The Room Where It HappensKaraoke

Hamilton: An American Musical

LyricsThe Room Where It Happens

TWO VIRGINIANS

AND AN IMMIGRANT

WALK INTO A ROOM

DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED FOES

THEY EMERGE

WITH A COMPROMISE

HAVIN' OPENED DOORS

THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY CLOSED

THE IMMIGRANT EMERGES

WITH UNPRECEDENTED

FINANCIAL POWER

A SYSTEM HE CAN SHAPE

HOWEVER HE WANTS

THE VIRGINIANS EMERGE

WITH THE NATION'S CAPITAL

AND HERE'S THE

PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE

NO ONE ELSE WAS IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

NO ONE ELSE WAS IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

NO ONE REALLY KNOWS

HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED

THE ART OF THE TRADE

HOW THE SAUSAGE GETS MADE

WE JUST ASSUME

THAT IT HAPPENS

BUT NO ONE ELSE IS IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS

ALEXANDER WAS ON

WASHINGTON'S DOORSTEP

ONE DAY

IN DISTRESS AND DISARRAY

ALEXANDER SAID

I'VE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN!

AND BASICALLY BEGGED ME

TO JOIN THE FRAY

I APPROACHED MADISON

AND SAID, I KNOW YOU HATE HIM

BUT LET'S HEAR

WHAT HE HAS TO SAY

WELL, I ARRANGED THE MEETIN'

I ARRANGED THE MENU

THE VENUE, THE SEATIN'

BUT! NO ONE ELSE WAS IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

NO ONE ELSE WAS IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

NO ONE REALLY KNOWS

HOW THE PARTIES GET TO YES

THE PIECES THAT ARE SACRIFICED

IN EVERY GAME OF CHESS

WE JUST ASSUME

THAT IT HAPPENS

BUT NO ONE ELSE IS IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS

MEANWHILE, MADISON

IS GRAPPLIN' WITH THE FACT

THAT NOT EVERY ISSUE

CAN BE SETTLED BY COMMITTEE

MEANWHILE

CONGRESS IS FIGHTIN' OVER

WHERE TO PUT THE CAPITAL

IT ISN'T PRETTY

THEN JEFFERSON APPROACHES

WITH A DINNER AND INVITE

AND MADISON RESPONDS

WITH VIRGINIAN INSIGHT

MAYBE WE CAN SOLVE

ONE PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER

AND WIN A VICTORY

FOR THE SOUTHERNERS

IN OTHER WORDS

OH-HO!

A QUID PRO QUO

I SUPPOSE

WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO WORK

A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME

ACTUALLY, I WOULD

WELL, I PROPOSE THE POTOMAC

AND YOU'LL PROVIDE

HIM HIS VOTES

WELL, WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES

LET'S GO

NO... ONE ELSE WAS IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

NO ONE ELSE WAS IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

MY GOD! IN GOD WE TRUST

BUT WE'LL NEVER REALLY KNOW

WHAT GOT DISCUSSED

CLICK, BOOM! THEN IT HAPPENED

AND NO ONE ELSE WAS IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED

WHAT DID THEY SAY TO YOU

TO GET YOU TO SELL

NEW YORK CITY

DOWN THE RIVER

DID WASHINGTON

KNOW ABOUT THE DINNER

WAS THERE PRESIDENTIAL

PRESSURE TO DELIVER

OR DID YOU KNOW, EVEN THEN

IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHERE YOU PUT

THE U.S. CAPITAL

'CAUSE WE'LL HAVE THE BANKS

WE'RE IN THE SAME SPOT

YOU GOT MORE THAN YOU GAVE

AND I WANTED WHAT I GOT

WHEN YOU GOT SKIN IN THE GAME

YOU STAY IN THE GAME

BUT YOU DON'T GET A WIN

UNLESS YOU PLAY IN THE GAME

OH, YOU GET LOVE FOR IT

YOU GET HATE FOR IT

YOU GET NOTHIN' IF YOU

WAIT FOR IT, WAIT FOR IT, WAIT!

GOD HELP AND FORGIVE ME

I WANNA BUILD SOMETHIN'

THAT'S GONNA OUTLIVE ME

WHAT DO YOU WANT, BURR

WHAT DO YOU WANT, BURR

IF YOU STAND FOR NOTHIN', BURR

WHAT DO YOU FALL FOR

I... I WANNA BE IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS

I... WANNA BE IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS

I... I WANNA BE IN

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS

I... I WANNA BE IN THE ROOM

I... I... I..... WANNA BE...

I WANNA BE IN...

I'VE GOT TO BE

I'VE GOT TO BE...

OH... IN THAT BIG OL' ROOM

HOLD YOUR NOSE

AND CLOSE YOUR EYES

BUT WE DON'T GET A SAY

IN WHAT THEY TRADE AWAY

BUT WE DREAM IN THE DARK

FOR THE MOST PART

DARK AS A TOMB

WHERE IT HAPPENS

I'VE GOT TO BE IN THE ROOM

I'VE GOT TO BE, I'VE GOT TO BE

I'VE GOT TO BE IN THE ROOM

I'VE GOTTA BE, I'VE GOTTA BE

I'VE GOTTA BE IN

IN THE ROOM... CLICK, BOOM!

Composer
Lin‐Manuel Miranda
Publisher
WARNER/CHAPPELL NORTH AMERICA LIMITED