Tom Paxton – Mr Blue (Guitar)

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From The Vietnam Songbook (1969), edited by Barbara Dane and Irwin Silber. [Verse 1]
C             Em
Good morning, Mister Blue,

C             Em
We've got our eyes on you,

    C           Em                     C    Em
The evidence is clear that you've been scheming.

C             Em         C          Em
You'd like to steal away and while away the day

C             Em            Em
You'd like to spend an hour dreaming
[Chorus]
C            D       C             D
What will it take to whip you into line?

C        D        C      D 
A broken heart? A broken head?

C            A       C           A
It can be arranged! It can be arranged!
[Verse 2]
C            Em
Step softly, Mister Blue,

C              Em
We know what's best for you

   C               Em                   C    Em
We know where your precious dreams will take you.

C            Em
You've got a slot to fill,

C             Em
And fill that slot you will,

C               Em                Em
You'll learn to love it, or we'll break you.
[Chorus]
C            D       C             D
What will it take to whip you into line?

C        D       C       D
A broken heart? A broken head?

C           A       C           A
It can be arranged! It can be arranged!
[Verse 3]
C           Em
Be careful, Mister Blue,

C                 Em
This phase you're going through

    C                Em            C   Em
Can lead you nowhere else but to disaster

C         Em
Excuse us while we grin,

C               Em
You've worn our patience thin,

C            Em                    Em
It's time we showed you who's your master.
[Chorus]
C            D       C             D
What will it take, to whip you into line?

C        D      C        D
A broken heart? A broken head?

C           A       C           A
It can be arranged! It can be arranged!
[Verse 4]
C            Em
Don't worry, Mister Blue,

C               Em
We'll take good care of you.

     C              Em               C   Em
Just think of it as sense and not surrender.

C         Em
But never think again,

C            Em
That you can think again

C             Em                 Em
Or you'll get something you'll remember
[Chorus]
C            D       C             D
What will it take, to whip you into line?

C         D       C      D
A broken heart? A broken head?

C           A       C           A
It can be arranged! It can be arranged!