Chords for 'Tales To Warm Your Mind' 07 Mrs. Crandall's Boardinghouse
Tempo:
124.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
F
Gm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In [C]
[Gm] the boarding house [F] I lived [D] in, [Gm] everything [C] was growing [F]
[D] old.
[A] Silver threads among [F] the butter, [Dm] [G] and the cheese [D] was green [C] with mold.
[Gm] When the dog [C] died we [F] had sausages, [Dm] [Gm] when the cat [C] died catnip [F] tea.
[Dm] When [A] the landlord died [Dm] I left there, [G] spare ribs were [C] too much for me.
[F] Oh my dear [G] Mrs.
Crandall, I [C] think I like [F] you a lot.
[A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm] someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] Well [Gm] girls can never [C] change [F] their [Dm] nature, [Gm] it is quite [C] beyond [F] their reach.
[Dm] [A] Mrs.
Crandall [Dm] is a lemon, she [G] can never be [C] a peach.
[Gm] But the law [C] of
[F] compensation [Dm] [Gm] is the one [C] I [F] always preach.
[Dm] You [A] can always squeeze [Dm] a lemon, [G] have you tried to squeeze [C] a peach?
[F] Oh my dear [Gm] Mrs.
Crandall, [C] I think I like [F] you a lot.
[A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm] someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] The [Gm] train was [C] standing at [F] the station, [Dm] [Gm] I was [C] rushing full [F] of care.
[Dm] [A] When I tripped on her cat and [Dm] I stumbled, [G] and fell headlong [C] down the stairs.
[Gm] Mrs.
[C] Crandall came [F] up to [Dm] me, [Gm] did you miss [C] us Stephanie [F] son?
[Dm] [A] Though I says me dear [Dm] landlady, [G] I hit every bloom [C] in what I've heard.
[F] Oh my dear [Gm] Mrs.
Crandall, [C] I think I like [F] you a lot.
[A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm]
someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] [Gm] [C] [F] [Dm]
[Gm] [C] [F] [Dm]
[A] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Gm] the boarding house [F] I lived [D] in, [Gm] everything [C] was growing [F]
[D] old.
[A] Silver threads among [F] the butter, [Dm] [G] and the cheese [D] was green [C] with mold.
[Gm] When the dog [C] died we [F] had sausages, [Dm] [Gm] when the cat [C] died catnip [F] tea.
[Dm] When [A] the landlord died [Dm] I left there, [G] spare ribs were [C] too much for me.
[F] Oh my dear [G] Mrs.
Crandall, I [C] think I like [F] you a lot.
[A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm] someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] Well [Gm] girls can never [C] change [F] their [Dm] nature, [Gm] it is quite [C] beyond [F] their reach.
[Dm] [A] Mrs.
Crandall [Dm] is a lemon, she [G] can never be [C] a peach.
[Gm] But the law [C] of
[F] compensation [Dm] [Gm] is the one [C] I [F] always preach.
[Dm] You [A] can always squeeze [Dm] a lemon, [G] have you tried to squeeze [C] a peach?
[F] Oh my dear [Gm] Mrs.
Crandall, [C] I think I like [F] you a lot.
[A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm] someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] The [Gm] train was [C] standing at [F] the station, [Dm] [Gm] I was [C] rushing full [F] of care.
[Dm] [A] When I tripped on her cat and [Dm] I stumbled, [G] and fell headlong [C] down the stairs.
[Gm] Mrs.
[C] Crandall came [F] up to [Dm] me, [Gm] did you miss [C] us Stephanie [F] son?
[Dm] [A] Though I says me dear [Dm] landlady, [G] I hit every bloom [C] in what I've heard.
[F] Oh my dear [Gm] Mrs.
Crandall, [C] I think I like [F] you a lot.
