Misc Musicals – Lizzie The Musical - The House Of Borden (Guitar)

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[Chorus] Em
Em                               Bm
In the house of Borden there's a lock on every door

   F#7                        Bm              B7
In every room a prisoner of a long, silent war

       Em                            Bm
Let us take you to an August back in 1892

         F#7
When all hell broke loose in the house of Borden
[Verse 1] N.C. Andrew Jackson Borden knows N.C That pennies must be pinched N.C. So Monday's mutton supper N.C Will be Tuesday's mutton lunch N.C. And then to stretch it further N.C. Thursday's breakfast is mutton soup
          F#7
And we're getting sick in the house of Borden
[Verse 2] A7
     Dm
When Daddy was an undertaker

   A7
No body was too tall

     A7
He'd charge 'em for the big box

    Dm
And bury them in the small

   Dm
To save a couple dollars

          A7
He'd chop off a couple feet

     A7
He's fuckin' rich, that Mr. Borden!
[Chorus]
Gm
In the house of Borden

          Dm
there's a lock on every door

   A7
In every room a prisoner

     Dm   C#dim/E Dm/F D7/F#
of a long, silent war

       Gm
Let us take you to an August

        Dm
back in 1892

         A
When all hell broke loose in the house of Borden
F#7 [Verse 3]
    Bm
The sisters live in the front of the house

    F#7/A#
The old folks take the rear

   F#7/C#
It seems a bit peculiar

            G/D
But they've kept it up for years

  G/B
I won't say they're not cordial

C                  C/E
Crowded's more the word

F#7
They get no peace in the house of Borden
G#7 [Verse 4]
C#m
Lizzie's not the brightest bird

    G#7
And Emma's not so sweet

G#7
Mind you, these are not my words

      C#m
But I hear things on the street

C#m
Any way you slice it

      G#7
These girls are past their prime

           G#7
There's no wedding bells in the house of Borden
[Chorus]
F#m
In the house of Borden

          C#m
there's a lock on every door

   G#7
In every room a prisoner

     C#m              C#7/E#
of a long, silent war

       F#m
Let us take you to an August

        C#m
back in 1892

         G#7
When all hell broke loose in the house of Borden
[Verse 5] Cm
Cm
Father married Mrs. Borden

G7                   G7/Ab G7/Bb
After our mother died

G7/A 
If 

G7/F# G7
she's in it for the money

      N.C.                 Eb5 F5
She's in for a big surprise

E5   Db5 Cm
We've no personal objection

    G7
But she can't have what's ours!

N.C.                                Dm
Fair is fair in the house of Borden
[Verse 6]
           Dm
The family crest of Borden

         A
Is a lion with an axe

              A
Running rampant into battle

      Dm
Ready to attack

              Dm
It's an oddly fitting emblem

            A
For a family like this

          A5
And we're killing time in the house of Borden (Killing time) (Killing time)
[Chorus]
Gm                               Dm
In the house of Borden there's a lock on every door

   A7                         Dm    C#dim/E   Dm/F D7/F#
In every room a prisoner of a long, silent war

       Gm                            Dm
Let us take you to an August back in 1892

     A5
When all hell broke loose in the house of Borden
[Verse 7]
Bm
When I was a girl

          F#7
I gave my father my gold ring

   F#7
He wears it to this day

         Bm
A symbol of my love for him

   Bm
My middle name is Andrew

F#7
Father wanted a boy
N.C. But I'm daddy's little girl now [Bridge]
Em
The father loved the younger one

     Bm
Some say a bit too much

     F#7
They say she talks to pigeons

    G7                G7/F# G7/F
But who am I to judge?

        Em
I don't mean to spread a rumor

          N.C.               Gm7b5
These are just things that I hear

                 C                               N.C.
But there's some crazy shite in the house of Borden
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