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Hamilton - Take A Break

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[Intro]
E                              Am        E
Un deux trois quatre Cinq six sept huit neuf, (Six, sept, huit, neuf) Good
E                              G         D9
Un deux trois quatre Cinq six sept huit neuf
E             Am
Sept, huit, neuf (sept, huit, neuf)
E             Am
Sept, huit, neuf (sept, huit, neuf)
E                              Am         B
One two three four five six seven eight nine!
[Verse]
C#m                                               E/B
My dearest, Angelica “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day”
C#m/F#                                                      A                            Ab/C
I trust you’ll understand the reference to another Scottish tragedy without my having to name the play
C#m                                                  E/B
They think me Macbeth, and ambition is my folly I’m a polymath, a pain in the ass, a massive pain
C#m/F#                                     C#m/A                            Ab/C
Madison is Banquo, Jefferson’s Macduff And Birnam Wood is Congress on its way to Dunsinane
C#m                                      E/B
And there you are, an ocean away Do you have to live an ocean away?
C#m/F#                                              C#m/A                     Ab
Thoughts of you subside then I get another letter I cannot put the notion away…
[Chorus]
E
Take a break I (am on my way) There’s a little surprise before supper and it cannot 
B
Wait (I’ll be there in just a minute, save my plate) Alexander —Okay, okay—
                        E/C#
Your son is nine years old today And he has something that he’d like to say
                          E/F#                F#
He’s been practicing all day Philip, take it away—
[Verse]
N.C.
Daddy, daddy, look—
My name is Philip
I am a poet
I wrote this poem just
To show it
And I just turned nine
You can write rhymes
But you can’t write mine
E
I practice French And play piano with my mother I have a sister, but I want a little brother
                                                                  B
My daddy’s trying to start America’s bank, Un deux trois quatre cinq!
[Chorus]
E                                                                                    B
Take a break (Hey, our kid is pretty great) Run away with us for the summer Let’s go upstate
                                      Am
(Eliza, I’ve got so much on my plate) We can all go stay with my father
            E/C#                                     E/F#                    F#
There’s a lake I know…In a nearby park You and I can go when the night gets dark… (I will try to get away)
[Verse]
C#m                                              E/B
My dearest Alexander You must get through to Jefferson Sit down with him and compromise 
                      C#m/F#                                     C#m/A
Don’t stop ‘til you agree Your fav’rite older sister Angelica, reminds you
                                       Ab/C
There’s someone in your corner all the way across the sea
C#m                                             E/B
In a letter I received from you two weeks ago I noticed a comma in the middle of a phrase
C#m/F#                                        C#m/A                       Ab/C
It changed the meaning. Did you intend this? One stroke and you’ve consumed my waking days It says:
C#m                   E9/B
“My dearest Angelica” with a comma after “dearest.” You’ve written
C#m9/Ab              C#m/A    Ab/C
“My dearest, Angelica.”      Anyway, all this to say
C#m                                              E/B
I’m coming home this summer At my sister’s invitation I’ll be there with your fam’ly
                      C#m/F#                                            C#m/A
If you make your way upstate I know you’re very busy I know your work’s important
                                  Ab/C
But I’m crossing the ocean and I just can’t wait
C#m                                   E/B
You won’t be an ocean away You will only be a moment away…
C#m7/F#                     F#m9/A                 F#m/B  B
Alexander, come downstairs. Angelica’s arriving today!
C#m
Angelica!
Eliza!
E9/B
The Schuyler sisters!
C#m9/Ab    C#m/A
Alexander (Hi) It’s good to see your face
C#m                          E9/B
Angelica, tell this man John Adams spends the summer with his family
C#m9/Ab                     C#m/A
Angelica, tell my wife John Adams doesn’t have a real job anyway
C#m                          E9/B
You’re not joining us? Wait (I’m afraid I cannot join you upstate)
C#m9/Ab                  C#m/A
Alexander, I came all this way
B
(She came all this way) —All this way—
[Chorus]
E
Take a break (You know I have to get my plan through Congress) Run away with us for the summer Let’s go 
B
Upstate (I lose my job if I don’t get my plan through Congress) We can all go stay with our father
            E/C#                               E/F#
There’s a lake I know in a nearby park You and I can go (Eliza right)
F
Take a break and get away (Run away with us for the summer) let's go
C
Upstate Where we can stay (we can always stay with my father)
          F/D
If you take your time, you will make your mark
             F/G
Close your eyes and dream—
                     G
When the night gets dark take a break
Fm   Bbm   Fm              Bbm
I have to get my plan through Congress
Fm     Bbm             Fm               C7
I can’t stop until I get this plan through Congress
Fm7  Fm7/Eb  Fm7/Db

Hamilton - Take A Break chords and lyrics

Free chords for Hamilton - Take A Break by Misc Musicals. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
N.C.
Daddy, daddy, look—
My name is Philip
I am a poet
I wrote this poem just
To show it
And I just turned nine
You can write rhymes
But you can’t write mine
[Chorus]
[Verse]
Eliza!
[Chorus]
Fm7  Fm7/Eb  Fm7/Db

Hamilton - Take A Break Chords by Misc Musicals

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