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Verse 1
(C major) Washington came (G major) first
and he was per (C major) fect
John Adams kept us out
of war with France (G major)
(F major) Jefferson made a Louisiana Pur (A minor) chase
(D major) In 1812 James Madison kicked
the (G major) British in the pants
(C major) James Monroe told (G major) Europe
they could suck (C major) it
John Quincy Adams looked
just like his Dad (F major)
Andrew Jackson got rid
of all the (C major) indians (A major)
Van (D major) Buren served one (G major) term
but he wasn't bad (C major)
Verse 2
(C major) William Henry (G major) Harrison died (C major) early
John Tyler annexed Texas
from Mexico (G major)
(F major) James K. Polk fought Mexico to keep (A minor) it
(D major) Taylor was a Mexican War her (G major) o
(C major) Filmore gave a boat (G major) to
Commodore Perry (C major)
Pierce repealed the Missouri
Comprom (F major) ise
Buchanan saw the Civil War's
be (C major) ginnings (A major)
(D major) Lincoln saved the Uni (G major) on,
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Interlude 1
then he died
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Verse 3
(C major) Andrew Johnson (G major) just survived
im (C major) peachment
General Grant enjoyed
a drink or two (G major)
(F major) Rutherford B. Hayes ended
reconstruc (A minor) tion
(D major) Garfield was asssassinated in (G major) (C major) 1882
Arthur suspended Chinese (G major)
immigra (C major) tion
Cleveland made the railroad
people squirm (F major)
Harrison signed the Sherman
Anti- Trust (C major) Act (A major)
(D major) Grover Cleveland served (G major)
another ter (C major) m
Verse 4
McKinley (C major) kept the Span
(G major) ish out of Cuba (C major)
Roosevelt was handy with a gun (G major)
(F major) Taft was big and fat and had
a mus (A minor) tache
(D major) Wilson kicked some ass in World War (G major) I
(C major) Harding said let's (G major) laissez
faire with (C major) business
Coolidge made the roaring (F major) 20's roar
Hoover screwed the pooch in the
Great Depression (C major) (A major)
Then (D major) Roosevelt beat the Nazis (G major) in a war (C major)
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Interlude 2
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Verse 5
(C major) Truman dropped the bom (G major)
b on Hiroshi (C major) ma
Eisenhower kept the commies
well in hand (G major)
(F major) Kennedy was killed by a
magic (A minor) bul let
(D major) Johnson murdered kids in Vietnam (G major)
(C major) Nixon was a sweat (G major) ing filthy li (C major) ar
Ford gave Nixon pardon for his crimes (F major)
Carter lusted in his heart for pea (C major) nuts (A major)
(D major) Re agan won the Cold (G major) War
and lost (C major) his mind
Verse 6
(C major) George Bush senior (G major) poked
at (C major) Sadam Hussein
Clinton gave an intern a cigar (G major)
(F major) W's legacy's a work in pro (A minor) gress
(D major) That is all the presidents so (G major) far
In the (C major) year (G major) 2005 we're
out of money (C major)
Somewhere surely freedom's on the march (F major)
I don't like to make political state (C major)
ments (A major)
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The Presidents
Jonathan Coulton
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