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Old Man Bickford Chords
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[Verse 1] Old [G]Man Bickford, [A]cattle, [G]oil, real estate. He's one of the poker [Am]-playing, [A]whiskey -drinking, [G]evil old men who run the [F#m]United States [D]of America. [G]To the[Bm]se backstage operators[A], pre[Am]sidents, [A]cabinet minister[G]s, and ambassadors are just jokes and errand boys. They [Bb]do what they are told to do [E]or else.[G] His subordinates never know why they have [Eb]fallen from [G]fa vor, [B]and that is for t[G]hem to figure out when [F]his [G]displeasure falls [D]heavy and [G]cold. Just San[D]ford knows [G]he is in trouble when the old [G]man steers him into a little side room with one chair. [Em]The [G]old man sits down and smiles. You know, Jess, I've got an intu[G]ition about you. I think you'd make a mighty [F#m]fine president. [G]Jess turns pale. He is hearing his death [G]warrant. [D]Oh, no, Mr. Bickford, I [G]don't have the qualifications. I disagree with you. I [Bm]think you do [G]have the qualific[F]ations.[G] [Bm]You've got [G]a good [D]front an[A]d a f[Am]ucking big m[G]outh. Now [D]Jess [F#m]knows he talked [F#]too much in the wrong place at [F#m]the wrong time. [G]Please, Mr. Bickford, I got a [E]bad heart. The job would kill me." [F]Bickford's [E]smile widens. Think [Bm]about it, Jess, [Am]just [G]think about it. I [D]wouldn't want to [G]see you [F#m]make a mistake. [G]
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