Misc Musicals – Hamilton - Cabinet Battle 2 (Guitar)

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[Washington]

    C#m
The issue on the table: France is on the verge of war with England

                                                   B
And do we provide aid and our troops to our French allies or do we stay out of it?

  C#m
Remember, my decision on this matter is not subject to congressional approval

The only person you have to convince is me

          B
Secretary Jefferson, you have the floor, sir

[Jefferson]

C#m
When we were on death’s door, when we were needy

                    C#m7
We made a promise, we signed a treaty

C#m
We needed money and guns and half a chance

B
Uh, who provided those funds?

[Madison] France [Jefferson]

C#m
In return, they didn’t ask for land

Only a promise that we’d lend a hand And stand with them if they fought against oppressors

     B
And revolution is messy but now is the time to stand

C#m
Stand with our brothers as they fight against tyranny

I know that Alexander Hamilton is here and he Would rather not have this debate

            Bm  N.C.
I’ll remind you that he is not Secretary of State

C#m
He knows nothing of loyalty

Smells like new money, dresses like fake royalty Desperate to rise above his station

     B
Everything he does betrays the ideals of our nation

[Ensemble]

C#m
Ooh!!

[Jefferson]

                                  C#m7
Hey, and if ya don’t know, now ya know, Mr. President

[Washington]

C#m                             Bm        B5             N.C.
Thank you, Secretary Jefferson. Secretary Hamilton, your response

[Hamilton]

                       C#m C#m7
You must be out of your Goddamn mind if you think

C#
The President is gonna bring the nation to the brink

C#m
Of meddling in the middle of a military mess

B                                          C#
A game of chess, where France is Queen and Kingless

C#m                                                   C#
We signed a treaty with a King whose head is now in a basket

Would you like to take it out and ask it?

C#m                    C#
“Should we honor our treaty, King Louis’ head?”

B
“Uh… do whatever you want, I’m super dead.”

[Washington]

C#m     C#
Enough. Hamilton is right

[Jefferson]

F#
Mr. President-

[Washington] We’re too fragile to start another fight [Jefferson]

C#
But sir, do we not fight for freedom?

[Washington]

F#                                           C#
Sure, when the French figure out who’s gonna lead ‘em

[Jefferson] The people are leading- [Washington] The people are rioting

                      F#                                 C#
There’s a difference. Frankly, it’s a little disquieting you would let your ideals blind you to reality

N.C. Hamilton [Hamilton] Sir [Washington] Draft a statement of neutrality [Jefferson]

C#m
Did you forget Lafayette?

[Hamilton] What? [Jefferson] Have you an ounce of regret?

                                    B
You accumulate debt, you accumulate power

Yet in their hour of need, you forget [Hamilton]

C#m
Lafayette’s a smart man, he’ll be fine

And before he was your friend, he was mine

                                               B
If we try to fight in every revolution in the world, we never stop

Where do we draw the line? [Jefferson]

C#m
So quick-witted

[Hamilton] Alas, I admit it [Jefferson] I bet you were quite a lawyer [Hamilton] My defendants got acquitted [Jefferson] Yeah. Well, someone oughta remind you [Hamilton]

B
What?

[Jefferson] N.C. You’re nothing without Washington behind you [Washington] Hamilton! [Jefferson] Daddy’s calling!