Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda for the 2015 musical Broadway show “Hamilton”.
It’s a nice tune to play with, I hope you enjoy the letter notes below 🙂
Please forgive any inaccuracies with the end chorus, both characters were singing at the same time so I tried to capture the domiant melody – let me know if you think it could be improved!
^C# B-A-G#-A E E ^E B-^C# B
Dear Theodosia, what to say to you?
A ^C# ^E ^C#
You have my eyes
^C# ^C# B A-^E ^C#
You have your mother’s name
A B ^C# A-A A A
When you came into the world
^C# G# E E E B A-F#
You cried, and it broke my heart
^C# B-A-G#-A E-E ^E ^C# B
I’m dedicating every day to you
A-^C#-^E ^C# ^C# ^C#-B A ^E ^C#
Domestic life was never quite my style
A B ^C# ^C# ^F# ^E ^F#
When you smile you knock me out
^E ^F# ^E-^C#
I fall apart…
A A ^F# ^E ^C# A-B A
And I thought I was so smart
E E B A B A B A B-A
You will come of age with our young nation
E E E ^C# ^E ^C#
We’ll bleed and fight for you
B A B ^C# ^E ^C#-B
We’ll make it right for you…
E E B A B A – B E – B – A
If we lay a strong enough foundation
E E E ^C# ^E ^C#
We’ll pass it on to you
B A B ^C# ^E ^C#-B
We’ll give the world to you
^C# ^E ^F# ^E ^C# B-B-A
And you’ll blow us all away
E – B ^C#-A
Someday, someday
^C# ^E ^F# ^E ^C# B-B-A
Yeah, you’ll blow us all away
E – B ^C#-A
Someday, someday…
A G#-G# G# G# A
Oh Philip, when you smile
G# F# E-F#
I am undone
E F# F# ^C# ^D ^E
My son, look at my son!
^F# ^E ^E ^E ^E ^D ^C#-B A
Pride is not the word I’m looking for
A A A A A A-A ^C#-^D ^C#
There is so much more inside me now
A G#-G# G# G#-A G# F#-E F#
Oh Philip, you outshine the morning sun
E F# ^C# ^D ^E E A B-^C#
My son, when you smile I fall apart
A F# A F# A B ^C#
And I thought I was so smart
A A-A A-G# E – A
My father wasn’t around
(^C# ^C#-^C# ^C#-B ^E-^C#)
(My father wasn’t around)
A A A A G# E-A G# E
I swear that I’ll be around for you
A A A-A-G# E A
I’ll do whatever it takes
^C# ^C# ^C# ^C#-B ^E-^C#
I’ll make a million mistakes
^C# ^C# ^C# ^C#
I’ll make the world
B A ^C# ^D ^E
Safe and sound for you
^C# ^E ^C# ^E
Will come of age
^C# ^E ^C# ^E-^C#
With our young nation
A A A ^C# ^E ^C#
We’ll bleed and fight for you
B A B ^C# ^E ^C#
We’ll make it right for you
E E ^E ^C# ^E ^C#-^E ^C#-^E-^C#
If we lay a strong enough foundation
E E E ^C# ^E ^C#
We’ll pass it on to you
B A B ^C# ^E ^C#
We’ll give the world to you
^C# ^E ^F# ^E ^C# B-B-A
And you’ll blow us all away
E – B ^C#-A
Someday, someday
^C# ^E ^F# ^E ^C# B-B A
Yeah, you’ll blow us all away
E – B ^C# – A
Someday, someday…