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[Hamilton]
I am Emnot throwing away my shotEm F#m I am Gnot throwing away my shoGt Hey G#dimyo, I'm jAmust like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry And BmI'm Cnot throwing away my shot
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I'mma get Emscholarship to King's College I proEmbably shoF#muldn't brag, but daGg, I amaze and astonish The pGroblem isG#dim I got a Amlot of brains, but no polish I gAmotta holleBmr just to be hCeard With every word I drop knowledge
I'm a Emdiamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal F#mTryin' to rGeach my goal, my power of speech: unimpeachabG#dimle Am Only nineteen, but my Bmmind is older These CNew York City streets geBtting colder, I shoulder Ev'ry Emburden, ev'ry disadvantage I have learned to manageF#m. I donG't have a gun to brandish I walk these streets faN.C.mished The Amplan is to fan this Bmspark into a flame But dCamn, it's getting dark, so lBet me spell out my name I am the
[Hamilton, Lafayette, Mulligan, Laurens] Em F#m A-L, E-X, A-N, D
GE-R—we are—meant to be
[Hamilton]
A colAmony that runs independentBmly Meanwhile, CBritain keeps shitting Bon us endlessly EssentEmially, they tax us relentlessly F#mThen King GGeorge turns around, runs a spending spree G#dimHe ain't nAmever gonna set his dBmescendants free So there will Cbe a revolutionB in this century
N.C.ENTER ME!
[Laurens, Lafayette, Mulligan]
(He Emsays in parentheses)
[Hamilton]
F#mDon't be sGhocked when your history book mentions me G#dimI will lAmay down my life iBmf it sets us free EvCentually you'll see my aBscendancy
[Hamilton & Laurens]
And I am Emnot throwing away my shot Em(my F#mshot) I am Gnot throwing away my shoGt (my shot) Hey G#dimyo, I'm jAmust like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
[Hamilton & Laurens]
BmAnd I'm Cnot throwing away my Bshot Hamilton, Mulligan, Laurens, L
[Hamilton, Lafayette, Mulligan, Laurens]
EmI am not throwing away my EmshotF#m GI am not throwing away myG shot Hey G#dimyo, I'm jAmust like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry And BmI'm Cnot throwing away myB shot It's time to take a Emshot!
[Lafayette]
EmI dream of life without the monarEmchyF#m GThe unrest in France will lead to "onGarcG#dimhy" Am"Onarchy?" How you say, how you s—Oh, AmanarBmchy!C When I fight I make the other side Bpanicky With my
[Hamilton, Lafayette, Mulligan, Laurens]
EmShot!
[Mulligan]
EmYo, I'm a tailor's apprenticeF#m And I Ggot y'all knuckleheads in loco pareG#dimntis I'm jAmoining the rebellion cuz I know it's my chanBmce To sCocially advance, instead of Bsewin' some pants I'm gonna take a
[Hamilton, Lafayette, Mulligan, Laurens]
EmShot!
[Laurens]
Eh, but we'll Emnever be truly freeF#m UntGil those in bondage have the same rights as you and G#dimme AmYou and I, do or die, wait till I sally inBm on a sCtallion With the first Bblack battalion Have another
[Hamilton, Lafayette, Mulligan, Laurens]
EmShot!
[Burr]
EmGeniuses, lower your voiEmcesF#m You Gkeep out of trouble, and you doublGe youG#dimr choices I'm Amwith you, but the situatAmion isBm fraught You've got to be carefully tCaught: Gm (once) If you talk, you're gonna get shot!
[Hamilton]
EmBurr, check what we gotF#m Mr. GLafayette hard rock like LanceloG#dimt I think your Ampants look hot LaureBmns, I like you a lot Let's hatch a Cplot blacker than the kettleB callin' the pot What are the Emodds the gods would put us all in one spot F#m GPoppin' a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not G#dimA bunch of rAmevolutionary manumiBmssion abolCitionists N.C.Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is
Oh, am I talkin' too loud? Sometimes I get over excited, shoot off at the mouth I never had a group of friends before I promise that I'll make y'all proud [Laurens] Let's get this guy in front of a crowd! [Company]
I am Emnot throwing away my shot F#m I am Gnot throwing away my shot Hey G#dimyo, I'm jAmust like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry And I'm Cnot throwing awayB my shot
I am Emnot throwing away my shot F#m I am Gnot throwing away my shot Hey G#dimyo, I'm jAmust like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry And I'm Cnot throwing awayB my shot
[Laurens, Hamilton, Lafayette, Mulligan] Everybody sing
EmWoah-woah, wo-oh-oh (Woah-woah, wo-oh-oh) G Hey Wo-oh-oh (Wo-oh-oh) Am Wooh!! Wo-oh-oh (Wo-oh-oh) C Sing let 'em hear ya (YeBah)
[Laurens & Company]
Let's go! (EmWoah-woah, wo-oh-oF#mh) G I said, shout it to the rooftops (WG#dimo-oh-oh)Am Said to the rooftops (Wo-Bmoh-oCh) Now come on (YBeah) Now come on, let's go
[Laurens]
EmRise up When you're living on your knees,F#m you rGise up Tell your brother that he's G#dimgot to rAmise up Tell your sister that she's Bmgot to Crise up
[Laurens & Ensemble & Company]
When are tBhese colonies gonna Emrise up (Whoa, woah) When are these colonies F#mgonna rGise up (Woah) When are these colonies G#dimgonna rAmise up (Woah) When are these colonies Bmgonna Crise up (Woah) BRise up
[Hamilton]
I imagine Emdeath so much it feels more like a memory When's it's gonna Gget me? In my sleep? Seven feet ahead of me? AmIf I see it coming, do I run or do I let it be? CIs it like a beat without aB melody? See, I never Emthought I'd live past twenty Where I come from Gsome get half as many Ask anybody Amwhy we livin' fast and we laugh, reach for a flask CWe have to make this moment last,B that's plenty
EmScratch that This is not a moment, it's the movemF#ment G Where all the hungriest brothers with something to G#dimprove went AmFoes oppose us, we take an honest sBmtand CWe roll like Moses,B claimin' our Promised Land
EmAnd? If we win our independF#mence? G'Zat a guarantee of freedom for our desceG#dimndants? AmOr will the blood we shed begin an endlBmess CCycle of vengeance and Bdeath with no defendants?
EmI know the action in the street is excitin' But Jesus,G between all the bleedin' 'n fightin' I've been readin' 'n writin' Am We need to handle our financial situatBmion CAre we a nation of states? BWhat's the state of our nation?
EmI'm past patiently waitin'! I'm pEmassionately sF#mmashin' evGery expectation Every action's Gan actG#dim of creation I'm lAmaughin' in the face of casualties and sorrow For the Cfirst time, I'm thinkin' past tomorrow
[Hamilton & Company]
BAnd I am Emnot throwin' away my shotF#m I am Gnot throwin' away my shot Hey, G#dimyo, I'm jAmust like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry And I'm Cnot throwin' away mBy shot
[Hamilton, Mulligan, Laurens & Ensemble] We gonna
rEmise up; time to take a shot (Not thrown’ away my shot)
We F#mgonna Grise up; time to take a shot (Not throwin’ away my shot)
We G#dimgonna Am(rise up, rise up)
[Hamilton] It’s time to take a shot [Hamilton, Mulligan, Laurens & Ensemble]
(CRise up, rise up) It’s time to take a shot (rise up, rise up) (Wo-oah) Time to take a shot (rise up) Take a shot, a shot, a shot, (Oh-Oh, oh)
CA-yo, it's time to take a shot (Woah, oh-oh oh) Time to take a shot (Woah-oh) And I am (And I am)
N.C.Not throwing away my
[Company]
BNot BthrowBing BawayB my shot! E5