Shakin' Stevens, This Ole House (1981)
^{Key: :[B] (w: Stuart Hamblen, 1954) (Rosemary Clooney, 1954, Key: C)}

VERSE 1:
This ole [B] house once knew my children
This ole [E] house once knew my wife
This ole [F#] house was home and comfort
As we [B] fought the storms of life
This old [B] house once rang with laughter
This old [E] house heard many shouts
Now she [F#] trembles in the darkness
When the [/F#] light-[/E]-nin
[/D#] Walks [/C#] a-[B]-bout

CHORUS:
Ain't a-gonna [E] need this house no longer
Ain't a-gonna [B] need this house no more
Ain't got [F#] time to fix the shingles
Ain't got [B] time to fix the floor
Ain't got [E] time to oil the hinges
Nor to [B] mend the window-pane
Ain't gonna [F#] need this house no longer
I'm a-gettin' [/F#] ready [/E] to
[/D#] Meet [/C#] the [B] saints

BREAK:
[/D# /E /F] [F#] [/F# /E /D# /C#] [B]

VERSE 2:
This ole [B] house is a-gettin' shaky
This ole [E] house is a-gettin' old
This ole [F#] house lets in the rain
This ole [B] house lets in the cold
Oh, my [B] knees are a-gettin' shaky
But I [E] feel no fear nor pain
Cause I [F#] see an angel peekin'
Through a [/F#] brok-[/E]-en
[/D#] Win-[/C#]-dow-[B]-pane

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INSTRUMENTAL: [over CHORUS]

VERSE 3:
This ole [B] house is afraid of thunder
This ole [E] house is afraid of storms
This ole [F#] house just groans and trembles
When the [B] night wind flings its arms
This ole [B] house is gettin' feeble
This old [E] house is needin' paint
Just like [F#] me it's tuckered out
But I'm a-gettin' [/F#] ready [/E] to
[/D#] Meet [/C#] the [B] saints

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VERSE 4:
My ol' [B] hound dog lies a-sleepin'
He don't [E] know I'm gonna leave
Else he'd [F#] wake up by the fireplace
And he'd [B] sit there and howl and grieve
But my [B] huntin' days are over
Ain't gonna [E] hunt the coon no more
Gabriel [F#] done brought in my chariot
When the [/F#] wind [/E] blew
[/D#] Down [/C#] the [B] door

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]