Verse
F A7
Dear Landlord, please don't put a price on my soul,
Dm Dm/C A# Am Gm
My burden is heavy, my dreams are beyond control.
A# A#7
When that steamboat whistle blows,
Eb
I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
F Gm7 F F7
And I do hope you receive it well,
A# Cm Gm A# C
Depending on the way you feel that you live.
[Verse 2]
F A7
Dear Landlord, please heed these words that I speak,
Dm Dm/C A# Am Gm
I know you've suffered much, but in this you are not so unique.
A# A#7
All of us at times we might work too hard
Eb
To have it too fast and too much,
F Gm7 F F7
And anyone can fill his life up with things he can see
A# Cm Gm A# C
But he just cannot touch.
[Verse 3]
F A7
Dear Landlord, please don't dismiss my case,
Dm Dm/C A# Am Gm
I'm not about to argue, I'm not about to move to no other place.
A# A#7
Now each of us has his own special gift,
Eb
And you know this was meant to be true,
F Gm7 F F7
And if you don't underestimate me,
A# Cm Gm A# C
I won't underestimate you.