Jonathan Coulton - The presidents song
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http://www.jonathancoulton.com/wiki/index.php/The_Presidents/Tabs
I made a couple corrections to it. For example, Adams had a quasi-war with France, he
didn't really keep us out. And Obama isn't fantastic, so I edited that lyric. I also have
JoCo's correct lyric about Garfield's real assassination year. I'll try to keep the real
year in the song updated.
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CWashington came Gfirst and he wasC perfect,
CJohn Adams had a quasi-war with GFrance
FJefferson made a Louisiana AmPurchase
D7In 1812 James Madison kicked the GBritish in the G7pants
CJames Monroe told GEurope they could Csuck it
CJohn Quincy Adams looked just like his FDad
FAndrew Jackson got rid of all the AmIndians
Van D7Buren served one Gterm but he wasn't Cbad
CWilliam Henry GHarrison died Cearly
John CTyler annexed Texas from MexiGco
FJames K. Polk fought Mexico to Amkeep it
D7Taylor was a Mexican War heGro G7
CFilmore gave a Gboat to Commodore CPerry
CPierce repealed the Missouri ComproFmise
BuFchanan saw the Civil War's beAmginnings
D7Lincoln saved the GUnion, then he Cdied
CAndrew Johnson Gjust survived imCpeachment
CGeneral Grant thought getting drunk was Gfun
FRutherford B. Hayes ended reconAmstruction
D7Garfield was assassinated in G188G71
CArthur suspended GChinese immiCgration
CCleveland made the railroad people Fsquirm
FHarrison signed the Sherman Anti-AmTrust Act
D7Grover Cleveland Gserved another Cterm

CMcKinley kept tGhe Spanish out oCf Cuba
CRoosevelt was handy with a Ggun
FTaft was big and fat and had a Ammustache
D7Wilson kicked some ass in World War GI G7
CHarding said let's Glaissez-faire with Cbusiness
CCoolidge made the roaring 20's Froar
FHoover screwed the pooch in the Great DeAmpression
D7Roosevelt beat the GNazis in the Cwar
CTruman dropped the Gbomb on HiroCshima
CEisenhower kept the commies well in Ghand
FKennedy was killed by a magic Ambullet
D7Johnson murdered kids in VietGnam G7
CNixon was a Gsweating filthy Cliar
CFord gave Nixon pardon for his Fcrimes
FCarter lusted in his heart for Ampeanuts
D7Reagan won the GCold War and lost his Cmind
CGeorge Bush senior Gpoked at Saddam CHussein
CClinton gave an intern a ciGgar
FW's rein of terror's finally Amover
D7Obama's mediocre insoGfarG7
In the Cyear twenty 'leGven we're out of mConey
CSomewhere surely freedom's on the Fmarch
FI don't like to make political Amstatements
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