A House Is A Home

Capo 3

C                 F              C 
a house is a home even when it's dark 
Am                     G                C 
even when the grass is overgrown in the yard 
     C               F          C 
even when the dog is too old to bark 
                Am                  G             F             
and when you're sitting at the table trying not to starve 
G            C 
a house is a home 
     F                 C 
even when we've up and gone 
     F                 C 
even when you're there alone 
G  Am        G  F         C 
a house ………..a house……is a home 

C                 F                   C 
a house is a home even when there's ghosts 
           Am                     G                C 
even when you gotta run from the ones who love you most 
     C                        F                C 
screen door's broken paint's peeling from the wood 
                Am              G             F             
locals whisper when they gonna leave the neighborhood  
G            C 
a house is a home 
     F                 C 
even when we've up and gone 
     F                 C 
even when you're there alone 
G  Am        G  F         C 
a house ………..a house……is a home 

C                            F              C 
a house is a home where the chores are never done 
          Am                     G             C 
where you spend your whole life running to and from 
             C                            F          C 
and if the life that you live is not the life you choose 
         Am                G       F             
make your child a home and start anew 
G            C 
a house is a home 
     F                 C 
even when we've up and gone 
     F                 C 
even when you're there alone 
G  Am        G  F         C 
a house ………..a house……is a home