[A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm]
someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] [Gm] [C] [F] [Dm]
[Gm] [C] [F] [Dm]
[A] [Dm]
[G] [C]
Key:
C
Dm
F
Gm
A
C
Dm
F
_ _ _ In _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] the boarding house [F] I lived [D] in, [Gm] everything [C] was growing [F] _
[D] old.
[A] Silver threads among [F] the butter, [Dm] _ [G] and the cheese [D] was green [C] with mold.
[Gm] When the dog [C] died we [F] had sausages, [Dm] _ [Gm] when the cat [C] died catnip [F] tea.
[Dm] When [A] the landlord died [Dm] I left there, [G] spare ribs were [C] too much for me.
[F] Oh my dear [G] Mrs.
Crandall, _ I [C] think I like [F] you a lot.
_ [A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm] _ someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] _ _ Well [Gm] girls can never [C] change [F] their [Dm] nature, [Gm] it is quite [C] beyond [F] their reach.
[Dm] _ [A] Mrs.
Crandall [Dm] is a lemon, she [G] can never be [C] a peach.
[Gm] But the law [C] of _
[F] compensation [Dm] _ [Gm] is the one [C] I [F] always preach.
[Dm] You [A] can always squeeze [Dm] a lemon, _ [G] have you tried to squeeze [C] a peach?
_ [F] Oh my dear [Gm] Mrs.
Crandall, [C] I think I like [F] you a lot.
_ [A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm] _ someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] _ _ The [Gm] train was [C] standing at [F] the station, [Dm] _ [Gm] I was [C] rushing full [F] of care.
[Dm] _ [A] When I tripped on her cat and [Dm] I stumbled, _ [G] and fell headlong [C] down the stairs.
[Gm] Mrs.
[C] Crandall came [F] up to [Dm] me, [Gm] did you miss [C] us Stephanie [F] son?
[Dm] _ [A] Though I says me dear [Dm] landlady, _ [G] I hit every bloom [C] in what I've heard.
[F] Oh my dear [Gm] Mrs.
Crandall, _ [C] I think I like [F] you a lot.
_ [A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm] _
someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] the boarding house [F] I lived [D] in, [Gm] everything [C] was growing [F] _
[D] old.
[A] Silver threads among [F] the butter, [Dm] _ [G] and the cheese [D] was green [C] with mold.
[Gm] When the dog [C] died we [F] had sausages, [Dm] _ [Gm] when the cat [C] died catnip [F] tea.
[Dm] When [A] the landlord died [Dm] I left there, [G] spare ribs were [C] too much for me.
[F] Oh my dear [G] Mrs.
Crandall, _ I [C] think I like [F] you a lot.
_ [A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm] _ someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] _ _ Well [Gm] girls can never [C] change [F] their [Dm] nature, [Gm] it is quite [C] beyond [F] their reach.
[Dm] _ [A] Mrs.
Crandall [Dm] is a lemon, she [G] can never be [C] a peach.
[Gm] But the law [C] of _
[F] compensation [Dm] _ [Gm] is the one [C] I [F] always preach.
[Dm] You [A] can always squeeze [Dm] a lemon, _ [G] have you tried to squeeze [C] a peach?
_ [F] Oh my dear [Gm] Mrs.
Crandall, [C] I think I like [F] you a lot.
_ [A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm] _ someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] _ _ The [Gm] train was [C] standing at [F] the station, [Dm] _ [Gm] I was [C] rushing full [F] of care.
[Dm] _ [A] When I tripped on her cat and [Dm] I stumbled, _ [G] and fell headlong [C] down the stairs.
[Gm] Mrs.
[C] Crandall came [F] up to [Dm] me, [Gm] did you miss [C] us Stephanie [F] son?
[Dm] _ [A] Though I says me dear [Dm] landlady, _ [G] I hit every bloom [C] in what I've heard.
[F] Oh my dear [Gm] Mrs.
Crandall, _ [C] I think I like [F] you a lot.
_ [A] I live in your house, [Dm] quiet as a mouse, [Gm] _
someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _