Chords for The Austin Lounge Lizards - "The Ballad of Ronald Reagan"

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They tell me [D] that he came [G] from Illinois. _
They say he was the all-American boy. _
[C] Then he went out to [G] Hollywood to make himself a name.
[D] And he went on to [G] minor motion [D] picture fame.
They called him [Em] [D] Ron, Ronald [Em] Reagan. _
_ He starred in [D] movies with the [G] _ _
chimpanzee.
And in a [D] western series [G] on TV.
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[C] He spoke for [G] Goldwater with rhetorical zip.
[D] Then he coasted to the [Em] California [D] governor.
Shit, they [Em] called him Ron, [D] _ [Em] Ronald Reagan. _
_ [G] Taxes got entirely out of hand.
But he was held over by popular demand. _
If it took a bloodbath to stop student unrest.
[D] Then that's what the [G] ungrateful little bastards would get.
Cause he [Em] was Ron, [D] _ [E] Ronald [Em] Reagan. _
Big Ron, [D] _ [Em] Ronald Reagan.
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_ _ The [C] _ Democrats had [Em] them a _ candidate.
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Destined to go down [Em] in [E] flames. _
[C] He said that Ronald [Em] would drop the bomb.
[D] While _ imitating [Em] John Wayne.
[E] _ _ [C] He wanted to [Em] be _ _ LBJ.
[D] _ Or Harry Truman [Em] at least. _
[E] _ [Em] But with his partner _ Mondale Jimmy.
[D] _ Carter suffered [Em] defeat.
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_ The [D] military budget [Em] grew obese. _
_ [E] And justice [D] was entrusted [Em] to enmies.
_ [C] He supported [G] South Africa.
So missiles to Iran.
[D] A strategic [G] initiative to kill his [D] fellow man.
[Em] He was [D] Ron, [Em] Ronald Reagan. _
_ The [D] lobbyists are counting [G] their loot.
From the man with the dyed hair and the Teflon suit.
[C] He's our good old president.
[G] And I am so pleased.
Cause he knows [D] that pollution [Em] comes [D] mainly from trees.
[Em] Yes he's [D] Ron, [E] Ronald Reagan. _
He's [G] our good old president.
He's star [Em] of the show.
[D] He'll balance the budget [Em] in a [G] billion years or so.
[Em] Yes he's [D] Ron, [Em] Ronald Reagan.
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He's [G] our good old president.
I think it's really swell.
But [D] if he wants me [G] Nicaragua [Em] then [G] he can go to hell.
Yes [Em] he's Ron, [D] _ [E] Ronald Reagan. _
He's our [G] gun [C] running president.
[Em] He's slippery as a squid.
[D] He's stupid if he [G] did.
No [Em] [G] dishonest if he did.
Yes [Em] he's Ron, [D] _ [Em] Ronald Reagan. _
He's our good old president.
His policies I curse.
But [D] at least he's not [G] Nixon.
[Em] He's [D] even [Em] worse.
Yes he's Ron, [D] _ [Em] Ronald Reagan. _
Big Ron.
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