Chords for Hamilton: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
Tempo:
148.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
G
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A]
[Bm] Let me tell you what I wish I'd [D] known
When I was young and dreamed of [Em] glory
You have no [Bm] control
Who lives, who dies, who tells [F#] your [Bm] story?
President Jefferson
I'll give him this
His [D] financial system is a work of genius
I couldn't undo it [Em] if I tried
And I've [A] tried
[G] Who lives, who dies, who [F#] tells your [Bm] story? President Madison
He took our country from [D] bankruptcy to prosperity
[D] I hate to admit it
But he [Em] doesn't get enough credit for all the credit he gave us
[G] Who lives, who dies, who [F#] tells your [Bm] story?
Every other founding father's story gets told
[D] Every other founding father gets to grow old
[Em] And when you're gone, who remembers your name?
[G] Who keeps your flame?
Who [F#] tells your [Bm] story?
Who tells your [D] story?
Who tells your story?
[F#]
[Bm] Please [A] stop wasting [F#m] time on [G] tears
I [D] live another fifty years
It's not enough
Who dies, who dies?
I interview every [F#] soldier who fought by your side
She tells our [Bm] story
I try to make sense of your thousands of [G] pages of writings
You really [A#] do [Gm] write
I'm running [D] out of time
I rely on Angelica
[F#] While she's alive, we tell your [Bm] story
She [B] is buried in Trinity Church [G] near you
When I [A#] needed her most, she was [D] right on time
And I'm still not through
[F#] I ask myself, what would you do if you had [Bm] more time?
The Lord, in his [D] kindness, he gives me what you [A#] always wanted
He gives me [D#] more time
I raise funds in D [G].C. from the Washington Monument
She [G] tells my story
[Cm] I speak out against slavery
[G#]
You could have done [G#m] so much more if you only [D#] had time
And when my timing's up, [G] have I done enough?
Will they tell your [Cm]
story?
Oh, can I show you [G#] what I'm proudest of?
[N]
[Bm] Let me tell you what I wish I'd [D] known
When I was young and dreamed of [Em] glory
You have no [Bm] control
Who lives, who dies, who tells [F#] your [Bm] story?
President Jefferson
I'll give him this
His [D] financial system is a work of genius
I couldn't undo it [Em] if I tried
And I've [A] tried
[G] Who lives, who dies, who [F#] tells your [Bm] story? President Madison
He took our country from [D] bankruptcy to prosperity
[D] I hate to admit it
But he [Em] doesn't get enough credit for all the credit he gave us
[G] Who lives, who dies, who [F#] tells your [Bm] story?
Every other founding father's story gets told
[D] Every other founding father gets to grow old
[Em] And when you're gone, who remembers your name?
[G] Who keeps your flame?
Who [F#] tells your [Bm] story?
Who tells your [D] story?
Who tells your story?
[F#]
[Bm] Please [A] stop wasting [F#m] time on [G] tears
I [D] live another fifty years
It's not enough
Who dies, who dies?
I interview every [F#] soldier who fought by your side
She tells our [Bm] story
I try to make sense of your thousands of [G] pages of writings
You really [A#] do [Gm] write
I'm running [D] out of time
I rely on Angelica
[F#] While she's alive, we tell your [Bm] story
She [B] is buried in Trinity Church [G] near you
When I [A#] needed her most, she was [D] right on time
And I'm still not through
[F#] I ask myself, what would you do if you had [Bm] more time?
The Lord, in his [D] kindness, he gives me what you [A#] always wanted
He gives me [D#] more time
I raise funds in D [G].C. from the Washington Monument
She [G] tells my story
[Cm] I speak out against slavery
[G#]
You could have done [G#m] so much more if you only [D#] had time
And when my timing's up, [G] have I done enough?
Will they tell your [Cm]
story?
Oh, can I show you [G#] what I'm proudest of?
