Nobodys Above The Law chords by Jonathan Coulton

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
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The people made you the president. You get your power from our consent.
A minorAm        G/BG/B    C majorC
It’s not just a figure of speech.
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If you do something you shouldn’t do, the constitution will deal with you.
A minorAm      G/BG/B    C majorC
Congress has power to impeach.

Chorus 1:
Bb majorBb      FF   C majorC    G+G
Republicans, democrats, inbetweeners.
Bb majorBb        FF     C majorC   G+G
No one likes high crimes and misdemeanors
E minorEm                A7A7    Gm7b5/Eb D7D7    G+G
Your tiny hands will scratch and claw, but nobody’s above the law.

Verse 2:
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Andrew Johnson and Clinton too.
G+G
Congress did what they had to do.
A minorAm   G/BG/B       C majorC
Nixon resigned just in time.
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Obstructing justice and perjury, emoluments, russian puppetry.
A minorAm      G/BG/B    C majorC
Treason is also a crime.

Chorus 2:
Bb majorBb      FF    C majorC   G+G
Republicans, democrats, inbetweeners.
Bb majorBb        FF     C majorC   G+G
Looking for high crimes and misdemeanors.
E minorEm        Em/DEm/D     A7A7
Maybe this will stick in your craw.
  Gm7b5/Eb   D7D7      G+G
But nobody’s above the law

Bridge:
   A minorAm          B minorBm         C majorC           D MajorD         G+G    Gmaj7Gmaj7
They vote on the articles in the house of representatives, simple majority decides if you’re impeached.
 A minorAm             B minorBm           C majorC
Then there's a trial in the senate in which they consider the charges,
   D MajorD
and vote to remove you from
  Eb MajorEb          FF           G minorGm
office and if they get two thirds, then it’s done
      G minorGm       C minorCm     Am7b5Am7b5  D7D7
And you're gone and you'll never hold office again!
D7D7
So, maybe that’s why:

Verse 3:
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You don’t do business with foreign spies,
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You don’t keep slush funds, you don’t tell lies.
A minorAm   G/BG/B         C majorC
History knows what you’ve done.

Chorus 3:
Bb majorBb      FF     C majorC  G+G
Republicans, democrats, inbetweeners
Bb majorBb      FF       C majorC   G+G
Tired of your high crimes and misdemeanors
E minorEm             A7A7
Founders and the framers foresaw,
  Gm7b5/Eb   D7D7   G+G   E7E7
But nobody’s above the law

Outro:
Gm7b5/Eb  D7D7    G+G     E7E7
Nobody’s above the law, even you
Gm7b5/Eb  D7D7
Nobody’s above
   G+G
The law.