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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

2

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

- - - - - -

3

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- - - - - -

11

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

12

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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