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

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

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

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

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

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INSTRUMENTAL: [over CHORUS]

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]