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Full Hamilton Act I chords by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

BURR:

            Chord diagramB minorBm
How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a
Chord diagramF#F#
Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a
           Chord diagramG+G
Forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence
                   Chord diagramD MajorD
Impoverished, in squalor
                Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
Grow up to be a hero and a scholar?
LAURENS:

     Chord diagramB minorBm
The ten-dollar founding father without a father
       Chord diagramF#F#
Got a lot farther by working a lot harder
            Chord diagramG+G
By being a lot smarter

By being a self-starter
      Chord diagramD MajorD                          Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter


JEFFERSON:

     Chord diagramB minorBm
And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted
 Chord diagramF#F#
Away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up
  Chord diagramG+G
Inside he was longing for something to be a part of
     Chord diagramD MajorD                         Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter


MADISON:

        Chord diagramB minorBm
Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned
     Chord diagramF#F#
Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
       Chord diagramG+G
Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain
        Chord diagramD MajorD                          Chord diagramF#sus4F#sus4          Chord diagramF#F#
And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain
BURR:

          Chord diagramB minorBm
Well the word got around, they said, "This kid is insane, man"
Chord diagramF#F#
Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland
Chord diagramG+G
"Get your education, don't forget from whence you came
          Chord diagramD MajorD                      Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
and the world is gonna know your name. What's your name, man "


HAMILTON:

Chord diagramB minorBm
Alexander Hamilton
            Chord diagramF#F#
My name is Alexander Hamilton
              Chord diagramG+G
And there's a million things I haven't done
              Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramF#F#
But just you wait, just you wait...


ELIZA:

            Chord diagramB minorBm
When he was ten his father split, full of it, debt-ridden
     Chord diagramF#F#                                                   Chord diagramG+G
Two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden half-dead

Sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick


COMPANY:

N/A
And Alex got better but his mother went quick


WASHINGTON:

Chord diagramB minorBm
Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide
Chord diagramF#F#
Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside
  Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramA augmentedA voice saying


WASHINGTON:                     //    COMPANY:
"You gotta fend for yourself"    //    "Alex, you gotta fend for yourself"


WASHINGTON:

               Chord diagramD MajorD                         Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf


BURR:

     Chord diagramB minorBm
There would have been nothing left to do

For someone less astute, he woulda been
Chord diagramF#F#
Dead or destitute without a sense of restitution
         Chord diagramG+G
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord
Chord diagramD MajorD                              Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
Tradin' sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford
Chord diagramB minorBm
Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on
Chord diagramF#F#
Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on
    Chord diagramG+G
The bow of a ship headed for a new land
   Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
In New York you can be a new man


COMPANY:

  Chord diagramB minorBm
In New York you can   //  (HAMILTON)

Be a new man          //  Just you wait
   Chord diagramG7G7
In New York you can   // (HAMILTON)

Be a new man          //  Just you wait
   Chord diagramEm9Em9
In New York you can

Be a new man


WOMEN:

   Chord diagramF#F#
In New York--


MEN:
New York


HAMILTON:
Just you wait!


COMPANY:

Chord diagramB minorBm
Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
        Chord diagramG7G7
We are waiting in the wings for you (waiting in the wings for you)
           Chord diagramE minorEm
You could never back down
                                Chord diagramF#F#
You never learned to take your time
     Chord diagramB minorBm
Oh, Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
      Chord diagramG7G7
When America sings for you
           Chord diagramE minorEm
Will they know what you overcame?
           Chord diagramD MajorD                   Chord diagramE minorEm
Will they know you rewrote the game?
     Bm/F#      Chord diagramEm/GEm/G    Chord diagramD/AD/A      F#7/A
The world will never be the same, oh


BURR:

   Chord diagramB minorBm
The ship is in the harbor now  //  (COMPANY)
Bm/C#
See if you can spot him        //  Just you wait
 Bm/D
Another immigrant
    Chord diagramE minorEm
Comin' up from the bottom      //  Just you wait
     Chord diagramEm/GEm/G
His enemies destroyed his rep
Em/C#
America forgot him


MULLIGAN/MADISON & LAFAYETTE/JEFFERSON:

Chord diagramF#sus4F#sus4   Chord diagramF#F#
We fought with him


LAURENS/PHILLIP:

Chord diagramF#sus4F#sus4      Chord diagramF#F#
Me? I died for him


WASHINGTON:

Bm9/F#       Chord diagramF#F#
Me? I trusted him


ELIZA & ANGELICA & PEGGY/MARIA:
Em6/F#       Chord diagramF#F#
Me? I loved him


BURR:

      Chord diagramF#F#
And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him


COMPANY:
           Chord diagramEm/GEm/G                            Chord diagramD MajorD
There's a million things I haven't done
             Em6/F#
But just you wait!


BURR:
Chord diagramF#7F#7
What's your name, man?


COMPANY:

Chord diagramB minorBm
Alexander Hamilton!

Chord diagramB minorBm


AARON BURR SIR

  Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramE minorEm
Company: 1776,       New York City!

           Chord diagramC majorC                   Chord diagramA minorAm
Hamilton: Pardon me. Are you Aaron Burr, sir?
             Chord diagramE minorEm
Burr: That depends. Who’s asking?
                               Chord diagramC majorC                           Chord diagramA minorAm
Ham:Oh, well, sure, sir I’m Alexander Hamilton, I’m at your service, sir
            Chord diagramE minorEm
I have been looking for you

Burr:I’m getting nervous
            Chord diagramC majorC                                   Chord diagramA minorAm                               Chord diagramE minorEm
Ham:Sir, I heard your name at Princeton. I was seeking an accelerated course of study
                                                Chord diagramC majorC
when I got sort of out of sorts with a buddy of yours. I may have punched him.
       Chord diagramA minorAm            Chord diagramE minorEm
It’s a blur, sir. He handles the financials?

Burr: You punched the bursar?

             Chord diagramC majorC                               Chord diagramA minorAm                            Chord diagramE minorEm
Ham: Yes! I wanted to do what you did. Graduate in two, then join the revolution.

He looked at me like I was stupid, I’m not stupid
Chord diagramC majorC                             Chord diagramA minorAm
So how’d you do it? How’d you graduate so fast?
    Chord diagramE minorEm
Burr: It was my parents’ dying wish before they passed
   Chord diagramC majorC                                   Chord diagramA minorAm
Ham:You’re an orphan. Of course! I’m an orphan. God, I wish there was a war!
Chord diagramE minorEm
Then we could prove that we’re worth more than anyone bargained for
   Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramA minorAm
Burr:Can I buy you a drink? Ham: That would be nice
    Chord diagramE minorEm
Burr: While we’re talking, let me offer you some free advice

    Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramA minorAm               Chord diagramE minorEm
Burr: Talk less Ham: What? Burr: Smile more Ham: Huh
   Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramA minorAm               Chord diagramE minorEm
Burr:Don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for
      Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramA minorAm                 Chord diagramE minorEm
Ham: You can’t be serious Burr: You wanna get ahead?
                Chord diagramC majorC                   Chord diagramA minorAm                 Chord diagramE minorEm
Ham:Yes Burr: Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead

                               Chord diagramC majorC
Laurens: Yo yo yo yo yo! What time is it?
                              Chord diagramA minorAm
Lau/Lafayette/Mulligan: Show time!
               Chord diagramE minorEm
Burr: …like I said…

Lau: Showtime! Showtime!


Beatbox


               Chord diagramC minorCm
Lau/Laf/Mull: Ooh! Lau: Who are you? Mull: Who are you? Laf: Who are you?

               Chord diagramDmDm                     Chord diagramD#D#              Chord diagramD MajorD
Lau/Laf/Mull: Oooh, who is this kid? What's he gonna do?

