Chords for Dear Mr. President
Tempo:
86.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Gm
Eb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] La [Bb] da da, [Gm] la da da da
[G]
[F] [Bb] Dear Mr.
President, [F] come take a walk with me
[Gm] [G] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Let's pretend we're just two people and [F] you're not better than me
[Gm] I'd like to ask you some questions if [F] we can speak honestly
[Eb] What do [Cm] you feel when you [Bb] see all the homeless on the [F] street?
[Eb] Who do you [Cm] pray for at [Bb] night before you go to [F] sleep?
[Eb]
[Cm] What do you feel when you look [G] in the [Bb] mirror?
Are [Eb] you proud?
How [Bb] do you sleep while [F] the rest of us [Cm] cry?
[Eb] [Bb]
How do you dream when [F] a mother [Cm] has no chance [Eb] to say goodbye?
[Bb] How do you walk with [F] your head held high?
Can you [Gm] even look me [F] in the [Bb] eye?
And tell me why?
La da [F] da, la da [Gm] da [G] da
[F] [Bb] Dear Mr.
President, [F] were you a lonely boy?
[Gm] Are you a lonely boy?
[F]
How can [Bb] you say no child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not [Gm] blind
They're all [C] sitting in your [F] cells
While you pave the road to [Eb] hell
What [Cm] kind of father would [Bb] take his own daughter's rights [F] away?
[Eb] And what kind [Cm] of father might [Bb] hate his own daughter if she were [F] gay?
[Eb] I can [Cm] only imagine what [Bb] the first lady [F] has to say
You've [Gm] come a long way
From [C] whiskey and cocaine
[Bb] How do you sleep while [F] the rest of us [Cm] cry?
[Bb] How do you dream when a [F] mother has no [Bb] chance [F] to say goodbye?
How [Bb]
do you walk with [F] your head held high?
Can you [Gm] even look me [G] in the [Eb] eye?
Let me tell you [Gm] about hard [Bb]
work
Minimum wage [Gm] with a baby on the way
Let me tell you about [F] [Bb] hard work
Rebuilding your [Gm] house after the bombs sent them [Eb] away
Let me tell [Gm] you about hard [F] [Bb] work
Building a bed out of [Gm] a cardboard box
Let me tell you about hard [F] work [Bb] Hard work
[C] You don't [Gm] know nothing about hard [Bb] work Hard work
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
How do you sleep [F] at night?
[Gm] How do [F] you walk with your head held [Bb] high?
Dear Mr.
President
[F] You'd never take a walk with [Gm] me
[G] [F]
Would you?
[G]
[F] [Bb] Dear Mr.
President, [F] come take a walk with me
[Gm] [G] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Let's pretend we're just two people and [F] you're not better than me
[Gm] I'd like to ask you some questions if [F] we can speak honestly
[Eb] What do [Cm] you feel when you [Bb] see all the homeless on the [F] street?
[Eb] Who do you [Cm] pray for at [Bb] night before you go to [F] sleep?
[Eb]
[Cm] What do you feel when you look [G] in the [Bb] mirror?
Are [Eb] you proud?
How [Bb] do you sleep while [F] the rest of us [Cm] cry?
[Eb] [Bb]
How do you dream when [F] a mother [Cm] has no chance [Eb] to say goodbye?
[Bb] How do you walk with [F] your head held high?
Can you [Gm] even look me [F] in the [Bb] eye?
And tell me why?
La da [F] da, la da [Gm] da [G] da
[F] [Bb] Dear Mr.
President, [F] were you a lonely boy?
[Gm] Are you a lonely boy?
[F]
How can [Bb] you say no child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not [Gm] blind
They're all [C] sitting in your [F] cells
While you pave the road to [Eb] hell
What [Cm] kind of father would [Bb] take his own daughter's rights [F] away?
[Eb] And what kind [Cm] of father might [Bb] hate his own daughter if she were [F] gay?
[Eb] I can [Cm] only imagine what [Bb] the first lady [F] has to say
You've [Gm] come a long way
From [C] whiskey and cocaine
[Bb] How do you sleep while [F] the rest of us [Cm] cry?
[Bb] How do you dream when a [F] mother has no [Bb] chance [F] to say goodbye?
How [Bb]
do you walk with [F] your head held high?
Can you [Gm] even look me [G] in the [Eb] eye?
Let me tell you [Gm] about hard [Bb]
work
Minimum wage [Gm] with a baby on the way
Let me tell you about [F] [Bb] hard work
Rebuilding your [Gm] house after the bombs sent them [Eb] away
Let me tell [Gm] you about hard [F] [Bb] work
Building a bed out of [Gm] a cardboard box
Let me tell you about hard [F] work [Bb] Hard work
[C] You don't [Gm] know nothing about hard [Bb] work Hard work
[Cm] [Eb]
[Bb]
How do you sleep [F] at night?
[Gm] How do [F] you walk with your head held [Bb] high?
Dear Mr.
President
[F] You'd never take a walk with [Gm] me
[G] [F]
Would you?
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_ _ [F] La [Bb] da da, _ _ [Gm] la da da da
[G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Dear Mr.
