We Know The Way Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]Mister Vice President
Mister Madison
Senator Burr

[Verse 2]
What is this?
[D]We have the check stubs,
from separate accounts
Almost a thousand dollars,
paid in different amounts

[Verse 3]
To [D]a Mister James Reynolds
way back in

[Verse 4]
Seventeen ninety-one
[D]Is Is that what you have,
are you done?
You are uniquely situated
by virtue of your position

[Verse 5]
[D]Though 'virtue' is not a word
I'd apply to this situation
To seek financial gain,
to stray from your sacred mission

[Verse 6]
And [D]the evidence suggests you've engaged
in speculation
An immigrant embezzling
our government funds

[Verse 7]
I can [D]almost see the headline,
your career is done
I hope you saved some money
for your daughter and sons

[Verse 8]
Ya [D]best g'wan run back
where ya come [Bm]from

[Verse 9]
Ha you don't even know [F#]what
you're asking me to confess

[Verse 10]
Confess
[Bm]You have nothing,
I don't have to tell you anything [F#]at all
Unless

[Verse 11]
Unless
[Bm]If I can prove that I
[F#aug]never broke the law
Do you [D]promise not to tell another
[Abdim]soul what you saw?
[G]No one else was in the room
where it happened
[Gm]Is that a yes?
[G]Um, yes

[Verse 12]
[D]
Dear Sir, I hope this letter finds
you in good health
And in a prosperous enough position
to put wealth
In the pockets of people like
me, down on their luck
You see, that was my wife

[Verse 13]
who you decided to
[D]What
She courted [E]me
Escorted me to [D]bed and when she
had me in a [E]corner
That's [D]when Reynolds extorted me
For a sordid [E]fee
I paid him quarterly
I may have mortally wounded
my prospects
But my papers are orderly
[F#]As you can see I kept a record of
every check in my checkered history
Check it again against your [D]list
n' see con[F#]sistency
I never spent a cent
that wasn't mine
You sent the dogs after my scent,
that's [G]fine
Yes, I have reasons for shame
[D]But I have not[G] committed treason
and sullied my good name
As you can see I have done nothing
to provoke legal action
Are my answers to [D]your satisfaction?

[Verse 14]
My [D]God
Gentle[Gm]men, let's [Dm]go
So?
[D]The people

[Verse 15]
won't know what we know

[Verse 16]
[D]Burr
How do I know you won't
use this against me
The [C]next time we [D]go toe to [Gm]toe?

[Verse 17]
Alexander[Dm], rumors only grow
[D]And we both know what we know