Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story Chords by Original Broadway Cast Of Hamilton

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