The Presidents Song Chords & Tabs
The Presidents Song Chords
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CAPO 1
C G C
Washington came first and he was perfect,
C G
John Adams had a quasi-war with France
F Am
Jefferson made a Louisiana Purchase
D7 G G7
In 1812 James Madison kicked the British in the pants
C G C
James Monroe told Europe they could suck it
C F
John Quincy Adams looked just like his Dad
F Am
Andrew Jackson got rid of all the Indians
D7 G C
Van Buren served one term but he wasn't bad
C G C
William Henry Harrison died early
C G
John Tyler annexed Texas from Mexico
F Am
James K. Polk fought Mexico to keep it
D7 G G7
Taylor was a Mexican War hero
C G C
Filmore gave a boat to Commodore Perry
C F
Pierce repealed the Missouri Compromise
F Am
Buchanan saw the Civil War's beginnings
D7 G C
Lincoln saved the Union, then he died
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C G C
Andrew Johnson just survived impeachment
C G
General Grant thought getting drunk was fun
F Am
Rutherford B. Hayes ended reconstruction
D7 G G7
Garfield was assassinated in 1881
C G C
Arthur suspended Chinese immigration
C F
Cleveland made the railroad people squirm
F Am
Harrison signed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
D7 G C
Grover Cleveland served another term
C G C
McKinley kept the Spanish out of Cuba
C G
Roosevelt was handy with a gun
F Am
Taft was big and fat and had a mustache
D7 G G7
Wilson kicked some ass in World War I
C G C
Harding said let's laissez-faire with business
C F
Coolidge made the roaring 20's roar
F Am
Hoover screwed the pooch in the Great Depression
D7 G C
Roosevelt beat the Nazis in the war
C G C
Truman dropped the bomb on Hiroshima
C G
Eisenhower kept the commies well in hand
F Am
Kennedy was killed by a magic bullet
D7 G G7
Johnson murdered kids in Vietnam
C G C
Nixon was a sweating filthy liar
C F
Ford gave Nixon pardon for his crimes
F Am
Carter lusted in his heart for peanuts
D7 G C
Reagan won the Cold War and lost his mind
C G C
George Bush senior poked at Saddam Hussein
C G
Clinton gave an intern a cigar
F Am
W's rein of terror's finally over
D7 G G7
Obama's mediocre insofar
C G C
In the year 2010 we're out of money
C F
Somewhere surely freedom's on the march
F Am
I don't like to make political statements
D7 G C