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Do You Hear The People Sing? (F Major)
Artist: Cast of Les Misérables    Genre: Musicals    Strum Pattern: Slow March: D u D u D u D u    Roman Numerals: I, II, II7, iii, IV, V, V7, VI, vi, VII, vii    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
NOTE: Slashes after chords indicate how many beats they take up per 4-beat measure. For example:

"...There is a [Dm]// life about to [G]/ start when to– [C7]/ –morrow [F]// comes! [E]//"

is played:

| [Dm]// (DuDu) [G]/ (Du) [C7]/ (Du) | [F]// (DuDu /[E] (DuDu) |

(...the | shows where the measures start/end)

Released in 1980.
Composer: Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyricists: Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel (French lyrics); Herbert Kretzmer (English lyrics)
Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy   
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F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
B♭
(B♭,D,F)
- B♭ F B♭ D -
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
C7
(C,E,G,B♭)
- C E B♭ C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Dm
(D,F,A)
- - D A D F
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E


Chorus 1
{A} Do you [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hear the people sing, singing the		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // song of angry		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // men?
It is the [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // music of a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] // people who will		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] not be slaves again!
When the [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] beating of your heart echoes the		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // beating of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // drums
There is a [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // life about to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] / start when to–		 [C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] / –morrow		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // comes!		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] //

Bridge 1
Note: easy chord change
{E} Will you [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] join in our crusade? Who will be		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] strong and stand with me?
Be– [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] –yond the barricade, is there a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] world you long to see?
Then [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // join in the fight that will		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // give you the right to be		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] free!

Chorus 2
{E} Do you [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hear the people sing, singing the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // song of angry		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // men?
It is the [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] // music of a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // people who will		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] not be slaves again!
When the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] beating of your heart echoes the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // beating of the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // drums
There is a [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] // life about to		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] / start when to–		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] / –morrow		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] comes!

Bridge 2
{E} Will you [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] give all you can give so that our		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] banner may advance?
Some will [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] fall and some will live, will you		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] stand up and take your chance?
The [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // blood of the martyrs will		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // water the meadows of		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] France!

Chorus 3
{E} Do you [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hear the people sing, singing the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // song of angry		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // men?
It is the [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] // music of a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // people who will		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] not be slaves again!
When the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] beating of your heart echoes the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // beating of the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] // drums
There is a [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] // life about to		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] / start when to–		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] / –morrow		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ///– (D – D u D – – –) comes!
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