Verse
G B7
Dear Landlord, please don't put a price on my soul,
Em Em/D C Bm Am
My burden is heavy, my dreams are beyond control.
C C7
When that steamboat whistle blows,
F
I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
G Am7 G G7
And I do hope you receive it well,
C Dm Am C D
Depending on the way you feel that you live.
[Verse 2]
G B7
Dear Landlord, please heed these words that I speak,
Em Em/D C Bm Am
I know you've suffered much, but in this you are not so unique.
C C7
All of us at times we might work too hard
F
To have it too fast and too much,
G Am7 G G7
And anyone can fill his life up with things he can see
C Dm Am C D
But he just cannot touch.
[Verse 3]
G B7
Dear Landlord, please don't dismiss my case,
Em Em/D C Bm Am
I'm not about to argue, I'm not about to move to no other place.
C C7
Now each of us has his own special gift,
F
And you know this was meant to be true,
G Am7 G G7
And if you don't underestimate me,
C Dm Am C D
I won't underestimate you.