Chords for #46 Hamilton - Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story [[MUSIC LYRICS]]

_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Let me tell you what I wish I'd [D] known
_ When I was young and dreamed of [Em] glory
You have no control
Who lives, [Bm] who dies, who tells [Gb] your [Bm] story?
President Jefferson
[B] I'll give him this
His [D] financial system is a work of genius
I couldn't undo it if [Em] I tried
And I've [A] tried
[G] Who lives, who dies, who [Gb] tells your [Bm] story?
President Madison
He took our [B] country from [D] bankruptcy to prosperity
I hate to admit it
But [Em] he doesn't get enough credit for all the credit he gave us
[G] Who lives, who dies, who [Gb] tells your story?
[Bm] Every other founding father's story gets told
[D] Every other founding father gets to grow old
[Em] And when you're gone, who remembers your name?
[G] Who keeps your flame?
[Gb] Who tells your [Bm] story?
_ _ [D] Who tells your _ [D] story? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Please stop wasting [D] time on [G] tears
I [D] live another fifty years
It's not enough
I interview every [Gb] soldier who fought by your side
She tells our [Bm] story
I try to make sense of your thousands of pages [G] of writings
You really [Bb] do write
[Gm] Until running [D] out of time
I rely on Angelica _
_ [Gb] While she's alive, we tell your [Gb] _
[Bm] story
She is buried [B] in Trinity [Bm] Church near [D] you
When I needed her [Bb] most, she was right on [D] time
And I'm still not through
I [Gb] ask myself, what would you do if you had [Bm] more time?
The Lord, in his kindness
He gives [G] me what you always [Bb] wanted
He gives [Eb] me more time
_ I raise funds in D.C. [G] from the Washington Monument
She tells my _ [Cm]
story
I speak out against slavery
_ [Ab]
You could have done so [Abm] much more if you only [Eb] had time
And when my time is up, have I [G] done enough?
Will they tell your _ _ [Cm]
story?
_ _ Oh, can I show you what [Ab] I'm _ proudest of?
_ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ The orphanage
I established the first [G] private orphanage in New York City
The [Cm] _ orphanage
[C] I helped raise [Eb] hundreds of children
_ [Abm] I get to see them growing up The _ _ orphanage
In their eyes I see [Bb] you, Alexander
_ _ I see [Eb] you every time
And when my time is up, have I [G] done enough?
Will they tell your _
_ [Cm] story?
_ _ Oh, I can't wait to see you [Abm] again _ _
_ It's only a matter [Eb] of time
Will _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ they tell [C] your story?
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ But if so dies, who tells your _ story?
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ Will they tell your _ story? _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ But _ if so dies, who tells your _ _ story? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _