Van Dyke Parks - Fdr In Trinidad Chords

[Verse 1]
                D                              E
When Roosevelt came to the Land of the Hummingbird
  A                      D
Shouts of welcome were heard
  E             A                  D
"Hummingbird, Hummingbird, Hummingbird"
 
[Chorus]
          C#m           Bm            G
His visit to their island is bound to be
    D        A          D  C
An epoch in local history
           Bm              B E
Definitely marking the new era
    G         A            D
Between Trinidad and America
 
[Verse 2]
          D                     E
We understand that the president had just been
      A                       D
On a visit to Brazil and the Argentine
                          E
With Mr. Cordell Hull in attendance
        A                        D           C#m
There they took part in a peace conference
 
[Chorus]
Bm                          G
Struck by his modest style
                          D       A         D
We were intrigued by the famous Roosevelt smile
C         Bm       B    E
In fact everybody was glad
G            A                D
To welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad
 
[Verse 2]
          D                     E
We were privileged to see the democratic
A                       D
President of the great republic
                                    E
With his charm and his genial personality
     A                D     C#m
And his wonderful urbanity
 
[Chorus]
Bm                 G
To stop war and atrocity
                    D        A      D   C
And make the world safe for democracy
               Bm               B  E
The greatest event of the century
        G            A              D
In the interest of suffering humanity
 
[Interlude]
D E A D  x2
C#m
 
[Chorus]
          Bm                   G
Port of Spain threw open her gates
         D                A      D    C
To the President of the United States
     Bm            B    E
In fact everybody was glad
G            A                D
To welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad