Misc Musicals – Hamilton - Blow Us All Away (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
[Phillip]
G
Meet the latest graduate of King's CollegeN.C.
I prob'ly shouldn't brag, but, dag, I amaze and astonish
D
The scholars say I got the same virtuosity and brains as my popsN.C.
The ladies say my brain's not where the resemblance stops
D G I'm only nineteen but my mind is older G D N.C. Gotta be my own man, like my father, but bolder G N.C. I shoulder his legacy with pride, I used to hear him say
[Chorus 1]
N.C. D E C That someday I would (blow us all away!)
N.C.
Ladies, I'm lookin for a Mr. George Eacker
N.C.
Made a speech last week, our Fourth of July speaker
D D He disparaged my father's legacy in front of a crowd C E I can't have that, I'm making my father proud
[Woman]
G N.C.
I saw him just up Broadway a couple of blocks, he was goin' to see a play[Phillip]
Asus2 Well, I'll go visit his box (you're a fox!) D And y'all look pretty good in ya' frocks
N.C.
How 'bout when I get back, we all strip down to our socks? (ooh, okay!)
[Ensemble]
D E C Blow us all away
[Verse 2]
[Phillip] (Parenthesis are George)
N.C.
George (shh!) George! (shh, I'm tryin' to watch the show!)
D
Ya shoulda watched your mouth before you talked about my father though[George]
E A I didn't say anything that wasn't true
N.C.
Your father's a scoundrel, and so, it seems, are you
[Phillip]
C
It's like that?[George]
D
Yeah, I don't fool around, I'm not your little schoolboy friends[Phillip]
G E Well, see you on the dueling ground E That is, unless you wanna step outside and go now
[George]
D
I know where to find you, I'm watchin' this show now[Verse 3]
[Phillip] (Parenthesis is Hamilton)
D Pops, if you had only heard the stuff he said about you D G I doubt you would have let it slide and I was not about to (slow down!) D I came to ask you for advice, this is my very first duel
N.C.
They don't exactly cover this subject in boarding school
[Hamilton]
D G Did your friends attempt to negotiate a peace?
[Phillip]
N.C.
He refused to apologize, we had to let the peace talks cease
[Hamilton]
D
Where is this happening?[Phillip]
D G Across the river, in Jersey
[Both]
D E C Everything is legal in New Jersey!
[Hamilton]
D Alright, so this is what you're gonna do G C Stand there like a man until Eacker is in front of you D N.C. When the time comes, fire your weapon in the air
N.C.
This will put an end to the whole affair
[Phillip]
G N.C.
But what if he decides to shoot? Then I'm a goner[Hamilton]
N.C. D G No, he'll follow suit if he's truly a man of honor N.C. D To take someone's life, that is something you can't shake N.C. D Philip, your mother can't take another heartbreak
[Phillip]
C
Father![Hamilton]
N.C.
Promise me
D G You don't want this young man's blood on your conscience
[Phillip]
D
Okay, I promise[Hamilton]
D Come back home when you're done G N.C. Take my guns, be smart, make me proud, son
[Chorus 2]
[Phillip]
G My name is Philip D I am a poet G D And I'm a little nervous, but I can't show it N.C. D I'm sorry, I'm a Hamilton with pride G D You talk about my father, I cannot let it slide N.C. D Mister Eacker, how was the rest of your show?
[George]
G E I'd rather skip the pleasantries, let's go
[Phillip]
G E Grab your pistol (confer with your men) N.C. E The duel will commence after we count to ten (count to ten!) D Look 'em in the eye, aim no higher E7 Summon all the courage you require N.C. G Then slowly and clearly aim your gun towards the sky
[Ensemble]
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