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Mister Tanner
Mister  GTanner was a  G/fcleaner from a  Emtown in the Mid
[G/D] west
And of  Gall the cleaning  G/fshops around  Emhed made his the
[D] best
But he  Calso was a  Bbbaritone who  Am7sang while hanging G  
He practiced scales while  G/fpressing tails and  Emsang at local
[D] shows
His  Emfriends and neighbors praised the voice that  Dpoured out
from his throat
They  Emsaid that he should use his gift in  Dstead of cleaning
coats
 GBut  Bmmusic was his life, it was  Am7not his livelihood
And it  Emmade him feel so happy and it  G/dmade him feel so
[D/C] good
And he  G/bsang from his heart   Cand he  G/dsang from his D  
soul
He  Gdid not know how  Cwell he sang,  Git just  Cmade him
[G] whole
His  Gfriends kept working  G/fon him to try  Emmusic out full
[G/D] time
A  Gbig debut and  G/frave reviews a  Emgreat career to D  
 CFinally they  Bbgot to him  Am7he would take the fling G  
A concert agent  G/fin New York  Emagreed to have him  Dsing
And there were  Emplane tickets, phone calls,  Dmoney spent to
It  Emtook most of his savings but he  Dgladly used them all
 GBut  Bmmusic was his life, it was  Am7not his livelihood
And it  Emmade him feel so happy and it  G/dmade him feel so
[D/C] good
And he  G/bsang from his heart   Cand he  G/dsang from his D  
soul
He  Gdid not know how  Cwell he sang,  Git just  Cmade him
[G] whole
The  Gevening came he  G/ftook the stage his  Emface set in a
[G/D] smile
And in the  Ghalf filled hall the  G/fcritics sat  Emwatching
on the  Daisle
But the  Cconcert was a  Bbblur to him  Am7spatters of applause
[G]
He did not know how  G/fwell he sang, he  Emonly heard the D  
But the  Emcritics were concise, it  Donly took four lines
But  Emno one could accuse them of  Dbeing overkind
(spoken)  GMr Martin Tanner, Baritone, of  G/fDayton Ohio
Made his Town Hall  Ebdebut last night.  He came well G/d  
But unfortunately his presentation  Cwas not up to contemporary
Professional  Bbstandards.  His voice lacks the  Abmaj7range of
Necessary to make it consistently  Ginteresting
 CFull time consideration of an  Bbother endeavor might be in G  
[G/F] - [Em] - [G/D] - [G] - [G/F] - [Em] - [G/D]
 GHe came back home to  G/fDayton and was  Emquestioned by his
friends [G]
Then he  Gsmiled and just said  G/fnothing and he  Emnever sang
[D] again
 CExcepting very late  Bbat night when the  Amshop was dark and
[G] closed
He sang softly to himself as he sorted through the  Dclothes
 G-  BmMusic was his life, it was not  Am7his livelihood
And it  Emmade him feel so happy, it  Gmade him feel so  Dgood
And he  G/bsang from his  Cheart and he  Gsang from his D  
And he  Gdid not know how  Cwell he sang
 BbIt just  Abmaj7made him  Gwhole

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Mr Tanner

by Harry Chapin

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G/D

D/C

G/F

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Mister Tanner

G G/f Em

Mister Tanner was a cleaner from a town in the Mid

G/D

[] west

G G/f Em

And of all the cleaning shops around hed made his the

[] best

C Bb Am7 G

But he also was a baritone who sang while hanging

G/f Em

He practiced scales while pressing tails and sang at local

[] shows

Em D

His friends and neighbors praised the voice that poured out

from his throat

Em D

They said that he should use his gift in stead of cleaning

coats

G Bm Am7

But music was his life, it was not his livelihood

Em G/d

And it made him feel so happy and it made him feel so

D/C

[] good

G/b C G/d D

And he sang from his heart and he sang from his

soul

G C G C

He did not know how well he sang, it just made him

[] whole

G G/f Em

His friends kept working on him to try music out full

G/D

[] time

G G/f Em D

A big debut and rave reviews a great career to

C Bb Am7 G

Finally they got to him he would take the fling

G/f Em D

A concert agent in New York agreed to have him sing

Em D

And there were plane tickets, phone calls, money spent to

Em D

It took most of his savings but he gladly used them all

G Bm Am7

But music was his life, it was not his livelihood

Em G/d

And it made him feel so happy and it made him feel so

D/C

[] good

G/b C G/d D

And he sang from his heart and he sang from his

soul

G C G C

He did not know how well he sang, it just made him

[] whole

G G/f Em

The evening came he took the stage his face set in a

G/D

[] smile

G G/f Em

And in the half filled hall the critics sat watching

on the aisle

C Bb Am7

But the concert was a blur to him spatters of applause

[]

G/f Em D

He did not know how well he sang, he only heard the

Em D

But the critics were concise, it only took four lines

Em D

But no one could accuse them of being overkind

G G/f

(spoken) Mr Martin Tanner, Baritone, of Dayton Ohio

Eb G/d

Made his Town Hall debut last night. He came well

But unfortunately his presentation was not up to contemporary

Bb Abmaj7

Professional standards. His voice lacks the range of

Necessary to make it consistently interesting

C Bb G

Full time consideration of an other endeavor might be in

G/F Em G/D G G/F Em G D

[] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [/]

G G/f Em

He came back home to Dayton and was questioned by his

friends []

G G/f Em

Then he smiled and just said nothing and he never sang

[] again

C Bb Am

Excepting very late at night when the shop was dark and

[] closed

He sang softly to himself as he sorted through the clothes

G Bm Am7

- Music was his life, it was not his livelihood

Em G D

And it made him feel so happy, it made him feel so good

G/b C G D

And he sang from his heart and he sang from his

G C

And he did not know how well he sang

Bb Abmaj7 G

It just made him whole

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