The Presidents (original 2006 Lyrics) Uke tab by Jonathan Coulton

#the last verse of this song, a long with a few historical inaccuracies, 
have been changed since 2006. this version reverts all changes since 
2006 and is the lyrics in his first release of the song

      C               G               C
Washington came first and he was perfect,
C                                      G
John Adams kept us out of war with France
F                                Am
Jefferson made a Louisiana Purchase
D7                                   G           G7
In 1812 James Madison kicked the British in the pants
C                 G                 C
James Monroe told Europe they could suck it
C                                       F
John Quincy Adams looked just like his Dad
F                                    Am
Andrew Jackson got rid of all the Indians
    D7               G                  C
Van Buren served one term but he wasn't bad

C                G           C
William Henry Harrison died early
     C                          G
John Tyler annexed Texas from Mexico
F                                  Am
James K. Polk fought Mexico to keep it
D7                      G    G7
Taylor was a Mexican War hero
C                G                C
Filmore gave a boat to Commodore Perry
C                                F
Pierce repealed the Missouri Compromise
  F                             Am
Buchanan saw the Civil War's beginnings
D7                 G              C
Lincoln saved the Union, then he died

C                G               C
Andrew Johnson just survived impeachment
C                                 G
General Grant enjoyed a drink or two
F                              Am
Rutherford B. Hayes ended reconstruction
D7                           G  G7
Garfield was assassinated in 1882 [1881]
C                   G         C
Arthur suspended Chinese immigration
C                                    F
Cleveland made the railroad people squirm
F                                      Am
Harrison signed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
D7                  G             C
Grover Cleveland served another term;
C                      G            C
McKinley kicked the Spanish out of Cuba
C                           G
Roosevelt was handy with a gun
F                                 Am
Taft was big and fat and had a mustache
D7                                G  G7
Wilson kicked some ass in World War I
C                     G                  C
Harding said let's laissez-faire with business
C                               F
Coolidge made the roaring 20's roar
F                                        Am
Hoover screwed the pooch in the Great Depression
D7                   G           C
Roosevelt beat the Nazis in the war

C                   G           C
Truman dropped the bomb on Hiroshima
C                                    G
Eisenhower kept the commies well in hand
F                               Am
Kennedy was killed by a magic bullet
D7                        G   G7
Johnson murdered kids in Vietnam
C              G              C
Nixon was a sweating filthy liar
C                                 F
Ford gave Nixon pardon for his crimes
F                                 Am
Carter lusted in his heart for peanuts
D7                G                   C
Reagan won the Cold War and lost his mind

C                    G               C
George Bush senior poked at Saddam Hussein
C                          G
Clinton gave an intern a cigar
F                            Am
W's legacy's a work in progress
D7                           G  G7
That is all the presidents so far
       C       G                 C
In the year 2005 we're out of money
C                                   F
Somewhere surely freedom's on the march
F                                   Am
I don't like to make political statements
D7          G           C