{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":64601,"song":"Mr Tanner","artist":"Harry Chapin","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11543056-mr-tanner-chords-by-harry-chapin/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/64601?type=chord","rating":4.59399,"votes":48,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\r\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n\r\n\r\nMister Tanner\r\n\r\nMister [G] Tanner was a [G/f] cleaner from a [Em] town in the Mid\r\n[tab][[ch]G/D[/ch]] west\r\nAnd of [G] all the cleaning [G/f] shops around [Em] hed made his the[/tab]\r\n[tab][[ch]D[/ch]] best\r\nBut he [C] also was a [Bb] baritone who [Am7] sang while hanging [G][/tab]\r\nHe practiced scales while [G/f] pressing tails and [Em] sang at local\r\n[tab][[ch]D[/ch]] shows\r\nHis [Em] friends and neighbors praised the voice that [D] poured out[/tab]\r\nfrom his throat\r\nThey [Em] said that he should use his gift in [D] stead of cleaning\r\ncoats\r\n[G] But [Bm] music was his life, it was [Am7] not his livelihood\r\nAnd it [Em] made him feel so happy and it [G/d] made him feel so\r\n[tab][[ch]D/C[/ch]] good\r\nAnd he [G/b] sang from his heart [C]  and he [G/d] sang from his [D][/tab]\r\nsoul\r\nHe [G] did not know how [C] well he sang, [G] it just [C] made him\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]] whole\r\n\r\nHis [G] friends kept working [G/f] on him to try [Em] music out full\r\n[tab][[ch]G/D[/ch]] time\r\nA [G] big debut and [G/f] rave reviews a [Em] great career to [D][/tab]\r\n[C] Finally they [Bb] got to him [Am7] he would take the fling [G]\r\nA concert agent [G/f] in New York [Em] agreed to have him [D] sing\r\nAnd there were [Em] plane tickets, phone calls, [D] money spent to\r\nIt [Em] took most of his savings but he [D] gladly used them all\r\n\r\n[G] But [Bm] music was his life, it was [Am7] not his livelihood\r\nAnd it [Em] made him feel so happy and it [G/d] made him feel so\r\n[tab][[ch]D/C[/ch]] good\r\nAnd he [G/b] sang from his heart [C]  and he [G/d] sang from his [D][/tab]\r\nsoul\r\nHe [G] did not know how [C] well he sang, [G] it just [C] made him\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]] whole\r\n\r\nThe [G] evening came he [G/f] took the stage his [Em] face set in a\r\n[tab][[ch]G/D[/ch]] smile\r\nAnd in the [G] half filled hall the [G/f] critics sat [Em] watching[/tab]\r\non the [D] aisle\r\nBut the [C] concert was a [Bb] blur to him [Am7] spatters of applause\r\n[tab][[ch]G[/ch]]\r\nHe did not know how [G/f] well he sang, he [Em] only heard the [D][/tab]\r\nBut the [Em] critics were concise, it [D] only took four lines\r\nBut [Em] no one could accuse them of [D] being overkind\r\n\r\n(spoken) [G] Mr Martin Tanner, Baritone, of [G/f] Dayton Ohio\r\nMade his Town Hall [Eb] debut last night.  He came well [G/d]\r\nBut unfortunately his presentation [C] was not up to contemporary\r\nProfessional [Bb] standards.  His voice lacks the [Abmaj7] range of\r\nNecessary to make it consistently [G] interesting\r\n[C] Full time consideration of an [Bb] other endeavor might be in [G]\r\n[[ch]G/F[/ch]] - [[ch]Em[/ch]] - [[ch]G/D[/ch]] - [[ch]G[/ch]] - [[ch]G/F[/ch]] - [[ch]Em[/ch]] - [[ch]G[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n[G] He came back home to [G/f] Dayton and was [Em] questioned by his\r\n[tab]friends [[ch]G[/ch]]\r\nThen he [G] smiled and just said [G/f] nothing and he [Em] never sang[/tab]\r\n[tab][[ch]D[/ch]] again\r\n[C] Excepting very late [Bb] at night when the [Am] shop was dark and[/tab]\r\n[tab][[ch]G[/ch]] closed\r\nHe sang softly to himself as he sorted through the [D] clothes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[G] - [Bm] Music was his life, it was not [Am7] his livelihood\r\nAnd it [Em] made him feel so happy, it [G] made him feel so [D] good\r\nAnd he [G/b] sang from his [C] heart and he [G] sang from his [D]\r\nAnd he [G] did not know how [C] well he sang\r\n[Bb] It just [Abmaj7] made him [G] whole\r","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n\n\nMister Tanner\n\nMister [G] Tanner was a [G/f] cleaner from a [Em] town in the Mid\n\n\nHe practiced scales while [G/f] pressing tails and [Em] sang at local\n\nfrom his throat\nThey [Em] said that he should use his gift in [D] stead of cleaning\ncoats\n[G] But [Bm] music was his life, it was [Am7] not his livelihood\nAnd it [Em] made him feel so happy and it [G/d] made him feel so\n\nsoul\nHe [G] did not know how [C] well he sang, [G] it just [C] made him\n[G] whole\n\nHis [G] friends kept working [G/f] on him to try [Em] music out full\n\n[C] Finally they [Bb] got to him [Am7] he would take the fling [G]\nA concert agent [G/f] in New York [Em] agreed to have him [D] sing\nAnd there were [Em] plane tickets, phone calls, [D] money spent to\nIt [Em] took most of his savings but he [D] gladly used them all\n\n[G] But [Bm] music was his life, it was [Am7] not his livelihood\nAnd it [Em] made him feel so happy and it [G/d] made him feel so\n\nsoul\nHe [G] did not know how [C] well he sang, [G] it just [C] made him\n[G] whole\n\nThe [G] evening came he [G/f] took the stage his [Em] face set in a\n\non the [D] aisle\nBut the [C] concert was a [Bb] blur to him [Am7] spatters of applause\n\nBut the [Em] critics were concise, it [D] only took four lines\nBut [Em] no one could accuse them of [D] being overkind\n\n(spoken) [G] Mr Martin Tanner, Baritone, of [G/f] Dayton Ohio\nMade his Town Hall [Eb] debut last night.  He came well [G/d]\nBut unfortunately his presentation [C] was not up to contemporary\nProfessional [Bb] standards.  His voice lacks the [Abmaj7] range of\nNecessary to make it consistently [G] interesting\n[C] Full time consideration of an [Bb] other endeavor might be in [G]\n[G/F] - [Em] - [G/D] - [G] - [G/F] - [Em] - [G/D]\n[G] He came back home to [G/f] Dayton and was [Em] questioned by his\n\n\n\n\n[G] - [Bm] Music was his life, it was not [Am7] his livelihood\nAnd it [Em] made him feel so happy, it [G] made him feel so [D] good\nAnd he [G/b] sang from his [C] heart and he [G] sang from his [D]\nAnd he [G] did not know how [C] well he sang\n[Bb] It just [Abmaj7] made him [G] whole","chords":["G","Em","G/D","D","C","Bb","Bm","D/C","A","Eb","G/F","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}