Key: C
Introduction:
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.
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 Fº C C/B Am7
Ain't got time to oil the hinges nor to mend the win-dow-pane
Gº 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