Wait For It chords by Leslie Odom Jr

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

G         Em                      Bm
Theodosia writes me a letter everyday
G                   Em                         Bm
I'm keeping the bed warm while her husband is away
G                           Em
He's on the British side in Georgia
     Bm
He's trying to keep the colonies in line
G                      Em
But he can keep all of Georgia
    Bm
Theodosia, she's mine

G                    C                                D
Love doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes
    Em                   C                 G                       D
And we keep loving anyway, we laugh and we cry and we break and we make our mistakes
    Em                  C                    G                   D
And if there's a reason I'm by her side when so many have tried
                    Em           C
Then I'm willing to wait for it
               D
I'm willing to wait for it

G                    Em                 Bm
My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher
G                             Em                       Bm
But there are things that the homilies and hymns won't teach ya
G               Em
My mother was a genius
   Bm
My father commanded respect
G                   Em
When they died they left no instructions
Bm
Just a legacy to protect

G                     C                                D
Death doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes
Em                   C                G                        D
We keep living anyway, we rise and we fall and we break and we make our mistakes
Em                      C                     G                         D
And if there's a reason I'm still alive while everyone who loves me has died
               Em          C
I'm willing to wait for it
               D
I'm willing to wait for it

Em            C
(Wait for it, wait for it)
G                     D              Em   C
I am the one thing in life I can control
G                D                Em   C
I am inimitable, I am an original
G               D                 Em    C
I'm not falling behind or running late
G                D                    Em    C
I'm not standing still, I am lying in wait

G                 D              Em      C
Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb
G                          D                    Em   C
He has something to prove, he has nothing to lose
G                    D                      Em     C
Hamilton's pace is relentless, he wastes no time
G                  Bm
What is it like in his shoes?

Em                        C                 G
Hamilton doesn't hesitate, he exhibits no restraint and he takes and he takes and he takes
    Em                     C             G
And he keeps winning anyway, changes the game he plays and he raises the stakes
    Em                  C                       G                    D
And if there's a reason he seems to thrive when so few survive, then goddamnit
               Em          C
I'm willing to wait for it
               G
I'm willing to wait for it

Em                   C                                G                   D
Life doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes
Em                   C                G                        D
We keep living anyway, we rise and we fall and we break and we make our mistakes
    Em                  C                     G                 D
And if there's a reason I'm still alive while so many have died, then I'm willing to?

Em C G D
Wait for it
Em C G D
Wait for it