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I am not throw ing a way my shot!
I am not throw ing a way my shot!
I am (Cm)just like my coun try, I’m young, scrap py and hun gry, and I’m (D7)not throw ing a way my shot!
I’m ’a get a schol ar ship to King’s Col lege.
I prob ’ly should n’t brag, but dag, I a maze and a ston ish.
The prob lem is I got a lot of brains but no pol ish.
I got ta hol ler just to be heard.
With ev er y word, I drop know edge!
I’m a dia mond in the rough, a shin y piece of coal tryin’ to reach my goal.
My pow er of speech: un im peach a ble.
On ly nine teen but my mind is old er.
These New York Cit y streets get cold er, I shoul der ev ’ry bur den, ev ’ry dis ad van tage I have learned to man age, I don’t have a gun to bran dish, I walk these streets fam ished.
The plan is to fan this spark in to a flame.
But damn, it’s get ting dark, so let me spell out the name.
I am the (F)A L E X A N D (Bb)E R.
We are meant to be a col o ny that runs in de pen dent ly.
Mean while Brit ain keeps shit tin’ on us end less ly.
Es sen tial ly, they tax us re lent less ly, then King George turns a round, runs a spend ing spree.
He ain’t ev er gon na set his de scen dants free, so there will be a rev o lu tion in this cen tu ry.
En ter me!
(He says in pa ren the ses.) Don’t be shocked when your his t’ry book men tions me.
I will lay down my life if it sets us free.
E ven tual ly, you’ll see my as cen dan cy, and I am not throw ing a way my shot!
I am not throw ing a way my shot!
Hey yo, I’m (Cm)just like my coun try, I’m young, scrap py and hun gry, and I’m (D7)not throw ing a way my shot!
I am (Gm)not throw ing a way my shot.
(F)I am (Bb)not throw ing a way my shot!
Hey (Bdim)yo, I’m (Cm)just like my coun try, I’m young, scrap py and hun gry, and I’m (Cm)not throw ing a way my (D7)shot.
Ev ’ry bod y sing: (Gm)Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Ay, let ’em hear ya!
Let’s go!
(Gm)Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Come on!
Yeah!
Come on, let’s go!
(Gm)Rise up!
When you’re liv ing on your knees, you (Bb)rise up.
Tell your broth er that he’s got ta (Ebmaj7)rise up.
Tell your sis ter that she’s got ta (D)rise up.
When are these col o nies gon na (Gm)Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa!
When are these col o nies gon na (D)rise up?
Rise up!
I i mag ine death so much it feels more like a mem o ry.
When’s it gon na get me?
In my sleep?
Sev en feet a head of me?
If I see it com in’, do I run or do I let it be?
Is it like a beat with out a mel o dy?
See, I nev er thought I’d live past twen ty.
Where I come from some get half as man y.
Ask an y bod y why we liv in’ fast and we laugh, reach for a flask, we have to make this mo ment last, that’s plen ty.
Scratch that, this is not a mo ment, it’s the move ment where all the hun gri est broth ers with some thing to prove went.
Foes op pose us, we take an hon est stand, we roll like Mos es, claim in’ our prom ised land.
And?
If we win our in de pen dence?
’Zat a guar an tee of free dom for our de scen dants?
Or will the blood we shed be gin an end less cy cle of ven geance and death with no de fen dants?
I know the act ion in the street is ex cit in’, but Je sus, be tween all the bleed in’ ’n’ fight in’ I’ve been read in’ ’n’ writ in’.
We need to han dle our fi nan cial sit u a tion.
Are we a na tion of states?
What’s the state of our na tion?
I’m past pa tient ly wait in’.
I’m pas sion ate ly smash in’ ev ’ry ex pec ta tion, ev ’ry act ion’s an act of cre a tion.
I’m laugh in’ in the face of ca sual ties and sor row, for the first time, I’m think in’ past to mor row, and I am (Gm)not throw ing a way my shot!
(F)I am (Bb)not throw ing a way my shot!
Hey (Bdim)yo, I’m (Cm)just like my coun try, I’m young, scrap py and hun gry, and I’m (Cm)not throw ing a way my (D7)shot!
I am (Gm)not throw ing a way my shot!
(Bdim)Not throw ing a way my shot!
We’re gon na (Cm)rise up!
Rise up!
time to take a shot!
(Gm)Rise up!
Rise up!
time to take a shot!
(Cm)Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa!
(D7)Time to take a shot!
Time to take a shot!
And I am not throw ing a way my, not throw ing a way my (Gm)shot!
My Shot — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "My Shot" by Lin-Manuel Miranda in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of G. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 80 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “My Shot”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "My Shot"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature G. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "My Shot" by Lin-Manuel Miranda played in?
- My Shot is arranged in the key of G on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "My Shot"?
- The arrangement plays at 80 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "My Shot" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "My Shot"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "My Shot"?
- "My Shot" was originally performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda can I play here?
- Try "Alexander Hamilton (from 'Hamilton')", "Burn (from 'Hamilton')", "Burn (from 'Hamilton')". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "My Shot" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature G, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 80 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.