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Hamilton - What'd I Miss by Misc Soundtrack/Lin-Manuel Miranda
Hamilton - What'd I Miss
[Intro]
Bm
F# G
Seventeen. Se- se- seventeen...
Se- se- seventeen…
D F#sus/A#
Seventeen eighty-nine
[Verse 1]
Bm
How does the bastard orphan
F#
Immigrant decorated war vet
Unite the colonies through more debt?
G
Fight the other founding fathers til he has to forfeit?
D
Have it all, lose it all
F#sus/A#
You ready for more yet?
Bm
Treasury Secretary. Washington’s the President
F#
Ev’ry American experiment sets a precedent
G
Not so fast. Someone came along to resist him
D F#sus/A#
Pissed him off until we had a two-party system
Bm
You haven’t met him yet, you haven’t had the chance
F#
‘cause he’s been kickin’ ass as the ambassador to France
G
But someone’s gotta keep the American promise
D F#sus/A# Bm
You simply must meet Thomas. Thomas!
[Intermission]
Bm/A G
Thomas Jefferson’s coming home!
F#sus/A# Bm
Thomas Jefferson’s coming home!
Bm/A G
Thomas Jefferson’s coming home!
F#sus/A# Bm
Thomas Jefferson’s coming home!
Bm/A G G
Thomas Jefferson’s coming home Lord
F F E E D# D# D# F D
He’s been off in Paris for so long!
[Verse 2]
Gm C D
Gm C
D Gm
France is following us to revolution
D
There is no more status quo
Gm C
But the sun comes up and the world still spins
D D7 Gm
I helped Lafayette draft a declaration
C D
Then I said, ‘I gotta go
Gm
I gotta be in Monticello.’ Now the work at
E/G# A
Home begins…
[Chorus 1]
D7
So what’d I miss?
What’d I miss?
G7 D7
Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss
F6 G7
I’ve been in Paris meeting lots of different ladies...
F6 G7
I guess I basic’lly missed the late eighties...
Bm Bm/A Bm/G#
I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this…
A C
D7
There’s a letter on my desk from the President
Haven’t even put my bags down yet
G7
Sally be a lamb, darlin’, won’tcha open it?
D7
It says the President’s assembling a cabinet
F6 G7
And that I am to be the Secretary of State, great!
F6 G7
And that I’m already Senate-approved...
Bm Bm/A Bm/G#
I just got home and now I’m headed up to New York
A
Headin’ to New York!
Headin’ to New York!
[Chorus 2]
D7
Lookin’ at the rolling fields ENSEMBLE:
I can’t believe that we are free Believe that we are free
G7
Ready to face
Whatever’s awaiting
D7
Me in N.Y.C. Me in N.Y.C.
F6 F6 G7 G7
But who’s waitin’ for me when I step in the place?
F6 F6 G7 G7
My friend James Madison, red in the face
Bm
He grabs my arm and
G7/D
I respond
G7/E G7/F C/E D
“What’s go----in’ on?”
[Verse 3]
Gm D
Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nation’s very soul
Gm C
Can you get us out of the mess we’re in?
D Gm
Hamilton’s new financial plan is nothing less
C D
Than government control
Gm
I’ve been fighting for the South alone
E/G#
Where have you been?
N.C.
Uh...France.
We have to win
[Chorus 3]
D7
What’d I miss?
Wha? Wha? What’d I miss?
D7
What’d I miss?
I’ve come home to this?
G7
Headfirst into a political abyss!
D7
Headfirst, into the abyss!
F6 G7
I have my first cabinet meeting today
Chik-a-pow!
F6 G7
I guess I better think of something to say
Bm Bm/A# Bm/A
I’m already on my way
Bm/G# F
Let’s get to the bottom of this…
D C Bm
What did I miss? Ahhh ah!
[Outro]
Bm/A G G/A
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
F#sus/A# Bm
Mr. Jefferson? Alexander Hamilton
Bm/A G G/A
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
F#sus/A# Bm Bm/A# Bm
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
G/B
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
G/B F/A F/A E/G# E/G# D#/G D#/G F/A C
Sir, you’ve been off in Paris for so long!
D
So what did I miss?
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
[COMPANY]
Bm F#m G
Seventeen. Se- se- seventeen...
Se- se- seventeen
[BURR]
D F#/A#
1789
Bm
How does the bastard orphan
F#m
Immigrant decorated war vet
Unite the colonies through more debt?
G
Fight the other founding fathers til he has to forfeit?
D
Have it all, lose it all
F#/A#
You ready for more yet?
