Hamilton
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Verse
Bm F#
I saved every letter you wrote me
Gmaj7 D
From the moment I read them
Em Bm
I knew you were mine
F#
You said you were mine
G D A/C#
I thought were mine
Bm F#
Do you know what Angelica said
Gmaj7 D4
When we saw your first letter arrive?
Em7 Bm F#
She said: "Be careful with that one, love
Gmaj7 D
he will do what it takes to survive."
D/C# Bm F#
You and your words flooded my senses
Gmaj7 D4
Your sentences left me defenseless
Em7 Bm F#
You built me palaces out of paragraphs
Gmaj7 D D/C#
You built cathedrals
Bm F#/A#
I'm re-reading the letters you wrote me
Gmaj7 D
I'm searching and scanning for answers
Em7 Bm7
In every line
F#
For some kind of sign
D/G Gmaj7
And when you were mine
[Refrão]G D/A Bm F#m F#m/E F#m/D G
The world seemed to burn
D/A Bm F#m F#m/E F#m/D G
Burn
Verse
Bm F#
You published the letters she wrote you
Gmaj7 D
You told the whole world how you brought this girl
D/E Bm
Into our bed
F#
In clearing your name
Gmaj7 D D/E
You have ruined our lives
Bm F#
Do you know what Angelica said
Gmaj7 D
When she read what you'd done?
Em11 Bm9 F#m F#
She said: "You have married an Icarus.
G D
He has flown too close to the sun."
A7/C# Bm F#7
You and your words obsessed with your legacy
G Dsus2
Your sentences border on senseless
A/C# Bm7 F#7
And you are paranoid in every paragraph
Gmaj9
How they perceive you-
G
You, you, you
Bm F#/A#
I'm erasing myself from the narrative
Gmaj9 D
Let future historians wonder
Em7 Bm7
How Eliza reacted
F#7
When you broke her heart
G D/G
You have torn it all apart
[Refrão]G D/A Bm F#m F#m/E F#m/D G
I'm watching it burn
D/A Bm F#m F#m/E F#m/D G
Watching it burn
Verse
G G/A D
The world has no right to my heart
Bbmaj7(5+)
The world has no place in our bed
Bm7 D/G
They don't get to know what I said
A7sus D
I'm burning the memories
Bbmaj7(5+)
Burning the letters
Bm7
that might have redeemed you
D/G A7 D(add2)
You forfeit all rights to my heart
Gm/Bb
You forfeit the place in our bed
Bm7 G
You'll sleep in your office instead
A9 D
With only the memories
D/C# D/F# D/E D G
of when you were mine
Bm F#/A# Gmaj7 D Em7 Bsus2
I hope that you burn
How to play Hamilton
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.