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After the war I went back to New York A-After the war I went back to New York I finished up my studies and I practiced law I practiced law, Burr worked 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? Maaaaan, the man is Non-stop!

^FGentlemen of the jury, I’m curious^Fmaj7/C, bear wi^Amth me, Are you aware that we’re making hist^Gory? ^FThis is the first murder trial of our brand-^F/Cnew nati^Amon The liberty behind deliberation— ^FI intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt Wit^Fmaj7/Ch my ass^Amistant counsel—Co-counsel, Hamilton, sit down ^GOur client Le^Fvi Weeks is innocent. Call your first wit^Fmaj7/Cness That’s a^Amll you had to say! Okay! One more thing

^FWhy do you assume y^F/Eou’re the s^Dm7martest in the room?^Dm/C W^Amhy do you assume you’re the smartest in the r^Goom? ^FWhy do you assume y^F/Eou’re the s^Dm7martest in the room?^Dm/C Soon ^C9/Athat attitude may be your doom! ^FWhy do you write li^F/Eke you’re r^Dm7unning out of tim^Dm/Ce? ^AmWrite day and night like you’re running out of t^Gime? ^FEvry day you fight ^F/Elike you’re^Dm7 running out of t^Dm/Cime ^C9/AKeep on fighting. In the meantime

^FCorruption’s such an old song that we can sing^Fmaj7/C along in ^Amharmony And nowhere is it stronger than in Alba^Gny ^FThis colony’s economy’s increasingly stalling a^Fmaj7/Cnd Honest^Amly, that’s why public service seems to be calling me ^FI practiced the law, I practic’ly perfected^Fmaj7/C it I’ve^Am seen injustice in the world and I’ve corrected ^Git ^FNow for a strong central democracy If not, ^Fmaj7/Cthen I’ll be S^Amocrates Throwing verbal rocks at these mediocrities

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Hamilton, at the Constitutional Convention I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention! There as a New York junior delegate Now what I’m going to say may sound indelicate… Goes and proposes his own form of government! His own plan for a new form of government! Talks for six hours! The convention is listless! Bright young man… Yo, who the f is this?

^FWhy do you alw^F/Eays ^Dm7say what you believe^Dm/C? ^AmWhy do you always say what you believe^G? ^FEv’ry proclam^F/Eation g^Dm7uarante^Dm/Ces ^C9/Afree ammunition for your enemies! ^FWhy do you write l^F/Eike it’s ^Dm7Going out of styl^Dm/Ce? ^AmWrite day and night like it’s Going out^G of style? ^FEv’ry day you fight ^F/Elike it’s G^Dm7oing out of style D^C9/Ao what you do

^DmAlexander? Aaron Burr^C/E, sir It’s the m^Fiddle of the night Can we confe^F/Bbr, sir? ^DmIs this a legal matter? Yes, and it’s^C/E important to me Wha^Ft do you need? Burr, you’re a better lawyer than me ^DmI know I talk too much, I’m abr^C/Easive You’re incredi^Fble in court. You’re succi^F/Bbnct, persuasive ^DmMy client needs a strong defens^C/Ee. You’re the solution Who^F’s your client? The new U.S. Constitution?

^EbmNo, Hear me out, No^C#/F way! A series of e^F#ssays, anonymously published de^F#/Bfending the ^Ebmdocument to the public N^C#/Fo one will read it I dis^F#agree And if it fails? Burr, th^F#/Bat’s why we need it ^EbmThe constitution’s a mess S^C#/Fo it needs amendments It’s fu^F#ll of contradictions So is i^F#/Bndependence ^EbmWe have to start somewhere N^C#/Fo. No way You’re making a mis^F#take Good night Hey

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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 And what if you’re backing the wrong horse? Burr, we studied and we fought and we killed For the notion of a nation we now get to build

^Eb5For once in your life, take a ^Db5stand with pride I^Bb5 don’t understand how you stand to the side ^F#I’ll keep all my p^C#/Ablans Close to my ch^Bbmest ^F#I’ll wait here and^Fm7/Ab see Which way the ^Bbmwind Will blow ^F#I’m taking my tim^Fm7/Abe Watching the Afte^C#6/Bbrbirth of a nation Watching the te^Bmaj7nsion grow^{Bmaj7/C# C#}

^EbmI am sailing off to London I’m ac^F#companied by someone who always pays ^EbmI have found a wealthy husband Wh^F#o will keep me in comfort for all my days ^EbmHe is not a lot of fun, but there’s ^F#no one Who can match you for turn of phrase ^Bmaj7My Alexander Angelica D^C#on’t forget to write

^EbmLook at ^C#/Fwhere you are^F# Look at w^F#/Bhere you started ^EbmThe fact that you’re a^C#/Flive is a miracle^F# Just stay a^F#/Blive, that would be enough ^EbmAnd i^C#/Ff your wi^F#fe could s^F#/Bhare a fraction of your ^EbmTime If I could g^C#/Frant you peace of m^Bb4ind Would that be enough?

^EbmAlexander joins forces with James ^F#Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays ^EbmDefending the new United States Constitution, entitled^F# The Federalist Papers. ^EbmThe plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, t^F#he work divided evenly among the three men. ^EbmIn the end, they wrote eighty-f^F#ive essays, in the span of six months.

^EmJohn Jay got s^D/F#ick after writing f^Give. James Madis^G/Con wrote twenty-nine. ^EmHamilton wrote^D/F# the other fifty-one!^{G G/F#}

^Em7How do you write like you’re R^Dunning out of time? W^Grite day and night like you’re r^G/Bunning out of time? ^Em7Ev’ry day you fight like you’r^De Running out of time^G Running out of time Are you r^G/Bunning out of time? ^Em7How do you write like tomorrow won’t arrive? ^{D G9}How do you write like you need it to survive^G/B? ^Em7How do you write ev’ry s^D/F#econd you’re alive? Ev’ry s^Gecond you’re alive? Ev’ry ^Em/Asecond you’re alive?

^Em9They are asking me to l^Gmaj7ead I am doing the best I ^Am9Can to get the people that I^Em/C need I’m asking y^Bou to be my right hand man ^Em9Treasury or State? I know it’s a lot to ask^Gmaj7 Treasury or State? To leave behind the world you know ^Am9Sir, do you want me to run the Treasury or State department? Tr^Em/Ceasury Let’^Bs go

^EmAlexander… ^D9/F#I have to leave Alexander— L^Gook around, look around at how l^Em/Aucky we are to be alive right now ^EmHelpless… They are a^D9/F#sking me to lead ^GLook around, ^C/Aisn’t this ^G/Benough? He will never be s^Catisfied ^G/DHe will never be satisfied ^DSatisfied History has it's e^Gyes o^Dn y^Emou ^{D G}He will never be satisf^Died ^EmSatisfied… Satisfied..^D. ^GWhy do you assume you're the sma^Drtest in the ro^Emom ^D History has it's e^Gyes ^G/Eon ^Dyou

^AmI am not throwin’ away my s^Am/Bhot! I am n^Am/Cot throwin’ away my s^Am/Dhot! ^EmAlexander Hamilton! Hamilton Just you w^Cai^Dt! I am not throwing away my sho^Emt