Chords for Excuse Me Mr - Ben Harper
Tempo:
164.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [A#] [Am]
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[C] Well, [F#m] [G] [Am]
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[G] well, [Am] well, well, well, excuse me, [C] mister.
[G] Do you have the [C]
time?
[Am] Or are you so [C]
important that it [G] stands still for [Am] you?
Excuse me, [C] mister, you've [F#] got to [G] lend me your [Am]
ear.
Or are you [C] not only blind, [G] but do you not [Am] hear?
Excuse me, mister, [C] but isn't that [G] your oil in our [Am] sea?
And the pollution in the [C]
air, mister, [G] whose could that [Am]
be?
So excuse me, [C] mister, [G] but I'm a mister [Am]
too.
And we're giving [C] mister a bad [G] name, mister, mister [C] like you.
Now [A] we're taking [C] the mister from [G] out is from your [Am] name.
Because it's a mister [C] like you putting the [G] rest of us
to [Am] shame.
Mister like [C]
you puts [G] the rest of us to [Am] shame.
And we've seen enough.
[C]
Oh, [G] we have seen [Am] enough.
We've seen enough to [C] know we [G] are a thing too [C]
much.
Excuse me, mister, can't [Em] you see that there's [Am] children dying?
Say you [C] can't help them.
[G] Mister, you're not even [Am] trying.
Excuse me, [C] mister, [G] won't you take a look [Am]
around?
[C] Mister, just look up [G] and you will see it coming, [C] coming,
coming [A] down.
Excuse [C] me, mister, [Em] but I'm a mister [C] too.
And we're [Am] giving [C] mister a bad, bad name, [G] mister [Am] like you.
Now we're [C] taking, we're taking the mister
from [G] out [C] is from your [Am] name.
Because a mister [C]
like you puts [G] the rest of us to shame.
[Am] Mister like [C]
you puts [G] the rest [Am] of us to shame.
[C]
Oh, and [G] I have seen enough.
[Am] I've seen enough to [C] know I [G] have seen too [Am] much.
I've seen enough.
[C] Oh, [G] God, I've seen enough [Am] to know [C] that I have [G] seen too [Am]
much.
So [G] mister, when you're rattling, oh, oh, heaven's gate,
[A] got to tell you [C]
mister, [G] bye.
Well, then it's much [Em] too late.
Because mister, when you get [C]
there,
they [G] won't ask what [C] you say.
All [Em] they [C] want to know, mister, [G] is what, what you [Am]
did.
So excuse me, [C] mister, [G] oh, but I'm a mister [Am] too.
And you're giving [C] mister a bad [G] name, mister [Am] like [E] you.
[C] Taking the mister from [G] out is from your [C] name.
[Am] Because a mister [C] like you is putting [G] the rest of us [Am] to shame.
Mister like [C] you is [G] putting the rest [B] of [C] us [Am] to shame.
[C]
[G] Oh, and I've seen enough.
[Am]
I've seen enough [C] to know that I [G] have seen too [Am]
much.
I've seen enough.
[C]
[G] I've seen, [A] seen enough to know, to know, [C] to know, to know,
to [G] know that.
[Am] [G]
[C]
[G] [B]
[G] [C]
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[Am] [C]
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, [Am] no, no, no.
Oh, [C]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[G] [Am]
my name's the name.
[G]
Pry and straight.
[Am]
Taking [C]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[G]
the mister from out is your name.
[Am] [G]
[Am] [Bm] [Am]
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[G] [A]
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[G] [A]
[C] Well, [F#m] [G] [Am]
[C]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[G] [F]
[G] well, [Am] well, well, well, excuse me, [C] mister.
[G] Do you have the [C]
time?
[Am] Or are you so [C]
important that it [G] stands still for [Am] you?
Excuse me, [C] mister, you've [F#] got to [G] lend me your [Am]
ear.
Or are you [C] not only blind, [G] but do you not [Am] hear?
Excuse me, mister, [C] but isn't that [G] your oil in our [Am] sea?
And the pollution in the [C]
air, mister, [G] whose could that [Am]
be?
So excuse me, [C] mister, [G] but I'm a mister [Am]
too.
And we're giving [C] mister a bad [G] name, mister, mister [C] like you.
Now [A] we're taking [C] the mister from [G] out is from your [Am] name.
Because it's a mister [C] like you putting the [G] rest of us
to [Am] shame.
Mister like [C]
you puts [G] the rest of us to [Am] shame.
And we've seen enough.
[C]
Oh, [G] we have seen [Am] enough.
We've seen enough to [C] know we [G] are a thing too [C]
much.
Excuse me, mister, can't [Em] you see that there's [Am] children dying?
