title: Master of the House (Les Miserables)key: Generalharp type: Chromaticgenre: Anyskill: Any<7 <7 <8 -8 <8 <7 <7 <7 <7 <8 -8 <8Come on, you old pest, fetch a bottle of your best<7 <7 <7 <7 <-6 6 <5What’s the nectar of the day<7 <8 -8 <8 <7 <7 <7 <7 <8 -8 <8Here, try this lot, guaranteed to hit the spot<7 <7 <7 <8 10 <-9 <9Or I’m not Thenardier-6 -6 -6 -6 -6Gissa glass of rum7 7 7 7 7Landlord, over here-7 -7 -7 -7 -7Right away, you scum-8 -8 -8 -8 -8Right away, Monsieur10 10 10 10 -9 9 10God, this place has gone to hell7 7 7 7 8 -8 8So you tell me every year7 7 8 -8 8 7 7 7 8 -8 8Mine host Thenardier, he was there, so they say7 7 7 8 10 9 -9At the field of Waterloo7 8 -8 8 7 7 7 8 -8 8Got there, it’s true, when the fight was all through7 7 7 8 10 -9 9But he knew just what to do-10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10Crawling through the mud, so I’ve heard it said10 10 10 10 10 10 -9 9 10 9 7Picking through the pockets of the English dead10 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 8 -7 -8 8 -9He made a tidy score from the spoils of war9 -9 9 -9 9 -9 9 -9 9 -9My band of soaks, my den of dissolutes9 -9 9 -9 9 -9 9 -9 9 -9My dirty jokes, my always pissed as newts9 -9 9 -9 -9 9 -9 -9 8 <-7My sons of whores spend their lives in my inn7 7 7 7 <7 7 7Homing pigeons homing in7 -10 <-9 9 -9 -9 9 -9 -10 <-9 -9 9They fly through my doors, and their money’s good as yours<7 <8 -8 <8 <7 <7 <7 <7 <8 -8 <8Ain’t got a clue what he put into this stew<7 <7 <7 <7 <-6 6 <-5Must have scraped it off the street<7 <8 -8 <8 <7 <7 <7 <7 <8 -8 <8God, what a wine, Chateau Neuf de Turpentine<7 <7 <7 <9 10 <-9 <9Must have pressed it with his feet-6 -6 -6 -6 -6Landlord, over here7 7 7 7 7Where’s the bloody man-7 -7 -7 -7 -7One more for the road-8 -8 -8 -8 -8One more slug of gin10 10 10 -9 9 10 9 8 7 7 8 -8 8Just one more or my old man is gonna do me in6 -7 6 -7 6 -7 6 -7Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down6 -7 6 -7 6 -5 <7 -5 <7And meet the best innkeeper in town-5 <7 -5 <7 -5 <7 -5 <7As for the rest, all of them crooks-5 <7 -5 <7 -5 5 -5 <-5 6Rooking the guests and cooking the books-6 -6 -6 7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -8 8Seldom do you see honest men like me8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 <-6 <7 -7 -8A gent of good intent who’s content to be-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Master of the house, doling out the charm-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 6Ready with a handshake and an open palm-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 <-6Customers appreciate a bon viveur-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <-6 6Glad to do a friend a favor, doesn’t cost me to be nice<7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <-6But nothing gets you nothing<-6 6 6 6 <-6 <-6 6 6 <5 6Everything has got a little price-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Master of the house, keeper of the zoo-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 6Ready to relieve them of a sou or two-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Watering the wine, making up the weight-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 <-6Picking up their knick-knacks when they can’t see straight-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 <7 <8 <8 <8 -9 <8 -8 -7Everybody loves a landlord, everybody’s bosom friend<8 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9I do whatever pleases-9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 <8 -8 -7Jesus, won’t I bleed them in the end-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Master of the house, quick to catch your eye-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -8 <8 -7 6Never wants a passerby to pass him by-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Servant to the poor, butler to the great-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 <-6Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 <7 <8 <8 <8 -9 <8 -8 -7Everybody’s boon companion, everybody’s chaperone<8 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9But lock up your valises-9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 <8 -8 -7Jesus, won’t I skin you to the bone6 -7 6 -7 6 -7 6 -7Enter, Monsieur, lay down your load6 -7 6 -7 6 -5 <7 -5 <7Unlace your boots and rest from the road-5 <7 -5 <7 -5 <7 -5 <7This weighs a ton, travel’s a curse-5 <7 -5 <7 -5 5 -5 <-5 6But here we strive to lighten your purse-6 -6 -6 7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -8 8Here the goose is cooked, here the fat is fried8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 <-6 <7 -7 -8And nothing’s overlooked till I’m satisfied-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Food beyond compare, food beyond belief,-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 6Mix it in a mincer and pretend it’s beef-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 <-6Filling up the sausages with this and that-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <-6 6Residents are more than welcome, bridal suite is occupied<7 <7 <7 <7 <7 <-6 <-6 6 6 6 <-6 <-6 6 6 <5 6Reasonable charges plus some little extras on the side-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Charge them for the lice, extra for the mice-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 6Two percent for looking in the mirror twice-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Here a little slice, there a little cut-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 <-6Three percent for sleeping with the window shut-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 <7When it comes to fixing prices<8 <8 <8 -9 <8 -8 -7There are lots of tricks he knows-9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9How it all increases, all the bits and pieces-9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 <8 -8 -7Jesus, it’s amazing how it grows-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Master of the house, quick to catch your eye-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 6Never wants a passerby to pass him by-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Servant to the poor, butler to the great-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 <-6Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 <7 <8 <8 <8 -9 <8 -8 -7Everybody’s boon companion, give them everything I’ve got-9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 <8 -8 -7Dirty bunch of geezers, Jesus, what a sorry little lot6 <-6 6 <-6 6 <-6 6 <-6 6 <-6I used to dream that I would meet a prince6 <-6 6 <-6 6 <-6 6 <-6 6 <-6 7 <-6But God almighty, have you seen what’s happened since6 6 6 6 -4 6 6 6 6 -4Master of the house isn’t worth my spit6 6 6 6 6 <-5 6 <-6 <7 6 -4Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong shit6 6 6 6 -4 6 6 6 6 -4Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire6 6 6 6 6 <-5 6 <-6 <7 6 <5Thinks he’s quite a lover but there’s not much there<-6 <-6 <-6 <-6 <-6 6 6 <-5What a cruel trick of nature<7 <7 <7 -7 <7 <-6 6Landing me with such a louse-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7God knows how I’ve lasted-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 <-6 6Living with this bastard in the house-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Master of the house, master and a half-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 6Comforter, philosopher, don’t make me laugh-7 -7 -7 -7 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6Servant to the poor, butler to the great-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 <7 -7 -8 <8 -7 <-6Hypocrite and toady and inebriate-8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 <7Everybody bless the landlord<8 <8 <8 -9 <8 -8 -7Everybody bless his spouse-9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9Everybody raise a glass-9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9Raise it up the master’s ass-9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 <8 -8 -7Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house