Dear Theodosia (Hamilton)

  204. Dear Theodosia (Hamilton) page 1

A (I) Dear Theodosia, what to f# (vi) say to you?

c# (iii) You have my eyes You D (IV) have your mother's name

When you A (I) came into the world, you f# (vi) cried and it broke my D (IV) heart

A (I) I'm dedicating every f# (vi) day to you

c# (iii) Domestic life was D (IV) never quite my style

When you A (I) smile, f# (vi) you knock me out, I fall a- c# (iii) part

And I thought I was so D (IV) smart

You will A (I) come of age with our young f# (vi) nation

We'll bleed and c# (iii) fight for you, we'll make it D (IV) right for you

If we A (I) lay a strong enough foun- f# (vi) dation

We'll pass it c# (iii) on to you, we'll give the D (IV) world to you

And you'll E (V) blow us all a- A (I) way

Some- f# (vi) day, some- c# (iii) day D (IV) Yeah, you'll E (V) blow us all a- A (I) way

Some- f# (vi) day, some- c# (iii) day D (IV) E (V) 

A (I) Oh f# (vi) Philip, when you smile I am un- c# (iii) done My D (IV) son

E (V) Look at my A (I) son f# (vi) Pride is not the word I'm looking c# (iii) for

There is so much D (IV) more inside E (V) me now

 

 

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A (I) Oh f# (vi) Philip, you outshine the morning c# (iii) sun My D (IV) son

E (V) When you A (I) smile, f# (vi) I fall a- c# (iii) part 

And I thought I was so D (IV) smart

D (IV) My father wasn't around (my father wasn't around)

D (IV) I swear that I'll be around for you

D (IV) I'll do whatever it takes I'll make a million mistakes

D (IV) I'll make the world safe and sound for you E (V) 

Will A (I) come of age with our young f# (vi) nation

We'll bleed and c# (iii) fight for you, we'll make it D (IV) right for you

E (V) If we A (I) lay a strong enough found- f# (vi) ation

We'll pass it c# (iii) on to you, we'll give the D (IV) world to you

And you'll E (V) blow us all a- A (I) way

Some- f# (vi) day, some- c# (iii) day

D (IV) Yeah, you'll E (V) blow us all a- A I) way

Some- f# (vi) day, some- c# (iii) day D (IV) E (V) A (I)