Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Amadd9 1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + - e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------1---1-----------1---------------1---1-----------1------| G|------------4---4-----------4---------------4---4-----------4------| D|------------2---2-----------2---------------2---2-----------2------| x2 A|----0-------------------------------0------------------------------| E|--------------------0-------------------------------0--------------| Continue a similar 'boom-chick' pattern with Bass notes and chords throughout the whole song. [Pre-verse 1] Amadd9 Welcome M'sier, sit yourself down Amadd9 E7 And meet the best innkeeper in town

^E7As for the rest, all of them crooks E7 Amadd9 Rooking the guests and cooking the books ^Dm Seldom do you see Amadd9 Honest men like me A ^B7gent of good intent Who's con^Etent ^F#mto ^E7/G#be

[Verse 1]

^AMaster of the House, doling out the charm ^AReady with a handshake and an open palm ^ATells a saucy tale, makes a little stir ^ACustomers appreciate a ^B7bon viveur! ^EGlad to do my friends a favor, doesn't cost me to be nice But ^Enothing gets you nothing, ev'rything has got a little ^Aprice

^AMaster of the House, keeper of the zoo ^AReady to relieve them of a sou or two ^AWatering the wine, making up the weight ^APicking up their knick-knacks when they ^B7can't see strainght ^EEverybody loves a landlord, ^C#everybody's bosom friend ^F#m ^F#m/E I ^Ddo whatever pleases ^E7Jesus, don't I bleed them in the ^Aend!

[Chorus]

^AMaster of the House, quick to catch your eye ^ANever wants a passer by to pass him by ^AServant to the poor, butler to the great ^AComforter, philosopher and ^B7lifelong mate ^EEv'rybody's boon companion ^C#/E#Ev'rybody's chaperone ^F#m But ^Dlock up your valises ^E7Jesus, won't I skin you to the ^Abone!

[Instrumental] Amadd9 1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + - e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------1---1-----------1---------------1---1-----------1------| G|------------4---4-----------4---------------4---4-----------4------| D|------------2---2-----------2---------------2---2-----------2------| x2 A|----0-------------------------------0------------------------------| E|--------------------0-------------------------------0--------------| [Pre-Verse 2] Amadd9 Enter M'sieur, lay down your load Amadd9 E7 Unlace yer boots and rest from the road

^E7This weighs a ton, travel's a curse E7 Amadd9 But here we strive to lighten your purse ^Dm Here the goose is cooked Amadd9 Here the fat is friend And ^B7nothing's overlooked till I'm ^Esa-^F#mtis-^E7/G#fied

[Verse 3]

^AFood beyond compare, food beyond belief ^AMix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef ^AKidney of a horse, liver of a cat ^AFilling up the sausages with ^B7this and that ^EResidents are more than welcome, bridal suite is occupied ^EReasonable charges plus some little extra on the ^Aside

[Verse 4]

^ACharge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice ^ATwo percent for looking in the mirror twice ^AHere a little slice, there a little cut ^AThree percent for sleeping with the ^B7window shut ^EWhen it comes to fixing prices, ^C#there are lots of tricks he knows

^DHow it all increases, all them bits and pieces ^E7Jesus, it's amazing how it ^Agrows!

[Chorus]

^AMaster of the House, quick to catch your eye ^ANever wants a passer by to pass him by ^AServant to the poor, butler to the great ^AComforter, philosopher and ^B7lifelong mate ^EEv'rybody's boon companion ^C#/E#Give 'em everything I've got^F#m ^DDirty bunch of geezers ^E7Jesus, what a sorry little ^Alot!

[Instrumental] Em Em [Bridge]

^EmI used to dream that I would meet a prince. ^Am But, God Almighty have you ^Bseen what's happened since?

[Verse 5]

^EMaster of the house? Isn't worth my spit! ^EComforter philosopher and lifelong shit! ^ECunning little brain, regular Voltaire. ^EThinks he's quite a lover but there's ^F#7not much there! ^BWhat a cruel trick of nature, ^G#landed me with such a louse.^C#m ^AGod knows how I've lasted ^Bliving with this bastard in the ^Ehouse!

[Chorus]

^AMaster of the house, master and a half, ^Acomforter, philosopher. Don't make me laugh! ^AServant to the poor, butler to the great

^AHypocrite and toady and ^B7inebriate! ^EEv'rybody bless our landlord, ^C#Ev'rybody ^C#/E#bless his spouse.^F#m ^F#m/E ^DEv'rybody raise a ^E7glass ^DRaise it up the master's ^E7arse! ^DEverybody raise a ^E7glass to the master of the ^Ahouse ^D

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Les Miserables - Master of the house the innkeepers song