[N]
Key:
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Bm
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Bm
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Let me tell you what I wish I'd [D] known
_ When I was young and dreamed of [Em] glory
You have no [Bm] control
Who lives, who dies, who tells [F#] your [Bm] story?
President Jefferson
I'll give him this
His [D] financial system is a work of genius
I couldn't undo it [Em] if I tried
_ And I've [A] tried
[G] Who lives, who dies, who [F#] tells your [Bm] story? President Madison
He took our country from [D] bankruptcy to prosperity
[D] I hate to admit it
But he [Em] doesn't get enough credit for all the credit he gave us
[G] Who lives, who dies, who [F#] tells your [Bm] story?
Every other founding father's story gets told
[D] Every other founding father gets to grow old
[Em] And when you're gone, who remembers your name?
[G] Who keeps your flame?
Who [F#] tells your _ [Bm] story?
Who tells your [D] story?
Who tells your _ story? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Please [A] stop wasting [F#m] time on [G] tears
I [D] live another fifty _ years
It's not enough
Who dies, who dies?
I interview every [F#] soldier who fought by your side
She tells our [Bm] story
I try to make sense of your thousands of [G] pages of writings
You really [A#] do [Gm] write
I'm running [D] out of time
I rely on Angelica
_ [F#] While she's alive, we tell your _ [Bm] story
She [B] is buried in Trinity Church [G] near you
When I [A#] needed her most, she was [D] right on time
And I'm still not through
[F#] I ask myself, what would you do if you had [Bm] more time?
The Lord, in his [D] kindness, he gives me what you [A#] always wanted
He gives me [D#] more time
I raise funds in D [G].C. from the Washington Monument
She [G] tells my story
[Cm] I speak out against slavery
_ [G#] _
You could have done [G#m] so much more if you only [D#] had time
And when my timing's up, [G] have I done enough?
Will they tell your _ [Cm]
story?
_ _ _ Oh, can I show you [G#] what I'm proudest of?
[N] _
[Bm] _ _ _ Let me tell you what I wish I'd [D] known
_ When I was young and dreamed of [Em] glory
You have no [Bm] control
Who lives, who dies, who tells [F#] your [Bm] story?
President Jefferson
I'll give him this
His [D] financial system is a work of genius
I couldn't undo it [Em] if I tried
_ And I've [A] tried
[G] Who lives, who dies, who [F#] tells your [Bm] story? President Madison
He took our country from [D] bankruptcy to prosperity
[D] I hate to admit it
But he [Em] doesn't get enough credit for all the credit he gave us
[G] Who lives, who dies, who [F#] tells your [Bm] story?
Every other founding father's story gets told
[D] Every other founding father gets to grow old
[Em] And when you're gone, who remembers your name?
[G] Who keeps your flame?
Who [F#] tells your _ [Bm] story?
Who tells your [D] story?
Who tells your _ story? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Please [A] stop wasting [F#m] time on [G] tears
I [D] live another fifty _ years
It's not enough
Who dies, who dies?
I interview every [F#] soldier who fought by your side
She tells our [Bm] story
I try to make sense of your thousands of [G] pages of writings
You really [A#] do [Gm] write
I'm running [D] out of time
I rely on Angelica
_ [F#] While she's alive, we tell your _ [Bm] story
She [B] is buried in Trinity Church [G] near you
When I [A#] needed her most, she was [D] right on time
And I'm still not through
[F#] I ask myself, what would you do if you had [Bm] more time?
The Lord, in his [D] kindness, he gives me what you [A#] always wanted
He gives me [D#] more time
I raise funds in D [G].C. from the Washington Monument
She [G] tells my story
[Cm] I speak out against slavery
_ [G#] _
You could have done [G#m] so much more if you only [D#] had time
And when my timing's up, [G] have I done enough?
Will they tell your _ [Cm]
story?
_ _ _ Oh, can I show you [G#] what I'm proudest of?
[N] _