Prologue Chords
Prologue by Les Miserables is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Fm. It uses the chords Fm, Eb/F, Ab/F, Bb/F, Ab, Eb, Gb, Db and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO: Fm - Eb/F - Ab/F - Bb/F
Fm
Look down, look down
Eb/F
Don't look 'em in the eye
Ab/F
Look down, look down
Bb/F
You're here until you die
Fm
The sun, is strong
Eb/F
It's hot as hell below
Ab/F
Look down, look down
Bb/F
There's twenty years to go
Fm
I've done, no wrong
Eb/F
Sweet Jesus hear my prayer
Ab/F
Look down, look down
Bb/F
Sweet Jesus doesn't care
Ab
I know, she'll wait
Eb
I know that she'll be true
Gb
Look down, look down
Db
They've all forgotten you
(CON 3)
Db
When I get free, you won't see me
C
Here for dust
Fm
Look down, look down
Eb/F
Don't look 'em in the eye
Ab/F
How long, oh lord
Bb/F
Before you let me die?
Fm
Look down, look down
Eb/F
You'll always be a slave
Ab/F
Look down, look down
Bb/F
You're standing in your grave
Fm
Now bring me prisoner 24601
Eb/F
Your time is up and your parole's begun
Ab/F
You know what that means
Bb/F
Yes, it means I'm free
No!
Fm
It means you get your yellow ticket of leave
Eb/F
You are a thief
I stole a loaf of bread
Ab/F
You robbed a house
Bb/F
I broke a window pane
Ab
My sister's child was close to death
Eb
And we were starving
Gb
You will starve again
Db
Unless you learn the meaning of the law
Db
I know the meaning of those nineteen years
C
A slave, of the law
Fm
Five years for what you did,
Eb/F
The rest because you tried to run
Ab/F
Yes 24601
Bb/F
My name is Jean Valjean
Fm
And I'm Javert
Eb/F
Do not forget my name
Ab/F
Do not forget me
Bb/F
24601
Fm
Look down, look down
Eb/F
You'll always be a slave
Ab/F
Look down, look down
Bb/F
You're standing in your grave
OUTRO: Fm Eb/F Ab/F Bb/F