Lin-Manuel Miranda - Alexander hamilton

How does a b^Bmastard, orphan, son of a whore and a ^F#Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a Forgotten s^Gpot in the Caribbean by providence Impoverished, in sq^Dualor Grow up to be a ^Bbdimhero and a scholar?

The t^Bmen-dollar founding father without a father Got a l^F#ot farther by working a lot harder By being a l^Got smarter

By fou^Drteen, they placed him in c^Bbdimharge of a trading charter [verse 3] And e^Bmvery day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted A^F#way across the waves, our Hamilton kept his guard up In^Gside he was longing for something to be a part of The b^Drother was ready to beg, s^Bbdimteal, borrow, or barter

Then a h^Bmurricane came, and devastation reigned Our m^F#an saw his future drip, dripping down the drain Put a p^Gencil to his temple, connected it to his brain And he w^Drote his first refrain, a t^F#sus4estament to his ^F#pain

Well the w^Bmord got around, they said, "This kid is insane, man" ^F#Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland ^G"Get your education, don't forget from whence you came and the wo^Drld is gonna know your ^Bbdimname. What's your name, man?"

^BmAlexander Hamilton His name is ^F#Alexander Hamilton And there's a ^Gmillion things he hasn't done But just you w^Dait, just you w^F#ait...

When he was ^Bmten his father split, full of it, debt-ridden Two y^F#ears later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden half-d^Gead

N.C.

And Alex got better but his mother went quick [Verse 7] ^BmMoved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide ^F#Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside A ^Gvoice saying "Alex, you gotta fend for yourself" He started retr^Deatin' and readin' every t^Bbdimreatise on the shelf

There^Bm would have been nothing left to do For someone less astute, he woulda been ^F#Dead or destitute without a sense of restitution Started w^Gorkin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord ^DTradin' sugar cane and rum and ^Bbdimall the things he can't afford ^BmScammin' for every book he can get his hands on ^F#Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on The ^Gbow of a ship headed for a new land In ^DNew York you can ^Bbdimbe a new man

The^Bm ship is in the harbor now ^Bm/C#See if you can spot him A^Bm/Dnother immigrant Comi^Emn' up from the bottom His e^Em/Gnemies destroyed his rep ^Em/C#America forgot him And me^Em/C#? I'm the damn fool that shot him

^BmAlexander Hamilton We are w^G7aiting in the wings for you You could n^Emever back down You always had to speak your mi^F#nd

And A^Bmlexander Hamilton They'll nev^G7er take your deeds from you. In our ^Emcowardice and our shame We will ^Dtry to destroy your ^Emname The w^Bm/F#orld will n^Em/Gever be ^D/Athe same, ^F#7/AAlexander...

Yeah, I'm the damn genius that shot him. ^Bm