Intro
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I remember it well, I was just about three
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My dad said, "Son, what do you want to be?"
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It didn't ring no bell, but I said
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"Daddy, I'm a bit too young, what do you want from me?"
[Instrumental]
Fm6 Fm7 (x4)
[Verse 1]
F5
I'm much older now, I'm almost a man
I can do anything, you bet I can
Raise a family, now wouldn't that be grand
Cm6 Cm7
So sorry, but I got bigger plans
F5
You can be anything in the world today
Something like a preacher, a teacher, a baseball player
Those kind of things I just don't care
I want to represent the USA
[Pre-Chorus]
D#5 C5 A#5 F5 D#5 C5
Oh, as far as the eye oh say can you see
A#5 F5
I want to be the leader of the country
[Chorus]
F5 F
When I'm President
Fm6
Things will be different
C/A# F
We'll start a new government
Fm6
When I'm President
F5 A#/F
When I'm President
Fm6
You can be in my cabinet
D#5 D#5/D D#5/C#
I'll be your heaven sent
Cm7
President
[Verse 2]
F7
First things first, we're gonna change the rules
A#/F
Better listen up, all you boys and girls
F7
Your prez says there'll be no after school
A#/F
So vote for me, now wouldn't that be cool
Cm6
(Yeah), yeah
Cm7
(Yeah), yeah
F5
Now I know there's trouble in the Middle East
I'll spend all the money when I stop the Arms Race
On my brothers in the desert, gonna have themselves a feast
When that's done, then we'll start on world peace
[Pre-Chorus]
D#5 C5 A#5 F5
Oh, you know what he said
D#5 C5 A#5 F5
"Remember, I wanna be elected"
[Chorus]
F5 F
When I'm President
Fm6
Things will be different
C/A# F
We'll start a new government
Fm6
When I'm President
F5 A#/F
When I'm President
Fm6
You can be in my cabinet
D#5 D#5/D D#5/C#
I'll be your heaven sent
Cm7
President
[Guitar Solo] Rhythm is ascending single note loosely based on F#m.
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[Bridge]
F5
President
F5
President
[Chorus/Guitar Solo]
F5 F
When I'm president
Fm6
Things will be different
C/A# F
We'll start a new government
Fm6
When I'm president
F5 A#/F
When I'm president
Fm6
You can be in my cabinet
D#5 D#5/D D#5/C#
I'll be your heaven sent...
F5
I'm President!
Fm6
Things will be different
C/A# F5
I'd like a new government
Fm6
When I'm president
F5 A#/F
When I'm president
Fm6
Say, you can be in my cabinet
D#5 D#5/D D#5/C#
I'll be your heaven sent president...oh,yeah!
[Outro]
Fm6 Fm7 (x4)
D#5 C5 A#5 F5 (x8 and fade)