G [Verse 1]G If a song could be president We'd hum on Election DayAm D The gospel choir would start to swayG And we'd all have a part to playG The First Lady would free her hips Pull a microphone to her lipsAm D Break our hearts with rhythm and bluesG Steve Earle would anchor the newsC We'd vote for a melodyG Pass it around on an MP3D D7 All our best foreign policyG G7 Would be built on harmonyC If a song could be presidentG We'd fly a jukebox to the moonD All our founding fathers 45'sC D Lightnin' Hopkins and Patsy ClineG If a song could be president [Verse 2]G If a song could be president We could all add another verseAm D Life would teach us to rehearseG Till we found a key changeEm Break out of this minor key Half truths and hypocrisyAm D We wouldn't need an underachiever-in-chiefG If a song could be presidentC We'd make Neil Young a SenatorG Even though he came from CanadaD D7 Emmy Lou would be AmbassadorG World leaders would listen to herC They would show us where our country went wrongG Strum their guitars on the White House lawnD D John Prine would run the FBIC D All the criminals would laugh and cryG If a song could be president [Outro]C G D C D G Ooooh ooooh ooooh
If A Song Could Be President
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