JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - 4 Non Blondes merilis lagu "Dear Mr. President" sebagai singel perdana mereka pada 1992.
Menjadi trek dalam album Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, lagu tersebut ditulis oleh sang vokalis, Linda Perry.
Christa Hillhouse, sang bassist, mengaku bahwa lagu tersebut diperuntukkan kepada presiden yang saat itu melarang pemutaran lagu 4 Non Blondes di beberapa wilayah tertentu.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Female President - Girls Day
Simak lirik dan chord lagu "Dear Mr. President" dari 4 Non Blondes berikut ini.
[Intro]
Bb G# Bb Dm G#
[Verse 1]
Bb D# Bb
I'm looking outside of my window
G#
The view that I see is a child and mama
And the child is begging for money
Bb
Tell me why, tell me why
The woman is blind
Is she so broke the kid's dealing crime
[Chorus]
G#
It's such a beautiful city
But the world is burning it down
Bb
ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya
G#
It's such a beautiful city
Bb
But the world is burning it down
[Verse 2]
I go to my room to turn on the TV
G#
I sit myself down and I start laughing hard
'Cause this man he's asking for money
Bb
He says if you send me lots of cash
I'll send you stuff to make you rich fast
[Chorus]
G#
It's such a wonderful country
But the man he's burning it down
Bb
ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya
G#
It's such a wonderful country
But the man he's burning it down
Bb
ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya
G#
And it's burning down
And it's called the US of A
[Verse 3]
F# G# Bb
One day I'm going to have lots of money
F# G# Bb D#
But I'll have to give up for this rich society
F# G# Bb
Oh please Mr. President will you lend me a future
F# G#
'Cause you'll just get it back
D# G#
From the little blind woman with the kid on the corner
Bb D#
And the people all over, doin' crack
[Chorus]
Bb
ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya
G#
It's such a wonderful country
But the man he's burning it down
Bb
ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya
G#
And it's burning down
Bb
And it's called the US of A
D# Bb
[Verse 4]
D# Bb
I'm walking outside on a sunny day
Dm G#
With no one around and I wonder what's wrong
D#
The I hear this loud piercing siren
Bb D# Bb
Oh my God the bomb has just dropped
And everybody climbed right on top
[Chorus]
G#
Screaming, what a wonderful country
But the man he's burning it down, he's burning it down
Bb
ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya
G#
It's such a wonderful country
But the man he's burning it down, he's burning it down
Bb
ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya
G#
And it's burning down
And it's called the US of A
Bb
ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya
[Outro]
G#