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Mister Blue chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
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D

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Good morning, Mr. Blue.
A
A

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We've got our eyes on you.
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D

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The evidence is clear

that you've been scheming.

A
A

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You'd like to steal away
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G

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and while away the day.

You'd like to spend an
A
A

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hour dreaming.

But what will it

take to whip you into line?
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D

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A broken heart?

A broken head?

It can be arranged.

It can be arranged.

Step softly, Mr. Blue.

We know what's best for you,

and we know where your

precious dreams

will take you.

You've got a slot to fill,
A
A

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and fill that slot you will.
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You'll learn to love it,

or we'll break you.
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G

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And what will it take to whip you in the line,
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D

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G

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a broken heart, a broken head?
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D

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It can be arranged.

Oh, it can be arranged.

Be careful, Mr. Blue.

This phase you're going through

can lead you nowhere else

but to disaster.

Excuse us while we grin.
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You've won our pa tience, then.

It's time we showed you who's

your master.

But don't worry, Mr. Blue.
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A

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We'll take good care of you.
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Just think of it as sense and not surrender.
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But never think again

that you can think again,
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G

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or you'll get something
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A

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you'll remember.
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D

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What will it take to whip you into line?
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D

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A broken heart?

A broken head?

It can be arranged.
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D

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It can be arranged.

You are flying to Vienna.

You are phoned aboard your airplanes,
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G

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sit at oaken tables,
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A

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speak in solemn tongues
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While the leaders of all nations

keep a deep respectful silence
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G

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You're moving pawns and bishops
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made of flesh and blood and bones

But the white bones of Allende
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and the scattered bones of Chile
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Are the scream that breaks the silence
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of a thousand blown away

Oh, the white bones of Allende
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and the scattered bones of Chile
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A

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Are not silent,

they are screaming,
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they're your peace prize, Dr. King

While you banter with reporters,

while you charm your fellow diners,
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G

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while you dance with wives of princes,

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while you wrest from cares of state,
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there are thousands in the prisons.

There are widows numb with sorrow,
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G

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there are graves unmarked and hidden,

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there are ghosts outside your gates.

And the white bones of Allende,
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scattered from Chile,
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are to scream the brisk silence
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So a thousand blown away

For the white bones of Allende
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And the scattered bones of Chile
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Are not silent, they are screaming
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They're your peace prize, Dr. McCain

Or it's Kissinger in China

Or it's Kissinger in Cairo
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G

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Kissinger at NATO
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A

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In the grand old power game
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D

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But the white bones of Allende

Tell another darker story
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G

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For you never got to Chile
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But you killed it just the same

And the white bones of Allende
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A scattered bone in Chile
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Hard to scream that breaks the silence
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Of the thousand blown away

Oh, the white bones of Allende
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A scattered bone in Chile
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Are not silent,

they are screaming
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They're your peace prize, Dr. King

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • G

Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Mister Blue by Tom Paxton is E major.

The primary chords used in Mister Blue are E, B, A.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, B, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Mister Blue is approximately 57 beats per minute.

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