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Song title:      Dear Theodosia
Original Album:	 Hamilton: an American Musical Soundtrack
Other Album:     Hamilton: the mix tape (Folds & Spektor)

Words and Music by Lin Manuel Miranda
Copyright © 2015 5000 Broadway Music
Published by WB Music Publishing Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)



NOTES:
The original soundtrack version, from the Broadway show, is in the key of A major.
The Folds/Spektor version is in D major, most likely because that's where Regina's
voice lives.

I've shown chords in the original key below so, if you want to play along with
Ben and Regina, slap a capo on 5. Chords are then relative to the capo position.
Timing is 4/4.

If you want to play the Folds/Spektor version without a capo, I've shown the
chords in D major, ONLY IN THE INTRO's chord list, so you'll have to map them
as I've shown in the INTRO list (unless you can transpose in your head).
 
You decide which chords are easier for you to play, and capo or don't capo
as you wish.



INTRO:
Chords:

Key of A           Key of D
--------           --------
A       x02220  /  D       xx0232
C#m/G#  446654  /  F#m/C#  x44222
F#m     244222  /  Bm      x24432
Dmaj7   xx0222  /  Gmaj7   320002
E       022100  /  A       x02220


[play: 4/4| A | C#m/G# | F#m | Dmaj7 E |]  (key of A)

or

[play: 4/4| D | F#m/C# | Bm  | Gmaj7 A |]  (key of D)




VERSE1:
Notes:
(BURR)

Chords:
A       x02220    Dmaj7   xx0222
C#m/G#  446654    E       022100
F#m     244222


| A                   | C#m/G#
  Dear Theodosia, what  to    say to you?

| F#m                    | Dmaj7                    E
    You have my eyes, you  have your mother's name. When you

| A                       | C#m/G#                | F#m  | Dmaj7 E
  came into the world, you  cried  and it broke my  heart



| A                 | C#m/G#
  I'm dedicating ev - 'ry    day to you

| F#m                | Dmaj7                 A
    Domestic life was  never quite my style. When you

| A     | C#m/G#                        | F#m
  smile,     you knock me out, I fall a - part

                      | Dmaj7  E
And I thought I was so  smart. You will




CHORUS1:
Chords:
A       x02220    Dmaj7   xx0222
C#m/G#  446654    E       022100
F#m     244222


| A                         | C#m/G#
  come of age with our young  nation.

               | F#m                         | Dmaj7          E
We'll bleed and  fight for you, we'll make it  right for you. If we

| A                        | C#m/G#
  lay a strong enough foun - dation,

             | F#m                      | Dmaj7
We'll pass it  on to you, we'll give the  world to you  

                   E     | A        | C#m/G#     | F#m
And you'll blow us all a - way, some  day,   some  day

| Dmaj7                   E     | A        | C#m/G#     | F#m | Dmaj7 E |
     Yeah, you'll blow us all a - way, some  day,   some  day




VERSE2:
Notes:
(HAMILTON)

Chords:
A       x02220    Dmaj7   xx0222
C#m/G#  446654    E       022100
F#m     244222


| A    | C#m/G#                          | F#m
    Oh,  Phillip when you smile, I am un - done

  | Dmaj7    | E     A
My  son, look  at my son

| C#m/G#                           | F#m
  Pride is not the word I'm looking  for

                | Dmaj7          E
There is so much  more inside me now

| A  | C#m/G#                           | F#m
  Oh,  Phillip, you outshine the morning  sun

  | Dmaj7 | E       | A     | C#m/G#       | F#m
My  son,    when you  smile,      I fall a - part

                      | Dmaj7  E
And I thought I was so  smart



BRIDGE:
Notes:
(HAMILTON & BURR)

Chords:
D  xx0232 or x57775
E  022100 or x79997


| D                  E | D                       E | D
    My father wasn't a - round (My father wasn't a - round),

                     E | D        | E
I swear that I'll be a - round for  you

| D                  E | D                          E   | D
    I'll do whatever it  takes (I'll make a million mis - takes)

                         E  | D        |     E
I'll make the world safe and  sound for you.   will...



CHORUS2:
Chords:
A       x02220    Dmaj7   xx0222
C#m/G#  446654    E       022100
F#m     244222


      | A                         | C#m/G#
You'll  come of age with our young  nation.

               | F#m                         | Dmaj7          E
We'll bleed and  fight for you, we'll make it  right for you. If we

| A                        | C#m/G#
  lay a strong enough foun - dation,

             | F#m                    | Dmaj7
We'll pass it  on to you, and give the  world to you  

                   E     | A        | C#m/G#     | F#m
And you'll blow us all a - way, some  day,   some  day

| Dmaj7                   E     | A        | C#m/G#     | F#m | Dmaj7 E |
     Yeah, you'll blow us all a - way, some  day,   some  day


    | C#m/G#     | F#m
Some  day,   some  day

[end on A]