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Mr Block by Joe Hill
Mr Block
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
A E A E
Please give me your attention, I'll introduce to you
B
A man who is a credit to the old Red White and Blue
E A E
His head is made of lumber and solid as a rock
B
He is a common worker and his name is Mr. Block
F# Bm B
And Block he thinks he may be president some day
[Chorus]
E E7
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake
B B7
You take the cake, you make me ache
E E7 A A7
[Go] tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake
E B7 E
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake!
[Verse 2]
A E A E
Yes, Mr. Block is lucky - he got a job, by gee!
B
The shark got seven dollars for job and fare and fee
E A E
They shipped him to a desert and dumped him with his truck
B
But when he tried to find his job he sure was out of luck
F# Bm B
He shouted, "That's too raw! I'll fix them with the law!"
[Chorus]
E E7
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake
B B7
You take the cake, you make me ache
E E7 A A7
[Go] tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake
E B7 E
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake!
[Verse 3]
A E A E
Block hiked back to the city but wasn't doing well
B
He said "I'll join the union, the great AF of L".
E A E
He got a job that morning, got fired by the night
B
He said, "I'll see Sam Gompers and he'll fix that foreman right!"
F# Bm B
Sam Gompers said, "You see, you've got our sympa-thy."
[Chorus]
E E7
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake
B B7
You take the cake, you make me ache
E E7 A A7
[Go] tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake
E B7 E
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake!
[Verse 4]
A E A E
E-lection day he shouted, "A Socialist for Mayor!"
B
The comrade got elected [and] he happy was for fair
E A E
But after the election he got an awful shock
B
[When] a great big socialistic bull did rap him on the block
F# Bm B
And Comrade Block did sob, "I helped him get his job!"
[Chorus]
E E7
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake
B B7
You take the cake, you make me ache
E E7 A A7
[Go] tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake
E B7 E
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake!
[Verse 5]
A E A E
The money kings in Cuba blew up the gunboat Maine,
B
But Block got awful angry and blamed it all on Spain.
E A E
He went right in the battle and there he lost his leg,
B
And now he's peddling shoestrings and is walking on a peg.
F# Bm E
He shouts, "Remember Maine, Hurrah! To hell with Spain!"
[Chorus]
E E7
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake
B B7
You take the cake, you make me ache
E E7 A A7
[Go] tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake
E B7 E
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake!
[Verse 6]
A E A E
Poor Block he died one evening, I'm very glad to state
B
He climbed the golden ladder up to the pearly gate
E A E
He said, "Oh Mister Peter, one thing I'd like to tell
B
I'd like to meet the Astorbilts and John D Rockerfell!"
F# Bm B
Old Pete said, "Is that so? You'll meet them down be-low!"
[Chorus]
E E7
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake
B B7
You take the cake, you make me ache
E E7 A A7
[Go] tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake
E B7 E
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake!
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