Dear Landlord
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Dear Landlord, please don't put a price on my soul,
a a/G F e d
My burden is heavy, my dreams are beyond control.
F F7
When that steamboat whistle blows,
B
I'm gonna give you all I got to give,
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And I do hope you receive it well,
F g d F G
Depending on the way you feel that you live.
C E7
Dear Landlord, please heed these words that I speak,
a a/G F e d
I know you've suffered much, but in this you are not so unique.
F F7
All of us at times we might work too hard
B
To have it too fast and too much,
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And anyone can fill his life up with things he can see
F g d F G
But he just cannot touch.
C E7
Dear Landlord, please don't dismiss my case,
a a/G F e d
I'm not about to argue, I'm not about to move to no other place.
F F7
Now each of us has his own special gift,
B
And you know this was meant to be true,
C d7 C C7
And if don't underestimate me,
F g d F G
I won't underestimate you.