House rent blues #1 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Dm]
[Am][Dm]

[Verse 1]
I'ma tell [Dm]you a story
about the house rent blues
I had a good job,
sho'nuff, for five long years
Lord have mercy
The old landlady was so lovey-
dovey for five [Am]long years
[Dm]She was so nice and kind

[Verse 2]
in every way
[Dm]
Every Friday evening,
I'd come home with my paycheck
She'll smile, she was so lovey- dovey
My meals on [A]time,
[Dm]my bath water be ready
Everything be ready
He rocked on

[Verse 3]
One Friday [Dm]evening I come home
I said, "Landlady"
She said, "What, Johnny?"
"I done lost my job"
She said, "What?"
"I done lost my job"

[Verse 4]
And I begin [Dm]to notice then,
when I come home in the evening time
She wouldn't smile, acted all sad
And I asked her, "What's wrong?"
Said, "I ain't feelin' good"
I said, "Lord have mercy"

[Verse 5]
He rocked on
[Dm]
One Friday evening, I come in
She said, "Where you been?" "I've
been looking for a job"
She said, "You ain't been tryin'
to find [A]no job"
[Dm]I said, "Yes, I am"
And she told me,
the other evening, she passed by
She saw me on the corner
leaned against a post

[Verse 6]
I said, "I guess my feet was [Dm]tired, I've
been walking all day"
I'm tired, I just can't find no job
She say, "Yeah"
She say, "I wants my rent"
I said, "I ain't got no job"

[Verse 7]
And rocked on
[Dm]
I go towards the streets,
to a friend of mine
He had been so lovey-
dovey to me for so long
And I told him, I say, "Hey"
He said, "What, Johnny?"
"I done lost my job"
He say, "Yeah"

[Verse 8]
I say, "I'm gonna stay here for [Dm]a little while
until I can get a job"
He said, "I don't know,
let me go upstairs and see my wife, you know"
He goes upstairs,
he comes back down
He said, "You know what?
You know, she a little funny"
I said, "Yeah, and you funny, too;
everybody's funny
When you ain't got no money,
when you run out of money

[Verse 9]
Everybody's funny wit' ya"
[Dm]
Then I go back towards the streets,
you know, back to old landlady
I go fool her, you know,
to get my clothes out of the house
I said, "Hey"
She said, "What?"
"I got a job"
She said, "Yeah, yeah,
sho'nuff, sho'nuff, yeah

[Verse 10]
When you start the work?"
[Dm]I said, "Oh baby, I start tomorrow"
She said, "Oh yeah? You hungry?"
I said, "Yeah"
She goes to the store, you know
I rush upstairs to get my clothes out,
she talkin' 'bout the front rent
She'll get nothin',
she'll get the back rent and will get none of it

[Outro 1]
I'm gone
[Dm]