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The President

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Intro:   C    Am    G    F    Cx2
I've Crun to ground 
I've Amrun from everyGone that I have Fever known C  
I'm Caching cold 
I'm Amaching from the Gbones the very Fblood of me C  
And it's Ambroke before you know it, before you Gknew what it was for 
All you Fknow is you can't fix it, and you Cwish you'd listened more 
To your Aminstincts, to your family, to the Gwisdom you'd ignored 
Are you Ffinally gonna ask us for Chelp? G  
I've Ccrashed to earth 
But I'd Amfallen for so Glong that it was Fjust relieCf 
I Csaw your face 
In Ameveryone that Glooked me in my Fdrunken eyes C  
And it's Ambroke before you know it, before you Gknew what it was for 
All you Fknow is you can't fix it, and you Cwish you'd listened more 
To your Aminstincts, to your family, to the Gwisdom you'd ignored 
When you Ffinally gonna ask us for Chelp? G  
I can Amsee you at the front gate, as you Gwait on my return 
The Fyears have blurred to eons, but the Ctears have never dried 
But I'm not Amcoming to you like this, so Gbattered down and sad 
I will Ftake the road forgotten Cagain.

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The President

by Snow Patrol

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C Am G F C

Intro: x2

I've run to ground

Am G F C

I've run from everyone that I have ever known

I'm aching cold

Am G F C

I'm aching from the bones the very blood of me

Am G

And it's broke before you know it, before you knew what it was for

F C

All you know is you can't fix it, and you wish you'd listened more

Am G

To your instincts, to your family, to the wisdom you'd ignored

F C G

Are you finally gonna ask us for help?

I've crashed to earth

Am G F C

But I'd fallen for so long that it was just relief

I saw your face

Am G F C

In everyone that looked me in my drunken eyes

Am G

And it's broke before you know it, before you knew what it was for

F C

All you know is you can't fix it, and you wish you'd listened more

Am G

To your instincts, to your family, to the wisdom you'd ignored

F C G

When you finally gonna ask us for help?

Am G

I can see you at the front gate, as you wait on my return

F C

The years have blurred to eons, but the tears have never dried

Am G

But I'm not coming to you like this, so battered down and sad

F C

I will take the road forgotten again.

About The President Chords by Snow Patrol

Learn how to play The President by Snow Patrol with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The President chords”, “The President guitar chords”, or “Snow Patrol The President chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The President chords and for experienced players who want accurate The President lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Am, G, F.

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What key is "The President" in?

The chords for "The President" show the original chord names (including C, Am, G, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.