Verse
A C#7
Dear Landlord, please don't put a price on my soul,
F#m F#m/E D C#m Bm
My burden is heavy, my dreams are beyond control.
D D7
When that steamboat whistle blows,
G
I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
A Bm7 A A7
And I do hope you receive it well,
D Em Bm D E
Depending on the way you feel that you live.
[Verse 2]
A C#7
Dear Landlord, please heed these words that I speak,
F#m F#m/E D C#m Bm
I know you've suffered much, but in this you are not so unique.
D D7
All of us at times we might work too hard
G
To have it too fast and too much,
A Bm7 A A7
And anyone can fill his life up with things he can see
D Em Bm D E
But he just cannot touch.
[Verse 3]
A C#7
Dear Landlord, please don't dismiss my case,
F#m F#m/E D C#m Bm
I'm not about to argue, I'm not about to move to no other place.
D D7
Now each of us has his own special gift,
G
And you know this was meant to be true,
A Bm7 A A7
And if you don't underestimate me,
D Em Bm D E
I won't underestimate you.