Dear Theodosia from Hamilton (written by Lin-Manuel Miranda)
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[Intro]

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[Burr]

             
Dear Theodosia

       
, what to say 

to you?

You have my ey

es

You have your 

mother's name
            
When you came 

              
into the world

     
 you cried
              
And it broke m

  
y heart

  

             
I'm dedicating

     
 every day to 

you
           
Domestic life 

     
was never quit

e my style
         
When you smile
        
You knock me o

            
ut, I fall apa


rt
              
And I thought 

        
I was so smart

            
You will come 

              
of age with ou

        
r young nation
              
We'll bleed an

  
d fight for yo

u
              
We'll make it 

 
right for you
            
If we lay a st

            
rong enough fo


undation
              
We'll pass it 


on to you
              
We'll give the

  
 world to you
              
And you'll blo

         
w us all away
       
Someday, somed

#    
ay
              
Yeah, you'll b

           
low us all awa

y
       
Someday, somed

#      
ay


[Hamilton]

       
Oh, Phillip wh

              
en you smile I

    
 am undone

My son
          
Look at my son
        
Pride is not t

              
he word I'm lo

      
oking for
              
There is so mu

         
ch more inside

    
 me now
       
Oh, Phillip yo

              
u outshine the

       
 morning sun
    
My son
             
When you smile

  
       
I fall apart
              
And I thought 

          
I was so smart


[Hamilton and Burr]

             
My father wasn

            
't around (My 

              
father wasn't 

   
around)
              
I swear that I

            
'll be around 

          
for you
              
I'll do whatev

            
er it takes (I

              
'll make a mil

        
lion mistakes)
              
I'll make the 

             
world safe and

         
 sound for you

             
You'll come of

              
 age with our 

      
young nation
              
We'll bleed an

  
d fight for yo

u
              
We'll make it 

 
right for you
            
If we lay a st

            
rong enough fo


undation
              
We'll pass it 


on to you
              
We'll give the

  
 world to you
             
And you'll blo

          
w us all away
       
Someday, somed

#    
ay
              
Yeah, you'll b

           
low us all awa

y
       
Someday, somed

#    
ay



comments/corrections welcome