INTRO
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G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D
VERSE
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
B7
And every Monday:
Em A D
"Mister give me my rent"
D/F# G G#dim D/A
O Lord, I try I cannot prevent
B7
She tellin' me
Em A D
"Mister give me my rent"
INTERLUDE
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G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D
VERSE
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
B7
And every Monday:
Em A D
"Mister give me my rent"
D/F# G G#dim D/A
"Lord Kitchener, I ain't got a cent"
B7
She tellin' me
Em A D D/F#
"Mister give me my rent"
INTERLUDE
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G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D
VERSE
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
B7
And every Monday:
Em A D
"Mister give me my rent"
D/F# G G#dim D/A
O Lord, I try I cannot prevent
B7
She tellin' me
Em A D
"Mister give me my rent"
INTERLUDE
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G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D
VERSE
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
B7
And every Monday:
Em A D
"Mister give me my rent"
D/F# G G#dim D/A
O Lord, I try I cannot prevent
B7
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#
G G#dim D/A B7 Em A D