Misc Musicals – Les Misérables - Bring Him Home (Guitar Tab)

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"Bring Him Home" is a soliloquy sung by the main character, Jean Valjean in the hit Broadway musical "Les Misérables". It is by far my favourite musical and the piece has a truly beautiful melody that is a pleasure to play. This is my first ever Guitar Tab so I hope that people can make use of it and enjoy playing this piece as much as I did ~ Miles Fletcher. [---------------OPENING---------------]
                                           God------on----- high------ hear my
e|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------------|------------0-----|
B|---2----3--2----3-|---2----3--2----3-|------------------|---2----3--2----3-|
G|--2----2--1--1-2--|--2----2--1--1-2--|------------------|--2----2--1--1-2--|
D|-2--2-4--4----4--4|-2--2-4--4----4--4|------------------|-2--2-4--4----4--4|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

 prayer        In my need   you....    there------            He---  is-----
e|------------0-----|----0------------|---0---0-----------|------------------|
B|---2----3--2----3-|2--2-------0--3-0|------0------------|------------------|
G|--2----2--1--1-2--|--2---1---1--1---|1-2--2---1---------|------------------|
D|-2--2-4--4----4--4|-2---2-2-0--0----|-2--2---2----------|------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|

 young-----     He's  afraid     Let him rest         heaven blessed    bring
e|------------0-----|------------0-----|---1---------------|---2---2---0---0-|
B|---2----3--2----3-|---2----3--2----3-|--2---2----0-2--0-2|--2---2---2---2--|
G|--2----2--1--1-2--|--2----2--1--1-2--|-1---1----1----1---|-1---1---2---2---|
D|-2--2-4--4----4--4|-2--2-4--4----4--4|3---3--3-3----3----|4---4---2---2----|
A|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

 him home      bring..     home bring... home. He's like....
e|----2---2---0---0|---2---2---0----|--0-5-0------0-----|
B|---3---3---2---2-|--3---3---0---0-|-2------2---2------|
G|--2---2---2---2--|-4---4---1---1--|2------2-2-1-----1-|
D|-4---4---2---2---|4---4---2---2--2|----------2---2-2-2|
A|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|

 known.....   if God had...son the..die... how soon...on and on and I am old
e|------2---------2-5-0--|---0---0---2----|--0--5-----2---2|--1--------------|
B|-0-2-3-2-0---0-2-----2-|--0---0---3---3-|-2-----2--3---3-|-2----0-2-3-3-2-3|
G|----------------------2|-1---1---2---2--|---2--2--2---2--|---2-------------|
D|4---------4-4----------|2---2---0---0--0|--------0---0---|-----------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------|4---4-----------|4----2-----2-----|
E|-----------------------|----------------|----------------------------------|

 ..gone                 Bring---him------peace----bring him
e|-----1--------0----|------------------|------------0-----|
B|----2--1-----0-----|------------------|---2----3--2----3-|
G|---1--1-1---1------|------------------|--2----2--1--1-2--|
D|--3--------2-------|------------------|-2--2-4--4----4--4|
A|-4--------2--------|------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|

 joy          he is young   he....    boy------            you-------can-----
e|------------0-----|----0------------|---0---0-----------|------------------|
B|---2----3--2----3-|2--2-------0--3-0|------0------------|------------------|
G|--2----2--1--1-2--|--2---1---1--1---|1-2--2---1---------|------------------|
D|-2--2-4--4----4--4|-2---2-2-0--0----|-2--2---2----------|------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|

 take---    you can give       Let him be         let him live          if I
e|------------0-----|------------0-----|---1---------------|---2---2---0---0-|
B|---2----3--2----3-|---2----3--2----3-|--2---2----0-2--0-2|--2---2---2---2--|
G|--2----2--1--1-2--|--2----2--1--1-2--|-1---1----1----1---|-1---1---2---2---|
D|-2--2-4--4----4--4|-2--2-4--4----4--4|3---3--3-3----3----|4---4---2---2----|
A|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

 die         let me die      let him live      bring him home       bring him
e|----2---2---0---0|---2---2---0----|---0---------0-----|---0---------0-----|
B|---3---3---2---2-|--3---3---0---0-|--2-----3---2----3-|--2-----3---2----3-|
G|--2---2---2---2--|-4---4---1---1--|-2-----2-2-1--1-2--|-2-----2-2-1--1-2--|
D|-4---4---2---2---|4---4---2---2--2|2---2-4---4----4--4|2---2-4---4----4--4|
A|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|

 home              bring him...   home--------------------------]
e|---0---------0-----|--------------|---0---------0-----|-----0-------------|
B|--2-----3---2----3-|--------------|--2-----3---2----3-|----2--------------|
G|-2-----2-2-1--1-2--|--------------|-2-----2-2-1--1-2--|---2---------------|
D|2---2-4---4----4--4|--------------|2---2-4---4----4--4|-[2----------------|
A|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
The last two bars are played at a gradually decreasing tempo and the last five notes (which I have enclosed in square brackets) are gently strummed with the thumb. EDIT: I've added the words here, since they were too long to fit alongside the tab. God on high Hear my prayer In my need You have always been there He is young He's afraid Let him rest Heaven blessed Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home He's like the son I might have known If God had granted me a son The summers die one by one How soon they fly On and on And I am old and will be gone Bring him peace Bring him joy He is young He is only a boy You can take You can give Let him be Let him live If I die Let me die Let him live Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home