Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt Chords by Jesse Winchester
Tempo:
57.6 bpm
Chords used:
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B
A
Bm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tell me why you liked Roosevelt, [E] Pullman's friend
That's why I liked Roosevelt, [B] Pullman's friend
That's why I liked Roosevelt, [A] Pullman's friend
Good God Almighty, he's the Pullman's [E] friend
Cause in the year of 1932
We had no idea just what we would do
[B] All our finances had flowed [E] away
Till my dad got a job with the WPA
And that's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's [B] friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's [E] friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
Good God Almighty, that's the Pullman's friend
[Bm]
[E] [D] [E] Tell me why you like Lester B, [B] [E] Pullman's friend
Cause in the year of 1967
I was a somewhat younger man
The call to bloody glory came
And I [G] would not raise my hand
[E] Cause I'm baptized by water
So I pass the war by fire
You want to fight, go on and fight
But that's beyond your desire
That's why I like Roosevelt, [B] Pullman's friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, [E] Pullman's [A] friend
Good [B] God Almighty, that's the Pullman's [G#] friend
[E]
[B] [Em]
[E] [Bm] [F#] [Em]
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
That's [B] why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
[B]
Good God Almighty, that's [E] the Pullman's friend
[B] [D] [F#] Good God in heaven, that is [B] the [E] Pullman's friend
[N]
That's why I liked Roosevelt, [B] Pullman's friend
That's why I liked Roosevelt, [A] Pullman's friend
Good God Almighty, he's the Pullman's [E] friend
Cause in the year of 1932
We had no idea just what we would do
[B] All our finances had flowed [E] away
Till my dad got a job with the WPA
And that's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's [B] friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's [E] friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
Good God Almighty, that's the Pullman's friend
[Bm]
[E] [D] [E] Tell me why you like Lester B, [B] [E] Pullman's friend
Cause in the year of 1967
I was a somewhat younger man
The call to bloody glory came
And I [G] would not raise my hand
[E] Cause I'm baptized by water
So I pass the war by fire
You want to fight, go on and fight
But that's beyond your desire
That's why I like Roosevelt, [B] Pullman's friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, [E] Pullman's [A] friend
Good [B] God Almighty, that's the Pullman's [G#] friend
[E]
[B] [Em]
[E] [Bm] [F#] [Em]
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
That's [B] why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
[B]
Good God Almighty, that's [E] the Pullman's friend
[B] [D] [F#] Good God in heaven, that is [B] the [E] Pullman's friend
[N]
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Tell me why you liked Roosevelt, _ [E] Pullman's friend
_ That's why I liked Roosevelt, [B] _ Pullman's friend
That's why I liked Roosevelt, _ [A] Pullman's friend
_ Good God Almighty, he's the Pullman's [E] friend
Cause in the year of 1932
We had no idea just what we would do
[B] All our finances had flowed [E] away
Till my dad got a job with the WPA
And that's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's [B] friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's [E] friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
Good God Almighty, that's the Pullman's friend
[Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] Tell me why you like Lester B, _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ Pullman's friend _
_ _ _ Cause in the year of 1967
I was a somewhat younger man
The call to bloody glory came
And I [G] would not raise my hand
[E] Cause I'm baptized by water
So I pass the war by fire
You want to fight, go on and fight
But that's beyond your desire
That's why I like Roosevelt, [B] Pullman's friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, [E] _ Pullman's [A] friend
Good [B] God Almighty, that's the Pullman's [G#] friend
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [Em] _
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
That's [B] why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
[B] _
Good God Almighty, that's [E] the Pullman's friend
[B] _ [D] [F#] Good God in heaven, that is [B] the _ [E] Pullman's friend _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ That's why I liked Roosevelt, [B] _ Pullman's friend
That's why I liked Roosevelt, _ [A] Pullman's friend
_ Good God Almighty, he's the Pullman's [E] friend
Cause in the year of 1932
We had no idea just what we would do
[B] All our finances had flowed [E] away
Till my dad got a job with the WPA
And that's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's [B] friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's [E] friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
Good God Almighty, that's the Pullman's friend
[Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] Tell me why you like Lester B, _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ Pullman's friend _
_ _ _ Cause in the year of 1967
I was a somewhat younger man
The call to bloody glory came
And I [G] would not raise my hand
[E] Cause I'm baptized by water
So I pass the war by fire
You want to fight, go on and fight
But that's beyond your desire
That's why I like Roosevelt, [B] Pullman's friend
That's why I like Roosevelt, [E] _ Pullman's [A] friend
Good [B] God Almighty, that's the Pullman's [G#] friend
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [Em] _
That's why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
That's [B] why I like Roosevelt, Pullman's friend
[B] _
Good God Almighty, that's [E] the Pullman's friend
[B] _ [D] [F#] Good God in heaven, that is [B] the _ [E] Pullman's friend _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _