Chords for Lou Rawls - The Politician
Tempo:
76.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
Bm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Em] See the politician, see him kiss the baby, [E]
see him help the little [Em] old lady cross the street.
[E] See the politician, see him making speeches, telling them everything, screaming, each is
a big mistake.
[E]
See the politician, [A]
he says he can save the nation, he's the link between salvation and defeat.
[E] See the [Bm] politician, [E] [Bm]
[E] oh look at him kiss [Bm] the baby, [E] [D]
[E] see him [Bm] help that little old [E] lady cross the street.
[A] Does the baby know [D] her daddy's [E] dying somewhere [A] in a jungle far [G] away?
[E] Does the little old lady know her grandson's crying cause his best friend died [A] today?
[A] Does the politician [D] know I don't believe [E] him when he tells [A] me that peace is [G] near?
Oh [E] the [A] politician's lips are moving, [E] but a mother's prayer is all [A] I hear.
[Em] [E] See the politician, see him push the button, [Bb] [E] hear the children screaming as the bombs explode.
[Bb] [E] See the politician, see him kiss the baby.
[Em]
[Em] See the politician, see him kiss the baby, [E]
see him help the little [Em] old lady cross the street.
[E] See the politician, see him making speeches, telling them everything, screaming, each is
a big mistake.
[E]
See the politician, [A]
he says he can save the nation, he's the link between salvation and defeat.
[E] See the [Bm] politician, [E] [Bm]
[E] oh look at him kiss [Bm] the baby, [E] [D]
[E] see him [Bm] help that little old [E] lady cross the street.
[A] Does the baby know [D] her daddy's [E] dying somewhere [A] in a jungle far [G] away?
[E] Does the little old lady know her grandson's crying cause his best friend died [A] today?
[A] Does the politician [D] know I don't believe [E] him when he tells [A] me that peace is [G] near?
Oh [E] the [A] politician's lips are moving, [E] but a mother's prayer is all [A] I hear.
[Em] [E] See the politician, see him push the button, [Bb] [E] hear the children screaming as the bombs explode.
[Bb] [E] See the politician, see him kiss the baby.
[Em]
Key:
E
A
Em
Bm
D
E
A
Em
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[Em] See the politician, _ see _ _ him kiss the baby, _ _ [E] _ _
see him help the little [Em] old lady cross the street. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] See the politician, _ _ _ _ see him making speeches, _ _ _ telling them everything, screaming, each is
a big mistake.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ See the politician, [A] _ _ _
he says he can save the nation, _ _ _ _ he's the link between salvation and defeat. _
[E] See the [Bm] politician, [E] _ _ [Bm] _
[E] oh look at him kiss [Bm] the baby, [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] see him [Bm] help that little old [E] lady cross the street.
[A] Does the baby know [D] her daddy's [E] dying somewhere [A] in a jungle far [G] away? _ _ _ _ _
[E] Does the little old lady know her grandson's crying cause his best friend died [A] today?
_ _ [A] Does the politician [D] know I don't believe [E] him when he tells [A] me that peace is [G] near? _ _
_ _ Oh [E] the [A] politician's lips are moving, [E] but a mother's prayer is all [A] I hear. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] See the politician, _ _ _ _ see him push the button, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [E] hear the children screaming as the bombs explode.
[Bb] _ _ [E] See the politician, _ _ _ _ _ _ see him kiss the baby.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] See the politician, _ see _ _ him kiss the baby, _ _ [E] _ _
see him help the little [Em] old lady cross the street. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] See the politician, _ _ _ _ see him making speeches, _ _ _ telling them everything, screaming, each is
a big mistake.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ See the politician, [A] _ _ _
he says he can save the nation, _ _ _ _ he's the link between salvation and defeat. _
[E] See the [Bm] politician, [E] _ _ [Bm] _
[E] oh look at him kiss [Bm] the baby, [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] see him [Bm] help that little old [E] lady cross the street.
[A] Does the baby know [D] her daddy's [E] dying somewhere [A] in a jungle far [G] away? _ _ _ _ _
[E] Does the little old lady know her grandson's crying cause his best friend died [A] today?
_ _ [A] Does the politician [D] know I don't believe [E] him when he tells [A] me that peace is [G] near? _ _
_ _ Oh [E] the [A] politician's lips are moving, [E] but a mother's prayer is all [A] I hear. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] See the politician, _ _ _ _ see him push the button, _ [Bb] _ _ _ [E] hear the children screaming as the bombs explode.
[Bb] _ _ [E] See the politician, _ _ _ _ _ _ see him kiss the baby.
_ _ [Em] _ _