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 C
Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, 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 G G/A G/B C
Ain't gonna need this house no longer I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.
C F
This ole house is a-gettin' shaky, this ole house is a-gettin' old
G C
This ole house lets in the rain, this ole house lets in the cold.
C F
Oh, my knees are a-gettin' shaky, but I feel no fear nor pain,
G C
'Cause I see an angel peekin' through a broken windowpane.
C F
This ole house is afraid of thunder, this ole house is afraid of storms
G C
This ole house just groans and trembles when the night wind flings its arms.
C F
This ole house is gettin' feeble, this old house is needin' paint
G C
Just like me it's tuckered out, but I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints.
C F
My ol' hound dog lies a-sleepin'--he don't know I'm gonna leave,
G C
Else he'd wake up by the fireplace and he'd sit there and howl and grieve.
C F
But my huntin' days are over ain't gonna hunt the coon no more
G C
Gabriel done brought in my chariot when the wind blew down the door.