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β« Intro:
B5 F#5 G#5 G#5
β« Verse 1:
B F# G#m
"I'm not a crook", the man once said
B F# G#m
Well let me tell you something, he lied
B F# G#m
One day I caught something on tape
B F# G#m
I shouldn't have done it, now I'm unloved
β« Chorus:
F# C#
Here's what I wouldn't do
B
I'd send my tapes to Nixon
G#
'Cause he probably wouldn't listen
F#
He'd look at all my film and say
C#
"I'm not a crook"
G#
I'd send my tapes to Nixon
β« Verse 2:
B F# G#m
Here's a little story that I don't really like
B F# G#m
The president wants light
thinking it was for the better
B F# G#m
I don't know much about it, but my parents still remember
B F# G#m
That day on April 30th, 1973
β« Chorus:
F# C#
Here's what I wouldn't do
B
I'd send my tapes to Nixon
G#
'Cause he probably wouldn't listen
F#
He'd look at all my film and say
C#
"I'm not a crook"
G#
I'd send my tapes to Nixon
β« Verse 3:
B F# G#m
Now these days I wonder was it really that bad
B F# G#m
"Deportation to John Lennon", he said
B F# G#m
"A man is not finished when he is defeated", he said
B F# G#m
It's just my opinion but I don't exactly know
β« Chorus:
F# C#
Here's what I wouldn't do
B
I'd send my tapes to Nixon
G#
'Cause he probably wouldn't listen
F#
He'd look at all my film and say
C#
"I'm not a crook"
G#*
I'd send my tapes to Nixon
Song History
Published: February 17, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025