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Mr Wilson

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EmHey Mr CWilson, 
D/F#I'm glad to Gshake your hand     Em7    C       D/F#     Gand
Emits nice to Csee you too 
D/F#and yes I GunderstandEm7  C  D/F#  G  
That I'm Anot to take it CpersoBnaGl 
alDthough we look like CpeBople.G  
and it Acould be my son on the CchopDping Bblock.
but CI'm sure he'll GunderFstand.
EmYou're at the CtableD/F#, and you seem Gnice enough.
(Em7Called his daddy, Che was mad, he D/F#came took my Gball and bat he...)
EmI just can't Cfigure, D/F#are you for Greal or not?
(Em7Called me brother, Csister, mother, D/F#shook my hand and Gcalls me "sir")
And im Anot to take it CpersoBnal.G  
alDthough we look like CpeoBple.G  
and it Acould be my wife on the CchopDping Bblock.
but CI'm sure she'll GunderFstand.
CI'm sure we'll GunderFstand.
Break:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------8-7--------------------|
D|---------------4~~-4-4-4-7~~---------------2~~-8-7--------------------|
A|---------------4~~-4-4-4-7~~---------------2~~-6-5--------------------|
E|-0-2-3-0-3/2-0-2~~-2-0-2-5~~-0-2-3-0-3/2-0-0~~------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------X-8--X-7~---------------|
D|---------------4~~-4-4-4-7~~---------------2--X-8~-X-7~---------------|
A|-----0---------4~~-4-4-4-7~~---------------2--X-6~-X-5~---------------|
E|-0-2---0-3/2-0-2~~-2-0-2-5~~-0-2-3-0-3/2-0-0--------------------------|
A C B G A C B G A C D B C G F
Verse Pattern
 Em   C   D/F#   G   Em7   C   D/F#   Gx2
And I'm Anot to take you CpersBonal.G  
altDhough we look like CpeoBpleG  
and it Acould be my head on the CchoDpping Bblock.
but CI'm sure I'll GunderFstand.
CI'm sure we'll GunderFstand
NC    C         G  F  
NO! We don't understand!
Repeat Break and again without of 2nd half (Chrd Prog) both times then go into nxt verse.
EmHey Mr CWilson,
D/F#do what you Ghave to do. 
(Em7Lay the pipe, the Capple's ripe, I'm D/F#going to JaEm7pan.

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Mr Wilson

by King's X

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D/F#

Em7

Em C

Hey Mr Wilson,

D/F# G Em7 C D/F# G

I'm glad to shake your hand and

Em C

its nice to see you too

D/F# G Em7 C D/F# G

and yes I understand

A C B G

That I'm not to take it personal

D C B G

although we look like people.

A C D B

and it could be my son on the chopping block.

C G F

but I'm sure he'll understand.

Em C D/F# G

You're at the table, and you seem nice enough.

Em7 C D/F# G

(Called his daddy, he was mad, he came took my ball and bat he...)

Em C D/F# G

I just can't figure, are you for real or not?

Em7 C D/F# G

(Called me brother, sister, mother, shook my hand and calls me "sir")

A C B G

And im not to take it personal.

D C B G

although we look like people.

A C D B

and it could be my wife on the chopping block.

C G F

but I'm sure she'll understand.

C G F

I'm sure we'll understand.

Break:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------8-7--------------------|

D|---------------4~~-4-4-4-7~~---------------2~~-8-7--------------------|

A|---------------4~~-4-4-4-7~~---------------2~~-6-5--------------------|

E|-0-2-3-0-3/2-0-2~~-2-0-2-5~~-0-2-3-0-3/2-0-0~~------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------X-8--X-7~---------------|

D|---------------4~~-4-4-4-7~~---------------2--X-8~-X-7~---------------|

A|-----0---------4~~-4-4-4-7~~---------------2--X-6~-X-5~---------------|

E|-0-2---0-3/2-0-2~~-2-0-2-5~~-0-2-3-0-3/2-0-0--------------------------|

A C B G A C B G A C D B C G F

Verse Pattern

Em C D/F# G Em7 C D/F# G

A C B G

And I'm not to take you personal.

D C B G

although we look like people

A C D B

and it could be my head on the chopping block.

C G F

but I'm sure I'll understand.

C G F

I'm sure we'll understand

C G F

NO! We don't understand!

Repeat Break and again without of 2nd half (Chrd Prog) both times then go into nxt verse.

Em C

Hey Mr Wilson,

D/F# G

do what you have to do.

Em7 C D/F# Em7

(Lay the pipe, the apple's ripe, I'm going to Japan.

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