MY SHOT

     Chord diagramG minorGm                       Chord diagramG minorGm Chord diagramA minorAm
I am not throwing away my shot
     Chord diagramBb majorBb                       Chord diagramBb majorBb
I am not throwing away my shot
    Chord diagramBdimBdim    Chord diagramC minorCm
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
    Chord diagramDmDm  Chord diagramEb MajorEb
And I'm not throwing away my shot

Chord diagramD MajorD

            Chord diagramG minorGm
I'mma get a scholarship to King's College
     Chord diagramG minorGm       Chord diagramA minorAm                Chord diagramBb majorBb
I probably shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish
     Chord diagramBb majorBb        Chord diagramBdimBdim    Chord diagramC minorCm
The problem is I got a lot of brains, but no polish
   Chord diagramC minorCm        Chord diagramDmDm            Chord diagramEb MajorEb
I gotta holler just to be heard
With every word I drop knowledge

      Chord diagramG minorGm
I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal
Chord diagramA minorAm        Chord diagramBb majorBb                                            Chord diagramBdimBdim     Chord diagramC minorCm
Tryin' to reach my goal, my power of speech: unimpeachable
                      Chord diagramDmDm
Only nineteen, but my mind is older
      Chord diagramEb MajorEb                       Chord diagramD MajorD
These New York City streets getting colder, I shoulder
      Chord diagramG minorGm
Ev'ry burden, ev'ry disadvantage
                        Chord diagramA minorAm    Chord diagramBb majorBb
I have learned to manage. I don't have a gun to brandish
                       N.C.
I walk these streets famished
    Chord diagramC minorCm                  Chord diagramDmDm
The plan is to fan this spark into a flame
     Chord diagramEb MajorEb                           Chord diagramD MajorD
But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out my name
I am the—


HAMILTON, LAFAYETTE, MULLIGAN, LAURENS:

Chord diagramG minorGm             Chord diagramA minorAm
A-L, E-X, A-N, Chord diagramD MajorD
Chord diagramBb majorBb
E-R—we are—meant to be


HAMILTON:

     Chord diagramC minorCm                       Chord diagramDmDm
Chord diagramA augmentedA colony that runs independently
           Chord diagramEb MajorEb                      Chord diagramD MajorD
Meanwhile, Britain keeps shitting on us endlessly
      Chord diagramG minorGm
Essentially, they tax us relentlessly
Chord diagramA minorAm        Chord diagramBb majorBb
Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree
Chord diagramBdimBdim     Chord diagramC minorCm                  Chord diagramDmDm
He ain't never gonna set his descendants free
              Chord diagramEb MajorEb              Chord diagramD MajorD
So there will be a revolution in this century

N.C.
ENTER ME!


LAURENS, LAFAYETTE, MULLIGAN:

    Chord diagramG minorGm
(He says in parentheses)


HAMILTON:

Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramBb majorBb
Don't be shocked when your history book mentions me
Chord diagramBdimBdim   Chord diagramC minorCm               Chord diagramDmDm
I will lay down my life if it sets us free
  Chord diagramEb MajorEb                       Chord diagramD MajorD
Eventually you'll see my ascendancy


HAMILTON and (LAURENS):

         Chord diagramG minorGm                        Chord diagramG minorGm  Chord diagramA minorAm
And I am not throwing away my shot (my shot)
     Chord diagramBb majorBb                       Chord diagramBb majorBb
I am not throwing away my shot (my shot)
    Chord diagramBdimBdim    Chord diagramC minorCm
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry


HAMILTON & LAURENS:

Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramEb MajorEb                    Chord diagramD MajorD
And I'm not throwing away my shot


HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE:

Chord diagramG minorGm                        Chord diagramG minorGm  Chord diagramA minorAm
I am not throwing away my shot
Chord diagramBb majorBb                        Chord diagramBb majorBb
I am not throwing away my shot
    Chord diagramBdimBdim    Chord diagramC minorCm
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
    Chord diagramDmDm  Chord diagramEb MajorEb                   Chord diagramD MajorD
And I'm not throwing away my shot
                    Chord diagramG minorGm
It's time to take a shot!


LAFAYETTE:

Chord diagramG minorGm                               Chord diagramG minorGm Chord diagramA minorAm
I dream of life without the monarchy
Chord diagramBb majorBb                                    Chord diagramBb majorBb  Chord diagramBdimBdim
The unrest in France will lead to "onarchy"
Chord diagramC minorCm                                    Chord diagramC minorCm  Chord diagramDmDm  Chord diagramEb MajorEb
"Onarchy " How you say, how you s—Oh, anarchy!
                                   Chord diagramD MajorD
When I fight I make the other side panicky
With my


HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE:

Chord diagramG minorGm
Shot!


MULLIGAN:

Chord diagramG minorGm                           Chord diagramA minorAm
Yo, I'm a tailor's apprentice
      Chord diagramBb majorBb                                  Chord diagramBdimBdim
And I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentis
     Chord diagramC minorCm                                          Chord diagramDmDm
I'm joining the rebellion cuz I know it's my chance
    Chord diagramEb MajorEb                           Chord diagramD MajorD
To socially advance, instead of sewin' some pants
I'm gonna take a
HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE:
Chord diagramG minorGm
Shot!


LAURENS:

              Chord diagramG minorGm                 Chord diagramA minorAm
Eh, but we'll never be truly free
   Chord diagramBb majorBb                                                   Chord diagramBdimBdim
Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me
Chord diagramC minorCm                                        Chord diagramDmDm     Chord diagramEb MajorEb
You and I, do or die, wait till I sally in on a stallion
               Chord diagramD MajorD
With the first black battalion
Have another


HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE:

Chord diagramG minorGm
Shot!


BURR:

Chord diagramG minorGm                      Chord diagramG minorGm Chord diagramA minorAm
Geniuses, lower your voices
    Chord diagramBb majorBb                                 Chord diagramBb majorBb    Chord diagramBdimBdim
You keep out of trouble, and you double your choices
    Chord diagramC minorCm                      Chord diagramC minorCm    Chord diagramDmDm
I'm with you, but the situation is fraught
                            Chord diagramEb MajorEb
You've got to be carefully taught:
                               Chord diagramG minorGm
If you talk, you're gonna get shot!


HAMILTON:

Chord diagramG minorGm                     Chord diagramA minorAm
Burr, check what we got
    Chord diagramBb majorBb                               Chord diagramBdimBdim
Mr. Lafayette hard rock like Lancelot
             Chord diagramC minorCm
I think your pants look hot
     Chord diagramDmDm
Laurens, I like you a lot
              Chord diagramEb MajorEb                           Chord diagramD MajorD
Let's hatch a plot blacker than the kettle callin' the pot
             Chord diagramG minorGm                                         Chord diagramA minorAm
What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot
Chord diagramBb majorBb
Poppin' a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not
Chord diagramBdimBdim       Chord diagramC minorCm                 Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramEb MajorEb
Chord diagramA augmentedA bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists
N.C.
Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is

Oh, am I talkin' too loud?
Sometimes I get over excited, shoot off at the mouth
I never had a group of friends before
I promise that I'll make y'all proud


LAURENS:

Let's get this guy in front of a crowd!


COMPANY:

     Chord diagramG minorGm                        Chord diagramA minorAm
I am not throwing away my shot
     Chord diagramBb majorBb
I am not throwing away my shot
    Chord diagramBdimBdim    Chord diagramC minorCm
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
        Chord diagramEb MajorEb                Chord diagramD MajorD
And I'm not throwing away my shot

     Chord diagramG minorGm                        Chord diagramA minorAm
I am not throwing away my shot
     Chord diagramBb majorBb
I am not throwing away my shot
    Chord diagramBdimBdim    Chord diagramC minorCm
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
        Chord diagramEb MajorEb                Chord diagramD MajorD
And I'm not throwing away my shot


LAURENS and (HAMILTON, LAFAYETTE, MULLIGAN):

Everybody sing
Chord diagramG minorGm                                         Chord diagramBb majorBb
Woah-woah, wo-oh-oh (Woah-woah, wo-oh-oh)
Hey
                    Chord diagramC minorCm
Wo-oh-oh (Wo-oh-oh)
Wooh!!
                    Chord diagramEb MajorEb
Wo-oh-oh (Wo-oh-oh)
                        Chord diagramD MajorD
Sing let 'em hear ya (Yeah)


LAURENS and (COMPANY):

           Chord diagramG minorGm                Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramBb majorBb
Let's go! (Woah-woah, wo-oh-oh)
I said, shout it to the rooftops
  Chord diagramBdimBdim   Chord diagramC minorCm
(Wo-oh-oh)
Said to the rooftops
    Chord diagramDmDm  Chord diagramEb MajorEb
(Wo-oh-oh)
Now come on
  Chord diagramD MajorD
(Yeah)
Now come on, let's go


LAURENS:

Chord diagramG minorGm
Rise up
                                 Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramBb majorBb
When you're living on your knees, you rise up
                            Chord diagramBdimBdim   Chord diagramC minorCm
Tell your brother that he's got to rise up
                            Chord diagramDmDm     Chord diagramEb MajorEb
Tell your sister that she's got to rise up


LAURENS & ENSEMBLE and (COMPANY):

          Chord diagramD MajorD                   Chord diagramG minorGm
When are these colonies gonna rise up
(Whoa, woah)
                        Chord diagramA minorAm    Chord diagramBb majorBb
When are these colonies gonna rise up (Woah)
                        Chord diagramBdimBdim  Chord diagramC minorCm
When are these colonies gonna rise up (Woah)
                        Chord diagramDmDm    Chord diagramD#D#
When are these colonies gonna rise up (Woah)
Chord diagramD MajorD
Rise up


HAMILTON:

          Chord diagramG minorGm
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
                  Chord diagramBb majorBb
When's it's gonna get me?
In my sleep? Seven feet ahead of me?
Chord diagramC minorCm
If I see it coming, do I run or do I let it be?
Chord diagramEb MajorEb                          Chord diagramD MajorD
Is it like a beat without a melody?
             Chord diagramG minorGm
See, I never thought I'd live past twenty
                  Chord diagramBb majorBb
Where I come from some get half as many
            Chord diagramC minorCm
Ask anybody why we livin' fast and we laugh, reach for a flask
Chord diagramEb MajorEb                                Chord diagramD MajorD
We have to make this moment last, that's plenty

Chord diagramG minorGm
Scratch that
                                    Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramBb majorBb
This is not a moment, it's the movement
                                                   Chord diagramBdimBdim
Where all the hungriest brothers with something to prove went
Chord diagramC minorCm                                 Chord diagramDmDm
Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand
Chord diagramEb MajorEb                  Chord diagramD MajorD
We roll like Moses, claimin' our Promised Land

Chord diagramG minorGm                         Chord diagramA minorAm
And? If we win our independence?
Chord diagramBb majorBb                                        Chord diagramBdimBdim
'Zat a guarantee of freedom for our descendants?
Chord diagramC minorCm                                     Chord diagramDmDm
Or will the blood we shed begin an endless
Chord diagramEb MajorEb                      Chord diagramD MajorD
Cycle of vengeance and death with no defendants?

Chord diagramG minorGm
I know the action in the street is excitin'
          Chord diagramBb majorBb
But Jesus, between all the bleedin' 'n fightin'
                              Chord diagramC minorCm
I've been readin' 'n writin'
                                      Chord diagramDmDm
We need to handle our financial situation
Chord diagramEb MajorEb                          Chord diagramD MajorD
Are we a nation of states? What's the state of our nation?

Chord diagramG minorGm                               Chord diagramG minorGm           Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramBb majorBb
I'm past patiently waitin'! I'm passionately smashin' every expectation
               Chord diagramBb majorBb     Chord diagramBdimBdim
Every action's an act of creation
     Chord diagramC minorCm
I'm laughin' in the face of casualties and sorrow
        Chord diagramEb MajorEb
For the first time, I'm thinkin' past tomorrow


HAMILTON & COMPANY:

Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramG minorGm                       Chord diagramA minorAm
And I am not throwin' away my shot
     Chord diagramBb majorBb
I am not throwin' away my shot
     Chord diagramBdimBdim    Chord diagramC minorCm
Hey, yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
        Chord diagramEb MajorEb                  Chord diagramD MajorD
And I'm not throwin' away my shot


HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS and (ENSEMBLE):

We gonna
 Chord diagramG minorGm
rise up; time to take a shot
(Not thrown’ away my shot)

   Chord diagramA minorAm
We gonna

Chord diagramBb majorBb
rise up; time to take a shot
(Not throwin’ away my shot)

   Chord diagramBdimBdim
We gonna

Chord diagramC minorCm
(rise up, rise up)

HAMILTON:

It’s time to take a shot


HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS and (ENSEMBLE):

 Chord diagramEb MajorEb
(Rise up, rise up)

It’s time to take a shot (rise up, rise up)
(Wo-oah) Time to take a shot (rise up)
Take a shot, a shot, a shot, (Oh-Oh, oh)

Chord diagramEb MajorEb
A-yo, it's time to take a shot (Woah, oh-oh oh)
Time to take a shot (Woah-oh)
And I am (And I am)

N.C.
Not throwing away my

COMPANY:

Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramG5G5
Not throwing away my shot!      (the above is the button at the very end)

STORY OF TONIGHT


I may not live to see our glory
Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramA/C#A/C#            Chord diagramG/DG/D
I may not live to see our glory

But I will gladly join the fight
Chord diagramD MajorD                          C#m/F
But I will gladly join the fight
                               Chord diagramF# minorF#m
And when our children tell our story
Chord diagramD MajorD                 Dm/F     Chord diagramA augmentedA
They'll tell the story of tonight
Chord diagramA augmentedA                        A/D
Let's have another round tonight
Chord diagramA augmentedA                        A/D
Let's have another round tonight
Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramD MajorD
Let's have another round tonight


Verse:

Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#
Raise a glass to freedom
Chord diagramF# minorF#m                Dm/F
Something they can never take away
Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#     Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramDmDm
no matter what they tell you

Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#
raise a glass to the four of us
Chord diagramF# minorF#m                Dm/F
tomorrow there'll be more of us
Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#
Telling the story of tonight
Chord diagramF# minorF#m                Chord diagramDmDm
They'll tell the story of tonight

Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#
Raise a glass to freedom
Chord diagramF# minorF#m               Dm/F
Something they can never take away
Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#
No matter what they tell you
Chord diagramF# minorF#m                Chord diagramDmDm
Let's have another round tonight

Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#
Raise a glass to the four of us
Chord diagramF# minorF#m                Dm/F
Tomorrow there'll be more of us
Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#
Telling the story of tonight
Chord diagramF# minorF#m                Chord diagramDmDm
Let's have another round tonight

Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#            Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#
They'll tell the story of tonight/Raise a glass to freedom
Chord diagramF# minorF#m               Chord diagramDmDm              Chord diagramA augmentedA                 E/G#
They'll tell the story of tonight/Raise a glass to freedom
Chord diagramF# minorF#m               Chord diagramDmDm              Chord diagramA augmentedA
They'll tell the story of tonight/They'll tell the story of
Chord diagramA augmentedA  E/G#
Tonight

SCHUYLER SISTERS

Intro:
Chord diagramB minorBm
There’s nothing rich folks love more
Chord diagramF#F#
Than going downtown and slummin’ it with the poor
Chord diagramG+G
They pull up in their carriages and gawk
Chord diagramD MajorD
At the students in the common
Chord diagramA#A#
Just to watch them talk
Chord diagramB minorBm
Take Philip Schuyler: the man is loaded
Chord diagramF#F#
Uh-oh, but little does he know that
Chord diagramG+G
His daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza
Chord diagramD MajorD                              F#7/A#
Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at—
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Work, work! Angelica!
Chord diagramD MajorD
Work, work! Eliza!
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
And Peggy! The Schuyler sisters!
Chord diagramD MajorD
Angelica!
N.C.
Peggy!
N.C.
Eliza!
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Work!

Verse:
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Daddy said to be home by sundown
Chord diagramD MajorD
Daddy doesn’t need to know
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Daddy said not to go downtown
Chord diagramD MajorD
Like I said, you’re free to go
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
But—look around, look around, the
Chord diagramD MajorD                          Chord diagramGMaj9Gmaj9
Revolution’s happening in New York New York Angelica
F#7/A#
Work!
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
It’s bad enough daddy wants to go to war
Chord diagramD MajorD
People shouting in the square
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
It’s bad enough there’ll be violence on our shore
Chord diagramD MajorD
New ideas in the air
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Look around, look around—
Chord diagramD MajorD                                Chord diagramGMaj9Gmaj9
Angelica, remind me what we’re looking for…
N.C.
She’s lookin’ for me!

Chorus:
                         F#7/A#     Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Eliza, I’m lookin’ for a mind at work
                           Chord diagramD MajorD
I’m lookin’ for a mind at work!
                            Chord diagramBm7Bm7
I’m lookin’ for a mind at work!
Chord diagramD MajorD
Whooaaaaa! Whooaaaaa!
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Work!

Verse:
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
There’s nothin’ like summer in the city
Chord diagramD/AD/A
Someone in a rush next to someone lookin’ pretty
Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7
Excuse me, miss, I know it’s not funny
Chord diagramD/AD/A
But your perfume smells like your daddy’s got money
Chord diagramE minorEm
Why you slummin’ in the city in your fancy heels
Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
You searchin for an urchin who can give you ideals?
Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7
Burr, you disgust me
N.C.
Ah, so you’ve discussed me
F#7/A#
I’m a trust fund, baby, you can trust me!
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Chord diagramD/AD/A
So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane
Chord diagramGMaj9Gmaj9
You want a revolution? I want a revelation
F#m7/A
So listen to my declaration:
Chord diagramEm9Em9
“We hold these truths to be self-evident
Dmaj7/F#
That all men are created equal”
Chord diagramGMaj9Gmaj9
And when I meet Thomas Jefferson
F#7/A#
I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Work!

