Hurricane (Hamilton)
Lin Manuel Miranda
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Dm In the eye of a hurricane there C is G quiet.
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For just a Dm moment. C a G yellow sky.
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Dm When I was seventeen a hurricane C De-G-stroyed my town
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I didn't Dm drown I C couldn't G seem to die
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I wrote my way F out.
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Wrote everything Fsus4 down far as F I could Dm see
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I wrote my way F out
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I looked up and the F town had its Fsus4 eyes on C me
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They passed a plate Dm around. Total C strangers
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Moved to Dm kindness by my G story.
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Raised e-Dm-nough for me to book F passage on a
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Ship that was C New York bound…
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I wrote my way out of hell
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I wrote my way to revolution
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I was louder than the crack in the bell
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I wrote Eliza love letters until she fell
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I wrote about the Constitution and defended it well
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And in the face of ignorance and resistance
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I wrote financial systems into existence
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And when my prayers to God were met with indifference
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I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance
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Dm In the eye of a hurricane there C is G quiet.
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For just a Dm moment. C a G yellow sky.
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Dm I was twelve when my mother died. She C was G holding me
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We were sick and she was Dm holding me
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I C couldn't G seem to die.
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[Key of F]
(Wait for it, Wait for it, Wait for it)
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I'll write my way F out.
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Write everything Fsus4 down far as I can Dm see
I'll write my way F out. Overwhelm them with hones-Dm-ty
Dm This is the eye of the hurricane, this is the only way I can protect my legacy.
(Wait for it, Wait for it, Wait for it, Wait)
The Reynolds Pamphlet