Chords for What'd I Miss

_ _ _ _ [F#] 17 – 17 – [G] 17 – 17 – _ [D] 17 – 17 – 17 – [F] 1789
How [B] does the bastard, orphan, immigrant [F#] decorated war vet
unite [F#m] the colonies through more [G] debt fight the other founding fathers til he has
to [D] forfeit have it all, [A#] lose it all, you ready for more yet?
[Bm] Treasury [B] secretary, Washington's the [F#] president
every American experiment sets a [G] precedent not so fast
Someone came along to [D] resist him, pissed [A#m] him off until we had a two-party [Bm] system.
You haven't met him yet, [B] you haven't had [F#m] the chance,
cause he's been kicking ass as the ambassador [G] to France.
But someone's gotta keep the American [D] promise,
you [F#] simply must meet Thomas Thomas!
[Bm] _
[A] Thomas Jefferson's coming _ [A#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [D] _ _ [G] home!
[E] But he's [D#] been off in Paris [F] for so [D] long. _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] Ciao, _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ [D] ciao!
France is following us to [Gm] revolution, there is no more [D] status quo.
But the sun comes up [Gm] and the world still [C] spits.
[D] I helped Lafayette draft a [Gm] declaration, then I said I [D] gotta go, I gotta be in [Gm] Monticello.
Now the work at [E] home begins. _ _
[A] _ _ So [D] what did I miss?
What did I miss?
_ [F#m] Virginia my home sweet [D] home, I wanna give you a kiss.
_ I've been in Paris [A] meeting lots of different ladies,
I guess I basically missed the late 80s.
[Bm] I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to [Dm] this.
_ [C] _ _
[B] There's a letter on my [D] desk from the president,
[Am] haven't even put my [A] bag down yet, [B] Sally, dear [E] lamb, darling won't you open it?
This [Am] is the [B] president's assembly in a cabinet,
and [F] I am to [A] be the Secretary of State.
Great, now I'm already standing approval.
[D] I just got home and now I'm heading up to New York.
Heading to New York, [Dm] heading to New [F#] York!
Looking at the rolling fields, I can't believe that [Dm] we [G#] are [Dm] free.
Ready to [Bm] face [D] whatever's awaiting me in [Dm] NYC.
My U's waiting for me when I step in the place,
my friend James [G] Madison red in the [D] face.
He grabs my arm and I [C] respond, let's go!
_ [D] Thomas we are engaged [Gm] in a battle for our nation's [D] very soul.
Can you get us out [Gm] of the mess [C] we're in?
_ [D] Hamilton's new financial [Gm] plan is nothing less than government [D] control.
I've been fighting [Gm] for the South alone.
[E] Where have you been?
Uh, France?
[F#m] Oh!
We have to win.
[D] Well, what did I miss?
What, what did I miss?
What did I miss?
I've come over [Dm] this.
Headfirst into a political [D] abyss.
Headfirst into the abyss.
I [A] had my first cabinet meeting [Dm] today.
I guess I better think of [G] something to say.
[Bm] I've already gone [D] my [Bm] way to get to the bottom of this.
[D] What did [C] I miss?
Oh!
[D] _
Mr.
Jefferson, welcome home.
[A#] Mr.
Jefferson, Alexander [D] Hamilton.
Mr.
Jefferson, welcome home. _ _
[Bm] _ Mr.
Jefferson, [G] welcome home, [F] sir.
You've [E] been off [D#] in Paris [F] for [C] so long. _
[Gm] _ _ [D] So what did I miss? _ _