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C F G C
I dreamed I was the president of these United States
C F G C
I dreamed I replaced ignorance, stupidity and hate
C F G C
I dreamed the perfect union and a perfect law, undenied
C F G C
And most of all I dreamed I forgot the day John Kennedy died
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C F G C
I dreamed that I could do the job that others hadn't done
C F G C
I dreamed that I was uncorrupt and fair to everyone
C F G C
I dreamed I wasn't gross or base, a criminal on the take
C F G
And most of all I dreamed I forgot the day John Kennedy died
F G C
Oh, the day John Kennedy died
F G C
Oh, the day John Kennedy died
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C F G
I remember where I was that day, I was upstate in a bar
C F G
The team from the university was playing football on tv
C
Then the screen went dead and the announcer said,
F G C
"There's been a tragedy..."
C
"The President's been shot...
C
"There are now unconfirmed reports...
F G C
"That he may be dead or dying."
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C
Talking stopped, someone shouted, "What!?"
F G
I ran out to the street
C
People were gathered everywhere saying,
F G C
"Did you hear what they said on TV?"
C
And then a guy in a Porsche with his radio on
F G C
Hit his horn and told us the news
C
He said, "The president's dead...
C
Shot twice in the head...
F G C
In Dallas and they don't know by whom."
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C F G
I dreamed I was the president of these United States
C F G
I dreamed I was young and smart and it was not a waste
C F G
I dreamed that there was a point to life and to the human race
C
I dreamed that I could somehow comprehend that someone
F G C
Shot him in the face
F G C
Oh, the day John Kennedy died
F G C
Oh, the day John Kennedy died