When Im President Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays509

When Im President by Extreme is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
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16
Speed
  			Well, here's a couple of my favorite.  They're a blast to play! 
 
           
Tab Key: 
/ or \ -- slide up or down 
(*)    -- hold 
 h     -- hammer on 
 p     -- pull off 
 X     -- Play the string muted 
(?X)   -- Repeat ? number of times 
 
 
 
                                    EXTREME 
                                   --------- 
   
                               When I'm President 
                               ================== 
 
The intro for this song goes something like this: 
 
 
E-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G-----------------|--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------| 
D-----------------|--2-----------------4-4-----|--2-----------------5-5-----| 
A-----------------|--0---3---4---0-3-4---------|--0---3---4---0-3-4---------| 
E----------3/12\3-|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
 
 
 
E----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------| 
D--2-----------------4-4-----|--2-----------------5-5-5-5-| 
A--0---3---4---0-3-4---------|--0---3---4---0-3-4---------| 
E----------------------------|----------------------------| 
 
 
 
E----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------| 
D--2-----------------4-4-----|--2------------------5------| 
A--0---3---4---0-3-4-----3-4-|--0---3---4---0-3-4---------| 
E----------------------------|-----------------------3----| 
 
 
 
E---------------------------|----------------------------|-----------| 
B---------------------------|----------------------------|-----------| 
G--2------------------------|--2-------------------------|--2--------| 
D--2-----------------4-4----|--2-----------4--4--4-2-----|--2--------| 
A--0---3---4---0-3-4--------|--0---3---4-------------3-4-|--0--------| 
E---------------------------|----------------------------|-----------| 
 
                                                I'm much  older now... 
 
 
The A5 is held for four measures while Gary sings, then Nuno plays:  
 
E--------------------------|----------------------------|------------| 
B--------------------------|----------------------------|------------| 
G--------------------------|----------------------------|--2---------| 
D--2-----------------------|--2-------------------------|--2---------| 
A--2-----------------4-4---|--2-----------------5-5-----|--0---------| 
E--0---3---4---0-3-4-------|--0---3---4---0-3-4-----3-4-|------------| 
 
                                                You can  be anything... 
 
 
A5 again held for four measures, then: 
 
Bridge: (play 2X) 
E-------------------|---------------------| 
B--0----------------|--3------------------| 
G--0----------------|--2--2---2-2--2--2--.| 
D--0--2---2-2--2--2-|--0--2---2-2--2--2--.| 
A-----2---2-2--2--2-|-----0---0-0--0--0---| 
E--3--0---0-0--0--0-|---------------------| 
 
 
I think the chorus is something like: 
 
Chorus: 
E-------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
B-------------------------|---------------------------|--5---5---5------------| 
G--2---2---2-----14---14--|--2------------------------|--4---4---4-----2---2--| 
D--2---2---2-----14---14--|--2-----------------4-4----|--6---6---6-----2---2--| 
A--0---0---0-----12---12--|--0---3---4---0-3-4--------|----------------0---0--| 
E-------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| 
 
 
 
E--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| 
B--------------------------|----------3------------|--------------------------| 
G--2-----------------------|--2---2---2------------|--2-----------------------| 
D--2-----------------4-4---|--2---2---4------------|--2-----------------4-4---| 
A--0---3---4---0-3-4-------|--0---0---2------------|--0---3---4---0-3-4-------| 
E--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| 
 
 
 
E-----3-----3----------0h1h0---|---------------------------|------------------| 
B-------------------3--------3-|---------------------------|------------------| 
G------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| 
D------------------------------|--2---2--------2-2-----2---|--2---2--------2--| 
A------------------------------|--2---2--------2-2-----2---|--2---2--------2--| 
E--3-----2-----1---------------|--0---0--0-3-4-0-0-3-4-0---|--0---0--0-3-4-0--| 
 
 
Anyway, that's the basic theme of the song. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante