Misc Musicals – Hamilton - Its Quiet Uptown (Guitar Intro)
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[Intro]
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Just play the normal chord progression.)[Verse 1]
D Bm There are moments that the words don't reach G There is suffering too terrible to name A You hold your child as tight as you can D And push away the unimaginable Bm The moments when you're in so deep G It feels easier to just swim down A The Hamiltons move uptown D (hold) And learn to live with the unimaginable
[Verse 2]
G I spend hours in the garden Bm I walk alone to the store A And it's quiet uptown D I never liked the quiet before Bm I take the children to church on Sunday G A sign of the cross at the door A And I pray
That never used to happen before
[Chorus 1]
D Bm If you see him in the street, walking by G Himself, talking to himself, have pity
Philip, you would like it uptown
A
It's quiet uptownHe is working through the unimaginable
[Chorus 2]
D Bm His hair has gone grey. He passes every day G They say he walks the length of the city A You knock me out, I fall apart
Can you imagine?
[Bridge 1]
D Look at where we are Bm G Look at where we started
I know I don't deserve you, Eliza
A But hear me out. That would be enough D If I could spare his life Bm G If I could trade his life for mine
He'd be standing here right now
A And you would smile, and that would be enough D Bm I don't pretend to know G The challenges we're facing A I know there's no replacing what we've lost D And you need time Bm But I'm not afraid
I know who I married
G A (repeat, and grow faster. stop when the line is sung) Just let me stay here by your side
That would be enough
[Chorus 3]
D Bm If you see him in the street, walking by her G Side, talking by her side, have pity A Eliza, do you like it uptown? It's quiet uptown
He is trying to do the unimaginable
[Chorus 4]
D Bm See them walking in the park, long after dark G Taking in the sights of the city A (grow stronger through the next line, then go to single strums) Look around, look around, Eliza
They are trying to do the unimaginable
[Bridge 2]
D There are moments that the words don't reach Bm G There is a grace too powerful to name A We push away what we can never understand
We push away the unimaginable
D Bm They are standing in the garden G Alexander by Eliza's side A She takes his hand
It's quiet uptown
[Outro]
D Bm Forgiveness. Can you imagine? D Bm Forgiveness. Can you imagine? D Bm If you see him in the street, walking by her G Side, talking by her side, have pity A They are going through the unimaginable
[Ending]
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