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) E7 And meet the best innkeeper in town

^E7As for the rest, all of them crooks E7 Am(add9) Rooking the guests and cooking the books

^Dm Seldom do you see Am(add9) Honest men like me

A ^B7gent of good intent Who's con^Etent ^F#mto ^E7be

^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 I ^Ddo whatever pleases ^E7Jesus, don't I bleed them in the ^Aend!

^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# F#m Ev'rybody's chaperone

D E7 A 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) E7 Unlace yer boots and rest from the road

^E7This weighs a ton, travel's a curse E7 Am(add9) But here we strive to lighten your purse

^Dm Here the goose is cooked Am(add9) Here the fat is friend

And ^B7nothing's overlooked till I'm ^Esa-^F#mtis-^E7fied ^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 ^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!

^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# F#m Give em everything I've got

^DDirty bunch of geezers ^E7Jesus, what a sorry little ^Alot! ^Em ^EmI used to dream that I would meet a prince.

^Am6 But, God Almighty have you ^Bseen what's happened since? ^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! ^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# C#/E# F#m Ev'rybody bless his spouse.

^DEv'rybody raise a ^E7glass ^DRaise it up the master's ^E7ass!

^DEverybody raise a ^E7glass to the master of the ^Ahouse ^D A D A D A/E E A

The Miserables - Master of the house