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Mister Can't-Go-On


Capo 2nd fret Em D G There's a man on the telephone, says he's been drinking some wine. Em D G Bm He won't give his name, says he's come to the end of the line. C Bm He can't win for losing; he feels like his back's to the wall. C B7 He's hard to keep talking; keeps saying he's tired of it all.

I'm asking him anything, any fool question will do.
He knows what I'm doing and I know what he's going through.
I hear him crying, so I'll do the talking for now.
I hear my own voice, and I'm talking, but I don't know how.


C G I say, "Please, Mister Can't-Go-On, you can go on one more day, C G And the time to decide is still twenty-four hours away. B7 C If you still feel the same, then I'll still have the same thing to say." D G - B7 I'll say, "Please, Mister Can't-Go-On, you can go on one more day."

I ask him his name again; finally, he tells me it's Ray.
His woman can't take it no more, and she's moving away.
He's tried to quit drinking but the least little thing and he's gone.
Keep talking, keep talking, keep praying, keep keeping him on.

Saying, "Please, Mister Can't-Go-On, you can go on one more day,
And the time to decide is still twenty-four hours away.
If you still feel the same, then I'll still have the same thing to say."
I'll say, "Please, Mister Can't-Go-On, you can go on one more day."

I've drunk so much coffee, I know I won't sleep for a week.
But I feel like we're winning; I'm sitting here letting Ray speak.
He's laughed once or twice, even laughed at a lame joke of mine.
He said it was lousy - I guess that's a pretty good sign.

I say, "See, Mister Can't-Go-On, you can go on one more day,
And the time to decide is still twenty-four hours away.
If you still feel the same, then I'll still have the same thing to say."

           D                                               G
I'll say, "See, Mister Can't-Go-On, you can go on one more day."
           D                                               G
I'll say, "See, Mister Can't-Go-On, you can go on one more day."

(Words and music by Tom Paxton, 1991)


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