This Old House

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) 
This ole house is a-getting shaky 
This ole house is a-getting old 
This ole house lets in the rain 
This ole house lets in the cold 
On my knees I'm getting chilly 
But I feel no fear nor pain 
Cause I see an angel peeking 
Through a broken window pane 
  
(like #2) 
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 old house is getting feeble 
This ole house is needing paint 
Just like me its tuckered out 
But I'm a-getting ready to meet the saints 
  
(like #1) 
This ole hound dog lies a-sleeping 
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 hunting days are over 
Ain't gonna hunt the coon no more 
Gabriel done brought in my chariot 
When the wind blew down the door