Landlady
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G G
Roam, the phone is where I live til I get home
Em
And when the doorbell rings you tell me that I have a key
Cmaj7
I ask you, how you know it's me
G G
The road, no road without a turn and if there was
The road would be too long
Em
What keeps us standing in this view
Cmaj7
Is the view that we can be brand new
G Em
The landlady takes me up in the air
C G
I go, I go where I would not dare
Em C
Landlady shows me the stars up there
C G
I'm weightless, weightless when she is there
C Em
And I'll never know, never know what starving poets meant
C D
Cos' when I was broke, it was you that always paid the rent
G G
Space, her place is where I found my parking space
Em
And when I'm losing ground, you know she gives it back to me
Cmaj7
She whispers "don't do, just be"
G Em
The landlady takes me up in the air
Cmaj7 G
I go, I go where I would not dare
Em C
Landlady shows me the stars up there
C G
I'm weightless, weightless when she is there
C Em
And I'll never know, never know what starving poets meant
C D
Cos' when I was broke, it was you that always paid the rent
( Em7 Csus2 G D )
Em7
Every wave that broke me
Csus2
Every song that wrote me
G
Every dawn that woke me
D
Was to get me home to you, see
Em7
Every soul that left me
Csus2
Every heart that kept me
G
The strangers that protected me
D
To bring me back to you
Em7
Every magic potion
Csus2
Every false emotion
G
How unswerving our devotion
D
To the lies we know are almost true
Em7
Every sweet confusion
Csus2
Every grand illusion
G
I will win and call it losing
D
If the prize is not for you
----------------- Acordes -----------------
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
Cmaj7 = X 3 2 0 0 X
Csus2 = X 3 5 5 3 3
D = X X 0 2 3 2
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0
Em7 = 0 2 2 0 3 0
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
How to play Landlady
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.