Verse
B D#7
Dear Landlord, please don't put a price on my soul,
G#m G#m/F# E D#m C#m
My burden is heavy, my dreams are beyond control.
E E7
When that steamboat whistle blows,
A
I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
B C#m7 B B7
And I do hope you receive it well,
E F#m C#m E F#
Depending on the way you feel that you live.
[Verse 2]
B D#7
Dear Landlord, please heed these words that I speak,
G#m G#m/F# E D#m C#m
I know you've suffered much, but in this you are not so unique.
E E7
All of us at times we might work too hard
A
To have it too fast and too much,
B C#m7 B B7
And anyone can fill his life up with things he can see
E F#m C#m E F#
But he just cannot touch.
[Verse 3]
B D#7
Dear Landlord, please don't dismiss my case,
G#m G#m/F# E D#m C#m
I'm not about to argue, I'm not about to move to no other place.
E E7
Now each of us has his own special gift,
A
And you know this was meant to be true,
B C#m7 B B7
And if you don't underestimate me,
E F#m C#m E F#
I won't underestimate you.