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Mister Can't-Go-On chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
D
D

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B
B
2

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Verse 1
Em
Em

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There's a man

on the telephone
D
D

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G
G

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Says he's been drinking some wine
Em
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He won't give his name
D
D

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Says he's come to the
G
G

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Bm
Bm
2

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end of the line
C
C

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He can't win for losing,
Bm
Bm
2

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he feels like his back's to the wall
C
C

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He's hard to keep talking,
B
B
2

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keeps saying he's tired of it all
Em
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I'm asking him anything,
D
D

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G

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any fool question will do
Em
Em

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He knows what I'm doing,
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G

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Bm
Bm
2

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and I know what he's going through
C
C

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I hear him crying,
Bm
Bm
2

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so I'll do the talking for now
C
C

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I hear my own voice and I'm talking,

B
B
2

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but I don't know how I say
C
C

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please mister can't go on,
G
G

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you can go on one more day
C
C

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And the time to decide
G
G

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is still 24 hours away
B
B
2

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If you still feel the same
C
C

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then I'll still have the same thing to say
D
D

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I say, please, mister, can't go on
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G

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B
B
2

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B
2

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You can go on one more day
Em
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I ask him his name again
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D

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Finally he tells me it's Ray
Em
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D

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His woman can't take it no more
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Bm
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And she's moving away
C
C

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He's tried to quit drinkin'
Bm
Bm
2

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but the least little thing and he's gone
C
C

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Keep talkin', keep talkin',

keep prayin',
B
B
2

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keep keepin' him on
C
C

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Sayin' please mister can't go on,
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G

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you can go on one more day
C
C

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And the time to decide
G
G

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is still twenty -four hours away
B
B
2

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If you still feel the same,
C
C

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then I'll still have the same thing to say
D
D

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I say, please, Mr. Can't -Go -On,
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C
C

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G

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you can go on one more day
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C

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B
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C
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D
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B
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2

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A

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Em
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I've drunk so much coffee
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I know I won't sleep for a week
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But I feel like we're winning
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D

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I'm sitting here letting Ray
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Bm
Bm
2

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speak
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He's laughed once or twice
Bm
Bm
2

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Even laughed at a lame joke of mine
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C
C

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He said it was lousy
B
B
2

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I guess that's a pretty good sign
C
C

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I'll say, see, Mr. Can't -Go -On,
G
G

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you can go on one more day
C
C

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And the time to decide
G
G

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is still 24 hours away
B
B
2

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If you still feel the same,
C
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and I'll still have the same thing to say
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I say, see, Mr. Kent, go on,
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you can go on one more day
D
D

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I say, see, Mr. Kent, go on,
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G
G

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you can go on one more day

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • B

    2

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • A

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Mister Can't-Go-On by Tom Paxton is A major.

The primary chords used in Mister Can't-Go-On are E, A, C#, F#m, C#m, D.

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

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, A, C#, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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