Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt chords by Jesse Winchester
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Verse 1
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Tell me (G major) why you like Roosevelt (C major)
(poor man's friend)
That's why I like Roosevelt (G major)
(poor man's friend)
That's why I like Roosevelt
(F major) (poor man's friend)
Good God almighty,
he's the poor man's friend.
Verse 2
'Cause in the (C major) year of nine (C minor)
teen (C major) and (C minor) thirty- two (C major)
We had no idea just what we would do
All our finances had flowed (C minor) away
Till my dad got a job with (C major) the WPA.
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Verse 3
And that's why (C major) I like (C minor) Roosevelt (C major)
(poor man's friend)
That's why (G major) I like Roosevelt
(poor man's friend)
That's why I (C major) like Roosevelt
(poor man's friend)
Good God almighty that's
the (G major) poor man's friend (C major)
Good God almighty that's
the (G major) poor man's (C major) friend.
Verse 4
(C major)
Tell me why you (C minor) like Lester (C major) B
(C minor) (poor man's friend)
(C major) Tell me why (G major) you like Lester B
(poor man's friend)
Tell me why (C major) you like Lester B
(poor man's friend)
Good God almighty that's
the (G major) poor man's friend (C minor)
Good God almighty (C major) that's the
poor man's friend.
Verse 5
'Cause in the (C major) year of nineteen
and (C minor) sixty- seven
I was a somewhat young (C major) er man
The call came to bloody glory (C minor) came (C major)
And I would (C minor) not raise my hand. (C major)
Verse 6
'Cause I'm (C major) baptized by water
So I'll pass (C minor) on the one by (C major) fire
If you want to fight
Go on (F major) (C major) and fight (C minor) if that be
your desire. (B flat major) (C major)
(B flat major) That's why
Verse 7
(C major) I like Pierre (G major) Trudeau
(C major) (poor man's friend)
That's why (G major) I like Pierre Trudeau
(poor man's friend)
That's why (C major) I like Pierre Trudeau
(poor man's friend)
Good God almighty that's (G major) the
poor man's friend (C major) (C minor)
Good God almighty that's (C major) the (G major) poor man's (C major)
friend. (C minor)
Interlude 1
(C minor) (C major) (C minor) (C major) (C minor) (C major) (C minor)
(C major) (C minor) (C major)
(C minor)
Verse 8
That's why (C minor) I like Pierre Trudeau
(poor man's friend)
That's why I (G major) like Pierre Trudeau
(poor man's friend)
That's why (C major) I like Pier (C minor) re (C major) Trudeau
(poor man's friend)
Good God almighty that's the
(G major) poor man's (C major) friend (C minor) (C major)
Good God almighty that's
the (G major) poor man's (C major) friend (C minor)
(C major) Good God almighty that's
(G major) the poor man's friend. (C major)
Outro 1
Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt
Jesse Winchester
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