Say you [C] can't help them.
[G] Mister, you're not even [Am] trying.
Excuse me, [C] mister, [G] won't you take a look [Am]
around?
[C] Mister, just look up [G] and you will see it coming, [C] coming,
coming [A] down.
Excuse [C] me, mister, [Em] but I'm a mister [C] too.
And we're [Am] giving [C] mister a bad, bad name, [G] mister [Am] like you.
Now we're [C] taking, we're taking the mister
from [G] out [C] is from your [Am] name.
Because a mister [C]
like you puts [G] the rest of us to shame.
[Am] Mister like [C]
you puts [G] the rest [Am] of us to shame.
[C]
Oh, and [G] I have seen enough.
[Am] I've seen enough to [C] know I [G] have seen too [Am] much.
I've seen enough.
[C] Oh, [G] God, I've seen enough [Am] to know [C] that I have [G] seen too [Am]
much.
So [G] mister, when you're rattling, oh, oh, heaven's gate,
[A] got to tell you [C]
mister, [G] bye.
Well, then it's much [Em] too late.
Because mister, when you get [C]
there,
they [G] won't ask what [C] you say.
All [Em] they [C] want to know, mister, [G] is what, what you [Am]
did.
So excuse me, [C] mister, [G] oh, but I'm a mister [Am] too.
And you're giving [C] mister a bad [G] name, mister [Am] like [E] you.
[C] Taking the mister from [G] out is from your [C] name.
[Am] Because a mister [C] like you is putting [G] the rest of us [Am] to shame.
Mister like [C] you is [G] putting the rest [B] of [C] us [Am] to shame.
[C]
[G] Oh, and I've seen enough.
[Am]
I've seen enough [C] to know that I [G] have seen too [Am]
much.
I've seen enough.
[C]
[G] I've seen, [A] seen enough to know, to know, [C] to know, to know,
to [G] know that.
[Am] [G]
[C]
[G] [B]
[G] [C]
[D]
[Am] [C]
[G] [B]
[Am] [C]
[G] [B]
[Am] [C]
[G] [Am]
[G] [C]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, [Am] no, no, no.
Oh, [C]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[G] [Am]
my name's the name.
[G]
Pry and straight.
[Am]
Taking [C]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[G]
the mister from out is your name.
[Am] [G]
[Am] [Bm] [Am]
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Well, _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ well, [Am] well, well, well, excuse me, [C] mister.
_ _ _ [G] Do you have the [C]
time?
_ [Am] Or are you so [C] _
important that it [G] stands still for [Am] you?
_ _ Excuse me, [C] mister, you've [F#] got to [G] lend me your [Am]
ear.
_ Or are you [C] not only blind, [G] but do you not [Am] hear?
_ _ _ Excuse me, mister, [C] but isn't that [G] your oil in our [Am] sea?
_ And the pollution in the [C]
air, mister, [G] _ whose could that [Am]
be?
So excuse me, [C] mister, _ _ _ [G] but I'm a mister [Am]
too.
And we're giving [C] mister a bad [G] name, mister, mister [C] like you.
Now [A] we're taking [C] the mister from [G] out is from your [Am] name.
Because it's a mister [C] like you _ putting the [G] rest of us
to [Am] shame.
_ _ Mister like [C]
you puts [G] the rest of us to [Am] shame.
And we've seen enough.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Oh, [G] we have seen [Am] enough.
_ _ We've seen enough to [C] know _ we [G] are a thing too [C]
much.
_ _ Excuse me, mister, can't [Em] you see that there's [Am] children dying?
_ _ Say you [C] can't help them.
_ [G] Mister, you're not even [Am] trying.
_ _ Excuse me, [C] mister, _ _ [G] won't you take a look [Am]
around?
_ _ _ [C] Mister, just look up [G] and you will see it coming, [C] coming,
coming _ [A] down.
Excuse [C] me, mister, _ [Em] _ but I'm a mister [C] too.
_ And we're [Am] giving [C] mister a bad, bad name, [G] _ mister [Am] like you.
Now we're [C] taking, we're taking the mister
from [G] out [C] is from your [Am] name.
Because a mister [C]
like you puts [G] the rest of us to shame.
_ _ [Am] _ Mister like [C]
you puts [G] the rest [Am] of us _ to shame.
_ [C] _
_ _ Oh, and [G] I have seen enough.
[Am] _ _ _ I've seen enough to [C] know _ I [G] have seen _ too [Am] much.
I've seen enough. _ _ _
[C] Oh, _ [G] God, I've seen enough [Am] _ _ to know _ [C] that I have _ [G] seen too [Am] _
_ much.
So [G] mister, when you're rattling, _ oh, oh, heaven's gate,
_ [A] _ got to tell you [C]
mister, [G] bye.
Well, then it's much [Em] too late.
Because mister, when you get [C]
there,
they [G] won't ask what [C] you say.
_ All [Em] they [C] want to know, mister, [G] is what, what you [Am]
did.
_ So excuse me, [C] mister, _ _ [G] oh, but I'm a mister [Am] too.
And you're giving [C] mister a bad [G] name, mister [Am] like _ _ _ _ [E] you.
[C] Taking the mister from [G] out is from your [C] name.
[Am] _ Because a mister [C] like you is putting [G] the rest of us [Am] to _ shame.
Mister like [C] you is [G] putting the rest [B] of [C] us [Am] to shame.
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] Oh, and I've seen enough.
[Am] _
_ _ I've seen enough [C] to know that I [G] have seen too [Am]
much.
I've seen enough.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] I've seen, [A] seen enough _ to know, to know, [C] to know, to know,
to [G] know that. _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ oh, oh, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, [Am] no, no, no.
Oh, [C] _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
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my name's the name.
_ _ [G] _ _
Pry and straight.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Taking [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ the mister from _ out is your name. _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Well, _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ well, [Am] well, well, well, excuse me, [C] mister.
_ _ _ [G] Do you have the [C]
time?
_ [Am] Or are you so [C] _
important that it [G] stands still for [Am] you?
_ _ Excuse me, [C] mister, you've [F#] got to [G] lend me your [Am]
ear.
_ Or are you [C] not only blind, [G] but do you not [Am] hear?
_ _ _ Excuse me, mister, [C] but isn't that [G] your oil in our [Am] sea?
_ And the pollution in the [C]
air, mister, [G] _ whose could that [Am]
be?
So excuse me, [C] mister, _ _ _ [G] but I'm a mister [Am]
too.
And we're giving [C] mister a bad [G] name, mister, mister [C] like you.
Now [A] we're taking [C] the mister from [G] out is from your [Am] name.
Because it's a mister [C] like you _ putting the [G] rest of us
to [Am] shame.
_ _ Mister like [C]
you puts [G] the rest of us to [Am] shame.
And we've seen enough.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Oh, [G] we have seen [Am] enough.
_ _ We've seen enough to [C] know _ we [G] are a thing too [C]
much.
_ _ Excuse me, mister, can't [Em] you see that there's [Am] children dying?
_ _ Say you [C] can't help them.
_ [G] Mister, you're not even [Am] trying.
_ _ Excuse me, [C] mister, _ _ [G] won't you take a look [Am]
around?
_ _ _ [C] Mister, just look up [G] and you will see it coming, [C] coming,
coming _ [A] down.
Excuse [C] me, mister, _ [Em] _ but I'm a mister [C] too.
_ And we're [Am] giving [C] mister a bad, bad name, [G] _ mister [Am] like you.
Now we're [C] taking, we're taking the mister
from [G] out [C] is from your [Am] name.
Because a mister [C]
like you puts [G] the rest of us to shame.
_ _ [Am] _ Mister like [C]
you puts [G] the rest [Am] of us _ to shame.
_ [C] _
_ _ Oh, and [G] I have seen enough.
[Am] _ _ _ I've seen enough to [C] know _ I [G] have seen _ too [Am] much.
I've seen enough. _ _ _
[C] Oh, _ [G] God, I've seen enough [Am] _ _ to know _ [C] that I have _ [G] seen too [Am] _
_ much.
So [G] mister, when you're rattling, _ oh, oh, heaven's gate,
_ [A] _ got to tell you [C]
mister, [G] bye.
Well, then it's much [Em] too late.
Because mister, when you get [C]
there,
they [G] won't ask what [C] you say.
_ All [Em] they [C] want to know, mister, [G] is what, what you [Am]
did.
_ So excuse me, [C] mister, _ _ [G] oh, but I'm a mister [Am] too.
And you're giving [C] mister a bad [G] name, mister [Am] like _ _ _ _ [E] you.
[C] Taking the mister from [G] out is from your [C] name.
[Am] _ Because a mister [C] like you is putting [G] the rest of us [Am] to _ shame.
Mister like [C] you is [G] putting the rest [B] of [C] us [Am] to shame.
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] Oh, and I've seen enough.
[Am] _
_ _ I've seen enough [C] to know that I [G] have seen too [Am]
much.
I've seen enough.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] I've seen, [A] seen enough _ to know, to know, [C] to know, to know,
to [G] know that. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ oh, oh, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, [Am] no, no, no.
Oh, [C] _ _ _
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my name's the name.
_ _ [G] _ _
Pry and straight.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Taking [C] _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ the mister from _ out is your name. _ _
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