[Refrain]
           D       Bm          F#m   E  Bm
It must be good to live in the house of lords
 
[Verse 1]
    D               E     Bm            G
The butler henry baker extinguishes the fires
                A                    Bm
Whilst sir fred'rick harold robinson casually retires
 D            E            Bm              G
Another day tomorrow cries alan crayton steel
A                       Bm
All must be up early to have the morning meal
 
[Refrain]
           D       Bm          F#m   E  Bm
It must be good to live in the house of lords
 
[Verse 2]
    D                E         Bm               G
The house is now in darkness before the coming day
       A                               Bm
But at five o'clock that morning , the master passed away
    D                E           Bm         G
The halls are now in sadness and everybody cries
       A                          Bm
On the banks of berkeley river is where sir frederick lies
 
[Refrain]
           D      Bm          F#m   E  Bm
It must be sad to live in the house of lords
 
[Instrumental]
Bm E x4
 
[Refrain]
Bm           D      Bm          F#m   E  Bm
It must be sad to live in the house of lords
 
[Verse 3]
D                E           Bm              G
Grandma hildred marshall was pouring out the tea
         A                           Bm
When she heard about the news of sir frederick's tragedy
    D                  E             Bm              G
The housemaid drew the curtains, the doctors saw the dawn
        A                                Bm
And the brother bendix sadly watched the gardener mow the lawn
 
[Refrain]
           D      Bm          F#m   E  Bm
It must be sad to live in the house of lords
 
[Outro]
Bm E Bm