Tonart: A minor
Verse 1
Em
After the war I went back to New York
After the war I went back to New York
I finished up my studies and I practiced law
I practiced law, burr work next door
Even though we started at the
very same time
Alexander Hamilton began to climb
How to account for his rise to the top?
C
Man, the man is non -stop
Am
Gentlemen of the jury,
Em
I'm curious, bear with me
Are you aware that we're
making history?
C
Am
This is the first murder trial
Em
of our brand new nation
In the liberty behind deliberations
C
Am
I intend to prove beyond
a shadow of a doubt
Em
With my assistant counsel
Pro -counsel Hamilton, sit down
C
A client Larry Weeks is innocent
Bm
Am
Call your first witness
G
Em
That's all you had to say
Okay, one more thing
Am
C
Em
Why do you assume you're
Am
Em
the smartest in the room?
do you assume you're
the smartest in the room?
Am
you're the smartest in the room?
Bm
C
Bm
may be your doom
G
C
Why do you write
Am
like you're running out of time?
like you're running out of time
Am
like you're running out of time
C
G
Keep on fighting in the meantime
Non -stop
C
Am
Corruption's such an old song
Em
that we can sing along in harmony
And nowhere is it stronger
C
Am
D
than in Al bany
Am
economies increasingly stalling
Em
And honestly that's why
public service
seems to be calling it -stop
Am
Em
practically perfected it
I've seen injustice in the world
and I've corrected it
D
C
Am
Now for a strong central democracy
If not then I'll be
Em
Socrates throwing verbal rocks
at these mediocrities
Hamilton at the Constitutional Convention
I was chosen for the
Constitutional Convention
There is a New York Junior Delegate
Now what I'm gonna say
may sound indelicate
Goes and proposes his own
form of government
What? His own plan for a new
form of government
What? Talks for six hours,
the convention is listless
Bright young man
Yo, who the F is this?
C
Am
Why do you always say
Why do you always say
what you believe?
C
Am
Every proclamation guarantees free
C
G
ammunition for your enemies
Am
like it's going out of style?
like it's going out of style.
Am
like it's going out of style.
C
Am
Do what you do. Alexander?
Am
Well, it's the middle of the night.
C
Am
Can we confer, sir?
Is this a legal matter?
G
Yes, and it's important to me.
What do you need?
Am
C
Burr, you're a better lawyer than me.
Am
Okay. I know I talk too much,
G
I'm abrasive.
Am
You're incredible in court.
C
You're succinct, persuasive.
Am
My client needs a strong defense.
G
C
You're the solution.
C
Am
Bbm
The new U .S. Constitution?
Ab
No. Hear me out! No way!
Fm
A series of essays anonymously
published
Bbm
defending the document
to the public.
Ab
No one will read it.
I disagree.
Bro, that's why we need it.
Bbm
The Constitution's a mess.
Ab
So it needs amendments?
Fm
It's full of contradictions.
So is independence.
Bbm
We have to start somewhere.
Fm
F
You're making a mistake.
Good night.
Hey, what are you waiting for?
What do you stall for?
What? We won the war.
What was it all for?
Do you support this constitution?
Of course!
Then defend it!
Fm
And what if you're backing
the wrong horse?
Burr, we studied and we fought
and we killed
For the notion of a nation
Bbm
we now get to build
For once in your life
Ab
take a stand with pride
you stand to the side
Db
Ab
Bbm
Fm
I'll keep all my pens close to my chest
Db
Bbm
I'll wait here and see which
Fm
way the wind will blow
Db
Bbm
I'm taking my time watching
Db
Ab
At the birth of a nation,
Gb
Db
Bbm
watching the tension grow
I am sailing off to London
Bbm
someone who always pays
I have found a wealthy husband
Db
Who will keep me in comfort
He is not a lot of fun
Db
But there's no one who can match you
for turn of phrase
Db
Ab
Bbm
don't forget to rhyme.
Ab
Db
Look at where you are.
Gb
Look at where you started.
Bbm
Ab
The fact that you're alive is a miracle.
Db
Gb
Bbm
To stay alive, that would be enough.
Ab
Db
And if your wife could share
Gb
Bbm
a fraction of your time,
Ab
Fsus4
if I could grant you peace of mind,
would that be enough?
Bbm
Alexander joins forces
Db
with James Madison and John Jay
to write a series of essays
Bbm
defending the new United
States Constitution
Db
entitled the Federalist Papers.
Bbm
The plan was to write a total of 25 essays,
Db
the work divided evenly
among the three men.
Bbm
In the end, they wrote 85 essays
Db
in the span of six months.
Bm
Dbm
D
John Jay got sick after writing five.
Am
Bm
James Madison wrote 29.
D
Hamilton wrote the other 51.
Gbm
D
like you're running out of time?
Ride day and night
Am
like you're running out of time.
Gbm
D
like you're running out of time.
Like you're running out of time.
G
Gbm
Are you running out of time?
Gbm
Dbm
like tomorrow won't arrive?
G
like you need it to survive?
Dbm
every second you're alive?
D
Every second you're alive.
G
Every second you're alive.
Bm
D
They're asking me to leave.
Em
I'm doing the best I can
to get the people that I need
Gb
I'm asking you to be my
Bm
right hand man or State?
I know it's a lot to ask
To leave behind the world, you know
Sir, do you want me to run the Treasury
Em
or State Department?
Treasury
C
Gb
B
Let's go Alexander
Db
I have to leave Alexander
D
Look around, look around
to be alive right now
Bm
A
How glad they are asking me to leave
D
Em
Look around, isn't this enough?
D
G
He will never be satisfied
D
A
He will never be satisfied,
Gb
satisfied, satisfied
Gbm
D
Bm
D
Bm
History has shown
D
Bm
D
He will never be sat isfied, satisfied, He
Bm
D
The world has one funny -luck history
Has its eyes on you
I am not throwing away my, just you wait
G
I am not throwing away my, just you wait
I am Alexander Hamilton,
Em
Hamilton just you wait
Bm
I am not throwing away my shot!
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