Tonart: A minor
Verse 1
Dm
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?
Bb
Man, the man is non -stop
Gm
Gentlemen of the jury,
Dm
I'm curious, bear with me
Are you aware that we're
making history?
Bb
Gm
This is the first murder trial
Dm
of our brand new nation
In the liberty behind deliberations
Bb
Gm
I intend to prove beyond
a shadow of a doubt
Dm
With my assistant counsel
Pro -counsel Hamilton, sit down
Bb
A client Larry Weeks is innocent
Am
Gm
Call your first witness
F
Dm
That's all you had to say
Okay, one more thing
Gm
Bb
Dm
Why do you assume you're
Gm
Dm
the smartest in the room?
do you assume you're
the smartest in the room?
Gm
you're the smartest in the room?
Bb
Assume that attitude
Am
Bb
Am
may be your doom
F
Bb
Why do you write
Gm
like you're running out of time?
like you're running out of time
Gm
like you're running out of time
Bb
F
Keep on fighting in the meantime
Non -stop
Bb
Gm
Corruption's such an old song
Dm
that we can sing along in harmony
And nowhere is it stronger
Bb
Gm
C
than in Al bany
Gm
economies increasingly stalling
Dm
And honestly that's why
public service
seems to be calling it -stop
Bb
I practiced the law,
Gm
Dm
practically perfected it
I've seen injustice in the world
and I've corrected it
C
Bb
Gm
Now for a strong central democracy
If not then I'll be
Dm
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?
Bb
Gm
Why do you always say
Why do you always say
what you believe?
Bb
Gm
Every proclamation guarantees free
Bb
F
ammunition for your enemies
Gm
like it's going out of style?
like it's going out of style.
Gm
like it's going out of style.
Bb
Gm
Do what you do. Alexander?
Gm
Well, it's the middle of the night.
Bb
Gm
Can we confer, sir?
Is this a legal matter?
F
Yes, and it's important to me.
What do you need?
Gm
Bb
Burr, you're a better lawyer than me.
Gm
Okay. I know I talk too much,
F
I'm abrasive.
Gm
You're incredible in court.
Bb
You're succinct, persuasive.
Gm
My client needs a strong defense.
F
Bb
You're the solution.
Bb
Gm
Abm
The new U .S. Constitution?
Gb
No. Hear me out! No way!
Ebm
A series of essays anonymously
published
Abm
defending the document
to the public.
Gb
No one will read it.
I disagree.
Bro, that's why we need it.
Abm
The Constitution's a mess.
Gb
So it needs amendments?
Ebm
It's full of contradictions.
So is independence.
G#m
We have to start somewhere.
D#m
D#
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!
Ebm
And what if you're backing
the wrong horse?
Burr, we studied and we fought
and we killed
For the notion of a nation
Abm
we now get to build
For once in your life
Gb
take a stand with pride
Bb
I don't understand how
you stand to the side
B
Gb
Abm
Ebm
I'll keep all my pens close to my chest
B
Abm
I'll wait here and see which
Ebm
way the wind will blow
B
Abm
I'm taking my time watching
B
Gb
At the birth of a nation,
E
B
Abm
watching the tension grow
I am sailing off to London
Abm
someone who always pays
I have found a wealthy husband
B
Who will keep me in comfort
He is not a lot of fun
B
But there's no one who can match you
for turn of phrase
B
Gb
Abm
don't forget to rhyme.
Gb
B
Look at where you are.
E
Look at where you started.
Abm
Gb
The fact that you're alive is a miracle.
B
E
Abm
To stay alive, that would be enough.
Gb
B
And if your wife could share
E
Abm
a fraction of your time,
Gb
Ebsus4
if I could grant you peace of mind,
would that be enough?
Abm
Alexander joins forces
B
with James Madison and John Jay
to write a series of essays
Abm
defending the new United
States Constitution
B
entitled the Federalist Papers.
Abm
The plan was to write a total of 25 essays,
B
the work divided evenly
among the three men.
Abm
In the end, they wrote 85 essays
B
in the span of six months.
Am
Bm
C
John Jay got sick after writing five.
Gm
Am
James Madison wrote 29.
C
Hamilton wrote the other 51.
Em
C
like you're running out of time?
Ride day and night
Gm
like you're running out of time.
Em
C
like you're running out of time.
Like you're running out of time.
F
Em
Are you running out of time?
Em
Bm
like tomorrow won't arrive?
F
like you need it to survive?
Bm
every second you're alive?
C
Every second you're alive.
F
Every second you're alive.
Am
C
They're asking me to leave.
Dm
I'm doing the best I can
to get the people that I need
E
I'm asking you to be my
Am
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
Dm
or State Department?
Treasury
Bb
E
A
Let's go Alexander
B
I have to leave Alexander
C
Look around, look around
to be alive right now
Am
G
How glad they are asking me to leave
C
Dm
Look around, isn't this enough?
C
F
He will never be satisfied
C
G
He will never be satisfied,
Em
C
Am
C
Am
History has shown
C
Am
C
He will never be sat isfied, satisfied, He
Am
C
The world has one funny -luck history
Has its eyes on you
I am not throwing away my, just you wait
F
I am not throwing away my, just you wait
I am Alexander Hamilton,
Dm
Hamilton just you wait
Am
I am not throwing away my shot!
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