Verse
G# C7
Dear Landlord, please don't put a price on my soul,
Fm Fm/D# C# Cm A#m
My burden is heavy, my dreams are beyond control.
C# C#7
When that steamboat whistle blows,
Gb
I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
G# A#m7 G# G#7
And I do hope you receive it well,
C# D#m A#m C# D#
Depending on the way you feel that you live.
[Verse 2]
G# C7
Dear Landlord, please heed these words that I speak,
Fm Fm/D# C# Cm A#m
I know you've suffered much, but in this you are not so unique.
C# C#7
All of us at times we might work too hard
Gb
To have it too fast and too much,
G# A#m7 G# G#7
And anyone can fill his life up with things he can see
C# D#m A#m C# D#
But he just cannot touch.
[Verse 3]
G# C7
Dear Landlord, please don't dismiss my case,
Fm Fm/D# C# Cm A#m
I'm not about to argue, I'm not about to move to no other place.
C# C#7
Now each of us has his own special gift,
Gb
And you know this was meant to be true,
G# A#m7 G# G#7
And if you don't underestimate me,
C# D#m A#m C# D#
I won't underestimate you.