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Song: The Election of 1800 Musical: Hamilton Artist: Lin-Manuel Miranda Note: Am/C can be played as Am if you're lazy like me [intro] [ENSEMBLE]
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  The Election of 1800

D
[JEFFERSON]
Can we get back to politics? Please? Yo.
E
Ev'ry action has it's equal opposite reaction

D
John Adams shat the bed - I love the guy,
but he's in traction
E
  Poor Alexander Hamilton he is
...missing in action,
D
  So now I'm facing Aaron Burr? 

D
With his own faction
[MADISON]
E                           Am/C 
He's very attractive in the north,

Am/C
The Yorkers like his chances.
[JEFFERSON]
C#m7                D7
He's not very forthcoming on any particular stances
[MADISON]
E
Ask him a question: it glances off

E
He obfuscates, he dances,
[JEFFERSON]
D
  And they say I'm a Francophile!

   D
At least they know I know where France is!
[MADISON]
E
Thomas, that's the problem, see,
They see burr as a less extreme you,
D
You need to change course; a key endorsement might redeem you
[JEFFERSON]
E
Who did you have in mind?
[MADISON]
E
  Don't laugh.
[JEFFERSON]
D
Who is it?
[MADISON] N.C. You used to work on the same staff [JEFFERSON]
E                  Esus4                          
It might be nice, it might be nice,       //       whaaaaaaa

Dsus4         D                 E
       To get Hamilton on your side,
[BOTH]
               Esus4          Dsus4
It might be nice, it might be nice,

       D                E
To get Hamilton on your side!
[BURR] [ENSEMBLE]
E                                  
Talk less!                         //  Burr!
Smile more! // Burr!
E/D
Don't let them know what you're
against or what you're for! // Burr!
E
Shake hands with him!            //  Burr!
Charm her! // Burr!
E/D
It's 1800, ladies tell your husbands;
Vote for Burr! // vote for Burr!
E                              Am/C
-I don't like Adams -well he's gonna lose, that's just defeatist

C#m7                          D7
-and Jefferson? -in love with France! -yeah he's so elitist!

E
-I like that Aaron Burr -I can't believe we're here with him!

Dsus4                           D
-he seems approachable..? -like you could grab a beer with him
[ENSEMBLE]
E              Esus4
Dear Mr Hamilton,
Your fellow Fed'ralists would [HAMILTON]
E/D
like to know how you'll be voting  // it's quiet uptown

E              Esus4
Dear Mr Hamilton,

                           E/D
John Adams doesn't stand a chance
so who are you promoting? // it's quiet uptown
E                                Esus4
Jefferson or Burr? Jefferson or Burr?
We know it's lose - lose
E/D
Jefferson or Burr? Jefferson or Burr?
But if ya had to choose, [ENSEMBLE]
E                                Esus4
Jefferson or Burr? Jefferson or Burr?  // dear Mr Hamilton
We know it's lose - lose // John Adams doesn't stand a chance
E/D
Jefferson or Burr? Jefferson or Burr? // so who are you promoting?
[ALL]
E/D
But if ya had to choose,
[HAMILTON]
E
Well, if it isn't Aaron Burr, sir
[BURR]
    D
Alexander!
[HAMILTON]
                       D
You've created quite a stir, sir
[BURR]
           E
I'm going door to door!
[HAMILTON]
                                           D
You're openly campaigning? (Sure!) That's new.
[BURR]
D
Honestly it's kinda draining
[HAMILTON] (notes plucked in the bass)
             E                              D
Burr- (Sir!) is there anything you wouldn't do?
[BURR]
         A 
No, I'm chasing what I want, and you know what?
[HAMILTON] N.C. What? [BURR] N.C. I learned that from you. [ENSEMBLE]
E
If you had to choose,

Am/C
If you had to choose,
[MADISON] N.C. It's a tie! [ENSEMBLE]
E
If you had to choose,

Am/C
If you had to choose
[JEFFERSON] N.C. It's up to the delegates [ENSEMBLE]
E
If you had to choose,

Am/C
If you had to choose
[JEFF/MADS] N.C. It's up to Hamilton! [ENSEMBLE]
E
If you had to choose,

E
Jefferson or Burr! (Jefferson or Burr!)

D
Choose! Choose! Choose!
[HAMILTON] [ENSEMBLE]
      E
Yo.                     //       Oh!
The people are asking
           E/D
to hear my voice       //         Oh!
The country is facing
            E
a difficult choice      //        Oh!

                                   E/D
And if you were to ask me who I'd promote...

                       E
Jefferson has my vote.    //       Oh!

                                 Am/C
I've never agreed with Jefferson once // oh!

                                         C#m7
We've fought on like 75 different fronts // oh!

                                  D7
But when all is said and all is done
N.C. Jefferson has beliefs; Burr has none. // ooooh [JEFFERSON/MADISON]
E                  Esus4             Dsus4
Well I'll be damned, well I'll be damned,
[MADISON]
D
Hamilton's on your side.
[JEFFERSON/MADISON/ENSEMBLE]
E                   Esus4           Dsus4
Well I'll be damned, well I'll be damned,
[MADISON]
     D
And... you won in a landslide
[BURR]
E             Am/C
Congrats on a race well run,  // [JEFFERSON]

C#m7             D7
I did give you a fight        //  uh-huh. 

E
I look forward to our partnership
[JEFFERSON]
E
Our partnership?
[BURR]
D
As your Vice President
[JEFFERSON]
                   E
Hahaha yeah right! You hear dis guy?

               D
Man openly campaigns against me, talkin' bout

D
"I look forward to our partnership"
[MADISON]
E
It is crazy that the guy who comes second

        D
gets to be Vice President
[JEFFERSON] N.C. Oo! You know what? We could change that! N.C You know why? (Why?) N.C 'Cause I'm the president. N.C. Burr, when you see Hamilton, thank him for the endorsement