This Ole House

 C                                               F
This ole house once knew my children, this ole house once knew my wife;

          G                               C
This ole house was home and comfort as we fought the storms of life.

          C                                      F
This old house once rang with laughter, this old house heard many shouts;

         G                                  C
Now she trembles in the darkness when the lightnin' walks about.


Refrain:   

                F
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer,

                C
Ain't a-gonna need this house no more;

           G                         C        C/B     Am7  
Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor,

Am7/G       F    Fdim(III)        Fdim      C       C/B    Am7
Ain't got time to  oil  the hinges nor to mend the win-dow-pane;

Gdim        G                    G7
Ain't gonna need this house no longer--

               G       G/A  G/B   C
I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.


This ole house is a-gettin' shaky, this ole house is a-gettin' old;
This ole house lets in the rain, this ole house lets in the cold.
Oh, my knees are a-gettin' shaky, but I feel no fear nor pain,
'Cause I see an angel peekin' through a broken windowpane.

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This ole house is afraid of thunder, this ole house is afraid of storms;
This ole house just groans and trembles when the night wind flings its arms.
This ole house is gettin' feeble, this old house is needin' paint;
Just like me it's tuckered out, but I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.

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My ol' hound dog lies a-sleepin'--he don't know I'm gonna leave,
Else he'd wake up by the fireplace and he'd sit there and howl and grieve.
But my huntin' days are over; ain't gonna hunt the coon no more;
Gabriel done brought in my chariot when the wind blew down the door.

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