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Allegro; with restrained intensity
D B m/D Fm/C
(cue 2nd x)
SYN PERC
SYN KICK
The o do sia
BURR:D
writes me a let ter ev ʼry
B m
day. (day,
Fm(echo)
day, day)- - - - - -
Iʼm keep ing her bed
D
warm while her hus band is a
B m
way. (way,
Fm/C (echo)
way, way)- - -
WAIT FOR ITfrom Hamilton
Words and Music by LIN-MANUEL MIRANDAArranged by Alex Lacamoire and Lin-Manuel Miranda
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He’s on the Brit ish side in
D
Geor gia. He’s
B m
tryin’ to keep the col o nies in
Fm
line.- - - -
simile
He can keep all of
D
Geor gia. The o do
B m
sia, she’s mine.
N.C.
Love- - - -
CLAPS
does n’t dis crim i nate
B m
be tween the sin ners and the
D sus D
saints, it takes and it
A sus
takes and it takes and we
A 7sus
- - - - - -
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keep lov ing an y way.
B m
We laugh and we
D sus D
cry and we break and we
G sus2
make our mis takes. And if
G 6 G maj7
- - - -
there’s a rea son I’m
B m
by her side when so
D sus D
man y have tried
A sus
then I’m will ing to
A 7sus
- - -
wait for it.
B m
I’m will ing to
D sus D
wait for it. (wait for it,
G69 (echo)
wait for it, wait for it)-
My grand fa ther was a
D
fire and brim stone
B m
preach er, Preach er,
Fm (echo)ENSEMBLE:
preach er, preach er- - - - - - -
4
But there are things that the
BURR:D
hom i lies and hymns won’t
B m
teach ya. Teach ya,
Fm/C(echo)ENSEMBLE:
teach ya, teach ya- -
My moth er was a
D BURR:
gen ius, my
B m
fa ther com mand ed re
Fm
spect.- - - - - -
Gen ius
ENSEMBLE:
Re spect, re- - -
When they died they left
D
no in struc tions.
B m
Just a leg a cy to pro
N.C.
tect. Death- - - - -
-spect Death
CLAPS
5
does n’t dis crim i nate
B m
be tween the sin ners and the
D sus D
saints, it takes and it
A sus
takes and it takes and we
A 7sus
- - - - - -
does n’t dis crim i nate be tween the sin ners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes and we- - - - - -
keep liv ing an y way.
B m
We rise and we
D sus D
fall and we break and we
G sus2
make our mis takes. And if
G 6 G maj7
- - - -
keep liv ing an y way. We rise and we fall and we break and we make our mis takes. And if- - - -
there’s a rea son I’m
B m
still a live when ev
D sus D
’ry one who loves me has
A sus
died I’m will ing to
A 7sus
- - - - -
there’s a rea son I’m still a live when ev ’ry one who loves me has died- - - -
6
wait for it.
B m
I’m will ing to
D sus D
wait for it.
N.C.
-
Wait for it. I’m I’m will ing to wait for it.-
Wait for it.
Half-time feel; heavy
BURR:B m
I am the one thing in life I can con
D (add2)
-
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it...
-trol. (–trol, –trol, –trol…)
B m (echo)
I am in im it a ble, I am an o rig i nal.
G maj9(no3) G69
- - - - - - -
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it...
7
(–nal, –nal, –nal…)
B m (echo)
Iʼm not fall ing be hind or run ning
D (add2)
- - -
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it...
simile
late. (late, late, late…)
B m (echo)
Iʼm not stand ing still, I am ly ing in
D /G G69
- -
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it!
wait. (wait…)
B m (echo)
Ham il ton fac es an end less up hill
D
- - - - -
Wait, wait, wait...
8
climb. (climb…)
B m (echo)
He has some thing to prove, he has noth ing to lose.
G sus2
- -
Climb, climb, climb...
(lose…)
B m (echo)
Ham il tons̓ pace is re lent less, he wastes no
D
- - - -
Lose, lose, lose, lose... lose...
time. (time…)
B m
What is it like in his shoes?
G69
rall.G maj9(no3)
Ham
D /G
-
Time, time, time...
9
-il ton does n’t hes i tate. He ex hib its no re
Slower, not too rubatoD B m
straint. He takes and he takes and he takes and he
Fm
- - - - - - -
keeps win ning an y way. He chang es the
Daccel. poco a poco
B m
game. He plays and he rais es the stakes. And if
Fm/C
- - - - -
there’s a rea son he
Tempo IB m
seems to thrive when so
B m/D
few sur vive, then God
B m/C
damn it, I’m will ing to- - - - -
I’m will ing to
ENSEMBLE:
-
cresc.
10
wait for it.
B m
Iʼm will ing to
D 6
wait for it.
D /G
Life
B m
-
wait for it, wait for it, wait for, Iʼm will ing to—
sub.
Life-
CLAPS
does nʼt dis crim i nate be tween the sin ners and the
D sus D
saints, it takes and it
A sus
takes and it takes…
A 7sus
- - - - - -
does nʼt dis crim i nate be tween the sin ners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes and we- - - - - -
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B m
We rise
D sus D
and we fall,
G sus2
and if
keep liv ing an y way. We rise and we fall and we break and we make our mis takes. And if- - - -
there s̓ a rea son Iʼm
B m
still a live when so
D sus D
man y have died,
D /A
then Iʼm will ing to—
Fm/A
- - - -
there s̓ a rea son Iʼm still a live when so man y have died, then Iʼm will ing to—- - - -
D B m/D
Wait
Fm/C BURR:
for it… Wait for it... Wait
ENSEMBLE:
sub.
SYN PERC
SYN KICK
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for it... Wait
DBURR:
for it… Wait for it... Wait
B mENSEMBLE:
for it... Wait for it... Wait
Fm
for it... Wait for it... Wait for it... Wait for it... Wait...
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