Beggars at the Feast (Les Miserables)

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Ain’t it a laugh, ain’t it a treat
6 -7 6 -7 6 -5 <7 -5 <7 Hobnobbing here among the elite -5 <7 -5 <7 -5 <7 -5 <7 Here comes a prince, there goes a Jew -5 <7 -5 <7 -5 5 -5 <-5 6 This one's a queer, but what can you do -6 -6 -6 7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -8 8 Paris at my feet, Paris in the dust -7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 <-6 <7 -7 -8 And here's me breaking bread with the upper crust -7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 Beggar at the feast, master of the dance -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 6 Life is easy pickings if you grab your chance -7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 Everywhere you go, law-abiding folk -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 <-6 Doing what is decent but they're mostly broke -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <-6 6 Singing to the lord on Sundays, praying for the gifts he'll send <7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <-6 <-6 6 6 6 <-6 <-6 6 6 <5 6 But we're the ones who take it, we're the ones who make it in the end -7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 Watch the buggers dance, watch them till they drop -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 6 Keep your wits about you and you stand on top -7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 Masters of the land, always get our share -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 <-6 Clear away the barricades and we're still there -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 <7 <8 <8 <8 -9 <8 -8 -7 We know where the wind is blowing, money is the stuff we smell <8 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 <9 -8 -7 And when we're rich as Croesus, Jesus won't we see you all in hell