Dm
How does Hamilton
Dm
An arrogant
Dm
Immigrant, orphan
Dm/E
Bastard, whoreson
Dm/E
Somehow endorse
Dm/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
Dm/E
The room where it happens
Dm/E
The room where it happens
Burr
Dm/F
You’ve kept me from—
Burr and Company
Dm/F
The room where it happens
Burr
Bb A
For the last time
Dm Edim Dm/F
Bb A
Dear Alexander:
Dm
I am slow to anger
Edim
But I toe the line
Dm/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
Dm/F Bb A
The only common thread has been your disrespect
Dm
Now you call me “amoral,”
Edim
A “dangerous disgrace,”
Dm/F
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
Ebm/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
Ebm/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
Ebm/F#
Tryin’ to do my best for our republic
Ebm/F#
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
Em/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
Em/F#
I stand by what I said, every bit of it
Em/G
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