Chords for Eric Burdon- Invitation To The White House (It Was A Dream) 2011-2012
Tempo:
128 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
G
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[A#] [A]
[D] It was a [B] dream,
[G] just a dream I [B] had on my [Am]
[Bm] [D] [Am]
mind.
When [A] I woke up this morning, [F#m]
[G] [G] no White [B]
House could I [D] find.
[G]
[A#] [D]
[C] [D] I dreamed I had an invitation to the [Am] White House.
[D] [Am] It was the first of the year.
[D] The President said, [C] [D] Eric, I'm so glad you're [C] here.
[D] I'm [F#] inheriting the [Am] country that's [C] running wild.
[D] He said, I'm so frustrated.
I'm asking you for your [G] advice.
[G] But it was a dream,
[Dm] [Em] [G] [G#] just a dream I had [D] on my mind.
[G] [D]
[A] And when I woke up this morning, [F#m] [B] no President [D] could I find.
[A]
[D]
[Am] [D] I said, you gotta open up those borders.
[Am] [D] I'm talking [Am] about the North and the South.
[D] Let's make friends with our [C] neighbors.
We can [C] turn this thing around.
[D] We should [Am] make friends with the Canadians.
[C] [D] They've got more than just snow.
[Am] And there's a labor force waiting in the land of Mexico.
[F#] [G] It was a [E] dream, [G]
just [E] a dream I had on my [D] mind.
[Am] [B]
[A] And when I woke up this [D] morning, [A]
[G] [B] no President [G]
could [D] I find.
[A#] [D]
[C#] [D] [Am]
[G]
[D]
[C#] [D] [Am]
[G]
[E]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[F#m] [G]
[D] [Dm] [Dm]
[A#] [D]
[C] [D] I said, war is an addiction.
[Am] [D] And the [A] junkies don't want to stop.
[C] [D] They're making [Am] tons of money [D] with every [C] drip of blood that drops.
[D] If you want to be a hero, [C] [D] let's fix America [C] first.
[D] Make that miracle [E]
happen.
You'll [Am] be the hero of the whole world.
[B] It was a dream, [G] just [Dm] a dream I had [Am] on my mind.
[A] [Dm]
[C] [A] And when I woke up [C#] this morning, [G] [B] no President could [D] I find.
[G] Yo, listen to me.
I
[C] [D] know, Mr.
President, [Am] [D] you've [A] been given a loaded hand.
[C] [D] [C] And war is our culture [D] ever since the world began.
[Am] [D] I said, bring them troops [Am] home.
[D] And [Am] let's fix this country first.
[D] We have the right to [C#] happiness.
But you gotta [D] get [Am] down under.
It [G] was a dream, [Dm]
[Em] just [G] [Dm] a dream [Em] I had on [Am] my mind.
[B] [D]
And [A] when I woke up this morning, [F#m]
[G] no [Dm] President could I [C] find.
[A]
[F#] [E]
[G#] [A] When I woke up this morning,
[Am] [B] no President [D] could I find.
[Dm] It was just [D] a dream I had on [D] my mind.
[N]
[A#] [A]
[D] It was a [B] dream,
[G] just a dream I [B] had on my [Am]
[Bm] [D] [Am]
mind.
When [A] I woke up this morning, [F#m]
[G] [G] no White [B]
House could I [D] find.
[G]
[A#] [D]
[C] [D] I dreamed I had an invitation to the [Am] White House.
[D] [Am] It was the first of the year.
[D] The President said, [C] [D] Eric, I'm so glad you're [C] here.
[D] I'm [F#] inheriting the [Am] country that's [C] running wild.
[D] He said, I'm so frustrated.
I'm asking you for your [G] advice.
[G] But it was a dream,
[Dm] [Em] [G] [G#] just a dream I had [D] on my mind.
[G] [D]
[A] And when I woke up this morning, [F#m] [B] no President [D] could I find.
[A]
[D]
[Am] [D] I said, you gotta open up those borders.
[Am] [D] I'm talking [Am] about the North and the South.
[D] Let's make friends with our [C] neighbors.
We can [C] turn this thing around.
[D] We should [Am] make friends with the Canadians.
[C] [D] They've got more than just snow.
[Am] And there's a labor force waiting in the land of Mexico.
[F#] [G] It was a [E] dream, [G]
just [E] a dream I had on my [D] mind.
[Am] [B]
[A] And when I woke up this [D] morning, [A]
[G] [B] no President [G]
could [D] I find.
[A#] [D]
[C#] [D] [Am]
[G]
[D]
[C#] [D] [Am]
[G]
[E]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[F#m] [G]
[D] [Dm] [Dm]
[A#] [D]
[C] [D] I said, war is an addiction.
[Am] [D] And the [A] junkies don't want to stop.
[C] [D] They're making [Am] tons of money [D] with every [C] drip of blood that drops.
[D] If you want to be a hero, [C] [D] let's fix America [C] first.
[D] Make that miracle [E]
happen.
You'll [Am] be the hero of the whole world.
[B] It was a dream, [G] just [Dm] a dream I had [Am] on my mind.
[A] [Dm]
[C] [A] And when I woke up [C#] this morning, [G] [B] no President could [D] I find.
[G] Yo, listen to me.
I
[C] [D] know, Mr.
President, [Am] [D] you've [A] been given a loaded hand.
[C] [D] [C] And war is our culture [D] ever since the world began.
[Am] [D] I said, bring them troops [Am] home.
[D] And [Am] let's fix this country first.
[D] We have the right to [C#] happiness.
But you gotta [D] get [Am] down under.
It [G] was a dream, [Dm]
[Em] just [G] [Dm] a dream [Em] I had on [Am] my mind.
[B] [D]
And [A] when I woke up this morning, [F#m]
[G] no [Dm] President could I [C] find.
[A]
[F#] [E]
[G#] [A] When I woke up this morning,
[Am] [B] no President [D] could I find.
[Dm] It was just [D] a dream I had on [D] my mind.
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] It was a [B] dream, _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ just a dream I [B] had on my [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
mind.
When [A] I woke up this morning, _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [G] no White [B]
House could I [D] find.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [A#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] I dreamed I had an invitation to the [Am] White House.
_ [D] _ [Am] It was the first of the year.
_ _ [D] _ The President said, [C] _ _ _ _ [D] Eric, I'm so glad you're [C] here.
_ _ [D] I'm [F#] inheriting the [Am] country _ _ that's [C] running wild.
_ _ _ [D] He said, I'm so frustrated.
_ I'm asking you for your [G] advice.
[G] But it was a dream, _ _
[Dm] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [G#] just a dream I had [D] on my mind. _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] And when I woke up this morning, _ [F#m] _ [B] no _ _ President _ [D] could I find.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] I said, you gotta open up those borders.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] I'm talking [Am] about the North and the South.
_ _ _ [D] Let's make friends with our [C] neighbors.
_ _ _ We can [C] turn this thing around.
_ _ [D] We should [Am] make friends with the Canadians.
_ [C] _ _ [D] They've got more than just snow.
[Am] _ _ And there's a labor force waiting in the land of Mexico. _
[F#] _ [G] It was a [E] dream, _ [G] _
just _ _ [E] a dream I had on my [D] mind. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [A] And when I woke up this [D] morning, [A] _
_ _ [G] _ [B] no President [G] _
could [D] I find. _ _ _
[A#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] I said, war is an addiction.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] And the [A] junkies don't want to stop.
[C] _ _ [D] They're making [Am] tons of money _ [D] with every [C] drip of blood that drops.
_ _ [D] If you want to be a hero, [C] _ _ [D] _ let's fix America [C] first.
_ _ [D] _ Make that miracle [E]
happen.
