F.D.R. In Trinidad chords and lyrics - RY COODER

Lời & hợp âm

[Verse 1]
(Fitz [D]MacLean)
(C) - (G) - (Am) Capo on
[G]2[D][Bm][A]

[Verse 2]
(C) When Roosevelt [D]came to the land of [E]the (G) hummingbird
[A]shouts of welcome were [D](C) heard
Roosevelt came to the land of the [E](G) hummingbird
[A]shouts of [G]welcome were [D](C)heard
His visit to their [Bm](Am) island is bound to be an
epoch in [A](G) local [G](C) his[D]tory
Definitely [Bm](Am) marking [Em]the new e (G) ra,
keeping [G]Trin[D]idad [A]in Ameri (C) ca

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][Bm][G][D][A]

[Verse 3]
For [D]this great man ju[E]bilation,
was [A]evinced by the [G]entire [D]population
Friendship for the [E]U.S.A. was shown and from
his [A]house to stars and [D]the stripes were flown
For [Bm]the state to open the gate to the
presid[A]ent of these [G]United [D]States
In fact [Bm]every[B]body [Bm]was [Em]glad t[G]o welcome Roos[A]evelt to Trinidad[D]

[Interlude 2]
[G][Bm][G][Bm][A]
[D][A][D][E][A][D][A][D][E][A]
[D][A][Bm][F#][Bm][A][D][B][Em][G][A]
[D][G][Bm][A][D]
[A]We [D]are privileged

[Verse 4]
to see the demo[E]cratic
[A]president [G]of the great [D]republic
[A]With his cha[D]rming and genial per
[E]sonality [A]and his wonderful [G]urban[D] ity
[A]We [Bm]were struck by his modest style and we were
intrigued [A]by the famous Roosevelt [D]smile
No [A]wonder why [B]everybody was [Em]glad [G]to welcome
[A]Roosevelt to Trinid[D]ad
[Bm][G][D][Bm][A]

[Verse 5]
[D]
Now we un[A]der[D]stand that the president [E]has just
been on [A]a visit to [G]Brazil and the [D]Argentine
Mr. Cordell Hull in at[E]tendance
[A]they took part in a peace [D]conference
[A]To sto[Bm]p war and atrocity and make
the world [A]safe for democracy
[D]The greatest eve[B]nt in the[Em] century in the[G] interest of
[A]suffering humanity

[Outro 1]
[D][Bm][A][D][B][Em][G][A]
[D][G][D][A][D][A][G]