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

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

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

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

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

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INSTRUMENTAL: [over CHORUS]

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]