Chords for Mrs. Crandall's Boarding House

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[Gm] In 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 was green [C] with mold. _
[Gm] When the dove [C] died we [F] had sausages, [Dm] _
[Gm] when the cat [C] died [F] catnip came.
[D] _
[A] When the landlord died [Dm] I left there, [G] spare ribs were [C] too much for me.
[F] Oh my dear [G] Mrs.
Crandall, [C] I think I like [F] you a lot. _
[A] I live in your house, [Dm] Hawaiian 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 bee.
_ [Gm] But the law [C] of _ [F] compensation [Dm] _ [Gm] is the one [C] I [F] always preach.
[Dm] You [A] can always [Dm] squeeze a lemon, _ [G] have strides to squeeze a [C] peach.
_ [F] Oh my dear [Gm] Mrs.
Crandall, [C] I think I like [F] you a lot.
_ [A] I live in your house, [Dm] Hawaiian as a mouse, [Gm] _ someday [Bb] you'll be caught.
[C] _ _ The [Gm] train was [C] standing at [F] the station, [Dm] _ [Gm] I was rushing [C] 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 [Dm] dear landlady, _ [G] I hit every bloom [C] in wah-ha-ha.
[F] Oh my dear [Gm] Mrs.
Crandall, _ [C] I think I like [F] you a lot.
_ [A] I live in your house, [Dm] Hawaiian as a mouse, [Gm] _ someday you'll [Bb] be caught.
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