Hamilton - Dear Theodosia

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Dear Theodosia from Hamilton (written by Lin-Manuel Miranda)
_____________________________________________________________
A x02220 or 577655
C#m/G#
446654
F#m
244222
Dmaj7 xx0222 or x54222
E
022100
Esus4
022200
_____________________________________________________________
[Intro]
A C#m/G#F#m Dmaj7E
| | | | |
[Burr]
A C#m/G#
Dear Theodosia, what to say to you?
F#m
You have my eyes
Dmaj7
You have your mother's name
E A C#m/G#
When you came into the world you cried
F#m
And it broke my heart
Dmaj7 E
A C#m/G#
I'm dedicating every day to you
F#m Dmaj7
Domestic life was never quite my style
E A
When you smile
C#m/G# F#m
You knock me out, I fall apart
Dmaj7
And I thought I was so smart
E A C#m/G#
You will come of age with our young nation
F#m
We'll bleed and fight for you
Dmaj7
We'll make it right for you
E A C#m/G#
If we lay a strong enough foundation
F#m
We'll pass it on to you
Dmaj7
We'll give the world to you
E A
And you'll blow us all away
C#m/G# F#m Dmaj7
Someday, someday
E A
Yeah, you'll blow us all away
C#m/G# F#m Dmaj7 E
Someday, someday
[Hamilton]
A C#m/G# F#m
Oh, Phillip when you smile I am undone
Esus4
My son
E A
Look at my son
C#m/G# F#m
Pride is not the word I'm looking for
Esus4 E
There is so much more inside me now
A C#m/G# F#m
Oh, Phillip you outshine the morning sun
Esus4 E
My son
A C#m/G#
When you smile
F#m
I fall apart
Esus4 E
And I thought I was so smart
[Hamilton and Burr]
D E D E D
My father wasn't around (My father wasn't around)
E D E D
I swear that I'll be around for you
E D E D
I'll do whatever it takes (I'll make a million mistakes)
E D Esus4
I'll make the world safe and sound for you
A C#m/G#
You'll come of age with our young nation
F#m
We'll bleed and fight for you
Dmaj7
We'll make it right for you
E A C#m/G#
If we lay a strong enough foundation
F#m
We'll pass it on to you
Dmaj7
We'll give the world to you
E A
And you'll blow us all away
C#m/G# F#m Dmaj7
Someday, someday
E A
Yeah, you'll blow us all away
C#m/G# F#m Dmaj7
Someday, someday
A
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Dear Theodosia from Hamilton (written by Lin-Manuel Miranda)
_____________________________________________________________
A       x02220 or 577655
C#m/G#  446654
E       022100
[Intro]
| A       | C#m/G#  | F#m      | Dmaj7  E |
[Burr]
Dmaj7  E
[Hamilton]
[Hamilton and Burr]
A
comments/corrections welcome

Hamilton - Dear Theodosia Chords by Misc Musicals

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