Biography:
Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980 in New York, NY) is an American composer, lyricist, librettist, rapper, and actor, best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton.
Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the musical In the Heights, which opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in March 2008. Miranda's written work for the show earned him numerous accolades, including the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Score and the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
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Other songs:
- Alexander Hamilton
- Atencion/alabanza [in The Heights]
- Best Of Wives And Best Of Women
- Breathe (in The Heigts)
- Burn
- Congratulations
- Dear Theodosia
- Dear Theodosia Reprise
- Dear Theodosia Reprise - Hamilton (my Version)
- Déjame Que Pose
- Farmer Refuted
- First Burn
- Guns And Ships
- Helpless
- History Has Its Eyes On You
- How Far I'll Go
- Hurricane
- In The Heights
- It's Quiet Uptown
- My Shot
- One Last Time
- Satisfied
- Satisfied (with Dialogue)
- Satisfied (without Dialogue)
- Say No To This
- Story Of Tonight
- The Room Where It Happens
- Wait For It
- Washington On Your Side
- What The Heck I Gotta Do
- Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story
- You'll Be Back
- You're Welcome
- Your Obedient Servant
- You’ll be Back
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[BURR]
Bm F#
How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower
Somehow defeat a global superpower
G
How do we emerge victorious from the quagmire
D Bbdim
Leave the battlefield waving Betsy Ross’ flag higher
Bm
Yo Turns out we have a secret weapon
F#
An immigrant you know and love who’s unafraid to step in
G
He’s constantly confusin’ confoundin’ the British henchmen
D Bbdim
Ev’ryone give it up for America’s favorite fighting Frenchman
[COMPANY]
Bm
Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
I’m takin this horse by the reins makin’
Redcoats redder with bloodstains
[COMPANY]
F#
Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
And I’m never gonna stop until I make ‘em
Drop and burn ‘em up and scatter their remains I’m
[COMPANY]
G
Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
Watch me engagin’ em Escapin’ em
Enragin’ em I’m—
[COMPANY]
D
Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
I go to France for more funds
[COMPANY]
Bbdim
Lafayette!
[LAFAYETTE]
I come back with more
LAFAYETTE AND ENSEMBLE
Bm
Guns
And ships
And so the balance shifts
[WASHINGTON]
F#
We rendezvous with Rochambeau consolidate their gifts
[LAFAYETTE]
G
We can end this war at Yorktown cut them off at sea but
D Bbdim
For this to succeed there is someone else we need
[WASHINGTON]
I know
WASHINGTON AND COMPANY
Bm
Hamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
Sir he knows what to do in a trench
Ingenuitive and fluent in French I mean—
WASHINGTON AND COMPANY
F#
Hamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
Sir you’re gonna have to use him eventually
What’s he gonna do on the bench I mean—
WASHINGTON AND COMPANY
G
Hamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
No one has more resilience
Or matches my practical tactical brilliance—
WASHINGTON AND COMPANY
D
Hamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
You wanna fight for your land back
[COMPANY]
Bbdim
Hamilton!
[WASHINGTON]
I need my right hand man back
[WOMEN]
Hamilton!
[LAFAYETTE]
Bm
Ah Uh get ya right hand man back
F#
You know you gotta get ya right hand man back
G
I mean you gotta put some thought into the letter
D
but the sooner the better
Bbdim
To get your right hand man back
[Ensemble]
Hamilton Hamilton
Ha— ha—
[WASHINGTON]
Bm
Alexander Hamilton
G7
Troops are waiting in the field for you
Em D F#
If you join us right now together we can turn the tide
Bm
Oh Alexander Hamilton
G7
I have soldiers that will yield for you
Em
If we manage to get this right
D Em
They’ll surrender by early light
Bm G D F#7 G7
The world will never be the same Alexander…
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Mccaul
Lindsey Buckingh (...)
Lindsey Stirling
Ling Tosite Sigu (...)
Lipps Inc
Lipps, Inc
Liquido
Lisa
Lisa Ekdahl