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Houseguest

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EMailman came while you were out
C#mI was sleeping Dat your house
ELetter from your lover with an OC#mttawa addressD  
EFilled the shower up with steam
C#mFind out what you Dmean to him
EBefore I hand it over
I'll push the fC#mlap back down and pressA  
Yes, IB'll leave Ceverything the way I F#found itA  
I'll bet I'm the bEest AhousegEuest
AHousegEuest you eAver Ehad
I'll bet I'm the bEest AhousegEuest
AHousegEuest you eAver EhadG#m  
AI never leave my socks around
G#mI always keep the ATV down
                F#mx2           Fx2      E    C#m   A  A  
And when I leave, I never leave a mess
We were resting on the couch
There was nothing much to watch
Other than my manners
And your waning graciousness
I eased your thumb off the remote
Placed my palms against your throats
The heat in here's infernal
And so's that entry in your journal
Yeah, it changed everything the day I found it
I bet I'm the best houseguest
Houseguest you ever had
I'll bet I'm the bEest AhousegEuest
AHousegEuest you eAver EhadG#m  
I've F#mdone things in Eyour Broom
You'd be ashamed to C#m7accuse me of
It's just a tF#mendency EI Bhave when certain people
GRefuse me Clove
GRefuse me Clove
GRefuse me Clove
GYou refuse
F#I accuse
E  A E A
E   G#m
Yes, and BI leave Ceverything the way I fF#ound itA  A  

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Houseguest

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

C#m7

Mailman came while you were out

C#m D

I was sleeping at your house

E C#m D

Letter from your lover with an Ottawa address

Filled the shower up with steam

C#m D

Find out what you mean to him

Before I hand it over

C#m A

I'll push the flap back down and press

B C F# A

Yes, I'll leave everything the way I found it

E A E

I'll bet I'm the best houseguest

A E A E

Houseguest you ever had

E A E

I'll bet I'm the best houseguest

A E A E G#m

Houseguest you ever had

I never leave my socks around

G#m A

I always keep the TV down

F#m F E C#m A A

x2 x2

And when I leave, I never leave a mess

We were resting on the couch

There was nothing much to watch

Other than my manners

And your waning graciousness

I eased your thumb off the remote

Placed my palms against your throats

The heat in here's infernal

And so's that entry in your journal

Yeah, it changed everything the day I found it

I bet I'm the best houseguest

Houseguest you ever had

E A E

I'll bet I'm the best houseguest

A E A E G#m

Houseguest you ever had

F#m E B

I've done things in your room

C#m7

You'd be ashamed to accuse me of

F#m E B

It's just a tendency I have when certain people

G C

Refuse me love

G C

Refuse me love

G C

Refuse me love

You refuse

I accuse

E A E A

E G#m

B C F# A A

Yes, and I leave everything the way I found it

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