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Jimmy Carter

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Tabber: Chordmiester
D    xx0232 / 557775 / 10-12-12-11-10-10
    G320033
   Bm224432 / 799777
    Ax02220
C#   446664 / 9-11-11-10-9-9
  F#m244222
    E022100
DLike Jimmy GCarter like, Bmelectric Aunderwear
DLike any ideGa that never had a cBmhance of going Aanywhere
GThis is who you aDre
AHey celebrity who drives off a bridge in a Gcar
Your beautiful Dbody filling up with Awater
D G Bm A
DLike Harry GTruman dropping Bmbombs out Aof the air
DLike any Gself-respecting Bmmulti-bilAlionaire
GThis is who you aDre
AFive dancing teenage boys who sing their way into our Ghearts
   Backstreets Dback alAright
And there's a tBmoxic cloud C#hanging Dover her
And there's whGite noise F#mon the scEreen
And there's a Bmman in a hC#otel rDoom assaulting Gme who just cF#mame to cElean
Up the messBm  C#  D  G  F#m  E  
Backstreets back alrightBm  C#  D  G  F#m  E  
DLike Ronald GReagan falling Bmasleep for Aever more
DDreaming of Ghorses and Bmdreaming of Anuclear war
GThis is where we Dare tonight
AEverybody under surveilance from a sateGllite
You could be the Dfirst one on your block to Adie
And there's a pBmlague of C#locusts Dupon us
And there's a Gnightmare F#min the swEarm
And there's a Bmlion out iC#n the Ddesert slouching Gtowards BethlF#mehem to be Eborn
..againBm  C#  D  G  F#m  E  
Backstreets back alrighBmt..C#...D  G  F#m  E  
alrightBm..C#  D  G  F#m  E  

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Jimmy Carter

by Electric Six

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Tabber: Chordmiester

D xx0232 / 557775 / 10-12-12-11-10-10

320033

224432 / 799777

x02220

C# 446664 / 9-11-11-10-9-9

F#m

244222

022100

D G Bm A

Like Jimmy Carter like, electric underwear

D G Bm A

Like any idea that never had a chance of going anywhere

G D

This is who you are

A G

Hey celebrity who drives off a bridge in a car

D A

Your beautiful body filling up with water

D G Bm A

Like Harry Truman dropping bombs out of the air

D G Bm A

Like any self-respecting multi-billionaire

G D

This is who you are

A G

Five dancing teenage boys who sing their way into our hearts

D A

Backstreets back alright

Bm C# D

And there's a toxic cloud hanging over her

G F#m E

And there's white noise on the screen

Bm C# D G F#m E

And there's a man in a hotel room assaulting me who just came to clean

Bm C# D G F#m E

Up the mess

Bm C# D G F#m E

Backstreets back alright

D G Bm A

Like Ronald Reagan falling asleep for ever more

D G Bm A

Dreaming of horses and dreaming of nuclear war

G D

This is where we are tonight

A G

Everybody under surveilance from a satellite

D A

You could be the first one on your block to die

Bm C# D

And there's a plague of locusts upon us

G F#m E

And there's a nightmare in the swarm

Bm C# D G F#m E

And there's a lion out in the desert slouching towards Bethlehem to be born

Bm C# D G F#m E

..again

Bm C# D G F#m E

Backstreets back alright.....

Bm C# D G F#m E

alright..

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