Chords for They Might Be Giants - James K. Polk
Tempo:
140.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[G] [C] [F]
[C] [G] [C] [F]
[C] In [G] 1844, the [F] Democrats [C] were [G] split.
[C] [F]
[C] The three [G] nominees for the [F] presidential
[C] candidate
[G] [C] [F]
were Martin Van Buren, [C] a former [F] president, [E] and an [F] [G] abolitionist,
[Em] James Buchanan, [F] a [G] moderate,
[E] Lewis [F] Gass, a [G] general, [A] and
[D] [Dm] expansionist.
[Bm] [D]
[C] From Nashville came a dark horse [G] riding up.
[C] He was James [Am] Caple, [F] the boy [G] who [C] called the [F] [C] stop.
[G]
[C] Austere [G] and severe, [C] he held few people [G] [C] dear.
His [G] [C] oratory filled his homes with [G] [C] fear.
The factions [G] seemed aggrieved, [C] he's just the man we need
to bring about [G] victory, [Em] fulfill our [C] manifest [G] destiny,
[C] and [F] annex the [G] land the [Am]
[D] Mexicans command.
[Dm] [Bm]
[C] And when the vote was [F] cast, the [G] winner was
[C] Mr.
James [Am] Caple, [F] the boy [G] of [C] the stop.
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G] [Am]
[D] [Dm] [Bm]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] For [G] short years [Cm] he met [F] his [Cm] every [G] goal.
[C] [F]
[C] He seized the whole Southwest [F] from [C] Mexico.
[G] [C] [F]
[C] Made sure the tariffs fell, made the [F] English sell
[Em] the [C] Oregon [G] Territory.
He [Em] built an [C] independent [G] treasury.
[Em] Having [C] done all this, [G] he sought [A] no [D] second chance.
[C] Precious you have earned the [G] passing of
[C] Mr.
James [Am] Caple, our [G] 11th
[D] president.
[E]
[Am] Young [F] Hickory, [Dm] the boy [G] who [C] called the [F] stop.
[C] [N]
[C] [G] [C] [F]
[C] In [G] 1844, the [F] Democrats [C] were [G] split.
[C] [F]
[C] The three [G] nominees for the [F] presidential
[C] candidate
[G] [C] [F]
were Martin Van Buren, [C] a former [F] president, [E] and an [F] [G] abolitionist,
[Em] James Buchanan, [F] a [G] moderate,
[E] Lewis [F] Gass, a [G] general, [A] and
[D] [Dm] expansionist.
[Bm] [D]
[C] From Nashville came a dark horse [G] riding up.
[C] He was James [Am] Caple, [F] the boy [G] who [C] called the [F] [C] stop.
[G]
[C] Austere [G] and severe, [C] he held few people [G] [C] dear.
His [G] [C] oratory filled his homes with [G] [C] fear.
The factions [G] seemed aggrieved, [C] he's just the man we need
to bring about [G] victory, [Em] fulfill our [C] manifest [G] destiny,
[C] and [F] annex the [G] land the [Am]
[D] Mexicans command.
[Dm] [Bm]
[C] And when the vote was [F] cast, the [G] winner was
[C] Mr.
James [Am] Caple, [F] the boy [G] of [C] the stop.
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G] [Am]
[D] [Dm] [Bm]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] For [G] short years [Cm] he met [F] his [Cm] every [G] goal.
[C] [F]
[C] He seized the whole Southwest [F] from [C] Mexico.
[G] [C] [F]
[C] Made sure the tariffs fell, made the [F] English sell
[Em] the [C] Oregon [G] Territory.
He [Em] built an [C] independent [G] treasury.
[Em] Having [C] done all this, [G] he sought [A] no [D] second chance.
[C] Precious you have earned the [G] passing of
[C] Mr.
James [Am] Caple, our [G] 11th
[D] president.
[E]
[Am] Young [F] Hickory, [Dm] the boy [G] who [C] called the [F] stop.
