Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
Eb
Ab
Eb
Open your hearts and your purses
Ab
Eb
to a man that is misunderstood.
F
Bb
yet he wishes you nothing but good.
Eb
Ab
Eb
He tearfully begs you to show him
Ab
Abm
Eb
You think he's a man, not a louse
F
Bb
The landlord who rents you his house
Eb
Ab
Eb
Did he, the downtrodden landlord,
don't ask for repairs,
Eb
F
Bb
Eb
And don't be behind in the rent.
When the thunderclouds
Ab
Eb
gather and darken,
Ab
Abm
Eb
You may sleep undisturbed in your bed,
Gm
Cm
But the landlord must sit up and hearken,
Bb
Eb
If you're killed,
Ab
Eb
then you'll die in a hurry,
Ab
Abm
Eb
And you never will know your bad luck.
But the landlord must wake
F
Bb
Has one of my houses been struck?
Eb
Ab
Eb
Pity the downtrodden landlord,
Gm
Eb
Bb
Respect his grey hairs,
F
Bb
Eb
And don't be behind in the rent.
Ab
Eb
When a landlord resorts to eviction,
Ab
Eb
Don't think that he does it for spite.
Cm
F
And what's right,
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Ab
Eb
I see that your hearts are all hardened,
Ab
Abm
Eb
And that I have been appealing in vain.
Bb
Still I hope my last plea will be pardoned,
F
Bb
As I beg on my knees once again.
Eb
Ab
Eb
Pity the downtrodden landlord,
F
Eb
don't ask for repairs,
Ab
Bb
And don't leave behind
Eb
Ab
another rent. you
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEb Ab Gm Cm F...
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