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Hamilton - Guns And Ships

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[BURR]
How does a Bmragtag volunteer army in need of a F#shower
Somehow defeat a global superpower?
GHow do we emerge victorious from the quagmire?
DLeave the battlefield waving BbdimBetsy Ross’ flag higher?
Bm*  Bm
Yo. Turns out we have a secret weapon!
An F#immigrant you know and love who’s unafraid to step in!
He’s Gconstantly confusin’, confoundin’ the British henchmen
DEv’ryone give it up for America’s fBbdimavorite fighting Frenchman!
[COMPANY]
BmLafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
I’m takin this horse by the reins makin’
Redcoats redder with bloodstains
[COMPANY]
F#Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
And I’m never gonna stop until I make ‘em
Drop and burn ‘em up and scatter their remains, I’m
[COMPANY]
GLafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
Watch me engagin’ em! Escapin’ em!
Enragin’ em! I’m—
[COMPANY]
DLafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
I go to France for more funds
[COMPANY]
BbdimLafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
I come back with more
[LAFAYETTE AND ENSEMBLE]
BmGuns
And ships
And so the balance shifts
[WASHINGTON]
We F#rendezvous with Rochambeau, consolidate their gifts
[LAFAYETTE]
We can Gend this war at Yorktown, cut them off at sea, but
DFor this to succeed, thBbdimere is someone else we need:
[WASHINGTON]
I know
[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]
BmHamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
Sir, he knows what to do in a trench
Ingenuitive and fluent in French, I mean—
[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]
F#Hamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
Sir, you’re gonna have to use him eventually
What’s he gonna do on the bench? I mean—
[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]
GHamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
No one has more resilience
Or matches my practical tactical brilliance—
[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]
DHamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
You wanna fight for your land back?
[COMPANY]
BbdimHamilton!
[WASHINGTON]
I need my right hand man back!
[WOMEN]
Hamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]                                                      [MEN]
BmAh! Uh, get ya right hand man back                        Get your right hand man back!
You F#know you gotta get ya right hand man back       Your right hand man back!
GI mean you gotta put                                           Hamilton!
some thought into the letter                                 Ha—
Dbut the sooner the better                                     Ha—
To get Bbdimyour right hand man back!
[WOMEN, MEN]
Hamilton, Hamilton!
Ha— ha—!
[WASHINGTON]
BmAlexander Hamilton
Troops are G7waiting in the field for you
If you Emjoin us right now, tDogether we can turn the F#tide
Oh, BmAlexander Hamilton
I have G7soldiers that will yield for you
If we Emmanage to get this right
They’ll Dsurrender by early Emlight
The Bmworld will Gnever Dbe the F#7same, AlexaG7nder…

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Hamilton - Guns And Ships

by Misc Musicals

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Bbdim

F#7

[BURR]

Bm F#

How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower

Somehow defeat a global superpower?

How do we emerge victorious from the quagmire?

D Bbdim

Leave the battlefield waving Betsy Ross’ flag higher?

Bm* Bm

Yo. Turns out we have a secret weapon!

An immigrant you know and love who’s unafraid to step in!

He’s constantly confusin’, confoundin’ the British henchmen

D Bbdim

Ev’ryone give it up for America’s favorite fighting Frenchman!

[COMPANY]

Lafayette!

[LAFAYETTE]

I’m takin this horse by the reins makin’

Redcoats redder with bloodstains

[COMPANY]

Lafayette!

[LAFAYETTE]

And I’m never gonna stop until I make ‘em

Drop and burn ‘em up and scatter their remains, I’m

[COMPANY]

Lafayette!

[LAFAYETTE]

Watch me engagin’ em! Escapin’ em!

Enragin’ em! I’m—

[COMPANY]

Lafayette!

[LAFAYETTE]

I go to France for more funds

[COMPANY]

Bbdim

Lafayette!

[LAFAYETTE]

I come back with more

[LAFAYETTE AND ENSEMBLE]

Guns

And ships

And so the balance shifts

[WASHINGTON]

We rendezvous with Rochambeau, consolidate their gifts

[LAFAYETTE]

We can end this war at Yorktown, cut them off at sea, but

D Bbdim

For this to succeed, there is someone else we need:

[WASHINGTON]

I know

[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]

Hamilton!

[LAFAYETTE]

Sir, he knows what to do in a trench

Ingenuitive and fluent in French, I mean—

[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]

Hamilton!

[LAFAYETTE]

Sir, you’re gonna have to use him eventually

What’s he gonna do on the bench? I mean—

[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]

Hamilton!

[LAFAYETTE]

No one has more resilience

Or matches my practical tactical brilliance—

[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]

Hamilton!

[LAFAYETTE]

You wanna fight for your land back?

[COMPANY]

Bbdim

Hamilton!

[WASHINGTON]

I need my right hand man back!

[WOMEN]

Hamilton!

[LAFAYETTE] [MEN]

Ah! Uh, get ya right hand man back Get your right hand man back!

You know you gotta get ya right hand man back Your right hand man back!

I mean you gotta put Hamilton!

some thought into the letter Ha—

but the sooner the better Ha—

Bbdim

To get your right hand man back!

[WOMEN, MEN]

Hamilton, Hamilton!

Ha— ha—!

[WASHINGTON]

Alexander Hamilton

Troops are waiting in the field for you

Em D F#

If you join us right now, together we can turn the tide

Oh, Alexander Hamilton

I have soldiers that will yield for you

If we manage to get this right

D Em

They’ll surrender by early light

Bm G D F#7 G7

The world will never be the same, Alexander…

About Hamilton - Guns And Ships Chords by Misc Musicals

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