[C] [N]
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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[C] In _ [G] 1844, the _ [F] Democrats [C] were [G] split.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _
[C] The three [G] nominees for the [F] presidential _
[C] candidate
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
were Martin Van Buren, [C] a former [F] president, [E] and an [F] _ _ [G] _ abolitionist,
[Em] James Buchanan, [F] a _ [G] moderate, _
[E] Lewis [F] Gass, a [G] general, [A] and _
[D] _ _ [Dm] expansionist.
[Bm] _ _ [D] _
[C] From Nashville came a dark horse [G] riding _ _ up. _ _
[C] He was James [Am] Caple, [F] the boy [G] who [C] called the [F] _ [C] stop.
_ [G] _ _
[C] Austere [G] and severe, [C] he held few people _ [G] _ _ [C] dear. _ _
His [G] _ [C] oratory filled his homes with _ [G] _ [C] fear. _ _
The factions [G] seemed aggrieved, [C] he's just the man we need
to bring about _ [G] victory, _ [Em] fulfill our [C] manifest _ [G] destiny, _
[C] and [F] annex the [G] land the _ [Am] _
[D] Mexicans command.
[Dm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C] And when the vote was [F] cast, the [G] winner _ _ _ was _
[C] Mr.
James [Am] Caple, [F] the boy [G] of [C] the stop.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
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[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] For [G] short years [Cm] he met [F] his [Cm] every _ [G] goal.
[C] _ _ [F] _
[C] He seized the whole Southwest [F] from [C] Mexico.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[C] Made sure the tariffs fell, made the [F] English sell
[Em] the [C] Oregon _ [G] Territory.
He [Em] built an [C] independent [G] treasury. _ _
[Em] Having [C] done all this, [G] he sought [A] no [D] second chance. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Precious you have earned the [G] passing _ _ _ of _
[C] Mr.
James [Am] Caple, our [G] 11th _
[D] president.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] Young _ [F] Hickory, [Dm] the boy [G] who [C] called the [F] stop.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[C] In _ [G] 1844, the _ [F] Democrats [C] were [G] split.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _
[C] The three [G] nominees for the [F] presidential _
[C] candidate
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
were Martin Van Buren, [C] a former [F] president, [E] and an [F] _ _ [G] _ abolitionist,
[Em] James Buchanan, [F] a _ [G] moderate, _
[E] Lewis [F] Gass, a [G] general, [A] and _
[D] _ _ [Dm] expansionist.
[Bm] _ _ [D] _
[C] From Nashville came a dark horse [G] riding _ _ up. _ _
[C] He was James [Am] Caple, [F] the boy [G] who [C] called the [F] _ [C] stop.
_ [G] _ _
[C] Austere [G] and severe, [C] he held few people _ [G] _ _ [C] dear. _ _
His [G] _ [C] oratory filled his homes with _ [G] _ [C] fear. _ _
The factions [G] seemed aggrieved, [C] he's just the man we need
to bring about _ [G] victory, _ [Em] fulfill our [C] manifest _ [G] destiny, _
[C] and [F] annex the [G] land the _ [Am] _
[D] Mexicans command.
[Dm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C] And when the vote was [F] cast, the [G] winner _ _ _ was _
[C] Mr.
James [Am] Caple, [F] the boy [G] of [C] the stop.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] For [G] short years [Cm] he met [F] his [Cm] every _ [G] goal.
[C] _ _ [F] _
[C] He seized the whole Southwest [F] from [C] Mexico.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[C] Made sure the tariffs fell, made the [F] English sell
[Em] the [C] Oregon _ [G] Territory.
He [Em] built an [C] independent [G] treasury. _ _
[Em] Having [C] done all this, [G] he sought [A] no [D] second chance. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Precious you have earned the [G] passing _ _ _ of _
[C] Mr.
James [Am] Caple, our [G] 11th _
[D] president.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] Young _ [F] Hickory, [Dm] the boy [G] who [C] called the [F] stop.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _