Song: The Election of 1800
Musical: Hamilton
Artist: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Tuning: standard, capo 1st
So I've tabbed this with a capo on 1st but if you want to play
it without a capo hit transpose +1
Note: Am/C can be played as Am if you're lazy like me
[intro]
[ENSEMBLE]
E
The Election of 1800
D
[JEFFERSON]
Can we get back to politics? Please? Yo.
E
Ev'ry action has it's equal opposite reaction
D
John Adams shat the bed - I love the guy,
but he's in traction
E
Poor Alexander Hamilton he is
...missing in action,
D
So now I'm facing Aaron Burr?
D
With his own faction
[MADISON]
E Am/C
He's very attractive in the north,
Am/C
The Yorkers like his chances.
[JEFFERSON]
C#m7 D7
He's not very forthcoming on any particular stances
[MADISON]
E
Ask him a question: it glances off
E
He obfuscates, he dances,
[JEFFERSON]
D
And they say I'm a Francophile!
D
At least they know I know where France is!
[MADISON]
E
Thomas, that's the problem, see,
They see burr as a less extreme you,
D
You need to change course; a key endorsement might redeem you
[JEFFERSON]
E
Who did you have in mind?
[MADISON]
E
Don't laugh.
[JEFFERSON]
D
Who is it?
[MADISON]
N.C.
You used to work on the same staff [JEFFERSON]
E Esus4
It might be nice, it might be nice, // whaaaaaaa
Dsus4 D E
To get Hamilton on your side,
[BOTH]
Esus4 Dsus4
It might be nice, it might be nice,
D E
To get Hamilton on your side!
[BURR] [ENSEMBLE]
E
Talk less! // Burr!
Smile more! // Burr!
E/D
Don't let them know what you're
against or what you're for! // Burr!
E
Shake hands with him! // Burr!
Charm her! // Burr!
E/D
It's 1800, ladies tell your husbands;
Vote for Burr! // vote for Burr!
E Am/C
-I don't like Adams -well he's gonna lose, that's just defeatist
C#m7 D7
-and Jefferson? -in love with France! -yeah he's so elitist!
E
-I like that Aaron Burr -I can't believe we're here with him!
Dsus4 D
-he seems approachable..? -like you could grab a beer with him
[ENSEMBLE]
E Esus4
Dear Mr Hamilton,
Your fellow Fed'ralists would [HAMILTON]
E/D
like to know how you'll be voting // it's quiet uptown
E Esus4
Dear Mr Hamilton,
E/D
John Adams doesn't stand a chance
so who are you promoting? // it's quiet uptown
E Esus4
Jefferson or Burr? Jefferson or Burr?
We know it's lose - lose
E/D
Jefferson or Burr? Jefferson or Burr?
But if ya had to choose, [ENSEMBLE]
E Esus4
Jefferson or Burr? Jefferson or Burr? // dear Mr Hamilton
We know it's lose - lose // John Adams doesn't stand a chance
E/D
Jefferson or Burr? Jefferson or Burr? // so who are you promoting?
[ALL]
E/D
But if ya had to choose,
[HAMILTON]
E
Well, if it isn't Aaron Burr, sir
[BURR]
D
Alexander!
[HAMILTON]
D
You've created quite a stir, sir
[BURR]
E
I'm going door to door!
[HAMILTON]
D
You're openly campaigning? (Sure!) That's new.
[BURR]
D
Honestly it's kinda draining
[HAMILTON]
E (pluck string name) D
Burr- (Sir!) is there anything you wouldn't do?
[BURR]
A (also pluck)
No, I'm chasing what I want, and you know what?
[HAMILTON]
N.C.
What?
[BURR]
N.C.
I learned that from you.
[ENSEMBLE]
E
If you had to choose,
Am/C
If you had to choose,
[MADISON]
N.C.
It's a tie!
[ENSEMBLE]
E
If you had to choose,
Am/C
If you had to choose
[JEFFERSON]
N.C.
It's up to the delegates
[ENSEMBLE]
E
If you had to choose,
Am/C
If you had to choose
[JEFF/MADS]
N.C.
It's up to Hamilton!
[ENSEMBLE]
E
If you had to choose,
E
Jefferson or Burr! (Jefferson or Burr!)
D
Choose! Choose! Choose!
[HAMILTON] [ENSEMBLE]
E
Yo. // Oh!
The people are asking
E/D
to hear my voice // Oh!
The country is facing
E
a difficult choice // Oh!
E/D
And if you were to ask me who I'd promote...
E
Jefferson has my vote. // Oh!
Am/C
I've never agreed with Jefferson once // oh!
C#m7
We've fought on like 75 different fronts // oh!
D7
But when all is said and all is done
N.C.
Jefferson has beliefs; Burr has none. // ooooh
[JEFFERSON/MADISON]
E Esus4 Dsus4
Well I'll be damned, well I'll be damned,
[MADISON]
D
Hamilton's on your side.
[JEFFERSON/MADISON/ENSEMBLE]
E Esus4 Dsus4
Well I'll be damned, well I'll be damned,
[MADISON]
D
And... you won in a landslide
[BURR]
E Am/C
Congrats on a race well run, // [JEFFERSON]
C#m7 D7
I did give you a fight // uh-huh.
E
I look forward to our partnership
[JEFFERSON]
E
Our partnership?
[BURR]
D
As your Vice President
[JEFFERSON]
E
Hahaha yeah right! You hear dis guy?
D
Man openly campaigns against me, talkin' bout
D
"I look forward to our partnership"
[MADISON]
E
It is crazy that the guy who comes second
D
gets to be Vice President
[JEFFERSON]
N.C.
Oo! You know what? We could change that!
N.C
You know why? (Why?)
N.C
'Cause I'm the president.
N.C.
Burr, when you see Hamilton, thank him for the endorsement
