Master of the House from Les Miserables (Sung by Thernardier and Mme. Thernardier)
Tabbed by: Chicken Dumplings (chckndmplngs)
Tuning: Standard
Am(add9)=EADGBe
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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#m (244222@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7
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#m (244222@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7
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)
