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

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

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

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

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

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INSTRUMENTAL: [over CHORUS]

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]