[Intro:]
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[C]Dear landlord,
Please don't put a price on my [E7]soul.
[Am]My burden is heavy,[Am/G]
[F]My dreams are be[Em]yond con[Dm]trol.
[F]When that steamboat whistle [F7]blows,
[Bb]I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
[C]And I do hope [Dm]you re[C]ceive it [Gm/Bb]well,
De[F/A]pendin' on the way you [Gm]feel that you [Dm]live.[F][G]
Dear landlord,
Please heed these words that I speak.
I know you've suffered much,
But in this you are not so unique.
All of us, at times, we might work too hard
To have it too fast and too much,
And anyone can fill his life up
With things he can see but he just cannot touch.
Dear landlord,
Please don't dismiss my case.
I'm not about to argue,
I'm not about to move to no other place.
Now, each of us has his own special gift
And you know this was meant to be true,
And if you don't underestimate me,
I won't underestimate you.
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[C]Dear landlord,
Please don't put a price on my [E7]soul.
[Am]My burden is heavy,[Am/G]
[F]My dreams are be[Em]yond con[Dm]trol.
[F]When that steamboat whistle [F7]blows,
[Bb]I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
[C]And I do hope [Dm]you re[C]ceive it [Gm/Bb]well,
De[F/A]pendin' on the way you [Gm]feel that you [Dm]live.[F][G]
Dear landlord,
Please heed these words that I speak.
I know you've suffered much,
But in this you are not so unique.
All of us, at times, we might work too hard
To have it too fast and too much,
And anyone can fill his life up
With things he can see but he just cannot touch.
Dear landlord,
Please don't dismiss my case.
I'm not about to argue,
I'm not about to move to no other place.
Now, each of us has his own special gift
And you know this was meant to be true,
And if you don't underestimate me,
I won't underestimate you.
