Dear Mr. President
Key: DCapo 3English
Intro
G D/F# Em7 D/F#
Verse
GDear Mr. President,
D/F#Come take a walk with me. Em7 D/F#
Let's Gpretend, we're just two people and
D/F#You're not better than me.
I'd like to, Em7ask you some questions if, we can, D/F#speak honestly.
Pre-chorus
CWhat do Emyou Amfeel when you see all the Ghomeless on the street D?
CWho do Emyou Ampray for at night Gbefore you go to sleep D?
CWhat do Emyou Amfeel when you look in the Emmirror? D
Are you C(add9)proud?
Chorus
How do you Gsleep while the Drest of us cry? C C(add9)
How do you Gdream when, a Dmother has no, Amchance to say Emgoodbye? C C(add9)
How do you Gwalk with your Dhead held Chigh? C(add9)
Can you even Emlook me, in Dthe eye, C C(add9)
And tell me Gwhy?
G D/F# Em7 D/F#
Verse
GDear Mr. President,
D/F#Were you a lonely boy?
Em7Are you a lonely boy? ... (Are you a lonely D/F#boy?)
How can you say... Gno child is left behind?
D/F#We're not dumb and we're not blind.
Em7They're all sitting in your cells
D/F#While you pave the road to hell.
Pre-chorus
CWhat Emkind of Amfather would take his own Gdaughter's rights away? D
CAnd what Emkind of Amfather might hate his own Gdaughter if she were gay? D
CI can only EmimaAmgine what, the first lady Ghas to say D
You've come a Em7long way, from whiskey and Amcocaine.
Chorus
How do you Gsleep while the Drest of us cry? C C(add9)
How do you Gdream when, a Dmother has no, Amchance to say Emgoodbye? C C(add9)
How do you Gwalk with your Dhead held Chigh? C(add9)
Can you even Emlook me, in Dthe eye, C C(add9)
Bridge
Let me tell you 'bout Emhard work D/F# G
Minimum Amwage with a baby on Emthe C(add9)way
Let me tell you 'bout Emhard work D/F# G
Rebuilding your Amhouse after the bombs Emtook them C(add9)away
Let me tell you 'bout Emhard work D/F# G
Building a Ambed out of a Emcardboard C(add9)box
Let me tell you 'bout Emhard work
D/F#Hard Gwork
AmHard Emwork C(add9)
You don't know nothing 'bout Emhard work
D/F#Hard Gwork
AmHard Emwork C(add9)
C(add9)
Oh
Chorus
GHow do you sleep, D/F#at night?
Em7How do you walk, D/F#with your head held, Ghigh?
Verse
GDear Mr. President,
D/F#You'd never take a walk with me Em7 D/F#
Would you?