Chorus:
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Look around, look around at how
Chord diagramD/AD/A
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
Chord diagramGMaj9Gmaj9
Look around, look around at how
Chord diagramF#m7F#m7
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
Chord diagramEm9Em9                     Dmaj7/F#
History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be
Chord diagramGMaj9Gmaj9
In the greatest city in the world!
                       Chord diagramA#Maj7A#maj7
In the greatest city in the world!

Verse:
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Cuz I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Chord diagramD6/AD6/A
So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane
Chord diagramGMaj9Gmaj9
You want a revolution? I want a revelation
Chord diagramF#m7F#m7
So listen to my declaration:
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
We hold these truths to be self evident
Chord diagramD6/AD6/A
That all men are created equal
Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7
Look around, look around
Chord diagramF#m7F#m7
At how lucky we are to be alive right now!
Chord diagramEm9Em9                     Dmaj7/F#
History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be
Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7
In the greatest city in the world
Chord diagramA#Maj7A#maj7
In the greatest city in the world!

Outro:
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Work, work! Angelica!
Chord diagramD MajorD
Eliza!
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
And Peggy! The Schuyler sisters!
Chord diagramD MajorD
We’re looking for a mind at
Chord diagramBm7Bm7
work!
Chord diagramD6/AD6/A
Whoa!
Chord diagramGMaj9Gmaj9
In the greatest
           Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramD MajorD
City in the world

THE FARMER REFUTED


Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramDmDm           Chord diagramA minorAm
Hear ye, hear ye! My name is Samuel Seabury
Chord diagramFF                              Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G
and I present "Free thoughts on the proceedings of the Continental Congress!"


Verse:

Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramA minorAm
Heed not the rabble who scream revolution
Chord diagramFF                               Chord diagramG+G
They have not your interest at heart
Chord diagramG+G
(Oh my god. Tear this dude apart)
Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramDmDm      Chord diagramA minorAm
Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution
Chord diagramFF                         Chord diagramG+G
Don't let them lead you astray
Chord diagramA minorAm                               Chord diagramG+G
This congress does not speak for me
Chord diagramA minorAm                            Chord diagramG+G
They're playing a dangerous game
Chord diagramA minorAm                             Dm/F
I pray the king shows you his mercy
Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G
For shame, for shame!


Verse:

Chord diagramC majorC                     Chord diagramG+G                          Chord diagramDmDm
Yo! He'd have you all unravel at the sound of screams (Heed not the rabble who scream)
Chord diagramA minorAm
But the revolution is comin' (Revolution!)
Chord diagramFF
The have-nots are gonna win this (They have not your interests at heart)
Chord diagramG+G
It's hard to listen to you with a straight face
Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramDmDm
Chaos and bloodshed already haunt us (Chaos and Bloodshed are not solution)
Chord diagramA minorAm                            Chord diagramFF
Honestly, you shouldn't even talk and what about Boston (Don't let them lead you astray)
Chord diagramG+G
Look at the cost of all that we've lost
Chord diagramA minorAm
And you talk about Congress? (This Congress does not speak for me)
Chord diagramG+G
My dog speaks more eloquently than thee
Chord diagramA minorAm
(You're playing a dangerous game)
Chord diagramG+G
But strangely, your mange is the same!
Chord diagramA minorAm                     Dm/F
(I pray the king shows you his mercy)
Is he in Jersey?
Chord diagramD MajorD
(For shame—) For the Revolution!
Chord diagramG+G                        Chord diagramAbAb
(For shame!) For the Revolution!


Verse:

Chord diagramDbDb
(Heed—) If you repeat yourself again I'm gonna
Chord diagramEbmEbm                            Chord diagramBbmBbm
(Scream—) Honestly, look at me, please don't read!
Chord diagramGbGb                 Chord diagramAbAb
(Not your interest—) Don't modulate the key then not debate with me
Chord diagramDbDb              Chord diagramAbAb                  Chord diagramEbmEbm
Why should a tiny island across the sea
Chord diagramBbmBbm
Regulate the price of tea? Alexander, please!
Chord diagramGbGb
Burr, I'd rather be divisive than indecisive
Chord diagramAbAb
Drop the niceties
Chord diagramBb majorBb                            Chord diagramDmDm
Silence! Chord diagramA augmentedA message from the King!
Chord diagramG minorGm
Chord diagramA augmentedA message from the King!
Chord diagramFF
Chord diagramA augmentedA message from the King!

YOULL BE BACK

Intro:
Chord diagramG+G   G/F   Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7  Chord diagramD MajorD


Verse:
    Chord diagramG+G
You say
    G/F                      Chord diagramC majorC                            Chord diagramAm7Am7       Chord diagramD MajorD
The price of my love’s not a price that you’re willing to pay
    Chord diagramG+G
You cry
        G/F                       Chord diagramC majorC                      Chord diagramAm7Am7
In your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by
Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE minorEm
Why so sad?
  Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramAm7Am7
Remember we made an arrangement when you went away
           Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE minorEm
Now you’re making me mad
  Chord diagramG+G                    Chord diagramC majorC                    Chord diagramD MajorD
Remember despite our estrangement, I’m your man


Chorus:
          Chord diagramG+G                 G/F
You’ll be back, soon you’ll see
         Chord diagramC majorC                    Chord diagramAm7Am7
You’ll remember you belong to me
Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramG+G               G/F
You’ll be back, time will tell
         Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramAm7Am7
You’ll remember that I served you well
Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE minorEm            Chord diagramG+G
Oceans rise, empires fall
        Chord diagramC majorC                          Chord diagramC minorCm
We have seen each other through it all
         Chord diagramE minorEm            Chord diagramG+G
And when push comes to shove
       Chord diagramC majorC                     Chord diagramAm7Am7
I will send a fully armed battalion
     Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramG+G
To remind you of my love!


Bridge:
Chord diagramG+G            G/F             Chord diagramC majorC
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
      Chord diagramC minorCm      Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramG+G
Da da dat dat da ya da!
             G/F             Chord diagramC majorC
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
      Chord diagramC minorCm
Da da dat dat da…


Verse:
    Chord diagramE minorEm
You say
            Chord diagramG+G                         Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramC minorCm
Our love is draining and you can’t go on!
       Chord diagramE minorEm
You’ll be
           Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC minorCm
The one complaining when I am go-ne!
    Chord diagramAm7Am7
And NO,
                 Chord diagramD7D7
Don’t change the subject!
       Chord diagramAm7Am7                Chord diagramD7D7
‘Cause you’re my favorite subject!
   Chord diagramFF                 Chord diagramC majorC
My sweet, submissive subject!
   Chord diagramFF            Chord diagramC majorC
My loyal, royal subject!


   Chord diagramG+G
Forever
    G/F
And ever
    Chord diagramC minorCm
And ever, and ever, and ever…


Chorus:
          Chord diagramG+G            G/F
You’ll be back, like before
       Chord diagramC majorC                           Chord diagramAm7Am7
I will fight the fight and win the war
Chord diagramD7D7       Chord diagramG+G              G/F
For your love, for your praise
         Chord diagramC majorC                     Chord diagramAm7Am7
And I’ll love ya ’til my dying days
Chord diagramD7D7          Chord diagramE minorEm            Chord diagramG+G
When you’re gone, I’ll go mad
         Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramC minorCm
So don’t throw away this thing we had
            Chord diagramE minorEm            Chord diagramG+G
‘Cause when push comes to shove
       Chord diagramC majorC
I will kill your friends and family…
     Chord diagramAm7Am7            Chord diagramG+G
To remind you of my love!


Outro:
Chord diagramG+G            G/F             Chord diagramC majorC
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
      Chord diagramC minorCm      Chord diagramD7D7    Chord diagramG+G
Da da dat dat da ya da!
             G/F             Chord diagramC majorC
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
      Chord diagramC minorCm         Chord diagramD7D7
Da da dat - Everybody!


Chord diagramG+G            G/F             Chord diagramC majorC
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
      Chord diagramC minorCm            Chord diagramG+G
Da da dat dat da ya da!
             G/F             Chord diagramC majorC
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da da da da
Chord diagramC minorCm      Chord diagramD7D7    Chord diagramG+G
Dat dat da ya da!

RIGHT HAND MAN

Chord diagramC minorCm                                       Chord diagramCm7Cm7
British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water
Chord diagramCm6Cm6                                      Chord diagramAbmaj7Abmaj7
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York Harbour…
Chord diagramC minorCm                                       Chord diagramCm7Cm7
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York Harbour…
Chord diagramCm6Cm6                                              Chord diagramAbmaj7Abmaj7
When they surround our troops! They surround our troops! (They surround our troops!)

