The Room Where It Happens chords

[INTRO]

[Em] [Fm]

[VERSE 1]
[Burr] Ah, [Am]Mr Secretary! [Hamilton] [F7]Mr Burr, sir!
[Burr] Did you [Dm7]hear the news about good [E7]old general Mercer?
[Ham] [Am]No [Burr] You know [F7]Clermont Street? [Ham] Yeah
[Burr] They renamed it [Dm7]after him, the Mercer l[E7]egacy is secure [Ham] Sure
[N.C.][Burr] And all he had to do was die. [Ham] That's a lot less work

[Burr] We outta give it a try! [Ham] Ha!

[Burr] Now how're you gonna get your debt plan through?

[Ham] I guess I'm gonna finally have to listen to you [Burr] Really?
(Ham[Am]) Talk[F7] less[Dm7] , smile[E7] more [Burr] Ha!
[Ham] [Am]Do whatever it[F7] takes to get my[Dm7] plan on the congress [E7]floor
[Burr] [Am]Now, Madison and [F7]Jefferson are merciless
[Ham] Well, [Dm7]hate the sin, l[E7]ove the sinner
(Madiso[Am]n) Hamilton! [Ham] I'm sorry,[F7] Burr, I've gotta go!
[Burr] [Dm7]But- [Ham] Decisions are h[E7]appening over dinner.

[Em] [Fm]

[Burr] [Am]Two Virginians and an [F7]immigrant walk into a[Dm7] room diametrically[E7] opposed, foes
[Am]They emerge with a[F7] compromise, having opened[Dm7] doors that were previously[E7] closed, bros
[Am]The immigrant emerges with[F7] unprecedented financial[Dm7] power a system he can[E7] shape however he wants
[Am]The Virginians[F7] emerge with the nation’s[Dm7] capital and here’s the[E7] pièce de résistance:

[CHORUS]
[Am]No one else was in the[F7] room where it happened
[Dm7]The room where it happened, the [E7]room where it happened
[Am]No one else was in the [F7]room where it happened
[Dm7]The room where it happened, the r[E7]oom where it happened
[Am]No one really knows how the [F7]game is played
[Dm7]The art of the trade, how the s[E7]ausage gets made
[F7]We just assume that it happens
[E7]But no one else is in the room where it happens.

[Em] [Fm]

[VERSE 2]
[Burr] [Am]Thomas claims— [Jefferson] [F7]Alexander was on Washington’s [Dm7]doorstep one day in d[E7]istress and disarray
[Burr][Am]Thomas claims— [Jeff] [F7]Alexander said— [Ham] I’ve n[Dm7]owhere else to turn!
[Jeff] And basically [E7]begged me to join the fray
[Burr] [Am]Thomas claims— [Jeff] I [F7]approached Madison and said—
"[Dm7]I know you hate him, but le[E7]t’s hear what he has to say.”
[Burr] [Am]Thomas claims— [Jeff] Well,[F7] I arranged the meeting. I[Dm7] arranged the menu, the[E7] venue, the seating

[CHORUS]
[Burr] But! [Am]No one else was in the [F7]room where it happened
The [Dm7]room where it happened, the r[E7]oom where it happened
[Am]No one else was in the [F7]room where it happened,
[Dm7]the room where it happened, the r[E7]oom where it happened
[Am]No one really knows how the [F7]parties get to yes,
[Dm7]the pieces that are sacrificed in [E7]every game of chess
[F7]We just assume that it happens, but[E7] no one else is in the room where it happens.

[Em] [Fm]

[VERSE 3]
[Burr][Am] Meanwhile, Madison is [F7]grappling with the fact
that [Dm7]not every issue can be s[E7]ettled by committee
[Am]Meanwhile, congress is [F7]fighting over where to put the c[Dm7]apital(mute)
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[company screams incoherently] it isn't [E7]pretty
Then J[Am]efferson approaches with a [F7]dinner and invite
and [Dm7]Madison responds with V[E7]irginian insight:
[Madison] [Am]Maybe we can solve one[F7] problem with another
and [Dm7]win a victory for the S[E7]outherners, in other words—
(No Chord)
[Jeff] Oh-ho! [Mad] A quid pro quo [Jeff]I suppose

[Mad] Wouldn’t you like to work a little closer to home?

[Jeff] Actually, I would [Mad] Well, I propose the Potomac

[Jeff] And you’ll provide him his votes? [Mad] Well, we’ll see how it goes

[Jeff] Let’s go!

[CHORUS]
[Burr] No! —[Am]one else was in the [F7]room where it happened
[Dm7]The room where it happened, t[E7]he room where it happened
[Am]No one else was in the [F7]room where it happened
[Dm7]The room where it happened, t[E7]he room where it happened
[Burr] [Am]My God! In[F7] God we trust,[Dm7] but we’ll never really know what [E7]got discussed
[F7]Click-boom then it happened,[E7] and no one else was in the room where it happened

[BRIDGE]
[Company] [Am]Alexander Hamilton!
[Burr][Am7]What did they say to you to get you to sell New York City down the river?
[Company] [C]Alexander Hamilton!
[Burr] [C7]Did Washington know about the dinner?

Was there presidential pressure to deliver?
[Company] [Dm]Alexander Hamilton!
[N.C.][Burr] Or did you know, even then, it doesn’t matter where you put the U.S. Capital?

[Ham] Cuz we’ll have the banks, we’re in the same spot [Burr] You got more than you gave!

[Ham] And I wanted what I got
[Em]When you got skin in the game, [Fm]you stay in the game
[Em]But you don’t get a win unless [Fm]you play in the game
[Em]Oh, you get love for it. You get hate for it

You get nothing if you wait for it, wait for it, wait!
[Em] God [Fm]help and forgive me
[Em]I wanna build something that’s [Fm]gonna outlive me
[Everyone] [E]What do you want, Burr? What do you want, Burr?
[E7]If you stand for nothing Burr, then what do you fall for?

[CHORUS]
[Burr] [Am]I w[F7]anna be in the r[Dm7]oom where it happens, the ro[E7]om where it happens
[Am]I w[F7]anna be in the[Dm7] room where it happens, [E7]the room where it happens
(x5, build in a crescendo, on third return repeat go to regular chorus)
[Comp]T[Am]he art of the [F7]compromise—
[Burr] [Dm7]Hold your nose and c[E7]lose your eyes
[Comp] [Am]We want our leaders to [F7]save the day—
[Burr] [Dm7]But we don’t get a say in what they t[E7]rade away
[Comp] [Am]We dream of a [F7]brand new start—
[Burr] [Dm7]But we dream in the d[E7]ark for the most part
[Burr] [Dm7]Dark as a tomb where it happens
[E7]I've got to be in the room where it happens

[Company, while Burr riffs overtop]
Am[/ch ] E7
I've got to be...
[Am] I've g[E7]ot to be... The room where it happens
[Am] I've g[E7]ot to be... The room where it happens
[Am] I've got to be... I[E7]'ve gotta be... In the room

Click-boom! [Am]