President, [F] come take a walk with me _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] Let's pretend we're just two people and [F] you're not better than me
[Gm] I'd like to ask you some questions if [F] we can speak honestly _
[Eb] _ What do [Cm] you feel when you [Bb] see all the homeless on the [F] street?
_ _ [Eb] _ Who do you [Cm] pray for at [Bb] night before you go to [F] sleep?
_ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] What do you feel when you look [G] in the [Bb] mirror?
_ Are [Eb] you proud?
How [Bb] do you sleep while [F] the rest of us [Cm] cry?
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
How do you dream when [F] a mother [Cm] has no chance [Eb] to say goodbye?
[Bb] How do you walk with [F] your head held high?
Can you [Gm] even look me [F] in the _ [Bb] eye?
And tell me why?
_ _ La da [F] da, _ _ la da [Gm] da [G] da _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Dear Mr.
President, _ [F] were you a lonely boy? _
[Gm] Are you a lonely boy?
_ [F] _ _
How can [Bb] you say no child is left behind?
_ We're not dumb and we're not [Gm] blind
They're all [C] sitting in your [F] cells
While you pave the road to [Eb] hell
What [Cm] kind of father would [Bb] take his own daughter's rights [F] away?
_ _ [Eb] And what kind [Cm] of father might [Bb] hate his own daughter if she were [F] gay?
_ [Eb] _ I can [Cm] only imagine what [Bb] the first lady [F] has to say
You've [Gm] come a long way
From [C] whiskey and cocaine _
_ [Bb] How do you sleep while [F] the rest of us [Cm] cry?
_ [Bb] _ _ How do you dream when a [F] mother has no [Bb] chance [F] to say goodbye?
How _ [Bb] _
do you walk with [F] your head held high?
Can you [Gm] even look me [G] in the [Eb] eye?
_ Let me tell you [Gm] about hard _ [Bb]
work
Minimum wage [Gm] with a baby on the way
Let me tell you about [F] _ [Bb] hard work
Rebuilding your [Gm] house after the bombs sent them [Eb] away
Let me tell [Gm] you about hard [F] _ [Bb] work
Building a bed out of [Gm] a cardboard box
Let me tell you about hard [F] work [Bb] Hard work
_ _ [C] _ You don't [Gm] know nothing about hard [Bb] work Hard work
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
How do you sleep [F] at night?
_ [Gm] How do [F] you walk with your head held [Bb] high?
Dear Mr.
President
_ [F] _ You'd never take a walk with [Gm] me
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Would you? _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Dear Mr.
President, [F] come take a walk with me _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] Let's pretend we're just two people and [F] you're not better than me
[Gm] I'd like to ask you some questions if [F] we can speak honestly _
[Eb] _ What do [Cm] you feel when you [Bb] see all the homeless on the [F] street?
_ _ [Eb] _ Who do you [Cm] pray for at [Bb] night before you go to [F] sleep?
_ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] What do you feel when you look [G] in the [Bb] mirror?
_ Are [Eb] you proud?
How [Bb] do you sleep while [F] the rest of us [Cm] cry?
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
How do you dream when [F] a mother [Cm] has no chance [Eb] to say goodbye?
[Bb] How do you walk with [F] your head held high?
Can you [Gm] even look me [F] in the _ [Bb] eye?
And tell me why?
_ _ La da [F] da, _ _ la da [Gm] da [G] da _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Dear Mr.
President, _ [F] were you a lonely boy? _
[Gm] Are you a lonely boy?
_ [F] _ _
How can [Bb] you say no child is left behind?
_ We're not dumb and we're not [Gm] blind
They're all [C] sitting in your [F] cells
While you pave the road to [Eb] hell
What [Cm] kind of father would [Bb] take his own daughter's rights [F] away?
_ _ [Eb] And what kind [Cm] of father might [Bb] hate his own daughter if she were [F] gay?
_ [Eb] _ I can [Cm] only imagine what [Bb] the first lady [F] has to say
You've [Gm] come a long way
From [C] whiskey and cocaine _
_ [Bb] How do you sleep while [F] the rest of us [Cm] cry?
_ [Bb] _ _ How do you dream when a [F] mother has no [Bb] chance [F] to say goodbye?
How _ [Bb] _
do you walk with [F] your head held high?
Can you [Gm] even look me [G] in the [Eb] eye?
_ Let me tell you [Gm] about hard _ [Bb]
work
Minimum wage [Gm] with a baby on the way
Let me tell you about [F] _ [Bb] hard work
Rebuilding your [Gm] house after the bombs sent them [Eb] away
Let me tell [Gm] you about hard [F] _ [Bb] work
Building a bed out of [Gm] a cardboard box
Let me tell you about hard [F] work [Bb] Hard work
_ _ [C] _ You don't [Gm] know nothing about hard [Bb] work Hard work
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
How do you sleep [F] at night?
_ [Gm] How do [F] you walk with your head held [Bb] high?
Dear Mr.
President
_ [F] _ You'd never take a walk with [Gm] me
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Would you? _ _ _ _