Chord diagramC minorCm
As a kid in the Caribbean I wished for a war
Cm/D
I knew that I was poor, I knew it was the only way to
Cm/Eb
(Rise up), if they tell my story
     Cm/F
I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or
Chord diagramC minorCm
(Rise up), I will fight for this land but there's
Cm/D
Only one man Who can give us a command, so we can
Cm/Eb                                        Cm/F
(Rise up), understand, it's the only way to (rise up, rise up)
N.C.
Here he comes!

Chord diagramC minorCm
(Here comes the general!)
Chord diagramAbAb
Ladies and gentlemen!
Chord diagramF/AF/A
(Here comes the general!)
Chord diagramAbAb
The moment you've been waiting for!
Chord diagramC minorCm
(Here comes the general!)
Chord diagramAbAb
The Pride of Mount Vernon!
Chord diagramF/AF/A
(Here comes the general!)
Chord diagramAbAb
George Washington!
Chord diagramC minorCm
We are out-gunned! (what!)
Chord diagramAbAb
Out-manned! (what!)
Chord diagramF/AF/A
Out-numbered,
Chord diagramAbAb
out-planned!
Chord diagramC minorCm
We gotta make an all-out
Chord diagramAbAb
stand Hey yo
Chord diagramF/AF/A
I'm gonna need a right-hand
Chord diagramAbAb
man

Here comes the general!


N.C.
Can I be real a second? For just a millisecond?
Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second?
Now I'm the model of a modern major general
The venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all

       Chord diagramC minorCm                    Chord diagramAbAb
Lining up to put me up on a pedestal, writing letters to

Chord diagramF/AF/A                         Chord diagramAbAb
Relatives embellishing my elegance and eloquence
Chord diagramC minorCm                          Chord diagramAbAb
But the elephant is in the room, the truth is in your
Chord diagramF/AF/A                             Chord diagramAbAb
Face When you hear the British cannons go (BOOM!)
Chord diagramC minorCm                      Chord diagramAbAb
Any hope of success is fleeting How can I keep
F9/A                         Chord diagramAbAb
Leading when the people I'm leading keep retreating?
Chord diagramC minorCm                      Chord diagramAbAb
We put a stop to the bleeding as the British take
Chord diagramF/AF/A                    Chord diagramAbAb
Brooklyn Knight takes rook, but look

Chord diagramC minorCm
We are out-gunned! (what!)
Chord diagramAbAb
Out-manned! (what!)
Chord diagramF/AF/A
Out-numbered,
Chord diagramAbAb
out-planned!
Chord diagramC minorCm
We gotta make an all-out
Chord diagramAbAb
stand Hey yo
Chord diagramF/AF/A
I'm gonna need a right-hand
Chord diagramAbAb
man
N.C.
Incoming!

Chord diagramC minorCm
They're battering down the Battery, check the damages (brrah!)
Cm/D
We gotta stop ‘em and rob ‘em of their advantages (brrah!)
Cm/Eb
Let's take a stand with the stamina God has granted us
Cm/F
Hamilton won't abandon ship, yo, let's steal their cannons!

Chord diagramC minorCm                      Cm/D
(BOOM) goes the cannon, watch the blood and the shit spray, and
Cm/Eb                          Cm/F
(BOOM) goes the cannon, we're abandoning Kips Bay, and
Chord diagramC minorCm
(BOOM) there's another ship, and
Cm/D
(BOOM) we just lost the southern tip and
Cm/Eb
(BOOM) we've gotta run to Harlem quick, we can't afford another slip
Chord diagramC minorCm
Guns and horses giddy up,
Cm/D
I decide to divvy up
Cm/Eb
My forces, they're skittish as the
Cm/F
British cut the city up
Chord diagramC minorCm
This close to giving up,
Cm/D
Facing mad scrutiny
Cm/Eb                             Cm/F
I scream in the face of this mass mutiny:
Chord diagramCm9Cm9
"Are these the men with which I am to defend America "
Cm9/D
We ride at midnight, Manhattan in the distance
Cm/Eb
I cannot be everywhere at once, people
Cm/F
I'm in dire need of assistance

Chord diagramC minorCm
Your Excellency, sir Who are you? Aaron Burr, sir
Chord diagramG minorGm
Permission to state my case? As you were...Sir,
Chord diagramAbAb
I was a captain under General Montgomery Until he caught a
Ab6/F                     Chord diagramBb majorBb
Bullet in the neck in Quebec, and well, in summary
Chord diagramC minorCm
I think that I could be of some assistance
Chord diagramG minorGm
I admire how you keep firing on the British from a distance
Chord diagramAbAb
I have some questions, a couple of suggestions
Ab6/F                              Chord diagramBb majorBb
On how to fight instead of fleeing west Yes?

Chord diagramC minorCm
Your Excellency? You wanted to see me?
         Chord diagramG minorGm
Hamilton, come in. Have you met Burr? Yes, sir We keep meeting...
Chord diagramAbAb
As I was saying, sir I look forward to seeing your strategy
Ab6/F                                              Chord diagramBb majorBb
play out—Burr? Sir? Close the door on your way out
Chord diagramC minorCm
Have I done something wrong, sir? On the contrary
Chord diagramG minorGm
I called you here because our odds are beyond scary
Chord diagramAbAb
Your reputation precedes you, but I have to laugh
Ab6/F                  Chord diagramBb majorBb
Hamilton, how come no one can get you on their staff?

Chord diagramC minorCm
Don't get me wrong, you're a young man of great renown
Chord diagramG minorGm
I know you stole British cannons when we were still downtown
Chord diagramAbAb
Nathanael Greene and Henry Knox wanted to hire you—
   Ab6/F
To be their secretary! I don't think so
Chord diagramBb majorBb
Now why are you
Chord diagramC minorCm
Upset? I'm not It's alright you want to fight, you've got a
Chord diagramG minorGm
Hunger I was just like you when I was younger
Chord diagramAbAb
Head full of fantasies of dying like a martyr
Ab6/F                      Chord diagramBb majorBb
Dying is easy, young man; living is harder
Chord diagramC minorCm
Why are you telling me this? I'm being honest
Chord diagramG minorGm
I'm working with a third of what our Congress has promised
Chord diagramAbAb
We are a powder keg about to explode
Ab6/F                                   Chord diagramBb majorBb
I need someone like you to lighten the load

Cm/G                       Chord diagramAbAb
I am not throwing away my shot
Chord diagramF/AF/A                        Chord diagramAbAb
I am not throwing away my shot
Cm/G                                  Chord diagramAbAb
Hey yo I'm just like my country I'm young, scrappy and hungry
Chord diagramF/AF/A
I am not throwing away my shot
Cm/G                                        Chord diagramAbAb
Son, we are outgunned! Outmanned!  You need all the help you can get,
Chord diagramF/AF/A                                          Chord diagramAbAb
I have some friends, Laurens, Mulligan, Marquis de Lafayette! Okay, what else?
Cm/G               Chord diagramAbAb
Outnumbered, out planned! We'll need some spies on the
Chord diagramF/AF/A                         Chord diagramAbAb
Inside Some king's men who might let some things slide
Cm/G                              Chord diagramAbAb
I'll write to Congress and tell them we need supplies
                Chord diagramF/AF/A                              Chord diagramAbAb
You rally the guys, master the element of surprise
Cm/G                          Chord diagramAbAb
I'll rise above my station, organize your information
        Chord diagramF/AF/A                  Chord diagramAbAb
‘Til we rise to the occasion of our new nation, sir!
Cm/G                      Chord diagramAbAb
Here comes the general! Rise up! (What!)
Chord diagramF/AF/A                       Chord diagramAbAb
Here comes the general! Rise up! (What!)
Cm/G                      Chord diagramAbAb
Here comes the general! Rise up! (What!)
Chord diagramF/AF/A                       Chord diagramAbAb
Here comes the general! What!
N.C.
And his right-hand man!
Chord diagramC minorCm
BOOM!

Chord diagramA augmentedA WINTERS BALL

                   Chord diagramB minorBm                                 Chord diagramF#F#
Burr:: How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore go on and on grow into more of a

phenomenon?

Chord diagramG+G                                          Chord diagramD MajorD                       Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
Watch this obnoxious, arrogant, loud-mouth bother be seated at the right hand of the

father

Chord diagramB minorBm                                           Chord diagramF#F#
Washington hires Hamilton right on site, but Hamilton still wants to fight, not write

    Chord diagramG+G                                                  Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
Now Hamilton's skill with the quill is undeniable, but what do we have in common?

                        Chord diagramB minorBm
We're reliable with the lay-deez! (there are so many to deflower)

Chord diagramF#F#
Lay-deez! (Looks! Proximity to power!)

