If Jimmy Carter Won His Second Term
©2005 Garrett Clevenger

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G C D G D C      If Jimmy Carter won his second term.
G Am C D D7     If Jimmy Carter defeated Reagan.
F   C  Am  Em    What if Jimmy's policies became our country's history.
D C G D C          If Jimmy Carter won his second term.
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D   G  C D G       Jimmy knew our energy policy
D   G  C D G       Should strive towards sustainabliity.
Em Am C D G     But Big Oil greased the way and pushed Jimmy out.
Em Am C D G    "Bye, bye, Jimmy!" they all were heard to shout.

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D   G  C D G       Ronald Reagan gave Saddam Hussein
D   G  C D G       Money and weapons to help Big Oil gain
Em Am C D G     access to oil fields deep down below
Em Am C D G     to insure to America cheap oil would flow.

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D   G  C D G       Twenty plus five years have passed by for those still alive.
D   G  C D G       Now we are at war and it costs more to drive.
Em Am C D G     Jimmy's enemies used much less to defeat him.
Em Am C D G     But if he had won I think we'd have more friends.

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Eb D A Bb A Bb G    Iran- Contra, CIA sells crack to wage a war.
Eb D A Bb A Bb G    Savings and Loans went down under, corrupt to the core.
Eb D A Bb A Bb G    Politicians takin' money in exchange to pass a law.
Eb D A Bb A Bb G    Oh, who can we trust to restore order?

D   G  C D G       I hope Jimmy runs for President again.
D   G  C D G       For him I'd vote 'cause on him we can depend
Em Am C D G     to cut our ties to oil, feed the poor, reduce our toil
Em Am C D G     and provide habitat for every boy and goyl.

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G Am C D D7     If Jimmy Carter defeated Reagan.
F   C  Am  Em    What if Jimmy's policies became our country's history.
D C G D C          If Jimmy Carter won his second term.
G C D G D C      If Jimmy Carter won his second term. {repeat}