Hamilton - Wait For It - Misc Musicals
Tuning: , E A D G B E
[Intro]
[Verse]
Theodosioa wri
tes me a lette
r every day
I'm keeping th
e bed warm whi
le her husband
is away
he's on the Br
itish side in
Georgia
He's try'na ke
ep the colonie
s in line
well he can ke
ep all of Geor
gia
Theodosia she'
s mine
[Chorus]
love doesn't d
iscriminate
between the si
nners and the
saints
it takes and it takes and it takes
and we keep lo
ving anyway
we laugh and w
e cry
and we break and we make our mistakes
and if there's
a reason I'm
by her side
when so many h
ave tried
then I'm willi
ng to wait for
it
I'm willing to
wait for it
[Verse]
my grandfather
was a fire
a brimstone pr
eacher
but there are
things
that the homil
ies and hymns
won't teach ya
my mother was
a genius
my father comm
anded respect
when they died
they left no
instructions
just a legacy
to protect
[Chorus]
death doesn't
discriminate
between the si
nners and the
saints
it takes and it takes and it takes
and we keep li
ving anyway
we rise and we
fall
and we break and we make our mistakes
and if there's
a reason I'm
still alive
when everyone
who loves me h
as died
then I'm willi
ng to wait for
it
I'm willing to
wait for it
[Verse]
I am the one t
hing in life I
can control
I am inimitabl
e I am an orig
inal
I'm not fallin
g behind or ru
nning late
I'm not standi
ng still I am
lying in wait
Hamilton faces
an endlesss u
phill climb
he has somethi
ng to prove he
has nothing t
o lose, lose
Hamilton's pac
e is relentles
s he wastes no
time
what is it lik
e in his shoes
Hamilton doesn
't hesitate
he exhibits no
restraint
he takes and he takes and he takes
and he keeps w
inning anyways
changes the ga
me
plays and he raises the stakes
and if there's
a reason he s
eems to thrive
when so few su
rvive
then goddamn i
t I'm willing
to wait for it
I'm willing to
wait for it
[Chorus]
life doesn't d
iscriminate
between the si
nners and the
saints
it takes and it takes and it takes
and we keep li
ving anyways
we rise and we
fall and we b
reak
and we make our mistakes
and if there's
a reason I'm
still alive
when so many h
ave died
then I'm willi
ng to
(wait for it w
ait for it)
(wait for it)