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Mr Humphries

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{Verse 1]
BbTry and be Amkind to Mr GmHumphries in Froom 5
BbHe gets Amgrumpy tryinGmg to keep hope aFlive
And though the Ebwell has drieDmd up
He won’t Ebgive or shut Dmup
He just keeps Ebhoping, DmHoping
{Verse 2]
He sBbpent all his Amlife on the GmtelevisionF  
He Bbeven had a Amcatch phrase of his GmownF  
Always made a Ebgreat entrance on the Dmstage
A Ebfree man walking from a Dmcage
Millions Ebloved him   HDmoping
{Verse 3]
His adBbvice to the Amyoung   AlwaGmys leave ’em wanting mFore
BbYou can’t calm the saAmvage beast But you Gmcan make him less of a Fbore
The heEbart it don’t Dmneed
BraEbve words or dDmeeds
It just keeps hEboping  Dmhoping  hEboping       Ebsus2      EbhDmoping
[Chorus]
Keep it Gmlight, keep it Fbright
You’re the oAmne thing thCmey forget
And in the Gmend no one’s a Ffriend
And yoAmur fortune becomes a Cmdebt
{Verse 4]
So be Bbkind to Mr AmHumphries, Though you Gmthink his role is Fsmall
And a Bbsmile Bbadd2breaks dBbown the Amdarkness, Never has to Gmbeg, Gmadd9never haGms to Fcrawl
Every Ebbreath is a pDmrayer
DEbon’t cave in or Dmscare
It just keeps hEboping  Dmhoping  hEboping       Ebsus2      EbhDmoping
[Chorus]
You won’Gmt find the sunF  
If the dead Amlight your Cmway
So distrGmact ’em, keep ’Fem laughing
Cause you’ll Amnever have Cmenough to pay
 Gm   F   Am  Cm

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Mr Humphries

by Mark Eitzel

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Ebsus2

Bbadd2

Gmadd9

{Verse 1]

Bb Am Gm F

Try and be kind to Mr Humphries in room 5

Bb Am Gm F

He gets grumpy trying to keep hope alive

Eb Dm

And though the well has dried up

Eb Dm

He won’t give or shut up

Eb Dm

He just keeps hoping, Hoping

{Verse 2]

Bb Am Gm F

He spent all his life on the television

Bb Am Gm F

He even had a catch phrase of his own

Eb Dm

Always made a great entrance on the stage

Eb Dm

A free man walking from a cage

Eb Dm

Millions loved him Hoping

{Verse 3]

Bb Am Gm F

His advice to the young Always leave ’em wanting more

Bb Am Gm F

You can’t calm the savage beast But you can make him less of a bore

Eb Dm

The heart it don’t need

Eb Dm

Brave words or deeds

Eb Dm Eb Ebsus2 Eb Dm

It just keeps hoping hoping hoping hoping

[Chorus]

Gm F

Keep it light, keep it bright

Am Cm

You’re the one thing they forget

Gm F

And in the end no one’s a friend

Am Cm

And your fortune becomes a debt

{Verse 4]

Bb Am Gm F

So be kind to Mr Humphries, Though you think his role is small

Bb Bbadd2 Bb Am Gm Gmadd9 Gm F

And a smile breaks down the darkness, Never has to beg, never has to crawl

Eb Dm

Every breath is a prayer

Eb Dm

Don’t cave in or scare

Eb Dm Eb Ebsus2 Eb Dm

It just keeps hoping hoping hoping hoping

[Chorus]

Gm F

You won’t find the sun

Am Cm

If the dead light your way

Gm F

So distract ’em, keep ’em laughing

Am Cm

Cause you’ll never have enough to pay

Gm F Am Cm

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