Dear Theodosia ~ Hamilton

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^C#    B-A-G#-A     E      E   ^E  B-^C#  B
Dear Theodosia, what to say to you?

A      ^C#  ^E  ^C#
You have my eyes

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You have your mother's name

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When you came into the world

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You cried, and it broke my heart

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I'm dedicating every day to you

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Domestic life was never quite my style

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When you smile you knock me out

^E ^F# ^E-^C#
I fall apart...

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And I thought I was so smart

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E        E         B      A     B     A       B        A         B-A
You will come of age with our young nation

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We'll bleed and fight for you

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We'll make it right for you...

E    E    B  A    B        A - B         E - B - A
If we lay a strong enough foundation

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We'll pass it on to you

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We'll give the world to you

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And you'll blow us all away

E  -  B           ^C#-A
Someday, someday

^C#      ^E     ^F#   ^E ^C#  B-B-A
Yeah, you'll blow us all away

E  -  B            ^C#-A
Someday, someday...

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Oh Philip, when you smile

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I am undone

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My son, look at my son!

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Pride is not the word I'm looking for

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A          A   A      A         A       A-A   ^C#-^D  ^C#
There is so much more inside me now

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Oh Philip, you outshine the morning sun

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My son, when you smile I fall apart

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And I thought I was so smart

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My father wasn't around

(^C# ^C#-^C# ^C#-B ^E-^C#)
(My father wasn't around)

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I swear that I'll be around for you

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I'll do whatever it takes

🎶~🎶~🎶

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I'll  make  a  million  mistakes

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I'll make the world

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Safe and sound for you

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Will come of age

^C# ^E    ^C#  ^E-^C#
With our young nation

A          A         A    ^C#  ^E  ^C#
We'll bleed and fight for you

B            A      B   ^C#  ^E  ^C#
We'll make it right for you

🎶~🎶~🎶

E   E  ^E ^C#  ^E  ^C#-^E  ^C#-^E-^C#
If we lay a strong enough foundation

E            E    E  ^C# ^E ^C#
We'll pass it on to you

B           A      B   ^C#  ^E ^C#
We'll give the world to you

^C# ^E ^F# ^E ^C# B-B-A
And you'll blow us all away

E  -  B         ^C#-A
Someday, someday

^C#    ^E      ^F#  ^E  ^C#  B-B A
Yeah, you'll blow us all away

E  -  B          ^C# - A
Someday, someday...



This song is so gorgeous I can't even, also do you guys want ukulele tabs here too? Or I can make another book just for that.
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