Alexander Hamilton (Hamilton)
203. Alexander Hamilton ( Hamilton ) page 1 Intro: F# F#7 b/D F#/C# How does a b (i) bastard, orphan son of a whore And a F# (V) Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten G (VI) spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in D (III) squalor grow up to be a F# (V) hero and a scholar? The b (i) 10 dollar Founding father without a father got a F# (V) lot farther by working a lot harder by being a G (VI) lot smarter by being a self-starter, by F# (V) 14 they placed him in charge of a F# (V) trading charter And b (i) everyday while slaves were being slaughtered and carted A- F# (V) way across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up G (VI) Inside he was longing for something to be a part of The D (III) brother was ready to F# (V) beg, steal, borrow or barter Then a b (i) hurricane came, and devastation reigned Our F# (V) man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain Put a G (VI) pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain And he D (III) wrote his first refrain