Lin-Manuel Miranda - Whatd i miss
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[COMPANY]
Bm F#mSeventeen. Se- se- Gseventeen...
Se- se- seventeen
[BURR]
D178F#/A#9
BmHow does the bastard orphan
Immigrant decorated F#mwar vet
Unite the colonies through more debt?
GFight the other founding fathers til he has to forfeit?
DHave it all, lose it all
YoF#/A#u ready for more yet?
BmTreasury Secretary. Washington's the President
Ev'F#mry American experiment sets a precedent
GNot so fast. Someone came along to resist him
DPissed him off until we had a F#/A#two-party system
Bm You haven't met him yet, you haven't had the chance
'cause F#mhe's been kickin' ass as the ambassador to France
But Gsomeone's gotta keep the American promise
DYou simply must meet F#/A#Thomas. F#7/A#Thomas!
[COMPANY]
Bm Thomas Aadd4Jefferson's coming GhoD/Ame!
BbaugThomas Jefferson's Bb/CcominCg Bmhome!
Thomas JAadd4efferson's coming G/DhomeD!
DaugThomas Jefferson'sD/C# comiA/C#ng hoBmme!
Thomas D/AJefferson's coming Ghome
(G F E Eb) Eb F D Gm7
Lord he's been off in Paris for so long!
C7 Aaa-D7ooo!Gm7
C7 Aaa-D7ooo!
[JEFFERSON]
(D7) Gm9
France is following us to revolution
There is no more status Dquo
But the sun comes up
And the Gm7world still spins
[ENSEMBLE]
C7Aaa-D7ooo!
[JEFFERSON]
(D7) Gm9
I helped Lafayette draft a declaration
Then I Bb/Csaid, "I Cgotta gDo
I gotta be in MontiGm11cello."
Now the work at home beE/G#gins.
[ENSEMBLE]
Aaa-oA13oo!
[JEFFERSON]
So what'd I D9miss?
What'd I miss?
VirG13ginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss D7
Fmaj9#11 G9sus
I've been in Paris meeting lots of different ladies...
Fmaj9#11 G9sus
I guess I basically missed the late eighties...
I traveled the Bm7wide, wide Bm7/Aworld and came back to Gm9this
[ENSEMBLE]
C9Aaa-D9ooo!
[JEFFERSON]
(D9)
There's a letter on my desk from the President
Haven't even put my bags down yet
Sally G13be a lamb, darlin', won'tcha open it?
It says the D9President's asAm9sembling a D9cabinet
F6/9 Fmaj9#11 F/G G6/9
And that I am to be the Secretary of State, great!
F6/9 Fmaj9#11 F/G G6/9
And that I'm already Senate-approved...
I just got Bm9home and now I'm heaBm7/Aded up to New YorG13k
[ENSEMBLE]
Headin' to New York!
Headin' to New York!
[JEFFERSON]
D7Lookin' at the rolling fields
I can'tG/A beliD9eve D6thatAm7/D we Ddim7 are D9free Ab9
G9 Ready to face
Whatever's awaiting
D9Me D6in Am7/D N. Ddim7 Y. D9C.
[JEFFERSON]
F6/9 G13sus
But who's waitin' for me when I step in the place?
F6/9 G13sus G9
My friend James Madison, red in the face
He Bm7grabs my D7/Barm and
I reG7spond
"C/GWhat's G9goiC9n' D9on?"
[MADISON]
(D9) Gm9 D9
Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nation's very soul
Can you get us out of the Gm9mess we're in?
[ENSEMBLE]
C7Aaa-D7ooo!
[MADISON]
(D7) Gm9
Hamilton's new financial plan is nothing less
Than goC9vernment controlD9
I've been fighting for the SGm11outh alone
Where have you E/G#been?
[ENSEMBLE] [JEFFERSON]
Aaa-A13ooo! Uh...France.
[MADISON]
We have to win A13
[JEFFERSON]
What'd I D9miss?
What'd I miss?
HeadG13first into a political abyD9ss!
[ENSEMBLE]
Headfirst into the abyss!
[JEFFERSON]
Fmaj9#11 G9sus
I have my first cabinet meeting today
[ENSEMBLE]
Chik-a-pow!
[JEFFERSON]
Fmaj9#11 G9sus
I guess I better think of something to say
I'm already Bm7on Dmaj7(#5)/A# my Bm/A way
Let's get to thG#m7(b5)e bottom of Gm7this
[ENSEMBLE]
(notes) F G A D
What did I miss?
(chords) C9
Ahhh
[WASHINGTON]
Bm7 Mr. Dmaj7/AJefferson, welcome Gmaj7home Dmaj7/A
[HAMILTON]
Bbaug Mr. Jefferson? C9Alexander Bm7Hamilton.
[WASHINGTON AND ENSEMBLE]
Mr. Dmaj7/AJefferson, welcome Gmaj7/Dhome Dmaj7 Daug A6/C#
Bm7 Bm7 A#m7 Bm7
[COMPANY]
Mr. Jefferson, welcome Gmaj9home
Fmaj9 Emaj9 Ebmaj9 F6/9 C9
Sir, you've been off in Paris for so long!
[JEFFERSON]
So what did I miss? D