Chord diagramG+G
Lay-deez! They delighted and distracted him,

Chord diagramD MajorD                                 Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
Martha Washington named her feral tomcat after him Ham:: That's true

        Chord diagramB minorBm                            Chord diagramF#F#
Burr:: 1780, a winter's ball and the Schuyler Sisters are the envy of all

Chord diagramG+G
If you can marry a sister, you're rich son.

       Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramBbdimBbdim
Ham:: Is it a matter of if, Burr, or which one?

               Chord diagramC majorC
Ham/Burr/Lau: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

HELPLESS


Chord diagramFF                     Chord diagramA#A#
Ooh, I do I do I do I do, hey
Chord diagramFF              Chord diagramA#A#
Ooh, I do I do I do

Boy you got me


Chorus:

 Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky’s the limit
     Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
I’m helpless, down for the count and I’m drowning in ‘em


Verse: (Eliza)

Chord diagramFF
I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight
Chord diagramA#A#
We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night
Chord diagramFF
Laughing at my sister as she’s dazzling the room
      Chord diagramA#A#
Then you walked in and my heart went “Boom!”
Chord diagramFF
Trying to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom
Chord diagramA#A#
Everybody’s dancing and the band’s top volume
Chord diagramFF
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine
         Chord diagramA#A#
Grab my sister and whisper “Yo, this one’s mine.”
Chord diagramDmDm                                            Chord diagramFF
Ooh, my sister made her way across the room to you
                                              Chord diagramA#A#
And I got nervous, thinking “What’s she gonna do ”
                                              Chord diagramC majorC
She grabbed you by the arm, I’m thinking “I’m through”

Then you look back at me and suddenly I’m


Chorus:

 Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky’s the limit
     Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
I’m helpless, down for the count and I’m drowning in ‘em

 Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky’s the limit
     Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
I’m helpless, down for the count and I’m drowning in ‘em


Verse: (Eliza)

Chord diagramFF
One week later, I’m writing a letter nightly
Chord diagramA#A#
Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me
Chord diagramFF
Laughing at my sister cause she wants to form a harem

(Angelica)
N.C.
I’m just saying if you really loved me you would share him

(Eliza)
Ha!
Chord diagramFF
Two weeks later in the living room stressin’
    Chord diagramA#A#
My father’s stone faced while you’re asking for his blessin’
    Chord diagramFF
I’m dying inside as you wine and dine
         Chord diagramA#A#                                                           Chord diagramDmDm
And I’m trying not to cry cause there’s nothing that your mind can’t do
                                           Chord diagramFF
My father makes his way across the room to you
                                     Chord diagramA#A#
I panic for a second thinking “we’re through”
                                          Chord diagramC majorC
But then he shakes your hand and says “Be true”

And you turn back to me, smiling, and I’m


Chorus:

 Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky’s the limit
     Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
I’m helpless, down for the count and I’m drowning in ‘em

 Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky’s the limit
     Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
I’m helpless, down for the count and I’m drowning in ‘em


(Hamilton)
  Chord diagramFF
Eliza, I don’t have a dollar to my name
    Chord diagramA#A#
An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame
Chord diagramFF
All I have’s my honor, a tolerance for pain
   Chord diagramA#A#
Chord diagramA augmentedA couple of college credits and my top-notch brain
Chord diagramFF
Insane, your family brings out a different side of me
Chord diagramA#A#
Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me
Chord diagramFF
No stress, my love for you is never in doubt
               Chord diagramA#A#
We’ll get a little place in Harlem and we’ll figure it out
          Chord diagramDmDm
I’ve been livin’ without a family since I was a child
           Chord diagramFF
My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild
       Chord diagramA#A#
But I’ll never forget my mother’s face, that was real
                       Chord diagramC majorC
And long as I’m alive, Eliza, swear to God

You’ll never feel so…


Chorus:

 Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky’s the limit
     Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
I’m helpless, down for the count and I’m drowning in ‘em

 Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky’s the limit
     Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramA#A#
I’m helpless, down for the count and I’m drowning in ‘em

Chord diagramFF Chord diagramA#A#
    Chord diagramA#A#
In New York, you can be a new man
   Chord diagramDmDm
In New York, you can be a new man
    Chord diagramC majorC                          Chord diagramA#A#     Chord diagramFF
In New York, you can be a new man

SATISFIED

LAURENS:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7                              Db/Ab
Alright, alright. That's what I'm talkin' about!
           A#m7/D#
Now everyone give it up for the maid of honor
Chord diagramGb9Gb9               Chord diagramF7F7
Angelica Schuyler!


ANGELICA/COMPANY:

               Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
Chord diagramA augmentedA toast to the groom (to the groom, to the groom, to the groom)
       Db/Ab
To the bride (To the bride, to the bride, to the bride)
          A#m7/D#
From your sister (Angelica, Angelica, Angelica)
        Chord diagramGb9Gb9                          Chord diagramF7F7
Who is always by your side (By your side)
        Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
To your union (To the union! To the revolution!)
        Db/Ab
And the hope that you provide (provide, provide)
        A#m7/D#
May you always (always)
    Chord diagramGb9Gb9        Chord diagramF7F7
Be satisfied (rewind)


REWIND INTERLUDE:


ANGELICA:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
I remember that night I just might

regret that night for the rest of my days
Db/Ab
I remember those soldier boys tripping over themselves

to win our praise
A#m7/D#
I remember that dreamlike candlelight

like a dream that you can't quite place
Chord diagramGb9Gb9                  Chord diagramF7F7                                   Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
But Alexander I'll never forget the first time I saw your face

I have never been the same
Db/Ab
Intelligent eyes in a hunger-pang frame
    A#m7/D#
And when you said "hi" I forgot my dang name
       Chord diagramGb9Gb9                      Chord diagramF7F7
Set my heart aflame, every part aflame

This is not a game


HAMILTON:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
You strike me as a woman who has never been satisfied


ANGELICA:

Db/Ab
I'm sure I don't know what you mean, you forget yourself


HAMILTON:

A#m7/D#
You're like me. I'm never satisfied


ANGELICA:

Chord diagramGb9Gb9
Is that right?


HAMILTON:

Chord diagramF7F7
I have never been satisfied


ANGELICA:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
My name is Angelica Schuyler


HAMILTON:

Db/Ab
Alexander Hamilton


ANGELICA:

Where's your family from?


HAMILTON:

A#m7/D#
Unimportant, there's a million things I haven't done
Chord diagramGb7Gb7            Chord diagramF7F7
Just you wait, just you wait


ANGELICA:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
So so so, so this is what it feels like to match wits

with someone at your level. What the hell is the catch?
         Db/Ab
It's the feeling of freedom, of seeing the light

It's Ben Franklin with a key and a kite

You see it right?
A#m7/D#
The conversation lasted two minutes, maybe three minutes

Everything we said in total agreement
Chord diagramGb9Gb9
It's a dream and it's a bit of a dance
Chord diagramF7F7
Chord diagramA augmentedA bit of a posture, it's a bit of a stance
       Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
He's a bit of a flirt but I'mma give it a chance

I asked about his family, did you see his answer?
    Db/Ab
His hands started fidgeting, he looked askance?

He's penniless; he's flying by the seat of his pants
A#m7/D#
Handsome, boy does he know it

Peach fuzz, and he can't even grow it
Chord diagramGb9Gb9
I wanna take him far away from this place
       Chord diagramF7F7
Then I turn and see my sister's face and she is...


ELIZA:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
Helpless


ANGELICA:

And I know she is


ELIZA:

A#m7/Ab
Helpless


ANGELICA:

And her eyes are just


ELIZA:

A#m7/D#
Helpless


ANGELICA:

                    Chord diagramGb9Gb9                                  Chord diagramF7F7
And I realize three fundamental truths at the exact same time


HAMILTON:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
Where are you taking me?


ANGELICA:

I'm about to change your life.


HAMIlTON:

Then by all means, lead the way.


COMPANY:

       Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
Number one!


ANGELICA:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
I'm a girl in a world in which my only job is to marry rich
Db/Ab
My father has no sons so I'm the one

who has to social climb for one
            A#m7/D#
So I'm the oldest and the wittiest and the gossip in

New York City is insidious
Chord diagramGb9Gb9
And Alexander is penniless
Chord diagramF7F7
That doesn't mean I want him any less


ELIZA:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
Elizabeth Schuyler. It's a pleasure to meet you.


HAMILTON:

Schuyler?


ANGELICA:

My sister.


COMPANY:

       Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
Number two!


ANGELICA:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
He's after me cuz I'm a Schuyler sister

That elevates his status
    Db/Ab
I'd have to be naive to set that aside

Maybe that is why
A#m7/D#
I introduce him to Eliza

Now that's his bride
Chord diagramGb9Gb9
Nice going, Angelica, he was right
Chord diagramF7F7
You will never be satisfied


ELIZA:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
Thank you for all your service.


