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E G Am C Em
E--0-----3----0--------0-
B--0-----0----1-----1--0-
G--1-----0----2-----0--0-
D--2-----0----2-----2--2-
A--2-----2----0-----3--2-
E--0-----3-------------0-
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Intro
E - G - Am - C x 2
Election time is comin
E - G - Am - C x 2
E G
If I was president,
Am C E G
I'd get elected on Friday, assasinated on Saturday,
Am C
buried on Sunday.
E G
If I was president...
Am C
If I was president
E G Am C
An old man told me, instead of spending billions on the war,
E G Am C
we can use some of that money, in the ghetto.
E G Am C
I know some so poor, when it rains that's when they shower,
E G
screaming "FIGHT THE POWER".
Am C
That's when the vulture devoured.
[chorus]
E G
If I was president...
Am C
If I was president
E G
But the radio won't play this.
Am C
They call this rebel music.
E G Am C
How can you refuse it, children of Moses?
[Chorus]
E G
If I was president...
Am C
If I was president
E G
Tell the children the truth, the truth!
Am C
Christopher Columbus didn't discover America.
E G
Tell them the truth, the truth YEAH!
Am C
Tell them about Marcus Garvey.
E G
Tell the children the truth YEAH! the truth!
Am C
Tell them about Martin Luther King.
E G
Tell them the truth,
G
The Truth.
Am C
Tell them about JFK
E G
If I was president,
Am C E G
I'd get elected on Friday, assasinated on Saturday,
Am C
buried on Sunday.
E G
If I was president...
Am C Em
If I was president
- Wyclef Jean
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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#1 by nirvana at Oct 2, 2007 at 8:36 AM EST |
| this is a great song... and the part How can you refuse it? i think it's "children of moses" | |
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Trey Average |
#2 by Trey smith at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:24 AM EST |
| Great song, got it off of Bearshare, I'd been looking for it for like two months lol, surprised no one has commented on it. I love this site but no one seems to comment on the good songs. | |
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Tony Average |
#3 by Tony Riemer at Oct 3, 2007 at 8:37 AM EST |
| I.. Love.. This.. Song. | |
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Ricky Rhythm Player |
#4 by Ricky Cribb at Oct 6, 2007 at 11:16 AM EST |
| it's "they" go back to work on monday. not "then". i wouldn't micromanage but it kind of makes a huge difference in the meaning of the song. | |
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Razzle Wanna Be |
#5 by Razzle jester at Oct 8, 2007 at 10:34 AM EST |
| I love this song. Absolutely love it. | |
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austin Average |
#6 by austin pancner at Oct 14, 2007 at 10:21 PM EST |
| These are the lyrics off the version from the Chapelle's Show.. if someone wants to put up the ones from the CD they can go ahead, because I don't want to I prefer the Chapelle's Show version though.. | |
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Jake Wanna Be |
#7 by Jake Stewart at Oct 20, 2007 at 11:24 AM EST |
| this is a great song i think its the lyrics are talking about the injustice in america and how we are being lied to | |
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