(G)Dear The o do sia, what to say to you?
You have my eyes.
You (C)have your moth er’s name.
When you (G)came in to the world, you (Bm)cried and it broke my (Em)heart.
(G)I’m ded i cat ing ev ’ry day to you.
Do mes tic life was (C)nev er quite my style.
When you (G)smile,
you knock me out, I fall a (Em)part.
And I thought I was so (C)smart.
You will (G)come of age with our young na (Bm)tion.
We’ll bleed and (Em)fight for you, we’ll make it (C)right for you.
If we (G)lay a strong e nough foun (Bm)da tion we’ll pass it (Em)on to you, we’ll give the (C)world to you, and you’ll blow us all a way...
some
(Bm7)day,
some
(Em)day.
Yeah, you’ll blow us all a way,
some
(Bm7)day,
some
(Em)day.
(G)Oh,
(Bm7)Phil ip, when you smile I am un (Em)done.
My (D)son.
Look at my (G)son.
(Bm)Pride is not the word I’m look ing (Em)for.
There is so much (Dsus)more in side me (D)now.
(G)Oh,
(Bm)Phil ip, you out shine the morn ing (Em)sun.
My (Dsus)son.
(D)When you (G)smile,
I fall a part.
And I thought I was so (Dsus)smart.
My fa ther was n’t (D)a round.
My fa ther was n’t (D)a round.
I swear that I’ll be (D)a round
for you.
I’ll do what ev er (D)it takes.
I’ll make a mil lion (D)mis takes.
I’ll make the world safe (D)and sound
for you
will (G)come of age with our young (Bm7)na tion.
We’ll bleed and (Em7)fight for you, we’ll make it (Cmaj7)right for you.
(D)If we (G)lay a strong e nough foun (Bm7)da tion we’ll pass it (Em)on to you, we’ll give the (C)world to you, and you’ll blow us all a way
some
(D)day,
(Bm)some
(Em)day.
Yeah, you’ll (D)blow us all a way,
some
(Bm)day,
some
(Em)day.
This page shows “Dear Theodosia (From 'Hamilton')” by Lin-Manuel Miranda in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 96 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.