WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | The Hotelier - Housebroken Chords | Ver. 2
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We called off your guard as we entered the yard
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to convince you to redirect some of that rage
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Because who fed you rocks while they ate their thanksgiving
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and who left you out all alone in their cage.
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And when you were a pup, I watched you so close
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you ran straight to the distance allowed by his rope
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you got kicked, you got choked, phrases crept up your spine
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when he said "we must keep our b**ches in line".
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And on his poker nights he says the same of his wife.
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He's the top dog/pack leader/true alpha-male.
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So make no sudden moves keep your nose from the border.
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You move fast. You eat last this side of pecking-order.
Key change during bridge: Cadd9, D, Em7, G x2
Cadd9, D
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So why don't you come with me?
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We've got acres with streams. We won't keep you in cages/make you beg for your treats.
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We won't tell you to heel, though you might need some time to
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dig up those old bones your young self left behind.
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You said "Your offer is nice but here should suffice. Yeah, my younger years were something
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But that isn't my life. Master is all that I've got.
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He keeps me having a purpose, gives me bed, keeps me fed.
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And I'm just slightly nervous of what I might do if I were let loose, if I
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Caught that mail car, or ate garbage for food. So, as I bare all my teeth
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I will ask of you please to just leave."
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Well your heart has spoken.
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I feel you're already house broken.
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Well your heart has spoken.
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I feel you're already house-
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So I made you a hood ornament for an oncoming car
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because your bark might seem bad but I'll show you the scars
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from when the state sent you over to deliver your teeth
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to the heels of your kindred breaking chains from their feet
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and then you wipe your hands clean. Splash of water/paper napkin.
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While the parrots sing headlines, we wear the leash like a fashion.
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Try to take out my claws expect a visceral reaction.
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Try to muzzle me up, I'll lash out, I'll bite back
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Keep my options open
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for fear of becoming house-