Bm
Treasury Secretary. Washington's the President
F#m
Ev'ry American experiment sets a precedent
G
Not so fast. Someone came along to resist him
D F#/A#
Pissed him off until we had a two-party system
Bm
You haven't met him yet, you haven't had the chance
F#m
'cause he's been kickin' ass as the ambassador to France
G
But someone's gotta keep the American promise
D F#/A# F#7/A#
You simply must meet Thomas. Thomas!
[COMPANY]
Bm Aadd4 G D/A
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
Bbaug Bb/C C Bm
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
Aadd4 G/D D
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
Daug D/C# A/C# Bm
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
D/A G
Thomas Jefferson's coming home
(G F E Eb) Eb F D Gm7
Lord he's been off in Paris for so long!
C7 D7 Gm7
Aaa-ooo!
C7 D7
Aaa-ooo!
[JEFFERSON]
(D7) Gm9
France is following us to revolution
D
There is no more status quo
But the sun comes up
Gm7
And the world still spins
[ENSEMBLE]
C7 D7
Aaa-ooo!
[JEFFERSON]
(D7) Gm9
I helped Lafayette draft a declaration
Bb/C C D
Then I said, "I gotta go
Gm11
I gotta be in Monticello."
E/G#
Now the work at home begins.
[ENSEMBLE]
A13
Aaa-ooo!
[JEFFERSON]
D9
So what'd I miss?
What'd I miss?
G13 D7
Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss
Fmaj9#11 G9sus
I've been in Paris meeting lots of different ladies...
Fmaj9#11 G9sus
I guess I basically missed the late eighties...
Bm7 Bm7/A Gm9
I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this
[ENSEMBLE]
C9 D9
Aaa-ooo!
[JEFFERSON]
(D9)
There's a letter on my desk from the President
Haven't even put my bags down yet
G13
Sally be a lamb, darlin', won'tcha open it?
D9 Am9 D9
It says the President's assembling a cabinet
F6/9 Fmaj9#11 F/G G6/9
And that I am to be the Secretary of State, great!
F6/9 Fmaj9#11 F/G G6/9
And that I'm already Senate-approved...
Bm9 Bm7/A G13
I just got home and now I'm headed up to New York
[ENSEMBLE]
Headin' to New York!
Headin' to New York!
[JEFFERSON]
D7
Lookin' at the rolling fields
G/A D9 D6 Am7/D Ddim7 D9 Ab9
I can't believe that we are free
G9
Ready to face
Whatever's awaiting
D9 D6 Am7/D Ddim7 D9
Me in N. Y. C.
[JEFFERSON]
F6/9 G13sus
But who's waitin' for me when I step in the place?
F6/9 G13sus G9
My friend James Madison, red in the face
Bm7 D7/B
He grabs my arm and
G7
I respond
C/G G9 C9 D9
"What's goin' on?"
[MADISON]
(D9) Gm9 D9
Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nation's very soul
Gm9
Can you get us out of the mess we're in?
[ENSEMBLE]
C7 D7
Aaa-ooo!
[MADISON]
(D7) Gm9
Hamilton's new financial plan is nothing less
C9 D9
Than government control
Gm11
I've been fighting for the South alone
E/G#
Where have you been?
[ENSEMBLE] [JEFFERSON]
A13
Aaa-ooo! Uh...France.
[MADISON]
A13
We have to win
[JEFFERSON]
D9
What'd I miss?
What'd I miss?
G13 D9
Headfirst into a political abyss!
[ENSEMBLE]
Headfirst into the abyss!
[JEFFERSON]
Fmaj9#11 G9sus
I have my first cabinet meeting today
[ENSEMBLE]
Chik-a-pow!
[JEFFERSON]
Fmaj9#11 G9sus
I guess I better think of something to say
Bm7 Dmaj7(#5)/A# Bm/A
I'm already on my way
G#m7(b5) Gm7
Let's get to the bottom of this
[ENSEMBLE]
(notes) F G A D
What did I miss?
(chords) C9
Ahhh
[WASHINGTON]
Bm7 Dmaj7/A Gmaj7 Dmaj7/A
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
[HAMILTON]
Bbaug C9 Bm7
Mr. Jefferson? Alexander Hamilton.
[WASHINGTON AND ENSEMBLE]
Dmaj7/A Gmaj7/D Dmaj7 Daug A6/C#
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
Bm7 Bm7 A#m7 Bm7
[COMPANY]
Gmaj9
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
Fmaj9 Emaj9 Ebmaj9 F6/9 C9
Sir, you've been off in Paris for so long!
[JEFFERSON]
D
So what did I miss?
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