Key: C
Introduction:
C
This ole house once knew my children
C7 F
This ole house once knew my wife
G7
This ole house was home and comfort
C F C
As we fought the storms of life
This ole house once rang with laughter
C7 F
This ole house heard many shouts
G7
Now she trembles in the darkness
C
When the lightning walks about
Chorus
F
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
C
Ain't a-gonna need this house no more
G7
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
C
Ain't got time to fix the floor
F
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
C
Nor to mend the window pane
G7
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer
C
I'm a-getting ready to meet the saints
(like #1)