Key: B minor•
Intro 1
Bm
Em
Bm
Em
Verse 1
about the house rent blues
I had a good job,
sho'nuff, for five long years
Lord have mercy
The old landlady was so lovey-
Verse 2
in every way
Em
Every Friday evening,
I'd come home with my paycheck
She'll smile, she was so lovey- dovey
Everything be ready
He rocked on
Verse 3
I said, "Landlady"
She said, "What, Johnny?"
"I done lost my job"
She said, "What?"
"I done lost my job"
Verse 4
when I come home in the evening time
She wouldn't smile, acted all sad
And I asked her, "What's wrong?"
Said, "I ain't feelin' good"
I said, "Lord have mercy"
Verse 5
He rocked on
Em
One Friday evening, I come in
She said, "Where you been?" "I've
been looking for a job"
She said, "You ain't been tryin'
And she told me,
the other evening, she passed by
She saw me on the corner
leaned against a post
Verse 6
been walking all day"
I'm tired, I just can't find no job
She say, "Yeah"
She say, "I wants my rent"
I said, "I ain't got no job"
Verse 7
And rocked on
Em
I go towards the streets,
to a friend of mine
He had been so lovey-
dovey to me for so long
And I told him, I say, "Hey"
He said, "What, Johnny?"
"I done lost my job"
He say, "Yeah"
Verse 8
Em
I say, "I'm gonna stay here for a little while
until I can get a job"
He said, "I don't know,
let me go upstairs and see my wife, you know"
He goes upstairs,
he comes back down
He said, "You know what?
You know, she a little funny"
I said, "Yeah, and you funny, too;
everybody's funny
When you ain't got no money,
when you run out of money
Verse 9
Everybody's funny wit' ya"
Em
Then I go back towards the streets,
you know, back to old landlady
I go fool her, you know,
to get my clothes out of the house
I said, "Hey"
She said, "What?"
"I got a job"
She said, "Yeah, yeah,
sho'nuff, sho'nuff, yeah
Verse 10
When you start the work?"
She said, "Oh yeah? You hungry?"
I said, "Yeah"
She goes to the store, you know
I rush upstairs to get my clothes out,
she talkin' 'bout the front rent
She'll get nothin',
she'll get the back rent and will get none of it
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