GmThere (355333@1)was a knockin' at my door
Cm (x3101x@1)                GmIt's (355333@1)the dreaded landlord
    Cm (x3101x@1)               Gm (355333@1)     Dm (xx0231@1)               GmHe (355333@1)wants his rent and wants it now, he is careless how
    Eb (x43121@3)                Bb (x1333x@1)   Cm (x3101x@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)name="chord_x3101x@1">Cm
He left us in a vacant daze, asking how we got here.
 Gm (355333@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)             Am (x02210@1)               GmAnd (355333@1)we retired to slumber but, the glasses never were rinsed.

GmThere (355333@1)was a tappin' on my back
 Cm (x3101x@1)              GmIt's (355333@1)the dreaded foreman
   Cm (x3101x@1)                  Gm (355333@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)          GmI (355333@1)think I see a smile through his teeth and his cigar
   Eb (x43121@3)             Bb (x1333x@1) Cm (x3101x@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm Cm (x3101x@1) 
He put my hands to work otherwise do nothin'
 Gm (355333@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)           Am (x02210@1)                     Gm (355333@1)       
And I made a thousand things today, I'm sure I'll never use.

GmThere (355333@1)was a ringin' on my phone
    Cm (x3101x@1)            Gm (355333@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)                GmI (355333@1)picked it up to answer, they said they were my comrade.
     Eb (x43121@3)                 BbBut (x1333x@1)they couldn't say my name
      Eb (x43121@3)                 BbSo (x1333x@1)I asked them about the sun and moon
                  Cm (x3101x@1)  Dm (xx0231@1) CmAnd (x3101x@1)what their thoughts on time were
      Gm (355333@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)           Am (x02210@1)             GmThey (355333@1)hung it up in madness and went on to punch the clock
 
Cm (x3101x@1)                                       GmAnd (355333@1)somewhere there's a sound of someone singing
   Dm (xx0231@1)                       GmI (355333@1)got an invitation once to liberty
              Eb (x43121@3)                   GmThey (355333@1)had a mischief brew but, not goblets were used
   Am (x02210@1)                        Am (x02210@1)         Bb (x1333x@1) AmBesting (x02210@1)rum or porter 'tis a liquor never brewed.

Never brewed...
Gm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Dm Gm
Na na na...

GmThere (355333@1)was a knockin' at my door
      Cm (x3101x@1)           GmIt's (355333@1)the dreaded policemen
          Dm (xx0231@1)                      GmHe (355333@1)had a ticket to enter signed by fools of Sanford laws
           Eb (x43121@3)            Bb (x1333x@1)        Cm (x3101x@1) Dm (xx0231@1)   CmAnd (x3101x@1)he questioned me on politics and scored my generation
    Gm (355333@1)             Dm (xx0231@1)      Am (x02210@1)      GmFor (355333@1)not respecting elders and lands authority

GmWhen (355333@1)the landlord came to knock,
Cm (x3101x@1)                 GmI (355333@1)said "Come back tomorrow
  Cm (x3101x@1)                      Gm (355333@1)              BbThere's (x1333x@1)more life I'll be living than just slaving for your wage
    Eb (x43121@3)                BbAnd (x1333x@1)to the troop and foreman.
        Eb (x43121@3)        Bb (x1333x@1)    AmMake (x02210@1)yourself the things I don't use.
         Gm (355333@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)         Am (x02210@1)          GmFor (355333@1)I'm off into the forest for a liquor never brewed!"

Cm (x3101x@1)                                       GmAnd (355333@1)somewhere there's a sound of someone singing
   Dm (xx0231@1)                       GmI (355333@1)got an invitation once to liberty
              Eb (x43121@3)                   GmThey (355333@1)had a mischief brew but, not goblets were used
   Am (x02210@1)                        Am (x02210@1)         Bb (x1333x@1) AmBesting (x02210@1)rum or porter 'tis a liquor never brewed.