Verse D G A D I dreamed I was the president of these United States D G A D I dreamed I replaced ignorance, stupidity and hate D G A D I dreamed the perfect union and a perfect law, undenied D G A D And most of all I dreamed I forgot the day John Kennedy died Verse D G A D I dreamed that I could do the job that others hadn't done D G A D I dreamed that I was uncorrupt and fair to everyone D G A D I dreamed I wasn't gross or base, a criminal on the take D G A And most of all I dreamed I forgot the day John Kennedy died Chorus G A D Oh, the day John Kennedy died G A D Oh, the day John Kennedy died Verse D G A I remember where I was that day, I was upstate in a bar D G A The team from the university was playing football on tv D Then the screen went dead and the announcer said, G A D "There's been a tragedy..." D "The President's been shot... D "There are now unconfirmed reports... G A D "That he may be dead or dying." Verse D Talking stopped, someone shouted, "What!?" G A I ran out to the street D People were gathered everywhere saying, G A D "Did you hear what they said on TV?" D And then a guy in a Porsche with his radio on G A D Hit his horn and told us the news D He said, "The president's dead... D Shot twice in the head... G A D In Dallas and they don't know by whom." Verse D G A I dreamed I was the president of these United States D G A I dreamed I was young and smart and it was not a waste D G A I dreamed that there was a point to life and to the human race D I dreamed that I could somehow comprehend that someone G A D Shot him in the face Chorus G A D Oh, the day John Kennedy died G A D Oh, the day John Kennedy died
