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