How does Hamilton
Dm
An arrogant
Dm
Immigrant orphan
E
Bastard whoreson
E
Somehow endorse
F
Thomas Jefferson his enemy
Bb
A man he’s despised since the beginning
A
Just to keep me from winning
Dm
I wanna be in the room where it happens—
Burr and Company
E
The room where it happens
E
The room where it happens
[Burr]
Dm
You’ve kept me from—
Burr and Company
F
The room where it happens
[Burr]
Bb A
For the last time
Dm Edim F
Bb A
Dear Alexander
Dm
I am slow to anger
Edim
But I toe the line
F
As I reckon with the effects
Bb A
Of your life on mine
Dm
I look back on where I failed
Edim
And in every place I checked
F Bb A
The only common thread has been your disrespect
Dm
Now you call me “amoral ”
Edim
A “dangerous disgrace ”
Dm
If you’ve got something to say
Bb
Name a time and place
A
Face to face
F Bb C
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant
F
A dot Burr
[Hamilton]
N.C.
Mr Vice President
Ebm
I am not the reason no one trusts you
Fdim
No one knows what you believe
F#
I will not equivocate on my opinion
B Bb
I have always worn it on my sleeve
Ebm
Even if I said what you think I said
Fdim
You would need to cite a more specific grievance
F# B
Here’s an itemized list of thirty years of disagreements
[Burr]
N.C.
Sweet Jesus
[Hamilton]
Ebm
Hey I have not been shy
Fdim
I am just a guy in the public eye
F#
Tryin’ to do my best for our republic
Ebm
I don’t wanna fight
B Bb
But I won’t apologize for doing what’s right
F# B C#
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant
F#
A dot Ham
[Burr]
Em
Careful how you proceed good man
F#
Intemperate indeed good man
Em G C
Answer for the accusations I lay at your feet or
B
Prepare to bleed good man
[Hamilton]
Em
Burr your grievance is legitimate
F#
I stand by what I said every bit of it
Em
You stand only for yourself
C
It’s what you do
B
I can’t apologize because it’s true
[Burr]
N.C.
Then stand Alexander
N.C.
Weehawken Dawn
N.C.
Guns Drawn
[Hamilton]
N.C.
You’re on
Burr and Hamilton
G C D
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant
[Hamilton]
G
A dot Ham
[Burr]
G
A dot Burr