Biography:
Denis Leary was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Nora and John Leary, Irish immigrants who had grown up together. After a childhood in the 1960s, Leary went to Emerson College in Boston, where he tried his hand at acting and writing. He was a charter member of Emerson's Comedy Workshop, and taught at the college for five years after graduating. By that point he had written several pieces for magazines and had worked at stand-up comedy for a time.
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Other songs:
(Fuck) The Kennedy’s
This chord/lyric sheet is based off of the full version as played by Denis and his
band during his 1993 MTV Unplugged special.
Performance notes:
The guitar plays a basic blues scale/riff alternating between the E and A chords.
I elected to not display when to switch between chords, as it would muddy up this
tab. The guitar plays a B after the end of each verse.
Presidential Theme Intro
Drum fill (4 measures)
Guitar plays a B over the final measure
Verses 1-4 (Blues riff in E)
I drink, and I drive
I’m the only one in my car who gets out alive
Ted Kennedy
You vote, and I win
The Bishop says carousing is a cardinal sin
But, the Cardinal’s on the payroll, so I’ll do it again
Ted Kennedy, woah-oh
Ted Kennedy
I’m dead, and I’m gone
I used to play touch football on the White House lawn
Bobby Kennedy
Big smile, big hair
Jackie married Harry, and I really don’t care
I had sex with Marilyn in my rockin’ chair
Jack Kennedy woah-oh
Mr. President
Drum break (8 measures)
(“Ask not what your country…” & car crash/splash sound effects)
Guitar plays B in final measure
Verses 5-6 (Blues riff in E)
I’m a joke, you don’t know
I was supposed to be the president,
but I died in the war!
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
Well, I’m dad, and I’m bad
I was an ignorant bootlegger and a genuine cad
I didn’t think that Hitler was really so bad.
Master Kennedy, woah-oh
Master Kennedy
Bridge
C# G# A B
I was born to immigrant parents back in 1937
C# G#
I played Bobby in a TV movie,
A B
Then I got to play JFK…
E
My name’s Martin Sheen’s, my name’s
A G# F#
Martin Sheen’s my name.
E
My name’s Martin Sheen’s, my name’s
A G# F#
Martin Sheen’s my name.
Solos (Piano, then guitar - 8 measures for each solo)
Use verse chord progression
Verses 7-8 (Blues riff in E)
And I’m rich, and it’s great
I hang around Hyannisport and wake up late
‘Cause I’m a Kennedy
Ich bein ein…
Ich bein ein Berliner and we’re doin’ fine
7000 relatives are waitin’ in line
To be a Kennedy. Woah-oh
It’s the Kennedys, woah-oh
E (let ring) (let vocals and guitars fade gradually)
It’s the Kennedys, Kennedys, Kennedys…
This chord/lyric sheet is based off of the full version as played by Denis and his
band during his 1993 MTV Unplugged special.
Performance notes:
The guitar plays a basic blues scale/riff alternating between the E and A chords.
I elected to not display when to switch between chords, as it would muddy up this
tab. The guitar plays a B after the end of each verse.
Presidential Theme Intro
Drum fill (4 measures)
Guitar plays a B over the final measure
Verses 1-4 (Blues riff in E)
I drink, and I drive
I’m the only one in my car who gets out alive
Ted Kennedy
You vote, and I win
The Bishop says carousing is a cardinal sin
But, the Cardinal’s on the payroll, so I’ll do it again
Ted Kennedy, woah-oh
Ted Kennedy
I’m dead, and I’m gone
I used to play touch football on the White House lawn
Bobby Kennedy
Big smile, big hair
Jackie married Harry, and I really don’t care
I had sex with Marilyn in my rockin’ chair
Jack Kennedy woah-oh
Mr. President
Drum break (8 measures)
(“Ask not what your country…” & car crash/splash sound effects)
Guitar plays B in final measure
Verses 5-6 (Blues riff in E)
I’m a joke, you don’t know
I was supposed to be the president,
but I died in the war!
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
Well, I’m dad, and I’m bad
I was an ignorant bootlegger and a genuine cad
I didn’t think that Hitler was really so bad.
Master Kennedy, woah-oh
Master Kennedy
Bridge
C# G# A B
I was born to immigrant parents back in 1937
C# G#
I played Bobby in a TV movie,
A B
Then I got to play JFK…
E
My name’s Martin Sheen’s, my name’s
A G# F#
Martin Sheen’s my name.
E
My name’s Martin Sheen’s, my name’s
A G# F#
Martin Sheen’s my name.
Solos (Piano, then guitar - 8 measures for each solo)
Use verse chord progression
Verses 7-8 (Blues riff in E)
And I’m rich, and it’s great
I hang around Hyannisport and wake up late
‘Cause I’m a Kennedy
Ich bein ein…
Ich bein ein Berliner and we’re doin’ fine
7000 relatives are waitin’ in line
To be a Kennedy. Woah-oh
It’s the Kennedys, woah-oh
E (let ring) (let vocals and guitars fade gradually)
It’s the Kennedys, Kennedys, Kennedys…
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