You'll [Am] be the hero of the whole world.
[B] It was a dream, _ _ _ [G] just _ [Dm] _ a dream I had [Am] on my mind. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [A] And when I woke up [C#] this morning, _ _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ no President could [D] I find. _ _
[G] Yo, _ listen to me.
I _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ know, Mr.
President, [Am] _ _ _ [D] you've [A] been given a loaded hand.
[C] _ _ [D] _ [C] And war is our culture _ [D] ever since the world began.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] I said, bring them troops [Am] home.
_ _ [D] And [Am] let's fix this country first.
_ _ [D] We have the right to [C#] happiness.
But you gotta [D] get [Am] down _ under.
It [G] was a dream, _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Em] just [G] _ _ [Dm] a dream [Em] I had on [Am] my _ _ _ mind.
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And [A] when I woke up this morning, _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G] no _ [Dm] President _ could I [C] find.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [A] When I woke up this morning, _
[Am] _ _ _ [B] no President [D] could I find.
[Dm] It was just [D] a dream I had on [D] my mind. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] It was a [B] dream, _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ just a dream I [B] had on my [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
mind.
When [A] I woke up this morning, _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [G] no White [B]
House could I [D] find.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [A#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] I dreamed I had an invitation to the [Am] White House.
_ [D] _ [Am] It was the first of the year.
_ _ [D] _ The President said, [C] _ _ _ _ [D] Eric, I'm so glad you're [C] here.
_ _ [D] I'm [F#] inheriting the [Am] country _ _ that's [C] running wild.
_ _ _ [D] He said, I'm so frustrated.
_ I'm asking you for your [G] advice.
[G] But it was a dream, _ _
[Dm] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [G#] just a dream I had [D] on my mind. _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] And when I woke up this morning, _ [F#m] _ [B] no _ _ President _ [D] could I find.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] I said, you gotta open up those borders.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] I'm talking [Am] about the North and the South.
_ _ _ [D] Let's make friends with our [C] neighbors.
_ _ _ We can [C] turn this thing around.
_ _ [D] We should [Am] make friends with the Canadians.
_ [C] _ _ [D] They've got more than just snow.
[Am] _ _ And there's a labor force waiting in the land of Mexico. _
[F#] _ [G] It was a [E] dream, _ [G] _
just _ _ [E] a dream I had on my [D] mind. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [A] And when I woke up this [D] morning, [A] _
_ _ [G] _ [B] no President [G] _
could [D] I find. _ _ _
[A#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] I said, war is an addiction.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] And the [A] junkies don't want to stop.
[C] _ _ [D] They're making [Am] tons of money _ [D] with every [C] drip of blood that drops.
_ _ [D] If you want to be a hero, [C] _ _ [D] _ let's fix America [C] first.
_ _ [D] _ Make that miracle [E]
happen.
You'll [Am] be the hero of the whole world.
[B] It was a dream, _ _ _ [G] just _ [Dm] _ a dream I had [Am] on my mind. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [A] And when I woke up [C#] this morning, _ _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ no President could [D] I find. _ _
[G] Yo, _ listen to me.
I _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ know, Mr.
President, [Am] _ _ _ [D] you've [A] been given a loaded hand.
[C] _ _ [D] _ [C] And war is our culture _ [D] ever since the world began.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] I said, bring them troops [Am] home.
_ _ [D] And [Am] let's fix this country first.
_ _ [D] We have the right to [C#] happiness.
But you gotta [D] get [Am] down _ under.
It [G] was a dream, _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Em] just [G] _ _ [Dm] a dream [Em] I had on [Am] my _ _ _ mind.
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And [A] when I woke up this morning, _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G] no _ [Dm] President _ could I [C] find.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [A] When I woke up this morning, _
[Am] _ _ _ [B] no President [D] could I find.
[Dm] It was just [D] a dream I had on [D] my mind. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _