Who makes the plans that[A] change our lives[E] so

From a[A] place in the country so peaceful and[D] calm

We moved up to London when the[A] bombs fell around

To[E] a street by the river where the[D] rent it was cheap

The landlord he told us it's[A] yours to[E] keep

For a[A] regular payment week after[D] week

You'll[D] always have a roof under[A] which you can sleep

[2]

The years passed by the war came to an end

We lived out our lives did nothing to offend

But the landlord's conditions yearly they grew

With the size of his gut and his houseing values

He'd kneel on a Sunday and pray to the Lord

For the deals of love his his world cannot afford

When the bastard he came rount to put up the rent

We swallowed our pride and we smiled our best

[Chorus]

[D]Bricks and morter a[G] kingdom of stone

[A]Where do you go when you're[D] all alone

They'll[G] carve your name[A] where you lie

And I for one no[G] tears will cry

[3]

Greed knows no boundaries,greed doesn't feel

I'm dammed if I'll die for a profiting deal

The woman next door she just passed away

'Cause the rent got so high she just couldn't pay

And there in her bed she closed up her eyes

The last time they gazed on this world of lies

With nowhere to go and nothing to say

She went to the next world and the bastard he smiled

[Repeat chorus]

[4]

Oh Lord wont you tell me I'm sure I dont know

What makes some people so callous and cold

I've lived in this house for fourty four years

My children were born here its where I'll grow old

A curse on you bastard landlord be dammed

Who needs one more house like the beach needs more sand

I'll stay till I'm done only nobody knows

How God can let one man treat others so