A Little Fall of Rain
Les Misérables, 1988
Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer
Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg
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Hop to Another SongF Gm
F/A Bb C7
Éponine
FDon’t you fret, MonGm7sieur Marius,
I F/Adon’t feel any Bbpain.
A F/Clittle fall of Caugrain
can Dmhardly hurt me F7/Ebnow.
You’re Bb/Dhere –
that’s Gm/Call I need to Fknow.
And you will keep me Gm7safe,
and F7/Ayou will keep me Bbclose,
and F/Crain will make the Gm/Cflowers Fgrow.
Marius
Db/Eb But you will live, ‘Ponine –
dear God abAbove,
Db/Eb if I could heal your wounds with words of Flove.
Éponine
Just Gmhold me now and F/Alet it be,
Bbshelter me, Gm/Ccomfort me… C7
Marius
FYou would live a Gmhundred years
if F/AI could show you Bbhow,
I F/Cwon’t desert you Caugnow,
Éponine
the Dmrain can’t hurt me F7/Ebnow –
this Bb/Drain will Gm/Cwash away what’s Fpast.
And you will keep me Gm7safe,
and F7/Ayou will keep me Bbclose,
I’ll F/Csleep in your emGm/Cbrace at Flast.
Db/Eb The rain that brings you here is heaven Abblessed,
Db/Eb the skies begin to clear and I’m at Frest.
A Gmbreath away from F/Awhere you are,
I’ve Bbcome home from so Cfar…
Db9
Éponine with Marius in (parentheses)
Gb So don’t you fret, MonAbmsieur Marius
(Hush-a-bye, dear Éponine)
I Gb/Bbdon’t feel any Bpain
(You won’t feel any pain)
A Gb/Dblittle fall of Daugrain
(A little fall of rain)
Can Ebm7hardly hurt me Gb/Enow
(Can hardly hurt you now)
Marius
I’m Bhere
Éponine
That’s Ab/Dball I need to Gbknow
And Gbmaj7you will keep me Abmsafe
(I’ll stay with you)
And Gb/Bbyou will keep me Bclose
(till you are sleeping)
Éponine
And Gb/Dbrain
Marius
and rain
Éponine
Will make the Ab/Dbflowers
Marius
will make the flowers –
Gbgrow. Abm
Gb/Bb B
Gb/Db Ab/Db
Gb