keep me Bclose
(till you are sleeping)
And Gbrain
(and rain)
Will make the Abflowers
(will make the flowers –
– Gbgrow.) Abm
Gb B
Gb Ab
Gb