HAMILTON:

If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it.


ANGELICA:

I'll leave you to it.


COMPANY:

       Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
Number three!


ANGELICA:

Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
I know my sister like I know my own mind
          Db/Ab
You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind
     A#m7/D#
If I tell her that I love him she'd be silently resigned
        Chord diagramGb9Gb9
He'd be mine
                   Chord diagramF7F7
She would say "I'm fine"

She'd be lying
Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
But when I fantasize at night it's Alexander's eyes
Db/Ab
as I romanticize what might have been if I hadn't
A#m7/D#
sized him up so quickly
                             Chord diagramDbDb
At least my dear Eliza's his wife
                                    Chord diagramF7F7
At least I keep his eyes in my life


ANGELICA/COMPANY:

        Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
To the groom! (to the groom, to the groom, to the groom)
       Db/Ab
To the bride! (To the bride, to the bride, to the bride)
          A#m7/D#
From your sister (Angelica, Angelica, Angelica)
        Chord diagramGb9Gb9                          Chord diagramF7F7
Who is always by your side (By your side)
        Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
To your union (To the union! To the revolution!)
        Chord diagramDb7Db7
And the hope that you provide (provide, provide)
        A#m7/D#
May you always (always)
    Chord diagramGb9Gb9                      Chord diagramF7F7
Be satisfied (satisfied, satisfied, satisfied)
      Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
And I know
           Db/Ab
she'll be happy as his bride
      A#m7/D#
And I know
Chord diagramGb9Gb9
He will never be satisfied
Chord diagramF7F7                               Chord diagramA#m7A#m7
I will never be satisfied

STORY OF TONIGHT (REPRISE)

LAURENS:
N.C.
I may not live to see our glory!

MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:
  Chord diagramBb majorBb      Chord diagramF/AF/A                Chord diagramAbAb
I may not live to see our glory!

LAURENS:
                                 Chord diagramEb MajorEb
But I’ve seen wonders great and small

MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:
                             Chord diagramD MajorD
I’ve seen wonders great and small

LAURENS:
                               Chord diagramBb majorBb
‘Cause if the tomcat can get married

MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:
        Chord diagramBb7Bb7          Chord diagramEb MajorEb
If Alexander can get married—

LAURENS:
                  Chord diagramEbmEbm            Chord diagramBb majorBb
There’s hope for our ass, after all!

LAFAYETTE:
                  Chord diagramF/AF/A
Raise a glass to freedom

LAURENS/MULLIGAN:
Chord diagramF/AF/A
Hey!
Chord diagramG minorGm                  Chord diagramEbmEbm        Chord diagramBb majorBb
Something you will never see again!

MULLIGAN:
           Chord diagramF/AF/A
No matter what she tells you

LAFAYETTE:
Chord diagramG minorGm           Chord diagramEbmEbm           Chord diagramBb majorBb
Let’s have another round tonight!

LAURENS:
                      Chord diagramF/AF/A
Raise a glass to the four of us!

LAFAYETTE/HAMILTON:
Chord diagramF/AF/A
Ho!

MULLIGAN:
Chord diagramG minorGm                Chord diagramEbmEbm
To the newly not poor of us!

LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/HAMILTON:
Chord diagramEbmEbm
Woo!

LAFAYETTE:
Chord diagramBb majorBb              Chord diagramF/AF/A      Chord diagramG minorGm
We’ll tell the story of tonight

LAURENS:
            Chord diagramEbmEbm
Let’s have another round—

HAMILTON:
Chord diagramBb majorBb                       Chord diagramG minorGm
Well, if it isn’t Aaron Burr

BURR:
Chord diagramG minorGm
Sir!

HAMILTON:
           Chord diagramDmDm
I didn’t think that you would make it

BURR:
Chord diagramDmDm
To be sure

MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:
Chord diagramDmDm
Burr!

BURR:
           Chord diagramBb majorBb
I came to say congratulations

MULLIGAN:
        Chord diagramG minorGm
Spit a verse, Burr!

BURR:
           Chord diagramDmDm
I see the whole gang is here

LAFAYETTE:
N.C.
You are the worst, Burr!

HAMILTON:
Chord diagramBb majorBb                        Chord diagramG minorGm
Ignore them. Congrats to you, Lieutenant Colonel
       Chord diagramDmDm
I wish I had your command instead of manning George’s journal

BURR:
         Chord diagramBb majorBb
No, you don’t

HAMILTON:
Chord diagramBb majorBb
Yes, I do

BURR:
          Chord diagramG minorGm
Now, be sensible
             Chord diagramDmDm
From what I hear, you’ve made yourself indispensable

LAURENS:
            Chord diagramDbDb
Well, well, I heard
       Chord diagramBbmBbm                           Chord diagramF minorFm
You’ve got a special someone on the side, Burr

HAMILTON:
Chord diagramF minorFm
Is that so?

LAURENS:
                        Chord diagramDbDb
What are you tryin’ to hide, Burr?

BURR:
         Chord diagramBbmBbm
I should go

HAMILTON:
                      Chord diagramF minorFm
No, these guys should go

LAFAYETTE:
Chord diagramF minorFm
What?

LAURENS:
Chord diagramF minorFm
No!

HAMILTON:
Chord diagramF minorFm
Leave us alone

MULLIGAN:
Chord diagramF minorFm
Man…

HAMILTON:
        Chord diagramDbDb             Chord diagramBbmBbm                                    Chord diagramF minorFm
It’s alright, Burr. I wish you’d brought this girl with you tonight, Burr

BURR:
                                        Chord diagramDbDb
You’re very kind, but I’m afraid it’s unlawful, sir

HAMILTON:
             Chord diagramBbmBbm
What do you mean?

BURR:
Chord diagramBbmBbm
She’s married

HAMILTON:
  Chord diagramF minorFm
I see

BURR:
N.C.
She’s married to a British officer

HAMILTON:
N.C.
Oh shit…

BURR:
Chord diagramDbDb        Chord diagramBbmBbm             Chord diagramF minorFm
Congrats again, Alexander. Smile more
Chord diagramDbDb                   Chord diagramBbmBbm
I’ll see you on the other side of the war

HAMILTON:
Chord diagramF minorFm                       Chord diagramDbDb
I will never understand you
        Chord diagramBbmBbm                 Chord diagramF minorFm
If you love this woman, go get her! What are you waiting for?

BURR:
Chord diagramDbDb                   Chord diagramBbmBbm                Chord diagramF minorFm
I’ll see you on the other side of the war

HAMILTON:
Chord diagramF minorFm
I’ll see you on the other side of the war

WAIT FOR IT

Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramA#mA#m Chord diagramF minorFm (x2)


Verse:
Chord diagramC#C#         Chord diagramA#mA#m                       Chord diagramF minorFm
Theodosia writes me a letter every day
Chord diagramC#C#                   Chord diagramA#mA#m                         Chord diagramF minorFm
I'm keeping the bed warm while her husband is away
Chord diagramC#C#                           Chord diagramA#mA#m
He's on the British side in Georgia
     Chord diagramF minorFm
He's trying to keep the colonies in line
Chord diagramC#C#                      Chord diagramA#mA#m
But he can keep all of Georgia
    Chord diagramF minorFm
Theodosia, she's mine

Chorus:
Chord diagramC#C#                    Chord diagramF#F#                                Chord diagramG#G#
Love doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and

it takes
    Chord diagramA#mA#m                   Chord diagramF#F#                 Chord diagramC#C#                       Chord diagramG#G#
And we keep loving anyway, we laugh and we cry and we break and we make our mistakes
    Chord diagramA#mA#m                  Chord diagramF#F#                    Chord diagramC#C#                   Chord diagramG#G#
And if there's a reason I'm by her side when so many have tried
                    Chord diagramA#mA#m           Chord diagramF#F#
Then I'm willing to wait for it
               Chord diagramG#G#
I'm willing to wait for it

Verse:
Chord diagramC#C#                    Chord diagramA#mA#m                 Chord diagramF minorFm
My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher
Chord diagramC#C#                             Chord diagramA#mA#m                       Chord diagramF minorFm
But there are things that the homilies and hymns won't teach ya
Chord diagramC#C#               Chord diagramA#mA#m
My mother was a genius
   Chord diagramF minorFm
My father commanded respect
Chord diagramC#C#                   Chord diagramA#mA#m
When they died they left no instructions
Chord diagramF minorFm
Just a legacy to protect

