Master of the House from Les Miserables (Sung by Thernardier and Mme. Thernardier) Tabbed by: Chicken Dumplings (chckndmplngs) Tuning: Standard Am(add9)=EADGBe x02200 Am(add9) Welcome M'sier, sit yourself down Am(add9) E7And (020130@1)meet the best innkeeper in town E7As (020130@1)for the rest, all of them crooks E7 (020130@1) Am(add9) Rooking the guests and cooking the books Dm (xx0231@1) Seldom do you see Am(add9) Honest men like me B7A (x21202@1)gent of good intent E (022100@1) F#mE7 Who's content to be A (x02220@1)Master of the House, doling out the charm AReady (x02220@1)with a handshake and an open palm ATells (x02220@1)a saucy tale, makes a little stir A (x02220@1) B7Customers (x21202@1)appreciate a bon viveur! EGlad (022100@1)to do my friends a favor, doesn't cost me to be nice E (022100@1) ABut (x02220@1)nothing gets you nothing, ev'rything has got a little price AMaster (x02220@1)of the House, keeper of the zoo AReady (x02220@1)to relieve them of a sou or two AWatering (x02220@1)the wine, making up the weight A (x02220@1) B7Picking (x21202@1)up their knick-knacks when they can't see strainght E (022100@1) C# (x43121@1) F#mEverybody (244222@1)loves a landlord, everybody's bosom friend D (xx0232@1) E7 (020130@1) AI (x02220@1)do whatever pleases Jesus, don't I bleed them in the end! AMaster (x02220@1)of the House, quick to catch your eye ANever (x02220@1)wants a passer by to pass him by AServant (x02220@1)to the poor, butler to the great A (x02220@1) B7Comforter, (x21202@1)philosopher and lifelong mate EEv'rybody's (022100@1)boon companion C#/E# F#mEv'rybody's (244222@1)chaperone D (xx0232@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) Am(add9) But lock up your valises Jesus, won't I skin you to the bone! Am(add9) Enter M'sieur, lay down your load Am(add9) E7Unlace (020130@1)yer boots and rest from the road E7This (020130@1)weighs a ton, travel's a curse E7 (020130@1) Am(add9) But here we strive to lighten your purse Dm (xx0231@1) Here the goose is cooked Am(add9) Here the fat is friend B7 (x21202@1) E (022100@1)F#mE7 And nothing's overlooked till I'm sa-tis-fied AFood (x02220@1)beyond compare, food beyond belief AMix (x02220@1)it in a mincer and pretend it's beef AKidney (x02220@1)of a horse, liver of a cat A (x02220@1) B7Filling (x21202@1)up the sausages with this and that EResidents (022100@1)are more than welcome, bridal suite is occupied E (022100@1) AReasonable (x02220@1)charges plus some little extra on the side ACharge (x02220@1)'em for the lice, extra for the mice ATwo (x02220@1)percent for looking in the mirror twice AHere (x02220@1)a little slice, there a little cut A (x02220@1) B7Three (x21202@1)percent for sleeping with the window shut E (022100@1) C#When (x43121@1)it comes to fixing prices, there are lots of tricks he knows DHow (xx0232@1)it all increases, all them bits and pieces E7 (020130@1) AJesus, (x02220@1)it's amazing how it grows! AMaster (x02220@1)of the House, quick to catch your eye ANever (x02220@1)wants a passer by to pass him by AServant (x02220@1)to the poor, butler to the great A (x02220@1) B7Comforter, (x21202@1)philosopher and lifelong mate EEv'rybody's (022100@1)boon companion C#/E# F#mGive (244222@1)em everything I've got D (xx0232@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) EmDirty (022000@1)bunch of geezers Jesus, what a sorry little lot! EmI (022000@1)used to dream that I would meet a prince. Am6 (x02212@1) B (x2444x@1) But, God Almighty have you seen what's happened since? EMaster (022100@1)of the house? Isn't worth my spit! EComforter (022100@1)philosopher and lifelong shit! ECunning (022100@1)little brain, regular Voltaire. E (022100@1) F#7Thinks (242352@1)he's quite a lover but there's not much there! B (x2444x@1) G# (xx1114@1) C#mWhat (x13321@4)a cruel trick of nature, landed me with such a louse. A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) EGod (022100@1)knows how I've lasted living with this bastard in the house! AMaster (x02220@1)of the house, master and a half, Acomforter, (x02220@1)philosopher. Don't make me laugh! AServant (x02220@1)to the poor, butler to the great A (x02220@1) B7Hypocrite (x21202@1)and toady and inebriate! EEv'rybody (022100@1)bless our landlord, C# (x43121@1) C#/E# F#mEv'rybody (244222@1)bless his spouse. D (xx0232@1) E7Ev'rybody (020130@1)raise a glass D (xx0232@1) E7Raise (020130@1)it up the master's ass! D (xx0232@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) DEverybody (xx0232@1)raise a glass to the master of the house A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)A/E (002220@1)E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)