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My Landlady

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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
G#dim     4-x-3-4-3-x
D/A       x-0-0-2-3-x
D/F#      2-x-0-2-3-x
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[Intro]
|  G   G#dim|  D/A   B7|  Em   A|  D   D/F#|
|  G   G#dim|  D/A   B7|  Em   A|  D|
[Verse 1]
DMy landD/F#lady's too Grude
In my aA6ffair she likes to inDtrude
DMy landD/F#lady's too Grude
In my aA6ffair she likes to inDtrudeD7  
[Bridge]
GFive o'clock in the D/AmorningB7  
GThe landAlady is Dpeepin'
 DNo, iD/F#t isn't Gfair
This proseA6cution I got to Dbear
And every B7Monday:
[Chorus]
"EmMister Agive me my Drent"
D/F#O Lord, I Gtry I G#dimcannot D/Aprevent
She B7tellin' me
"EmMister Agive me my Drent"
[Interlude]
|  G   G#dim|  D/A   B7|  Em   A|  D   D/F#|
|  G   G#dim|  D/A   B7|  Em   A|  D|
[Verse 2]
 DThis is D/F#how she Gstart
A lot of reA6strictions to break your Dheart
 D"After D/F#ten o'Gclock
Tenants must A6know my front door is Dlocked"D7  
[Bridge]
And on the Gwall she stick up a D/AnoticeB7  
"No lady Emfriends - not Aeven a Dprincess"
 DAnd if D/F#you disaGgree
Out you A6go immediateDly
And every B7Monday:
[Chorus]
"EmMister Agive me my Drent"
"D/F#Lord KitcheGner, I G#dimain't got a D/Acent"
She B7tellin' me
"EmMister Agive me my Drent"D/F#  
[Interlude]
|  G   G#dim|  D/A   B7|  Em   A|  D   D/F#|
|  G   G#dim|  D/A   B7|  Em   A|  D|
[Verse 3]
 DNo chairD/F#, no taGble
The conA6venience is terriDble
 DAnd on D/F#the other Gpart
No hot A6water to take a DbathD7  
[Bridge]
And beGlieve you sleep like a D/ArabbitB7  
A dirty Emsheet with Ahalf of a Dblanket
 DAnd she has D/F#the audaciGty
To tell me I'm A6living in luxuDry
And every B7Monday:
[Chorus]
"EmMister Agive me my Drent"
D/F#O Lord, I Gtry I G#dimcannot D/Aprevent
She B7tellin' me
"EmMister Agive me my Drent"
[Interlude]
|  G   G#dim|  D/A   B7|  Em   A|  D   D/F#|
|  G   G#dim|  D/A   B7|  Em   A|  D|
[Verse 4]
 DNo use D/F#you comGplain 
You wastin' your A6time, you talking in Dvain
Because, Dwhen she D/F#get her Gfees
She couldn't care A6less if you vexed or DpleasedD7  
[Bridge]
And the Grent is all on the D/AlevelB7  
Four GuiEmneas for Asingle or Ddouble
Boys, Dthat D/F#landlady Gbad
She worse than the A6landlord from TriniDdad
And every B7Monday:
[Chorus]
"EmMister Agive me my Drent"
D/F#O Lord, I Gtry I G#dimcannot D/Aprevent
She B7tellin' me
"EmMister Agive me my Drent"D/F#  
[Outro]
|  G   G#dim|  D/A   B7|  Em   A|  D   D/F#|
|  G   G#dim|  D/A   B7|  Em   A|  D|

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My Landlady

by Lord Kitchener

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#dim

D/A

D/F#

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

G#dim 4-x-3-4-3-x

D/A x-0-0-2-3-x

D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x

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[Intro]

G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D D/F#

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G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D

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[Verse 1]

D D/F# G

My landlady's too rude

A6 D

In my affair she likes to intrude

D D/F# G

My landlady's too rude

A6 D D7

In my affair she likes to intrude

[Bridge]

G D/A B7

Five o'clock in the morning

G A D

The landlady is peepin'

D D/F# G

No, it isn't fair

A6 D

This prosecution I got to bear

And every Monday:

[Chorus]

Em A D

"Mister give me my rent"

D/F# G G#dim D/A

O Lord, I try I cannot prevent

She tellin' me

Em A D

"Mister give me my rent"

[Interlude]

G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D D/F#

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G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D

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[Verse 2]

D D/F# G

This is how she start

A6 D

A lot of restrictions to break your heart

D D/F# G

"After ten o'clock

A6 D D7

Tenants must know my front door is locked"

[Bridge]

G D/A B7

And on the wall she stick up a notice

Em A D

"No lady friends - not even a princess"

D D/F# G

And if you disagree

A6 D

Out you go immediately

And every Monday:

[Chorus]

Em A D

"Mister give me my rent"

D/F# G G#dim D/A

"Lord Kitchener, I ain't got a cent"

She tellin' me

Em A D D/F#

"Mister give me my rent"

[Interlude]

G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D D/F#

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G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D

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[Verse 3]

D D/F# G

No chair, no table

A6 D

The convenience is terrible

D D/F# G

And on the other part

A6 D D7

No hot water to take a bath

[Bridge]

G D/A B7

And believe you sleep like a rabbit

Em A D

A dirty sheet with half of a blanket

D D/F# G

And she has the audacity

A6 D

To tell me I'm living in luxury

And every Monday:

[Chorus]

Em A D

"Mister give me my rent"

D/F# G G#dim D/A

O Lord, I try I cannot prevent

She tellin' me

Em A D

"Mister give me my rent"

[Interlude]

G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D D/F#

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G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D

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[Verse 4]

D D/F# G

No use you complain

A6 D

You wastin' your time, you talking in vain

D D/F# G

Because, when she get her fees

A6 D D7

She couldn't care less if you vexed or pleased

[Bridge]

G D/A B7

And the rent is all on the level

Em A D

Four Guineas for single or double

D D/F# G

Boys, that landlady bad

A6 D

She worse than the landlord from Trinidad

And every Monday:

[Chorus]

Em A D

"Mister give me my rent"

D/F# G G#dim D/A

O Lord, I try I cannot prevent

She tellin' me

Em A D D/F#

"Mister give me my rent"

[Outro]

G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D D/F#

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G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D

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