Intro: Am E Am E7 Am D Am E Am verse 1: E7 Am Lord above, protect me from my family E7 Do not let them get in touch with me Am D For I am bound to be a kitchen porter Am E7 Am Sure is a convenient thing to be verse 2: E7 Am I don't mind the sweating and the screaming E7 Gimme a room seven foot by three Am D For I have urgent business on the mainland Am E7 Am It sure is a convenient place to be verse 3: E7 Am Every evening when my shift is over E7 Scribble around a eucalyptus tree Am D It may not be the stairway up to heaven Am E7 Am But it sure is a convenient thing to be Instrumental: