The Downtrodden Landlord Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]Open your hea[G]rts and you[D]r purses
to a man [G]that is [D]misunderstood.
He takes [F#m]all of your kicks
and [Bm]your curses,
yet he [E]wishes you nothing but [A]good.
He tear[D]fully [G]begs you to [D]show him
You [G]think he's a man, [Gm]not [D]a louse
So remember the debt that [A]you owe him
[E]The landlord who rents you his [A]house
Did [D]he, the [G]downtrod[D]den landlord,
An[G]d his back that's all
a -burdene[D]d and bent?
Respect his grey [A]hairs,
don't ask for repairs,
[D]And don't [E]be be[A]hind in [D]the rent.
When the thunderclouds
[G]gather and [D]darken,
You may [G]sleep undisturbed [Gm]in your be[D]d,
[F#m]But the landlord must sit up [Bm]and hearken,
[E]An d wonder, and worry, and dread.
[A]If you're [D]killed,
then you'll die [G]in [D]a hurry,
And [G]you never will [Gm]know [D]your bad luck.
But the landlord must wake
up and [A]worry,
Has one [E]of my houses [A]been struck?
Pity [D]the [G]downtrod[D]den landlord,
And his back [G]that's all
burdened [D]and bent.
[F#m]Respect [D]his grey hairs,[A]
don't ask for [D]repairs,
And don't [E]be be[A]hind in the [D]rent.
When a landlord resorts [G]to [D]eviction,
Don't [G]think that he does [D]it for spite.
He [F#m]is acting on deepest conviction,
[Bm]And what[E]'s right,
after all, is what's [A]right.
I see [D]that your [G]hearts are [D]all hardened,
And that [G]I have been appealing [Gm]in va[D]in.
Still I hope my last plea [A]will be pardoned,
As I [E]beg on my knees once [A]again.
Pity [D]the [G]downtrod[D]den landlord,
And his back [G]that's all
burdene[D]d and bent.
Respect his grey [A]hairs,
[E]don't ask for re[D]pairs,
And [G]don't [A]leave behind
another [D]rent. [G]you