Verse
D F#7
Dear Landlord, please don't put a price on my soul,
Bm Bm/A G F#m Em
My burden is heavy, my dreams are beyond control.
G G7
When that steamboat whistle blows,
C
I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
D Em7 D D7
And I do hope you receive it well,
G Am Em G A
Depending on the way you feel that you live.
[Verse 2]
D F#7
Dear Landlord, please heed these words that I speak,
Bm Bm/A G F#m Em
I know you've suffered much, but in this you are not so unique.
G G7
All of us at times we might work too hard
C
To have it too fast and too much,
D Em7 D D7
And anyone can fill his life up with things he can see
G Am Em G A
But he just cannot touch.
[Verse 3]
D F#7
Dear Landlord, please don't dismiss my case,
Bm Bm/A G F#m Em
I'm not about to argue, I'm not about to move to no other place.
G G7
Now each of us has his own special gift,
C
And you know this was meant to be true,
D Em7 D D7
And if you don't underestimate me,
G Am Em G A
I won't underestimate you.