Capo on 3rd fret
[Intro]
[G] [D] [Em] [D]
[Verse1]
[G] Dear Mr President,[D]President, come take a walk with me [Em] [D]
Let's pretend, [G] we're just two people and,[D]and, you're not better than me,
I'd like to[Em]to, ask you some questions if we can,[D]can, speak honestly.
[Pre-chorus]
[C] What do you f[Am7]eel when you see the h[G]omeless on the street[D]?
[C] Who do you pr[Am7]ay for at night befo[G]re you go to sle[D]ep?
[C] What do you f[Am7]feel when you look in the m[Em]mirror? [D]
Are you pro[C]proud? [C]
[Chorus]
How do you sl[G]eep while the re[D]st of us c[Am]ry? [(Am/B)] [C]
How do you dr[G]eam when a mot[D]her has no cha[Am]nce to say goodb[C]ye?
How do you wa[G]lk with your h[D]ead held h[Am]igh? [(Am/B)] [C]
Can you even lo[Em]ok me i[D]n the ey[C]e?
And tell me why [G]
[Instrumental]
[(G)] [D] [Em] [D]
[Verse2]
[G] Dear Mr President[D]President, were you a lonely boy
[Em] Were you a lonely boy?[D]boy?
How can you say,[G]say, no child is left behind [D]
We're not dumb, and we're not blind [Em]
They're all sitting in your cells [D]
while you pave the road to hell
[Pre-chorus2]
[C]What kind of fat[Am7]her might take his own daug[G]hter's rights away[D]?
[C]And what kind of f[Am7]ather might hate his own daug[G]hter if she were gay[D]?
[C]I can only im[Am7]agine what the first la[G]dy has to s[D]ay
You've come a l[Em]long way, from whiskey and co[A]cocaine
[Chorus]
How do you sl[G]eep while the re[D]st of us c[Am]ry? [(Am/B)] [C]
How do you dr[G]eam when a mot[D]her has no cha[Am]nce to say goodb[C]ye?
How do you wa[G]lk with your h[D]ead held h[Am]igh? [(Am/B)] [C]
Can you even lo[Em]ok me i[D]n the eye?[C]
[Bridge]
Let me tell you 'bout h[Em]hard work [G]
Minimum wa[Am]wage with a baby on the w[C]way
Let me tell you 'bout h[Em]hard work [G]
Re-building your h[Am]house after the bombs took them a[C]away
Let me tell you 'bout h[Em]hard work [G]
Building a [Am]bed out of a cardboard bo[C]box
Let me tell you 'bout ha[Em]rd work, ha[G]rd work, ha[Am]rd work[Am/B] [C]
You don't know nothing 'bout [Em]hard work, [G]hard work
Hard [C]work! [C]
[Outro]
[G]How do y[D]you sleep [Am]at nigh[C]night?
[Em]How do yo[G]you walk, [Am]with your [C]head held [G]high
[G] Dear Mr President [D] you'd never take a walk with me [Em] [D]
ummm, would you.