Verse
E G#7
Dear Landlord, please don't put a price on my soul,
C#m C#m/B A G#m F#m
My burden is heavy, my dreams are beyond control.
A A7
When that steamboat whistle blows,
D
I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
E F#m7 E E7
And I do hope you receive it well,
A Bm F#m A B
Depending on the way you feel that you live.
[Verse 2]
E G#7
Dear Landlord, please heed these words that I speak,
C#m C#m/B A G#m F#m
I know you've suffered much, but in this you are not so unique.
A A7
All of us at times we might work too hard
D
To have it too fast and too much,
E F#m7 E E7
And anyone can fill his life up with things he can see
A Bm F#m A B
But he just cannot touch.
[Verse 3]
E G#7
Dear Landlord, please don't dismiss my case,
C#m C#m/B A G#m F#m
I'm not about to argue, I'm not about to move to no other place.
A A7
Now each of us has his own special gift,
D
And you know this was meant to be true,
E F#m7 E E7
And if you don't underestimate me,
A Bm F#m A B
I won't underestimate you.