Chorus:
Chord diagramC#C#                     Chord diagramF#F#                                Chord diagramG#G#
Death doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and

it takes
Chord diagramA#mA#m                   Chord diagramF#F#                Chord diagramC#C#                        Chord diagramG#G#
We keep living anyway, we rise and we fall and we break and we make our mistakes
Chord diagramA#mA#m                      Chord diagramF#F#                     Chord diagramC#C#                         Chord diagramG#G#
And if there's a reason I'm still alive while everyone who loves me has died
               Chord diagramA#mA#m          Chord diagramF#F#
I'm willing to wait for it
               Chord diagramG#G#
I'm willing to wait for it

Bridge:
Chord diagramA#mA#m            Chord diagramF#F#
(Wait for it, wait for it)
Chord diagramC#C#                     Chord diagramG#G#              Chord diagramA#mA#m   Chord diagramF#F#
I am the one thing in life I can control
Chord diagramC#C#                Chord diagramG#G#                Chord diagramA#mA#m   Chord diagramF#F#
I am inimitable, I am an original
Chord diagramC#C#               Chord diagramG#G#                 Chord diagramA#mA#m    Chord diagramF#F#
I'm not falling behind or running late
Chord diagramC#C#                Chord diagramG#G#                    Chord diagramA#mA#m    Chord diagramF#F#
I'm not standing still, I am lying in wait

Chord diagramC#C#                 Chord diagramG#G#              Chord diagramA#mA#m      Chord diagramF#F#
Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb
Chord diagramC#C#                          Chord diagramG#G#                    Chord diagramA#mA#m   Chord diagramF#F#
He has something to prove, he has nothing to lose
Chord diagramC#C#                    Chord diagramG#G#                      Chord diagramA#mA#m     Chord diagramF#F#
Hamilton's pace is relentless, he wastes no time
Chord diagramC#C#                  Chord diagramF minorFm
What is it like in his shoes?

Chord diagramA#mA#m                        Chord diagramF#F#                 Chord diagramC#C#
Hamilton doesn't hesitate, he exhibits no restraint and he takes and he takes and he

takes
    Chord diagramA#mA#m                     Chord diagramF#F#             Chord diagramC#C#
And he keeps winning anyway, changes the game he plays and he raises the stakes
    Chord diagramA#mA#m                  Chord diagramF#F#                       Chord diagramC#C#                    Chord diagramG#G#
And if there's a reason he seems to thrive when so few survive, then goddamnit
               Chord diagramA#mA#m          Chord diagramF#F#
I'm willing to wait for it
               Chord diagramC#C#
I'm willing to wait for it

Chord diagramA#mA#m                   Chord diagramF#F#                                Chord diagramC#C#                       Chord diagramG#G#
Life doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and

it takes
Chord diagramA#mA#m                   Chord diagramF#F#                Chord diagramC#C#                        Chord diagramG#G#
We keep living anyway, we rise and we fall and we break and we make our mistakes
    Chord diagramA#mA#m                  Chord diagramF#F#                     Chord diagramC#C#                 Chord diagramG#G#
And if there's a reason I'm still alive while so many have died, then I'm willing to—

Chord diagramA#mA#m Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramC#C# Chord diagramG#G#
       Wait for it
Chord diagramA#mA#m Chord diagramF#F#        Chord diagramC#C#      Chord diagramG#G#
       Wait for it

Chord diagramC#C#

STAY ALIVE

Intro:

Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramAdimAdim Chord diagramAbAb

       Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramAdimAdim Chord diagramAbAb
Stay alive…

       Chord diagramC minorCm Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramAdimAdim Chord diagramAbAb
Stay alive…


[Verse}

              Chord diagramC minorCm                     Chord diagramAbAb
I have never seen the General so despondent
             Chord diagramAdimAdim                        Chord diagramAbAb
I have taken over writing all his correspondence
                   Chord diagramC minorCm                         Chord diagramAbAb
Congress writes, “George, attack the British forces.”
              Chord diagramAdimAdim                   Chord diagramAbAb
I shoot back, we have resorted to eating our horses
       Chord diagramC minorCm               Chord diagramAbAb
Local merchants deny us equipment, assistance
     Chord diagramAdimAdim                         Chord diagramAbAb
They only take British money, so sing a song of sixpence
    Chord diagramC minorCm                                Chord diagramAbAb
The cavalry’s not coming. (But, sir!) Alex, listen
              Chord diagramAdimAdim                 Chord diagramAbAb
There’s only one way for us to win this

Chord diagramC minorCm               Chord diagramAbAb
Provoke outrage, outright (That's right)
Chord diagramAdimAdim                     Chord diagramAbAb
Don’t engage, strike by night
          Chord diagramC minorCm                               Chord diagramAbAb
Remain relentless ‘til their troops take flight
           Chord diagramAdimAdim                    Chord diagramAbAb
Make it impossible to justify the cost of the fight
    Chord diagramC minorCm
Outrun (Outrun)
    Chord diagramAbAb
Outlast (Outlast)
Chord diagramAdimAdim                    Chord diagramAbAb
Hit ‘em quick, get out fast (Chick-a-plao!)
       Chord diagramC minorCm                            Chord diagramAbAb
Stay alive until this horror show is past
            N.C.                     N.C.
We’re gonna fly a lot of flags half-mast (Raise a glass!)

      Chord diagramC minorCm                         Chord diagramAbAb
I go back to New York and my apprenticeship
            Chord diagramAdimAdim                              Chord diagramAbAb
I ask for French aid, I pray that France has sent a ship
           Chord diagramC minorCm
I stay at work with Hamilton
         Chord diagramAbAb
We write essays against slavery
    Chord diagramAdimAdim                           Chord diagramAbAb
And every day’s a test of our camaraderie and bravery

   Chord diagramC minorCm                     Chord diagramAbAb
We cut supply lines, we steal contraband
    Chord diagramAdimAdim                            Chord diagramAbAb
We pick and choose our battles and places to take a stand
    Chord diagramC minorCm                  Chord diagramAbAb
And every day “Sir, entrust me with a command,”
    Chord diagramAdimAdim                  Chord diagramAbAb
And every day (No) he dismisses me out of hand

        Chord diagramC minorCm                          Chord diagramAbAb
(Stay alive...) Instead of me He promotes Charles Lee
             Chord diagramAdimAdim                   Chord diagramAbAb
Makes him second-in-command (I’m a General. Whee!!!!)
Chord diagramC minorCm                   Chord diagramAbAb
Yeah. He’s not the choice I would have gone with
    Chord diagramAdimAdim                 N.C.
He shits the bed at the Battle of Monmouth

            Chord diagramC minorCm                 Chord diagramAbAb
Ev’ryone attack! (Retreat!) Attack! (Retreat!)
 Chord diagramAdimAdim                         Chord diagramAbAb
What are you doing, Lee? Get back on your feet!
                Chord diagramC minorCm                            Chord diagramAbAb
(But there’s so many of them!) I’m sorry, is this not your speed !
 Chord diagramAdimAdim                            N.C.
Hamilton! (Ready, sir!) Have Lafayette take the lead! (Yes, sir!)

    Chord diagramC minorCm                        Chord diagramAbAb
Chord diagramA augmentedA thousand soldiers die in a hundred degree heat
       Chord diagramAdimAdim                        Chord diagramAbAb
As we snatch a stalemate from the jaws of defeat
  Chord diagramC minorCm                            Chord diagramAbAb
Charles Lee was left behind without a pot to piss in
    Chord diagramAdimAdim                      N.C.
He started sayin’ this to anybody who would listen:

 Chord diagramC minorCm                         Chord diagramAbAb
Washington cannot be left alone to his devices
Chord diagramAdimAdim               Chord diagramAbAb
Indecisive, from crisis to crisis
     Chord diagramC minorCm                           N.C.
The best thing he can do for the revolution
              N.C.                N.C.
Is turn n’ go back to plantin’ tobacco in Mount Vernon

Chord diagramC minorCm                      Chord diagramAbAb
Don’t do a thing. History will prove him wrong
       Chord diagramAdimAdim                   Chord diagramAbAb
(But, sir!) We have a war to fight, let’s move along
Chord diagramC minorCm                             Chord diagramAbAb
Strong words from Lee, someone oughta hold him to it
  Chord diagramAdimAdim                 Chord diagramAbAb
I can’t disobey direct orders
N.C.
Then I’ll do it
Chord diagramFF
  Alexander, you’re the closest friend I’ve got
N.C.
Laurens, do not throw away your shot

TEN DUEL COMMANDMENTS

Chord diagramFF         Bb/G          Chord diagramF/AF/A        Chord diagramC/EC/E           Chord diagramFF
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine…
Chord diagramFF                   Chord diagramGbGb    Chord diagramFF
It’s the Ten Duel Commandments
Chord diagramFF                   Chord diagramGbGb    Chord diagramFF
It’s the Ten Duel Commandments

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