Chords for School House Rock - The Constitution
Tempo:
144.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] Hey, do you know about the USA?
Do you [G] know about the government?
Can you tell me [C] about the Constitution?
[G] Hey, learn about the [C] USA!
[G]
[C] In 1787, [D] untold, [F] our [Am] founding [C] fathers did agree
To write a list of principles [D] for keeping people [G] free
[E]
[C] The USA was just starting [F] out a whole brand new [C] country
And so our people spelled it out, the [G] things that we [C] should [G] be
[C] And they put those principles down on paper and called it [F] the Constitution
And it's been helping us run our country ever [C] since then
The first part of the Constitution is called the [G] Preamble
And tells what those founding fathers set out to [C] do
We the people, [F] in order to form a more perfect [C] union
Establish justice, ensure domestic [G] tranquility
[C] Provide for the common [E]
[F] defense, promote the general welfare
And [C] secure the blessings of [A] liberty
[G] To ourselves and our posterity, [C] to ordain [F] and [C] establish [G] this Constitution
[C] For the [F] [C] United States [G] of [C] America
[G]
[C] In 1787, [F] untold, our founding fathers [C] all sat down
And wrote a list of principles
[D] that's known the world [G] around
[C] The USA was just [D] starting [F] out a whole brand new [C] country
And so our people spelled it out, they [G] wanted a land of [C] liberty
And the Preamble [G] goes like [C] this
We [D] the people, [F] in order to form a more perfect [C] union
Establish justice, ensure domestic [G] tranquility
[C] Provide for the common [F] defense, promote the general welfare
[C] And secure the blessings of liberty
[G] To ourselves and our posterity, [C] to ordain and [F] [C] establish [G] this Constitution
For [C] the [F] [C] United States [G] of [C] America
[G]
[C] [F] [C]
Do you [G] know about the government?
Can you tell me [C] about the Constitution?
[G] Hey, learn about the [C] USA!
[G]
[C] In 1787, [D] untold, [F] our [Am] founding [C] fathers did agree
To write a list of principles [D] for keeping people [G] free
[E]
[C] The USA was just starting [F] out a whole brand new [C] country
And so our people spelled it out, the [G] things that we [C] should [G] be
[C] And they put those principles down on paper and called it [F] the Constitution
And it's been helping us run our country ever [C] since then
The first part of the Constitution is called the [G] Preamble
And tells what those founding fathers set out to [C] do
We the people, [F] in order to form a more perfect [C] union
Establish justice, ensure domestic [G] tranquility
[C] Provide for the common [E]
[F] defense, promote the general welfare
And [C] secure the blessings of [A] liberty
[G] To ourselves and our posterity, [C] to ordain [F] and [C] establish [G] this Constitution
[C] For the [F] [C] United States [G] of [C] America
[G]
[C] In 1787, [F] untold, our founding fathers [C] all sat down
And wrote a list of principles
[D] that's known the world [G] around
[C] The USA was just [D] starting [F] out a whole brand new [C] country
And so our people spelled it out, they [G] wanted a land of [C] liberty
And the Preamble [G] goes like [C] this
We [D] the people, [F] in order to form a more perfect [C] union
Establish justice, ensure domestic [G] tranquility
[C] Provide for the common [F] defense, promote the general welfare
[C] And secure the blessings of liberty
[G] To ourselves and our posterity, [C] to ordain and [F] [C] establish [G] this Constitution
For [C] the [F] [C] United States [G] of [C] America
[G]
[C] [F] [C]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Hey, do you know about the USA?
_ Do you [G] know about the government?
Can you tell me [C] about the Constitution?
_ _ _ _ [G] Hey, learn about the [C] USA! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ In 1787, [D] untold, [F] our [Am] founding [C] fathers did agree
To write a list of principles [D] for keeping people [G] free
[E] _ _
[C] _ The USA was just starting [F] out a whole brand new [C] country _ _
And so our people spelled it out, the [G] things that we [C] should [G] be _
[C] And they put those principles down on paper and called it [F] the Constitution
And it's been helping us run our country ever [C] since then
The first part of the Constitution is called the [G] Preamble
And tells what those founding fathers set out to [C] do
_ We the people, [F] in order to form a more perfect _ [C] union
Establish justice, ensure domestic [G] tranquility _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Provide for the common [E] _
[F] defense, promote the general welfare
And [C] _ secure the blessings of _ [A] liberty
[G] To ourselves and our _ posterity, [C] to ordain [F] and [C] establish [G] this _ Constitution _ _ _
[C] For the _ [F] _ [C] United States [G] of _ [C] America
_ [G] _ _
[C] In _ _ 1787, [F] untold, our founding fathers [C] all sat down
And wrote a list of principles _
[D] that's known the world [G] around _ _
[C] The USA was just [D] starting [F] out a whole brand new [C] country _ _
And so our people spelled it out, they [G] wanted a land of [C] liberty _ _
And the Preamble [G] goes like [C] this _
_ _ We [D] the people, [F] in order to form a more perfect _ [C] union
Establish justice, ensure domestic [G] tranquility _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Provide for the common _ [F] defense, promote the general welfare _
[C] And secure the blessings of liberty _ _
[G] To ourselves and our _ posterity, [C] to ordain and [F] _ [C] establish [G] this _ Constitution
_ _ For [C] the _ _ [F] _ [C] United States [G] of _ [C] America _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Do you [G] know about the government?
Can you tell me [C] about the Constitution?
_ _ _ _ [G] Hey, learn about the [C] USA! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ In 1787, [D] untold, [F] our [Am] founding [C] fathers did agree
To write a list of principles [D] for keeping people [G] free
[E] _ _
[C] _ The USA was just starting [F] out a whole brand new [C] country _ _
And so our people spelled it out, the [G] things that we [C] should [G] be _
[C] And they put those principles down on paper and called it [F] the Constitution
And it's been helping us run our country ever [C] since then
The first part of the Constitution is called the [G] Preamble
And tells what those founding fathers set out to [C] do
_ We the people, [F] in order to form a more perfect _ [C] union
Establish justice, ensure domestic [G] tranquility _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Provide for the common [E] _
[F] defense, promote the general welfare
And [C] _ secure the blessings of _ [A] liberty
[G] To ourselves and our _ posterity, [C] to ordain [F] and [C] establish [G] this _ Constitution _ _ _
[C] For the _ [F] _ [C] United States [G] of _ [C] America
_ [G] _ _
[C] In _ _ 1787, [F] untold, our founding fathers [C] all sat down
And wrote a list of principles _
[D] that's known the world [G] around _ _
[C] The USA was just [D] starting [F] out a whole brand new [C] country _ _
And so our people spelled it out, they [G] wanted a land of [C] liberty _ _
And the Preamble [G] goes like [C] this _
_ _ We [D] the people, [F] in order to form a more perfect _ [C] union
Establish justice, ensure domestic [G] tranquility _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Provide for the common _ [F] defense, promote the general welfare _
[C] And secure the blessings of liberty _ _
[G] To ourselves and our _ posterity, [C] to ordain and [F] _ [C] establish [G] this _ Constitution
_ _ For [C] the _ _ [F] _ [C] United States [G] of _ [C] America _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _