Chords
[Intro]
Dm C G The battle of Yorktown.
Dm C GSeventeen eighty one
[Verse 1]
MonDmsieur Hamilton
Monsieur Lafayette
CIn comGmand where you belong
How you say, no sweat
We're Dmfinally on the field. Weâve had quite a run
C
GImmigrants:
We get the job done
So what Dmhappens if we win?
I go back to France
CI bring Gfreedom to my people if Iâm given the chance
Weâll be Dmwith you when you do
Go lead your men
CI See you Gon the other side
âTil we meet again, letâs Dmgo! F G
[Chorus]
Am C Dm F G Am C Dm F G
Am C Dm F
[Verse 2]
G I imagine Dmdeath so much it feels more like a memory
This Cis where it Ggets me: on my feet
The enemy ahead of me
DmIf this is the end of me, at least I have a friend Cwith me
GWeapon in my hand, a command, and my men with me
Dm Then I remember my Eliza's expectCing me...
G Not only that, my Eliza's expecting
Dm We gotta go, gotta get the job done C
Gotta Gstart a new nation, gotta meet my son!
[Chorus]
Take the Dmbullets out your gun!
FWhat?
The bullets out your Ggun!
What?
We move Amunder cover and we Cmove as Dmone
Through the night, we have one shotF to live another Gday
We cannot let Ama stray gunshotC give us aDmway
We will fight up close, Fseize the moment and stay Gin it
Itâs either Amthat or meet the business Cend of a baDmyonet
The Fcode word is âRochambeau,â dig me?
Rochambeau!
G You have your orders now, go, man, go!
[Verse 3]
And Dmso the American experiment begins C
With my Gfriends all scattered to the winds
Laurens is in DmSouth Carolina, redefining Cbravâry
Weâll Gnever be free until we end slavery!
Dm When we finally drive the British away C
LafaGyette is there waitingâ
In Chesapeake Bay!
Dm How did we know that this plan would work?
CWe had a Gspy on the inside. Thatâs right
Hercules DmMulligan!
[Chorus]
A tailor Fspyinâ on the British Ggovernment!
I take their Ammeasurements, informaCtion and then I Dmsmuggle it
Up to my brother's Frevolutionary Gcovenant
Iâm runninâ Amwith the Sons of LiberCty and I am Dmlovinâ it!
See, thatâs what happens Fwhen you up against the Gruffians
We Amin the shit now, someCbody gotta Dmshovel it!
FHercules Mulligan, I need no introduction
When you Gknock me down I get the fuck back up again!
[Interlude]
Dm F G Am C Dm
Left! Right! FHold! G
Am C Dm F G
[Go!]
What!Am What!C Dm What! F Gsus4 Gsus2
[Breakdown]
Dm After a week of fighting, a young man in a red coat stands on a parapet
We lower our guns as he frantically waves a white handkerchief
Dm And just like that, itâs over. We tend to our Gmwounded, we count our dead
Black and white Dmsoldiers wonder alike if this really means freedom
Not. Yet
Dm We negotiate the terms of surrender
Csus2 I see George WaGshington smile
Dm We escort their men out of Yorktown
Bbmaj7 They stagger home single Cfile
DmTens of thousands of people flood the streets Csus2
There are screams and church bells ringing
Bb And as our fallen foesEb retreat
I hear the Dsus2/Adrinking song theyâre Fsinging⦠G
[Outro]
The Dmworld turned upsideC down G
The Dmworld turned upsideC down G
The Dmworld turned FupsideG down Bbmaj7 C Dm
The Dmworld turned upsideAm down
G
[Down]
Down,Dm Fdown,G down Am C Dm
Down, Fdown,G down Am C Dm
Down, Fdown,G down Am C Dm
The Fworld turned upsideCsus2 G down! Dm
