Mr. Tinker
Harry NilssonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Mr. Tinker was a tailor
And he had a neon sign above his door
And he cooked his meals and he tried to sleep
In a two room shack directly behind the store
Above his dresser was a picture of his wife who passed awa-aa-ay
And next to that there was a picture of the boy who couldnt sta-aa-ay
Mr. Tinker was a jealous man
And he never smiled to the people who came to the store
And he envied them for the lifes they lived and the fun they had
And the colorful things they wore
It isnt easy for a tailor when theres nothing left to sew
He wishes he could mend his life but then theres no one left to show
Pa-pa-pa-para-pa-pa-pa, poor Mr. Tinker
Pa-pa-pa-para-pa-pa-pa, poor Mr. Tailor
Mr. Tinker was a tailor
And the tailor has a well respected trade
But who needs Mr. Tinker
When all the suits you buy are already made
P-|a-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa, poor Mr. Tinker
P-|a-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa, poor Mr. Tailor
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Readable chord sheet for Mr. Tinker by Harry Nilsson
[Am]Mr. Tinker was a [G]tailor
And he [F]had a neon [E]sign above his [D]doo[C]r [Bb] [Eb]
And he [Am]cooked his meals and he [G]tried to sleep
[F] [E] [D] [C]
I[Eb]n a two room shack directly behind the store
[G]Above hi[Eb]s dr[Ebmaj7]esser was a picture of his wife who passed awa-aa-ay
[G]And next[Eb] to t[D]hat[E] there was a picture of the boy who couldnt sta-aa-ay
Mr. Tinker was a jealous man
And he never smiled to the people who came to the store
And he envied them for the lifes they lived and the fun they had
And the colorful things they wore
It isnt easy for a tailor when theres nothing left to sew
He wishes he could mend his life but then theres no one left to show
[Am]Pa-pa-pa-[Ab]para-pa-pa-pa, [G]poor Mr. [F#]Tinker
[Am]Pa-pa-pa-[Ab]para-pa-pa-pa, [G]poor Mr. [F#]Tailor
Mr. Tinker was a tailor
And the tailor has a well respected trade
But who needs Mr. Tinker
When all the suits you buy are already made
P-|a-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa, poor Mr. Tinker
P-|a-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa, poor Mr. Tailor