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First Burn

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[Intro]
 Bm   F#   G   D   A2x
[Verse]
(Lexi Lawson)
I Bmsaved every letter you F#wrote me
 GFrom the moment I Dsaw you
I Aknew you were Bmmine
You said you were F#mine
I thought you were GmineD  A  
(Julia Harriman)
 BmDo you know what AnF#gelica said
When I Gtold her what you'd Ddone?
  AShe said
(Julia Harriman & Shoba Narayan)
 Bm"You have married an F#Icarus
He has Gflown too close to the DsuAn"
[Chorus]
(Rachelle Ann Go)
Bm*                F#  
Don't take another step in my direction
I Gcan't be trusted aDround youA  
BmDon't think you can F#talk your way
Into my Garms, into my DarAms
(Arianna Afsar)
I'm Bmburning the letters you F#wrote me
You can Gstand over there if you Dwant
I don't Aknow who you Bmare
I have so much to F#learnG  
I'm re-reading your Dletters
And Awatching them DbuBmrn F#m(burGn)
(Rachelle Ann Go & (Lexi Lawson))
  GI'm watching them DbuBmrn F#m(burGn)
[Verse]
(Shoba Narayan)
You Bmpublished the letters she F#wrote to you
You Gtold the whole world
How you Dbrought this girl Ainto our Bmbed
In clearing your F#name, you have ruined our GliveDsA  
(Julia Harriman)
BmHeaven forbid someone F#whisper
(Julia Harriman & Arianna Afsar)
"He's part of some Gscheme"
(Lexi Lawson)
Your enemy Dwhispers
(All)
So Ayou have to Bmscream
(Arianna Afsar & Shoba Narayan)
I know about F#whispers
(Rachelle Ann Go)
I Gsee how you look at my DsisterA  
[Chorus]
(All)
Bm*
Don't
(Shoba Narayan)
F#I'm not naive
(All)
GI have seen women aDround youA  
BmDon't
(Arianna Asfar)
Think I don't F#see
(All)
How they fall for your Gcharms
All your DchAarms
I'm Bmerasing myself from the F#narrative
Let Gfuture historians Dwonder how AEliza reBmacted
When you broke her F#heart
  GYou have thrown it all aDway
Stand Aback, watch it DbuBmrnF#m  G  
Just watch it all DbuBmrnF#m  G  
[Verse]
(Julia Harriman)
And when the time Dcomes
(Shoba Narayan)
Explain to the F#children
(Arianna Afsar)
The pain and emBmbarrassment
(Lexi Lawson)
You put their Gmother through
(Rachelle Ann Go)
When will you Dlearn
(All)
That they are your F#legacy?
We are your Bmlegacy
If you Dthought Ayou Bmwere Gmine (mine, mine)
Bm*
Don't

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First Burn

by Lin-Manuel Miranda

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F#m

[Intro]

Bm F# G D A

[Verse]

(Lexi Lawson)

Bm F#

I saved every letter you wrote me

G D

From the moment I saw you

A Bm

I knew you were mine

You said you were mine

G D A

I thought you were mine

(Julia Harriman)

Bm F#

Do you know what Angelica said

G D

When I told her what you'd done?

She said

(Julia Harriman & Shoba Narayan)

Bm F#

"You have married an Icarus

G D A

He has flown too close to the sun"

[Chorus]

(Rachelle Ann Go)

Bm F#

Don't take another step in my direction

G D A

I can't be trusted around you

Bm F#

Don't think you can talk your way

G D A

Into my arms, into my arms

(Arianna Afsar)

Bm F#

I'm burning the letters you wrote me

G D

You can stand over there if you want

A Bm

I don't know who you are

F# G

I have so much to learn

I'm re-reading your letters

A D Bm F#m G

And watching them burn (burn)

(Rachelle Ann Go & (Lexi Lawson))

G D Bm F#m G

I'm watching them burn (burn)

[Verse]

(Shoba Narayan)

Bm F#

You published the letters she wrote to you

You told the whole world

D A Bm

How you brought this girl into our bed

F# G D A

In clearing your name, you have ruined our lives

(Julia Harriman)

Bm F#

Heaven forbid someone whisper

(Julia Harriman & Arianna Afsar)

"He's part of some scheme"

(Lexi Lawson)

Your enemy whispers

(All)

A Bm

So you have to scream

(Arianna Afsar & Shoba Narayan)

I know about whispers

(Rachelle Ann Go)

G D A

I see how you look at my sister

[Chorus]

(All)

Don't

(Shoba Narayan)

I'm not naive

(All)

G D A

I have seen women around you

Don't

(Arianna Asfar)

Think I don't see

(All)

How they fall for your charms

D A

All your charms

Bm F#

I'm erasing myself from the narrative

G D A Bm

Let future historians wonder how Eliza reacted

When you broke her heart

G D

You have thrown it all away

A D Bm F#m G

Stand back, watch it burn

D Bm F#m G

Just watch it all burn

[Verse]

(Julia Harriman)

And when the time comes

(Shoba Narayan)

Explain to the children

(Arianna Afsar)

The pain and embarrassment

(Lexi Lawson)

You put their mother through

(Rachelle Ann Go)

When will you learn

(All)

That they are your legacy?

We are your legacy

D A Bm G

If you thought you were mine (mine, mine)

Don't

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