Key: E major•
Verse 1
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I read the NY Times
it's where I get my news
Paul Krugman's on the op- ed page
that's where I get the blues
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Cause Paul always tells it like it is we get it
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Em
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B
blow by blow
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Em
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Krugman ought to know
Verse 2
talk to old Jim Lehrer
He looks so sad and crestfallen
it's more than I can bear
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Em
seem way off base
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A
And I guess that I identify with that pissed
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A
off look on Paul's face
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out that's when I get scared
But if Paul says there's a glint of hope I feel
we've all been spared
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Sometimes when he's on the TV in the background
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Em
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B
you can spot his school logo
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Krugman ought to know
Verse 3
Paul's one unhappy pup
Krugman looks so downtrodden
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about all our impending doom
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But I got The Krugman Blues from all Paul's
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gloom
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D
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Verse 4
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Once I saw Krugman on a train
Amtrackin' to DC
I recognized his sad face cause
I seen it on the TV
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Then I said "Keep up all the good work, Paul
You bring me down but way to go,
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Paul!"
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B A Em D...
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